Key conclusions
- Juno has become the most dominant support hero in Overwatch 2 with a high pick and win rate.
- Despite her initial fears of being overpowered and her nerves following these complaints, Juno remains popular,
- Juno has received changes to her health, damage and cooldowns, but still retains her momentum.
Juno is already proving to be the dominant character inside Supervision 2goal. Supervision 2 has a troubled relationship with hero balance, where it's not uncommon for heroes to either be too broken or never quite find their place in the game, although Juno seems to fit comfortably into the support cast despite being weaker than she was in his probationary period.
Juno, Supervision 2The 41st hero, joined the game on August 20 with the start of Season 12. The debut of Juno, formerly known as the Space Ranger, has been highly anticipated by players who have been waiting months for her to be playable. However, first impressions during her trial period were mixed, with some in the community seeing her as a winner. But even after recent updates made it a little less powerful, the support found itself in an unexpected position in Blizzard's game.
There is Juno Supervision 2the most popular hero at the moment. According to Overbuff, among PC Competitive players in the Platinum division, where a large portion of the players are, Juno has a pick rate of 8.79% and a win rate of 53.12%, accumulating strong numbers in September. In most ranks, Juno remains at the top of the list, beating out popular names like Tracer and D.Va, and favorite supports like Kiriko and Mercy. The only exceptions are Bronze and Grandmaster, where Juno is second only to Ana.
Juno Reses to become Overwatch 2's most popular hero
When looking at Supervision 2 console players on Platinum this month, Juno maintains her newfound popularity with a pick percentage of 8.21% and a win percentage of 54.45%. From Gold to Master, Juno remains at the top of the list, again leaving D.Va, Mercy and other names like Moira and Sombra in the dust. The only exceptions are Bronze and Silver, where Moira is the most popular hero and Juno is third, and Grandmaster, where D.Va is the hottest pick at the moment.
Juno improved the quality of life when she was added Supervision 2but one of the adjustments included reducing her health from 250 to 225. With the August 23rd update, the support got a little more love, with Mediblaster damage increased from 7 to 8 and Glide Boost cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds. In the patch released Supervision 2 On September 3rd, additional tweaks for the Martian appeared, changing the Mediblaster's rate of fire to 15.5 while reducing damage to 7.5 and healing to 6.5. Despite all the changes, Juno has experienced an unexpected surge in popularity, and it will be interesting to see if she can maintain her momentum for season 12 and beyond.