The Overwatch 2 Year of the Snake event is well underway, so why not complete a bunch of the event challenges while donning some Lunar New Year skins? The game has had many Lunar New Year skins over the years, and 2025 brings both new ones and old favorites to the in-game shop. Read on for all of the currently available Overwatch 2 Lunar New In Overwatch, the Lunar New Year cosmetics were cosmetics that could only be unlocked during the Lunar New Year event, either by logging in, completing limited time challenges, opening Lunar Loot boxes or purchasing them with Credits . In Overwatch 2, you can purchase any of the past event skins that were not part of weekly challenges from either the Hero Gallery with Credits and Coins (750 From experiments in team strategy with Overwatch Classic: Moth Meta and 6v6 Min 1, Max 3, to the deadly elegance of the Mythic Lead Rose Ashe Weapon Skin, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Prepare to embrace nostalgic gameplay, utilize Ashe’s rebellious edge, and celebrate the Year of the Snake Lunar New Year event—all while taking The Lunar New Year is an annual seasonal event. The event is based on the real life Lunar New Year festival celebrated in several Asian countries, especially China. This event has exclusive cosmetics. Each event is named after the associated animal in Chinese zodiac. 2017: January 24 to February 13 (Year of the Rooster) 2018: January 8 to March 5 (Year of the Dog) 2019: January 24 to February Legendary | Bundle Fireworks will fly as you play in these fun modes throughout the Year of the Dragon event. Complete Challenges for New Rewards. Year of the Dragon also brings new rewards and a bountiful amount of bonus XP to complete your Season 8 Battle Pass. Test your skills in Prop Hunt and complete games in Overwatch 2 to earn up to 50,000 bonus XP. Season 15 also coincides with Overwatch 2’s much-anticipated return to the Chinese market, following years of absence due to publisher disputes. Now that Blizzard and NetEase have reached an agreement, Chinese players can once again access the game - and Blizzard is planning a range of exclusive rewards to celebrate the occasion. So far, the Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year event includes the new Mercy one plus returning skins for D.Va, Bastion, and more in addition to the return of the Mischief & Magic game mode plus fan-favorite brawls. There are also new challenges and a lot of free items up for grabs. To participate in the festivities, simply launch Overwatch 2 and select The Overwatch 2 Year of the Dragon cosmetics include a new Mercy Skin, Name Cards, and Sprays. Article continues after ad New cosmetics will be available in the shop throughout the season, with one being the Legendary Mercy skin that has caused some controversy among fans . “As a Korean-American, I feel a huge sense of pride working on Lunar New Year skins.” The finalized skin is an elegant tribute from Kang and the Overwatch team to an equally beautiful holiday and culture. Nezha Tracer was created by concept artist Tim Guo through close collaboration with the Overwatch team’s colleagues in China. After revealing this year's event with a teaser from D.Va burning her mecha to pieces as a firework, now you can take a look at Overwatch Chinese New Year 2021 Ashe skin, along with Echo's, in two A game art veteran, Ethan墨画 began his career as an oil painting major and worked in the game industry for about 10 years. During his time in the industry, he studied Chinese traditional painting as a hobby, which he merged with the western painting techniques he’d been employing in his work. Lunar New Year Skin Bundles: Players worldwide can expect cosmetics inspired by Chinese mythology, further enriching Overwatch‘s vibrant skin collection. China-Specific Events: Returning players in China will have opportunities to earn exclusive, previously unavailable Mythic skins. This is a list of all of Lunar New Year skins, along with any skin-specific voice lines that are attached to them. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of skin-specific voice lines for Lunar New Year skins so hopefully that changes a bit this year! Previous LNY skins. Epic (250 credits) Ana | Tal Bastion | Rooster Junkrat | Firework 4.9K votes, 423 comments. 5.1M subscribers in the Overwatch community. Subreddit for all things Overwatch™, Overwatch 2™ and the Overwatch™ Universe The real life sword that Genji's sword in the Baihu skin is based off of. (The new skin/chinese new year skin) Overwatch x DC skin ideas Pt. 2 17. The Overwatch 2 Year of the Dragon cosmetics include a new Mercy Skin, Name Cards, and Sprays. Article continues after ad New cosmetics will be available in the shop throughout the season, with one being the Legendary Mercy skin that has caused some controversy among fans . So far, the Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year event includes the new Mercy one plus returning skins for D.Va, Bastion, and more in addition to the return of the Mischief & Magic game mode plus fan-favorite brawls. There is a total of 14 Epic tier Lunar New Year skins available in Overwatch, following the release of the 2021 event. Here's the full list of what skins are available: Tal - Ana Skin; Terracotta Medic - Baptise Skin; Rooster - Bastion Skin; General - Brigitte Skin; Xiake - Cassidy Skin; Monk - DOOMFist Skin; Paper Cutting - Hammond Skin It wouldn’t be fair to have a Lunar New Year list without Mei, the only character of Chinese descent in the Overwatch hero roster. This brightly-colored red and gold skin contains plenty of
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