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.
Dates[ | ]
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 18 (Year of the Pig)
- 2020: January 16 to February 5 (Year of the Rat)
- 2021: February 4 to February 25 (Year of the Ox)
- 2022: January 25 to February 15 (Year of the Tiger)
- 2023: January 18 to February 14 (Year of the Rabbit)
- 2024: January 30 to February 20 (Year of the Dragon)
Features[ | ]
During the event, the Lijiang Tower map is redecorated with a Lunar New Year theme.
Cosmetics[ | ]
- Main article: Lunar New Year cosmetics
The Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year cosmetics can be bought through the Shop with Coins , or won by accomplishing limited time challenges.
The Overwatch Lunar New Year cosmetics can be bought through the Hero Gallery with Credits .
The Lunar New Year cosmetics include:
- Hero-exclusive sprays, and 11 general sprays
- Voice lines
- Victory poses
- Player Icons
- Skins
- Highlight intros
- Emotes
Capture the Rooster[ | ]
- Main article: Capture the Rooster
The event brawl takes place on Lijiang Tower. Each team's objective is to capture the opposing team's flag.
Year of the Rabbit[ | ]
Year of the Rabbit is the the year 2023 Lunar New Year event. It is the seventh Lunar New year event and the first in Overwatch 2. The event features Lunar New Year themed Arcade game modes from previous years, including Capture the Flag, Capture the Flag Blitz and Bounty Hunter, and a set of challenges related to them rewarding themed cosmetics.
Year of the Rabbit challenges[ | ]
Year of the Rabbit seasonal event launched with 7 challenges, related to the Lunar New Year themed Arcade game modes.
Challenge Name | Requirements | Reward | Notes |
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Complete 2 challenges in Lunar New Year. | Lucky Pouch - Weapon Charm | ||
Complete 4 challenges in Lunar New Year. | Kkachi - Echo Skin | ||
Win 10 games in Bounty Hunter. | Year of the Rabbit - Spray 1,000 XP |
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Eliminate the bounty target 6 times. | 1,000 XP | ||
Win 6 games in CTF of Competitive CTF. | Year of the Rabbit - Name Card 1,000 XP |
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Win 8 games in CTF Blitz. | Hongbao - Souvenir 1,000 XP |
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Capture the flag in CTF or CTF Blitz. | 1,000 XP |
Twitch drops[ | ]
The Lion's Roar victory pose and Masked Dancer Legendary skin for Moira were available as Twitch drops during the event.
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