Overwatch 2 Mirrorwatch: Abilities, challenges & rewards

Overwatch 2 Season 10 brings the Mirrorwatch event, but what exactly is it? Here is everything you need to know, including the rewards, new mode, and more.

Mirrorwatch is a new event in Overwatch 2 Season 10. As well as new challenges and rewards, the event’s main attraction is the Mirrorwatch mode, which presents an alternate reality in which a pool of selected Heroes have had their affiliations reversed, with Overwatch characters turning to Talon and vice versa.

Here is everything you need to know about the OW2 Mirrorwatch event, including the Hero abilities in the mode and more.

• Overwatch 2 Mirrorwatch start & end dates
• Mirrorwatch mode explained
• Mirrorwatch abilities & Heroes
• Mirrorwatch challenges & rewards

Overwatch 2 Mirrorwatch start & end dates

The OW2 Mirrorwatch event began on April 23, 2024, and will be available through May 13, 2024, giving players around three weeks to enjoy the new LTM and complete the challenges for rewards.

Mirrorwatch mode explained 

The Mirrorwatch event mode in Overwatch 2 allows you to choose from a small pool of Heroes that have reimagined abilities. Players will fight with these Heroes in a 5v5 with random maps and standard objective modes.

Heroes in this mode will have completely reimagined abilities, such as Vengeance Mercy’s Soul Burn, Agent Colomar Sombra’s Anti-Virus Ultimate, and Strike Commander Doomfist’s Power Block, which is inspired by Reinhardt’s shield.

Overwatch 2 Mirrorwatch abilities & Heroes

The mirrored reality mode in OW2 sees a carefully selected pool of 12 Heroes with new abilities, so here are all the characters and their reimagined kits in Mirrorwatch:

Strike Commander Ogundimu (Doomfist)

• Hand Cannon
  • Short-range weapon with spread that reloads automatically.
• Rocket Punch
  • Hold to charge then release to launch forward and knock an enemy back.
  • Damage increases if the enemy hits a wall.
  • Empowered punch grants increased movement speed to self and allies.
• Updated – Seismic Slam
  • Leap and smash the ground.
  • Grant overhealth to self and nearby allies when leaping.
• Updated – Power Block
  • Project a shield that blocks frontal attacks.
  • Blocking heavy damage empowers Rocket Punch.
• Updated – Meteor Strike
  • Press Q to leap up into the air.
  • Move the targeting circle, then press (LMB) to strike the targeted area and grant allies overhealth.

Fallen Knight Reinhardt

• Rocket Hammer
  • Devastating melee weapon.
• Updated – Barrier Field
  • Hold Secondary Fire to deploy a frontal energy barrier.
  • Increases the damage of allied projectiles.
  • Increase movement speed upon breaking.
• Charge
  • Charge forward and smash an enemy against a wall.
• Fire Strike
  • Launch a fiery projectile.
• Updated – Earthshatter
  • Knock down all enemies in a narrow path in front of you.
• New ability – Frenzy (Passive)
  • Damage from Rocket Hammer increases attack speed.

Talon Zarya

• Updated – Particle Cannon
  • Primary fire fires a short-range linear beam.
  • Secondary fire shoots piercing energy orbs in a straight line.
• Updated – Particle Barrier
  • Damage blocked by barriers increases Particle Cannon damage.
  • Barriers knock back and damage enemies upon expiring.
• Updated – Projected Barrier
  • Create a damage barrier around an alley.
  • Damage blocked by barriers increases Particle Cannon damage.
  • Barriers knockback and damage enemies upon expiring.
• New ability – Expulsion Zone
  • Launch a gravity surge that pushes enemies away.
• Energy
  • Damage blocked by barriers increases Particle Cannon damage.

Gwishin Bastion

• Updated – Configuration Recon
  • Mobile, with a powerful shotgun.
• New ability – Configuration Intel
  • Reveal nearby enemies and increase attack and reload speed.
• Updated – A-36 Tactical Grenade
  • Fire a bomb that bounces off walls and explodes when it impacts enemies or the ground.
  • Deal no damage to self.
• New ability – Configuration: Reinforcement
  • Become immobile and deploy up to 4 allied Slicers.

Blackwatch Echo

• Tri-Shot
  • Fires 3 shots at once, in a Triangle Pattern.
• Updated – Sticky Bombs
  • Fire a volley of homing sticky bombs that detonate after a delay.
• Updated – Flight
  • Fly forward quickly and then free-fly briefly.
  • Damages and knocks back enemies.
• Updated – Focusing Beam
  • Channel a beam for a few seconds that slows enemies and deals very high damage to targets with less than half health.
• New ability – Maximum Efficiency
  • Increase attack speed and reduce all cooldowns.

Agent Colomar (Sombra)

• Machine Pistol
  • Short-range automatic weapon.
• Updated – Hack
  • Hold to hack your allies and enemies.
  • Hacked allies have increased attack speed and overhealth.
  • Hacked health packs spawn faster and can’t be used by enemies.
  • Taking damage interrupts the hack attempt.
• Translocator
  • Throw a beacon and teleport to it.
  • Stealth cooldown is reduced after teleporting.
• Updated – Virus
  • Infect enemies with a projectile that deals damage over time and decreases their damage dealt.
  • Virus damages hacked enemies at a faster rate.
• Stealth
  • When out of combat, become invisible and move faster.
• New ability – Anti-Virus
  • Grant health and increased attack speed to yourself and nearby allies.

