Overwatch 2 Season 11: Pick Up the First-Ever Mythic Weapon Today [CNET]

Reinhardt’s new Bound Demon mythic weapon is available for mythic prisms.

Reinhardt’s new Bound Demon mythic weapon is available for mythic prisms.

This is a big season for Rein mains. Shortly after getting an Optimus Prime skin, the tank hero is getting the game’s first mythic weapon, which adds special effects to every attack and elimination.

Overwatch 2 season 11 started June 20, following the Mirrorwatch theme of season 10 with an action-packed Sentai-inspired battle pass theme. As usual with Blizzard’s multiplayer online shooter, we’ve got a new battle pass, a new balance patch and a new season of ranked play to start grinding. There’s no new hero this season, but we did get another Push map, which brings the total up to four.

Season 11 also brings new hero mastery courses, a new mythic skin and a new Kiriko shop skin. Here’s what to know about the latest Overwatch 2 season.

New mythic weapons

Now you can spend your mythic prisms on an all-new type of item: mythic weapons. Everyone’s favorite Crusader is getting the first mythic weapon, called Bound Demon — an ax-like hammer that glows like lava and has special fiery effects for earning final blows. The base mythic skin costs 50 prisms, which you can unlock in the premium battle pass or purchase in the shop. Reinhardt is also getting a mythic weapon bundle in the shop, which unlocks the base weapon skin and tosses in 2,000 coins and 20-tier skips in the battle pass. This is the first mythic weapon skin, but Blizzard has said to expect new ones every season.

Transformers event

Overwatch, roll out? The game added several Autobots and one Decepticon to the game in the form of skins for Reinhardt (Optimus Prime), Bastion (Bumblebee), Illari (Arcee) and Ramattra (Megatron). The new skins were available in the shop, and other cosmetics were available as rewards. 

Overwatch season 11 battle pass

If you saw the Super Sentai Genji skin and wished everyone could get that treatment, season 11 was made just for you. The new season is themed around Ultrawatch — the game’s colorful take on Power Rangers — with Genji, Cassidy, Sojourn, Ana and Wrecking Ball getting themed skins. There’s also a lifeguard theme in the battle pass, including skins for Junkrat and Lucio, and other skins available in the shop.

New mythic skin

The heroes of Ultrawatch aren’t just fighting against any old villain — they’re facing off against Mythic Calamity Empress Ashe. The leader of the Deadlock Gang trades in her cowgirl hat for a very Rita Repulsa headdress and some dark magic. As a reminder, mythic skins have been taken off the battle pass and now exist exclusively in shops where you can spend mythic prisms, which you can earn in the premium battle pass or buy directly from the shop.

New map: Runasapi

We got a fourth Push map this season, and this one shows off Illari’s home in Peru. The season 11 blog post says we’ll get to see the Inti Warrior Historical Museum and Monument, which pays tribute to the group that trained Illari before she became the sole survivor. 

The Pink Mercy skin supports cancer research

One of the most coveted skins in Overwatch has been the Pink Mercy skin — a limited-time cosmetic from 2018 that supported breast cancer research. After years of fans begging Blizzard to bring back the skin, the cosmetic finally returned in season 11, although it left the shop after July 7.

Other new stuff

There are a few other changes happening in season 11:

• The game added new hero mastery courses for Kiriko and Soldier:76.
• Our cries have finally been heard: The glass is gone from Colosseo.
• Weekly challenges are easier, and you can catch up if you miss a week.
• The devs adjusted matchmaking to better handle narrow and wide groups.

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