Questions and answers
When does Season 9 begin? The official Dev Vision page says Season 9 begins on July 10th UTC. Local time depends on the maintenance and platform rollout around the patch, so use the UTC date as the stable first-party date and check the client when the update is available.
Who is the new Season 9 hero? Jubilee is the launch hero. The official page names her Jubilation Lee and lists her role as Strategist. Her kit mixes healing, damage, blind, vulnerability, speed boosts, bonus health, lifesteal, and a 5500-energy ultimate called Firework Finale.
What is The Mystery of Thebes? It is the official Season 9 title and trailer theme. Jubilee’s lore connects Thebes in the Collapsed Timeline to Apocalypse and the Horseman of Famine setup. The short Dev Vision post also promises a brand-new map, with tactical details needing refresh after launch.
What are Regenerative Shields? They are a new health type in the 20260710 balance post. After avoiding damage for 5 seconds, the shield begins recovering and fully refills over the next 5 seconds. A 300 shield pool recovers at 60 per second.
Are Team-Ups changing? Yes. The balance post says every hero was evaluated against the new Team-Up system, and several hero rows mention partner effects. Jubilee’s own page lists Hellfire Sparks with The Hood and Vampiric Kin with Blade.
Is this an official site? No. This is an independent fan-made Season 9 wiki. It links first-party pages and separates official source rows from competitive-site cross-checks so readers can audit the claims that matter.
Which page should I read first? If you are queueing on patch day, read Jubilee, Regenerative Shields, and Balance Changes before cosmetics. If you are returning after several weeks away, read Release Date and Platforms first so your client route and patch context are clear.
Next pages
Use the next pages by task. Release Date is for launch timing and client readiness. Jubilee is for ability numbers and Team-Up effects. Regenerative Shields is for the new durability rule that changes tank and Duelist resets. Balance Changes is for global ultimate-energy conversion and hero-specific rows.
If you are checking a claim from social media, open Sources before repeating it. A claim that changes a route name, ability value, map detail, or reward path should have either a first-party page or a live-client observation behind it.
