Overwatch 2 Avatar event now live: Free Katara Mei skin!

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

Here are all of the Overwatch 2 Avatar event challenges and rewards for 2025. We also go over how to unlock the Katara Mei skin for free!

The Overwatch 2 x Avatar: The Last Airbender event has returned! This means players can enter the game and duke it out for some in-game rewards. Read on for all of the Overwatch 2 Avatar event challenges, rewards, and details on how to unlock the Katara Mei skin for free.

Overwatch 2's Avatar event features the Katara Mei skin and her Waterbending emote (Screenshot via esports.gg)
Overwatch 2's Avatar event features the Katara Mei skin and her Waterbending emote (Screenshot via esports.gg)

Overwatch 2 Avatar event 2025

This Overwatch 2 Avatar event runs from Dec. 16 to Dec. 30, giving players a couple of weeks to complete limited-time challenges for free rewards such as Season 20 Battle Pass XP, voice lines, weapon charms, an adorable souvenir, plus a name card and player title. Players can also obtain the Katara Mei skin and Waterbending emote.

Overwatch 2 Avatar event rewards (Screenshot via esports.gg)
Overwatch 2 Avatar event challenges (Screenshot via esports.gg)

Overwatch 2 Avatar challenges and rewards: Free Katara Mei skin

Here are all of the Overwatch 2 Avatar event challenges and rewards. In addition to the free Katara Mei skin, which requires completing seven of these challenges, other items to note include the Cabbage Merchant player title, Cabbage weapon charm, and Cabbagemari souvenir. All of these items reference a character named Cai in Avatar: The Last Airbender. In the show he's a cabbage merchant from the Earth Kingdom. If you like have a favorite nation, then there are some weapon charms to collect as well. Don't forget to collect the voice lines for Zenyatta, Kiriko, Mei, and Venture, either.

Challenge
How to Complete It
Rewards
Waterbending MasterComplete 7 Avatar: The Last Airbender event challenges.Katara Mei skin, Waterbending Mei emote, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
My Cabbages!Complete 10 Avatar: The Last Airbender event challenges.Cabbage Merchant player title, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Water Tribe WarriorComplete 20 games. Wins grant double progress.Love is Brightest Mei voice line, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Air NomadComplete 40 games. Wins grant double progress.Great Good and Great Evil Zenyatta voice line, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Earth Kingdom SoldierComplete 60 games. Wins grant double progress.Let's Break Some Rules Venture voice line, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Kyoshi WarriorComplete 80 games. Wins grant double progress.I'm a Warrior Kiriko voice line, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Spirit Water SaviorHeal 30,000 damage.Water Tribes weapon charm, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Lightning WielderDeal or boost 30,000 damage with weapons.Fire Nation weapon charm, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Metalbending GuruMitigate 30,000 damage.Earth Kingdom weapon charm, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
The Last AirbenderDeal 30,000 damage with abilities.Air Temples weapon charm, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Cabbage ConnoisseurEarn 30 assists/saves.Cabbage weapon charm, Cabbagemari souvenir, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Master of the ElementsUse your ultimate 50 times.Katara Mei name card, 2,500 Battle Pass XP
The rest of the Overwatch 2 Avatar skins can be bought via the in-game shop (Screenshot via esports.gg)
The rest of the Overwatch 2 Avatar skins can be bought via the in-game shop (Screenshot via esports.gg)

While the Katara Mei skin is free and can be unlocked by completing seven event challenges in total, the rest of the Overwatch 2 Avatar skins require visiting the in-game shop and purchasing them. You can add all of them in your collection via the Avatar: The Last Airbender Mega Bundle of 32 items.

The Zuko Genji skin in the hero gallery (Screenshot via esports.gg)
The Zuko Genji skin in the hero gallery (Screenshot via esports.gg)

Or, if you have a favorite character, then you can get one of the bundles instead. There's also the option to unlock each legendary skin individually for 1,900 Overwatch Coins each via the hero gallery. Note that since Suki Kiriko is an epic skin, it costs 1,000 Overwatch Coins instead.

The Suki Kiriko skin in Overwatch 2's hero gallery (Screenshot via esports.gg)
The Suki Kiriko skin in Overwatch 2's hero gallery (Screenshot via esports.gg)

That's all for now. Stick around on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 news and updates!