Overwatch 2 is celebrating Season 15 with new Twitch drops and exclusive Rainy Day skin pack. This is a new cosmetic for heroes like Mercy, Mei, and Kiriko. Moreover, you can get exclusive Rainy Day Tracer skin by gifting 2 Twitch subs.
Overwatch 2 is soon getting the big Season 15 update. With the Spotlight event coming on February 12, 2025, we can finally get our look at all the updates coming in Season 15 and throughout the year. There are few changes coming to the competitive mode in Overwatch 2 which Blizzard has shared.
Season 14 and new hero Hazard is live in Overwatch 2 and update is bringing back the Christmas mode. Patch note for Overwatch 2 Season 14 are officially available and there has been quite some changes and buffs and nerfs to heroes. We got you covered with everything coming with Season 14 patch.
Overwatch 2 Season 14 is right around the corner and it announced brand new additions coming to the game. With the new collab with a fan-favorite anime Avatar: The Last Airbender. The season 14 trailer for Overwatch 2 featured a teaser at the end and showed a new skin. Where Zenyatta has an iconic skin with a blue arrow like all the avatars like Aang has on his forehead.
The Cyber DJ Lucio skin bundle original cost was 1900 coins which is 20 USD and also came in a bundle for 2800 coins which was equal to 25 USD. Players are asking for a refund from Blizzard ahead of announcement of skin going as a free reward.
During Overwatch 2 Spotlight event, Blizzard revealed the upcoming hero to Overwatch 2 Freja. She will be the next hero joining the Overwatch 2 universe and will be the 43rd hero overall. We got you covered with all the abilities for Freja including passives and perks and when she is coming out.
Overwatch 2 Season 15 is out and is bringing new Galactic Weapons. On the competitive side players will have to do placement matches as there is a soft rank reset. Galactic Weapons skins are new type of cosmetic available as new competitive rewards. These are purple rarity skins and players are loving the new take on skins.
Here’s everything you need to know about Overwatch 2 how to get Galactic weapons skins.
How to get Galactic Weapons skin in Overwatch 2
Galactic Weapons are linked with Competitive points in Overwatch 2. Each Galactic Weapons is purchasable for 3000 Competitive points. You can get these points by playing competitive matches. There is a certain number of points you can get for playing each match.
You will receive 10 points per win and 5 points in case of draw. However, there will be no competitive points awarded for losses. Moreover, these carry on from Season 15, all previous points have been converted in Legacy points. Legacy points can only be used to purchase Gold and Jade weapons.
These Galactic weapon skins will be available throughout the year to purchase till February 2026. We might see a new weapon skin line after that. After this competitive year, Galactic weapon will be available to buy via legacy points.
How to buy Galactic Weapons skins
You can follow these steps in Galactic weapons in Overwatch 2.
- Open the game and go to Hero Gallery
- Select the hero you wish to buy the Galactic weapon for
- On the left-side menu, select the Weapon Variants tab. This is the last one at the time of posting this article.
- There you will see the Galactic weapon variant, just select it and you will have an option to purchase it with your Competitive points.
How to get more Competitive Points
Main way to get Competitive points is by playing competitive matches. However, Overwatch 2 hosts Competitive Drive events which is available in each season. This allows players to get a huge number of Competitive points. It gives different rewards which you can earn by playing matches.
The rewards usually include a large number of Competitive points. The event at the end of Season 14 offered up to 6000 Competitive points to anyone who managed to complete the progress bar.
That’s all you need to know about Overwatch 2 How to get Galactic weapons skins.