Talon Tracer

• Pulse Pistols
  • Short-range automatic weapons.
• Updated – Blink
  • Teleport in the direction you are moving.
  • Take damage to teleport additional times.
• Recall
  • Travel back in time to your previous location and health.
• Pulse Bomb
  • Throw out a powerful sticky explosive.
• New ability – Bloodthirst
  • After dealing enough continuous damage, attack speed is increased and damage steals health from enemies.

Captain Lacroix (Widowmaker)

• Updated – Widow’s Kiss
  • Primary Fire – Automatic assault weapon.
  • Hold Secondary Fire for a long-ranged sniper weapon.
  • Charged shots reveal enemies.
• Grappling Hook
  • Launch a hook that pulls you toward a ledge.
• New ability – Silk Shield
  • Place a protective barrier.
• Updated – Infra-Sight
  • Highlight weak points on enemies.

Arch-Commadant Amari (Ana)

• Updated – Biotic Rifle
  • Long-range rifle that heals allies and damages enemies instantaneously.
  • Can headshot.
• Updated – Biotic Grenade
  • Throws a grenade that heals and increases healing on allies, while damaging and reducing healing.
• Sleep Dart
  • Fires a dart that puts an enemy to sleep.
• Updated – Nano Boost
  • Only used on yourself to reduce damage taken.
  • Biotic Rifle increases ally healing and reduces enemy healing.
• New ability – Lunge
  • Double jump.

Talon Brigitte

• Rocket Flail
  • Melee weapon with extended range.
• Updated – Repair Pack
  • Heals an ally and grants them lifesteal.
• Updated – Whip Shot
  • Launch your flail forward to pull an enemy closer.
• Updated – Barrier Shield
  • Hold Secondary Fire to deploy a frontal energy barrier.
  • Block damage to empower Shield Bash.
• Updated – Shield Bash
  • Available when Barrier Shield is deployed.
  • Dash forward to knock back an enemy.
  • When empowered, sets enemies on fire.
• Rally
  • Gain armor, empower Barrier Shield, and provide extra health to nearby allies.
• Inspire
  • Dealing damage to enemies heals nearby allies.

Vengence (Mercy)

• Updated – Caduceus Staff
  • Hold Primary Fire to heal an ally.
  • Hold Secondary Fire to increase an ally’s damage inflicted and deal damage to nearby enemies over time.
• Caduceus Blaster
  • Automatic weapon.
• Guardian Angel
  • Fly towards an ally.
  • While in flight, Jump launches you forward, and Crouch launches you upward.
• New ability – Soul Burn
  • Detonate a fallen ally or enemy.
• New ability – Revenge
  • Gain the ability to fly and fire rockets.
  • Abilities are enhanced.
• Angelic Descent
  • Fall very slowly.

Z-3N Destroyer (Zenyatta)

• Orb of Destruction
  • Primary Fire – Energy projectile weapon.
  • Secondary Fire – Charge to release more projectiles.
• Updated – Orb of Harmony
  • Launch this orb at an ally to heal them.
  • Deal damage to increase healing.
• Updated – Orb of Discord
  • Launch this orb at an enemy to increase the damage they take and deal additional damage over time.
• New ability – Interdiction Zone
  • Create a field that prevents enemies from using abilities.
• Snap Kick
  • Quick melee damage increased by 50%, and its knockback is significantly increased.

Mirrorwatch challenges & rewards

There are new challenges associated with the mode that you can complete to earn exclusive rewards:

Challenge	Description	Reward
Mirrorwatch Hero I	Complete 4 Mirrorwatch challenges.	Name Card – Mirrorwatch Gibraltar 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Flex Hero I	Complete 8 games queued for all roles in Mirrorwatch. Wins grant double the progress.	5,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Tank Master	Use your ultimate 20 times as a tank hero in Mirrorwatch.	Player Icon – Mirrorwatch Talon 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Support Master	Use your ultimate 20 times as a support hero in Mirrorwatch.	Player Icon – Arch Commandant Amari 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Operative	Complete 8 games. Wins grant double the progress.	Widowmaker Voice Line – Justice Delivered 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Captain	Complete 24 games. Wins grant double the progress.	Ana Voice Line – Your Emotions 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Hero II	Complete 9 Mirrorwatch challenges.	Orisa Legendary skin – OR-Unit 10,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Flex Hero II	Complete 16 games queued for all roles in Mirrorwatch. Wins grant double the progress.	Name Card – Staff of Vengence 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Damage Master	Use your ultimate 20 times as a damage hero in Mirrorwatch.	Player Icon – Antivirus 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Talon Trooper	Complete 50 games of Mirrorwatch. Wins grant double the progress.	Player Title – Arch-Commandant
Mirrorwatch Agent	Complete 16 games. Wins grant double the progress.	Spray – Mirrorwatch Athena 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Mirrorwatch Commander	Complete 32 games. Wins grant double the progress.	Weapon Charm – Talon Logo 5,000 Battle Pass XP

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