Sombra
Sombra is receiving gigantic buffs to almost every part of her kit, that will make her a scary opponent and possibly a meta-defining character in Season 9 of Overwatch.
Firstly, her damage per second has been buffed due to the reduced Machine Pistol spread. Her SMG’s spread has been reduced from 3 to 2.7, meaning, she’ll land more bullets, doing more damage, making her a reliable damage dealing character.
Her passive, Opportunist, now makes enemy health bars visible when health drops below 100% (formerly 50%).
Unfortunately, she no longer gains ultimate charge from hacking health packs, but her increased damage per second should compensate for that.
The EMP will no longer be blocked by small objects such as sign posts, making it more dangerous for team fights.
Sombra’s annoying escape, the Translocator, has had a duration increase from 15 seconds to 20 seconds. This will give Sombra players way more leniency when going in for stealth attacks.
Finally, Sombra’s character defining ability, Hack, has been giving an incredible buff. The cast time has been reduced from 0.8 seconds to 0.65 seconds. The ability now disables all enemy passive abilities such as Genji’s Cyber-agility, Hanzo’s Wall Climb, Pharah’s Hover Jets, Mercy’s Angelic Descent and Lucio’s Song Auras and Wall Ride.
Doomfist
Doomfist will be a more reliable damage dealer with the small yet necessary buff to his ammo recovery rate. Doomfist’s Hand Cannon’s recovery rate has been increased from 0.8 seconds to 0.65 seconds per bullet. This will allow Doomfist to consistently use his Hand Cannon during his combos and it will be more forgiving to those who struggle to land their shots.
Mei
Mei’s Endothermic Blaster has been given a generous buff: The freeze (or slow) duration has been increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds. This will help Mei players to freeze the elusive targets like Genji or Lucio. The weapon’s alternate fire ammo cost has also been reduced from 25 to 20, giving her an extra shot. This won’t change too much but does allow her to more safely use it without costing her the ability to freeze enemies.