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Overwatch's Season 5 midseason update shipped November 3, 2026, launching the Taking Reign event that runs until December 7. The patch notes landed slightly early and headline improved gameplay-sabotage detection tooling.[1]

This midseason sits inside the 2026 competitive calendar, with OWCS partner teams including the returning Dallas Fuel and new-entrant Disguised in North America.[1]

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Taking Reign runs November 3–December 7, 2026. Match rewards and challenges are listed in-game; the official notes page carries the balance changes that shipped with the midseason.[1]

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  1. Overwatch — official patch notes Blizzard Entertainment · official · Published 2026-11-03 · Checked Nov 5, 2026

    Retail patch notes including the November 3 midseason update.

    Original language: en

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Radar auto-publish batch 2026-11-05

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