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High ping and lag in Overwatch
Latency from your network or route
Lag shows up as high latency or rubber-banding during matches. Blizzard suggests looking at the in-game network stats to see which kind of latency you have, then working through basic network fixes.
Fix it
How to fix it
Check @BlizzardCS on X for known problems first.
Turn your modem and router off and on again.
Release and renew your IP address and flush your DNS.
Update your drivers and operating system.
If you use Wi-Fi or a slow line, improve the connection and close other apps.
From Overwatch's help pages: us.support.blizzard.com, in our words. Checked on 11 November 2026. If the steps do not help, Overwatch's own support is the next stop.
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