Loot Box

Loot Boxes were a feature of Overwatch, and are a feature in Overwatch 2. They were removed in Season 1 of Overwatch 2^[1], then were reimplemented in Season 15: Honor and Glory. Any unopened loot boxes from the original game were automatically opened in players' accounts when logging into Overwatch 2.^[2]

Each Loot Box contains four random items, with at least one rare or better item. Loot Boxes and their contents are entirely cosmetic, and do not give any gameplay advantages.

Overwatch 2

In Overwatch 2, a Loot Box can be primarily obtained through limited-time events, challenges and progressing the weekly rewards counter, which grants a Loot Box for every 9 matches played, with wins granting double progress. A player can receive a maximum of 3 Loot Boxes through progression every week, completing a total of 27 matches. The Battle Pass also features legendary loot boxes as rewards, both in its free and premium tracks. Loot boxes cannot be purchased with any in-game currency or real money.

To open a Loot Box, either navigate to the main menu and click the "Loot Box" option, or bring up the pause menu and click the "Open Loot Box" button. While opening a Loot Box, players can preview and equip the contents. The items are rolled during the opening animation, reducing the chance of getting duplicate items. However, if a player receives duplicate items, they get bonus progress towards the next Loot Box. When a new season starts, any remaining Loot Boxes are automatically opened on behalf of the player.

Drop rates

Loot Box

Loot Boxes are guaranteed to have at least one Rare or better item, with an Epic item guaranteed after opening 5 consecutive boxes, and a Legendary item guaranteed after opening 20 consecutive boxes. When one receives an item of Epic or Legendary rarity after opening less than the required amount, their count is reset regardless. These Loot Boxes are a reward for playing the game and completing weekly challenges.

Legendary Loot Box

Legendary Loot Boxes are always guaranteed to have at least one Legendary item. One box can be received from the free Battle Pass, with an additional two boxes from the Premium Battle Pass.

Contents

Overwatch

In Overwatch, one Loot Box was received for every level gained. Loot boxes could also be earned through limited-time events, playing Arcade game modes and purchased with microtransactions. As opposed to the current scheme, the contents of a Loot Box were determined when the Loot Box was received, not when it was opened.^[3] If a Loot Box contained a duplicate cosmetic that the player already owned, they would receive credits instead.

Drop Rates

The drop rates of Loot Boxes content were as follows:

• A Rare item or above was included in every box.
• An Epic item was included in about 18.5% of all boxes.
• A Legendary item was included in about 7.5% of all boxes.
• A Rare Victory Pose was included in about 23% of all boxes.
• A Rare Skin was included in about 30% of all boxes.
• A Rare Player Icon was included about 48% of all boxes.^[4]

Contents

Prices

(US dollars, through Battle.net)

$1.99 for 2 Loot Boxes

$4.99 for 5 Loot Boxes

$9.99 for 11 Loot Boxes

$19.99 for 24 Loot Boxes

$39.99 for 50 Loot Boxes

(Euro, through Overwatch)

1,99€ for 2 Loot Boxes

4,99€ for 5 Loot Boxes

9,99€ for 11 Loot Boxes

19,99€ for 24 Loot Boxes

39,99€ for 50 Loot Boxes

4,99€ for 1 Legendary + 5 Loot Boxes (One-time purchase only)

Seasonal Loot Boxes

For the duration of a seasonal event, regular Loot Boxes were changed to special event themed Loot Boxes. Each of these seasonal Loot Boxes were guaranteed to contain at least one event-exclusive cosmetic item. Seasonal Loot Boxes that had already been purchased and unopened remained seasonal Loot Boxes even after the event had ended.

• 
  Lunar New Year Loot Box
• 
  Archives Loot Box
• 
  Anniversary Loot Box
• 
  Summer Games
  Loot Box
• 
  Halloween Loot Box
• 
  Winter Loot Box

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