How do the Discord Orb and Headshot multiplier interact?
Another question has addressed how the Discord Orb and the Caduceus Damage Boost interact, but stacking is inconsistent in Overwatch. So far, it appears that unlike bonuses are multiplicative, while like bonuses are additive if they stack at all. But I'm unsure if that is truly the case across the board, and I'm also uncertain if that extends to elements which are not character abilities.
Can anyone help clear up how the 50% bonus from Discord and the 100% bonus from eligible headshots (150% for Widowmaker) stack? Is the total damage 250%, or 300%?
Best Answer
Damage modifier stacking is perfectly consistent in Overwatch. The Discord Orb would increase by 50% the 200% damage from a headshot, resulting in 300% damage.
In the image below, I've hit both Training Bots with one headshot each.
The normal headshot deals 3.6 bars of damage, while the Discord headshot deals 5.4 bars of damage.
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What does an orb of discord do?
Orb of Discord: When activated, Zenyatta will place an Orb of Discord on the targeted enemy, causing them to take greatly increased damage from all sources. This ability automatically targets the enemy that is closest to Zenyatta's crosshairs.How much does orb of discord increase damage?
Zenyatta gives an enemy an orb that increases the damage they take by 30%. This has no cooldown. Only one enemy can receive Orb of Discord's effect at a time. Multiple Orbs of Discord do not stack.Does discord orb effect Reinhardt shield?
Zenyatta's discord orbs don't affect Reinhardt's shield.How much damage does Zenyatta headshot do?
Zenyatta does 46 damage a shot, 2.5 shots per second. With discord, he does 59.8 damage. So he does 119 damage per headshot. Therefore, Zenyatta can 2-shot all 200 hp heroes.Zen Orbs \u0026 Discord
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