How to get Golden weapons in Overwatch 2

Andrew Highton
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Overwatch 2 has a ton of cosmetics for players to unlock, including Golden weapons to make your shots sparkle a bit more. Here’s how you can unlock Golden weapons in Overwatch 2.

Golden weapons in Overwatch 2 serve alongside the new Jade weapons as rewards for completing and winning Competitive games.

Golden weapons are merely cosmetic items that bear no influence on the game’s meta or overall gameplay. Having said that, its chic appearance is desired by many. We’ve put together a guide that will help you unlock them in Overwatch 2.

How to unlock Golden weapons in Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2 players can unlock Golden weapons by purchasing them in the Hero Gallery with 3000 Legacy Competitive Points.

Since the start of Season 9, players will only be able to unlock Golden weapons with Legacy Competitive points. These are points that have been carried over from Season 8 and before.

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Equip yourself with a dapper-looking Golden weapon.

However, at the start of Season 10, Overwatch 2 Director Aaron Keller has said that they are making plans to revert this change and let players purchase either Golden or Jade weapons with Competitive points earned in 2024.

You can earn Competitive points by completing Competitive games in a win or draw, and you will be rewarded with extra points at the end of each season according to what rank you ended in.

Here is how you can earn Competitive points to unlock weapon skins:

  1. Play Overwatch 2 Competitive Mode.
  2. Ensure you’re playing as much as you can to maximize your CP returns.
  3. Receive your end-of-season points.
  4. If you’ve still not got enough then carry out playing more matches in Competitive.
  5. Once you reach 3,000, redeem them for a single weapon skin in the Hero Gallery.

Depending on how much you play and what your skill level is, it could potentially take a season or two, maybe more, to unlock a weapon for the character of your choice.

Every Overwatch 2 Competitive rank & points

Each rank in Overwatch 2 will reward you with a bigger amount of Competitive points, depending on which one you ended the season in.

Here’s the name of each rank and its accompanying Competitive Points in Overwatch 2:

  • Top 500: 1750
  • Grandmaster: 1750
  • Master: 1200
  • Diamond: 750
  • Platinum: 500
  • Gold: 250
  • Silver: 125
  • Bronze: 65

You need to have at least 50 Unranked wins, or have owned Overwatch 1, before you can start playing Competitive Mode in Overwatch 2. Although it might take up a lot of time, once you have nailed the criteria, you can easily learn to dominate the Competitive Mode.

If you want to know more about Overwatch 2, you can check out our guides list below.

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