Season 18 of Overwatch 2 is ready to make waves!
Overwatch 2 Season 18 has arrived with a brand-new Battle Pass, Stadium updates galore, Wuyang as the latest support hero, and more. Here's what you can expect when you jump into Overwatch 2 Season 18.
Overwatch 2 Season 18 release date
Overwatch 2 Season 18 just went live today on Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. PT.
Overwatch 2 Season 18 patch notes
- Overwatch 2
- Mic Drop universal emote in the paid Battle Pass
- Mouse and keyboard support for console players
- Leaver forgiveness system update
- Roadhog rework reverted
- Skill rating for individual heroes in ranked mode
- Soft skill rank reset
- Galactic Freja skin ranked reward
- Junkrat's Loot Hunt returns in September
- New Overwatch 2 Season 18 shop skins
- Real-time text moderation
- Ranked requirement lowered to 20 wins in unranked modes
- Stadium
- Tracer to be added later in the season
- D.Va All-Star skin
- Elite Reinhardt, Mei, and Ana skins
- Powder Keg Mine, Thames District, and Oasis Gardens maps
- Dynamic rank system
- Draft mode
- First-person and third-person perspective
Overwatch 2 Season 18 Battle Pass
The launch of Season 18 means a new Battle Pass. By completing matches, players can progress through the Overwatch 2 Season 18 Battle Pass and earn rewards such as loot boxes, skins for Hanzo, Pharah, Kiriko, Lifeweaver, and Lucio, sprays, voice lines, weapon charms, souvenirs, emotes, plus in-game currencies such as Overwatch Coins, Overwatch Credits, and Mythic Prisms.
Players can go with the free Battle Pass or one of the paid Battle Pass options as well. At the minimum, a paid Battle Pass requires 1,000 Overwatch Coins, which is about $9.99 USD.
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Overwatch 2 Season 18 mythic skin
This season includes a mythic hero skin and weapon skin. The hero one is Ultraviolet Sentinel Sojourn while the weapon skin is Blazing Sunsetter Cassidy. These cosmetics can be unlocked via Mythic Prisms, which can be gained through the paid Battle Pass. Players have the option to simply purchase Mythic Prisms from the in-game shop, too.
Ultraviolet Sentinel Sojourn's base mythic skin requires 50 Mythic Prisms. The entire set, including the customizations, requires 80 Mythic Prisms total. It's the same case for the Blazing Sunsetter Cassidy weapon skin.
Overwatch 2 Season 18 perks
There are over 50 new perks in total this season. You can download the official infographic featuring every single one of them, courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment.
Overwatch 2 Season 18 Stadium
As for the Stadium game mode, Season 18 brings about a new collaboration with Luka Dončić. Players can now jump into Stadium and test out his custom builds for Cassidy, Lucio, and Zarya. This collaboration also features the Fadeaway Fan Cassidy, Luka Dunkcic Lucio, and Hooper Trooper Zarya skins, according to Blizzard Entertainment.
Players can also enter the Stadium game mode and duke it out with Winston, Pharah, Tracer, and Brigitte. Tracer, in particular, arrives later in the season as opposed to the launch of it. Stadium gets the Quick Play queue, Payload Race and Draft modes, new Powder Keg Mine, Thames District, and Oasis Gardens maps as well. Meanwhile, new skins go to D.Va, Reinhardt, Mei, and Ana.
That's all for now. Are you ready for Overwatch 2 Season 18? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates!
