Season launches, new heroes and reworks, and the role and map changes that reset a team composition.
Something truly wicked is being unleashed during Season 5: A Grim Doctrine. The wait is over! Our newest Support Hero is here with the arrival of Doctrine. Freed from his volcanic prison by Doomfist himself, this sinister foe can manipulate life using his Eternal Scepter and…
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Season 5: A Grim Doctrine launched October 6 with Doctrine, a new Support hero, the first new Escort map since Overwatch 2 launched, a Halloween mode, and role changes that move Sombra to Support and rebuild Roadhog's kit.
For your guild
A Sombra main is now a Support slot on your roster sheet, so recount who can fill each role before the next scrim. Treat the new Escort map as the one to practise; the Halloween mode is for fun nights and changes nothing in ranked.
Blizzard revealed Doctrine, a Support hero and ally of Doomfist, as Overwatch's Hero 54, along with a new Escort map and reworks for Sombra and Roadhog. Season 5 closes the Reign of Talon arc.
For your guild
Sombra moving to Support changes who fills which role slot, so hold scrim role assignments until Season 5 lands on October 6. The post gives no detail on either rework. Tell members the Mythic Voucher lapses on October 5.
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