Following the release of Overwatch 2 Season 18, one of the game’s most painful challenges has suddenly lost its sting. For years, achievement hunters considered two trophies the toughest feats in the game to accomplish: The Floor Is Lava and Rapid Discord. Thanks to an all-new hero perk, however, what was once one of Overwatch 2‘s most notorious grinds can now be secured with a single well-timed ability.
Zenyatta’s Rapid Discord trophy requires players to get four eliminations or assists on enemies tagged by Orb of Discord, all in the span of six seconds. Prior to Season 18, the task required near-perfect aim and timing since the orb had to be reapplied after every enemy death. With such frustratingly tight margins of error, Rapid Discord left a missing jewel in the crown of many completionists. Overwatch 2’s newest update has made that frustration a thing of the past.
Zenyatta’s New Perks Change the Game
Zenyatta’s perk set in Season 18 offers two distinct changes, but it’s the minor perk, Transcendent Condemnation, that makes the major difference for achievement hunters. Instead of having to meticulously tag targets with well-aimed orbs, the perk allows Zenyatta to apply the Discord Orb debuff to every enemy within range when they activate their ultimate, Transcendence. For those Overwatch 2 achievement hunters still missing Rapid Discord, the perk is nothing short of a miracle.
A New Minor Perk Makes Overwatch 2’s Rapid Discord Trophy Trivial
The beauty of the new Transcendent Condemnation perk lies in how well it complements a wider variety of teamfights. Now that enemies caught in range of Zenyatta’s ultimate will all receive the Discord debuff, any kills or assists scored by the team within that window will count toward the trophy. Teammates are all the more likely to win those encounters, too, with the constant healing Zenyatta’s Transcendence ultimate offers.
It also takes the majority of the demanding Zenyatta achievement’s weight off of the player by removing any aim requirement and essentially automating the process. In turn, Zenyatta players can now focus on their other main job: healing the team. Zenyatta’s other new perk, Dual Harmony, makes that even easier.
Dual Harmony Expands Zenyatta’s Healing Potential
Granting Zenyatta a second Harmony Orb that heals at 70% effectiveness, the Dual Harmony major perk means players can now support two teammates at once, greatly improving sustained healing across the team. While this perk lacks the flashiness of Transcendent Condemnation, it’s a welcome addition that makes Zenyatta less reliant on positioning. In long, drawn-out matches where healing uptime is key, players committed to mastering the omnic monk will likely find Dual Harmony particularly satisfying.
The Last Great Overwatch 2 Challenge: Floor Is Lava
With Rapid Discord now easier than ever before, the crown for hardest Overwatch 2 achievement firmly rests on Lúcio’s Floor Is Lava trophy. Demanding that players secure three killing blows while wall-riding without dying is a feat that’s as frustrating as it is technical. As an Overwatch 2 support with even less damage potential, most Lúcio players who achieve this rely on his Soundwave ability to knock enemies off the map.
In practice, that requirement also limits the completion of The Floor Is Lava trophy to maps where Lúcio can exploit environmental hazards, making optimal opportunities rare and success even rarer.
Though the two trophies stood side by side for years as the ultimate tests of mastery, Overwatch 2 Season 18 has decisively broken that balance. Only Lúcio’s challenge remains as the true wall between achievement hunters and full completion. For players who have spent years staring down the barrel of Rapid Discord, Season 18’s new perks must come as a long-overdue reward.
While the newfound accessibility means that Zenyatta’s achievement is no longer a barrier to dedicated players, Rapid Discord now acts as a reminder of how the game continues to evolve. It’s difficult to underscore just how much Overwatch 2‘s perk mechanic has shifted the experience, and as the new season settles in, it’s just as hard to imagine where Overwatch 2 will go next.
Overwatch 2
6/10
- Released
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August 10, 2023
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Blood, Mild Language, Use of Tobacco, Violence
- Engine
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Proprietary Engine
