Players can customize their favorite Heroes inOverwatch 2in a variety of ways. While this is frequently done by purchasing cosmetic items from the in-game shop, or by unlocking them through the Battle Pass, that is not the case when it comes to the game’s Golden Weapons. Indeed, there is a Golden variant of every Hero’sweapon inOverwatch 2, and this guide will detail exactly how players can go about obtaining them.
Overwatch 2: How to Get Golden Weapons
The first step toward unlocking Golden Weapons inOverwatch 2is tocomplete the Competitive Play challengeand unlock the Competitive Play game modes. To do this, players mustwin 50 games in Quick Play,a requirement that may take quite a while to fulfill. Notably, fans that reached Level 25 in the originalOverwatchcan bypass this step, as they will have immediate access to Competitive Play.
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Once Competitive has been unlocked, players should start participating in Competitive matches in order toearn Competitive Points. Specifically, fans that are interested in unlocking a Golden Weapon must accumulate3,000 Competitive Points, and they will receive 15 for every win and five for every draw. Additionally, anOverwatch 2playerwill be awarded a set amount of Competitive Points based on their rank at the end of a season, and those amounts are as follows:
After earning 3,000 Competitive Points, players should navigate to themain menuand click onHeroes. This action will bring up a gallery of all theHeroes inOverwatch 2, and fans should select the one that they want to equip with a Golden Weapon. All that is left to do from there is to scroll down to the Weapons tab at the bottom of the list of customization options, select Golden, and then confirm the purchase to unlock the variant.
To note, there is currently a bug affectingCompetitive Points inOverwatch 2. Specifically, that bug is cause players to receive large quantities of unearned points, and some fans are opting to use them to unlock Golden Weapons for many Heroes. While it is very likely that this issue will be addressed by Blizzard in the near future, players may want to check their Competitive Points to see if they have more than expected.
Overwatch 2is free-to-play for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
