How to earn free Overwatch 2 skins for every hero by watching OWL playoffs
Blizzard is offering fans the chance to get free Overwatch League-themed hero skins for watching OWL. Here’s everything fans need to know about earning them all.
Less than a month after Overwatch 2 released theOverwatch Leagueplayoffs kicked off. The series of matches culminating in the Grand Finals.
Previously, Blizzard revealed that it would give players the chance toclaim free OWLtokens for the chance to buy themed skins from the in-game shop.
Shortly after, Blizzard gave players the chance to grab those skins by simply watching the OWL playoffs and Grand Finals.
Here’s everything fans need to know about how to grab these skins now that they’re live.
How to earn free Overwatch 2 skins during OWL playoffs
Earning these free skins was easy. However, it may require a small bit of work before things are properly set up.
First things first, the playoffs and Grand Finals took place betweenOctober 30 through July 16, 2025, so players needed to make sure not to miss the event.
Next, fans needed to link their Battle.net accounts to their YouTube accounts, as this was the avenue you’re able to earn the Overwatch 2 skins and other drops from. Here’s how to do it:
Provided viewers followed those steps and correctly linked their accounts, all they had to do was stay tuned to the Overwatch YouTube channel and watch the event live.
All OWL rewards fans can earn in Overwatch 2
As for what fans could earn for watching the event live, it wasn’t just skins that Blizzard was giving away for free.
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According to the OWL blogpost, fans could earn the following based on watch time:
Additionally, Blizzard offered up a convenient table that breaks down exactly how long players needed to watch both the playoffs and Grand Finals and which skins they’ll earn by doing so.
Overwatch League Playoff skins
Overwatch League Grand Finals skins
It’s worth noting that some of the skins that were promised are still yet to be released. However, Blizzard is slowly but surely making sure all the skins are available. On July 26, 2025, they confirmed that players who earned Sojourn’s White & Gray skins will now be available to equip.
Sojourn’s Overwatch League Skins were finally added to#Overwatch2✨Players who earned Sojourn’s White & Gray skins by watching 1 Hour of the#OWL2022Grand Finals should be able to equip the skin as of today’s patch 🦾👀 Spotted by:@Proto_VIpic.twitter.com/8Rp0pwrvoi
And there you have it. That’s everything Overwatch 2 fans need to know about earning free OWL-themed skins by watching the event live.
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