May 22 marks the start of Overwatch’s anniversary. And during the duration of the event, past Brawls and cosmetics return for a limited time only!
Brawls are a unique set of rulesets for the game, which involves things like hero restrictions, ability cooldowns, map selections, and health pool adjustments. Past Brawls that might be available during the duration of the anniversary event include:
Ana Knows Best
Heroes available: Ana, Tank heroes (D.Va, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Winston, Zarya)
Was available as a Weekly Brawl when Ana was released.
Girl Power
Heroes available: Female heroes (Ana, D.Va, Mei, Mercy, Pharah, Symmetra, Tracer, Widowmaker, Zarya)
Was available as a Weekly Brawl.
Have Fun Storming The Castle
Maps available: Eichenwalde
No hero stacking
Was available as a Weekly Brawl when Eichenwalde was released.
Heads Up!
Heroes available: Genji, Hanzo, McCree, Widowmaker
Only headshots deal damage
Was available as a Weekly Brawl, but was never featured.
Mystery Heroes
On death, respawn as a random hero
Was available as a Weekly Brawl, is now an independent gamemode in the Arcade. See Mystery Heroes.
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Heroes available: McCree, Reaper, Roadhog
Was available as a Weekly Brawl.
Charge!
Heroes Available: Reinhardt, Lúcio
Only one Lúcio per team
High Noon
Heroes Available: McCree
Highly Offensive
Heroes available: Offense heroes (Genji, McCree, Pharah, Reaper, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Tracer)
May have up to 2 of each hero per team
Justice Rains From Above
Heroes Available: Mercy, Pharah
25% Ability cooldowns
50% Ultimate Charge rate
MOBAwatch
No duplicate heroes per team
No switching hero during the match
One Shot, One Kill
Heroes available: Sniper heroes (Ana, Hanzo, Widowmaker)
Overly Defensive
Heroes available: Defense heroes (Bastion, Hanzo, Junkrat, Mei, Torbjörn, Widowmaker)
May have up to 2 of each hero per team
Show Your Support
Heroes available: Support heroes (Ana, Lúcio, Mercy, Symmetra, Zenyatta)
May have up to 2 of each hero per team
Super Shimada Bros.
Heroes available: Genji, Hanzo
Maps available: Hanamura
75% Ability cooldowns
50% Ultimate Charge rate
Tanks A Lot
Heroes available: Tank heroes (D.Va, Orisa, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Winston, Zarya)
May have up to 2 of each hero per team
This Is Ilios
Heroes available: Lúcio, Roadhog
Maps available: Ilios (Well only)
Total Mayhem
Maps available: Escort and Assault/Escort maps (Eichenwalde, Dorado, Hollywood, King’s Row, Numbani, Route 66, Watchpoint: Gibraltar)
200% Health
150% Ultimate Charge rate
25% Ability cooldowns
We’re All Soldiers Now
Heroes available: Soldier: 76
50% Health
50% Ability cooldowns
50% Ultimate Charge rate
Meanwhile, all the unavailable cosmetics will be unlocked, so if you missed something you really like, it might be available during the event. Available cosmetics include:
- Player Icons – Player icons are avatars which are displayed to a player’s friends and group. They cannot be bought.
- Skins – Skins modify the appearance of heroes with different colors or outfits. Some skins modify voice clips heard in-game.
- Emotes – Emotes make the hero strike a pose or perform an action while in-game. They can be used through the communication wheel.
- Sprays – Sprays can be put on surfaces by pressing the bound key or button.
- Voice Lines – Voice lines make other players around the hero hear them say a phrase. They can be used through the communication wheel.
- Victory Poses – Victory poses modify how a hero stands at the ending screen, if they won.
Highlight Intros – Highlight intros customize the animation that is shown when a player gets Play of the Game. - Weapon Skins – Weapon skins modify the appearance of a hero’s weapon.
Overwatch is currently available for the PlayStation 4.
