Overwatch 2: New Classic mode Release date, Heroes, Maps and more

Overwatch 2 Season 13: Season of Spellbinders is just a few hours away from releasing officially on all available platforms. The teaser trailer showcases the promising Halloween theme for the new Season offering a brand-new game mode called Junkenstein’s Laboratory, My Hero Academia collaboration skins, Mythic Widowmaker Skin, a new Battlepass, and more. A new Tank Hero was also teased in the teaser for Season 13.

Overwatch Classic is a brand new limited-time mode that will take players back to OG Overwatch. It will include all original game settings and content. The new Overwatch Classic is coming beside Overwatch 2 Season 13 mid-patch.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Classic mode release date, Heroes, maps, and more.

Overwatch Classic Release date

Overwatch Classic will be live on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 11 am PT. It comes with a mid-season update. Classic mode will be available for three weeks and will end on December 3, 2024, at 11 am PT.

Overwatch Classic Heroes


The Classic mode will feature only 21 heroes that were available when the game first launched. These will be divided into four categories Offense, Defense, Tank and Support.

Here are all the Heroes in their respective categories.

  • Offensive Heroes
    • Cassidy
    • Genji
    • Pharah
    • Reaper
    • Soldier 76
    • Tracer
  • Defense Heroes
    • Bastion
    • Hanzo
    • Junkrat
    • Mei
    • Torbjörn
    • Widowmaker
  • Tank Heroes
    • D.Va
    • Reinhardt
    • Roadhog
    • Winston
    • Zarya
  • Support Heroes
    • Lúcio
    • Mercy
    • Symmetra
    • Zenyatta

All these heroes will come with their original abilities like with patch 1.0. Bastion will come with his original kit, where he can go into turret mode and repair himself. Mercy will also have her resurrection ability. However, there will be no skins available in the Classic Overwatch mode. You will only be able to use the default Overwatch Season 1 skin for all the heroes.

Overwatch Classic Maps

The mode will also feature all the original maps, including all the 2CP maps. Here is the full list:

  • Assault (2CP)
    • Hanamura
    • Temple of Anubis
    • Volskaya Industries
  • Control
    • Ilios
    • Lijang Tower
    • Nepal
  • Escort
    • Dorado
    • Route 66
    • Watchpoint: Gibraltar
  • Hybrid
    • Hollywood
    • King’s Row
    • Numbani

However, the maps won’t look like the original Overwatch. They will be on the current gen Overwatch 2 engine and will include the recent reworks.

Overwatch Classic Rules and Format

The mode will feature all the elements from patch 1.0 for the event’s first few days. Games will have the original 6v6 format and be no-limit, meaning users won’t have to stick to the 2-2-2 composition.

The no-limits rule will be removed a few days into the event, but a specific date hasn’t been announced.

Some content creators like Flats also hinted that each week of the event will feature a different patch version, giving players the chance to experience popular metas from the first game.

Blizzard also confirmed that this is not the planned 6v6 test the developers have been talking about. A separate test is still in the works, and will most likely happen at some point during Season 14.