Overwatch’s Season 2: Summit Packs in a New Hero, Spring Skins, and a Wave of Reworks

Apr 13

Overwatch’s new Season 2: Summit trailer makes it clear that this update is trying to do more than sell one flashy hero reveal.

Sure, the April 14 season launch is built around new DPS character Sierra, but the trailer and Blizzard’s official season breakdown also frame Summit as a broader refresh, mixing in fresh Mythics, a spring-themed Battle Pass, returning collaboration skins, Stadium updates, and a notable round of gameplay and visual reworks. Here’s what you need to know.

New skins, Battle Pass rewards, and returning favorites

Cosmetics are one of the easiest ways Summit stakes out its identity. The season’s two Mythics are Volted Overdrive Soldier: 76, a four-tier Hero Skin with customizable VFX, hairstyles, and colorways, and Genji’s Sumi-ichimonji Mythic Weapon Skin, which leans into ink-calligraphy styling and reactive flourishes. Blizzard is also pushing a softer seasonal look elsewhere, with a Sakura Collection that includes Hanzo, Genji, Freja, Juno, Emre, and Junker Queen in cherry blossom-inspired designs.

The Battle Pass itself keeps that spring styling going. Blizzard says the Premium track includes Spring Fairies skins for Ashe, Lifeweaver, Moira, Wuyang, and Echo, while the Ultimate Battle Pass adds Spring Fairy Illari, Painter Sierra, 20 tier skips, and 2,000 Overwatch Coins.

Beyond the Battle Pass and Mythics, Season 2 also appears to be bringing more shop-focused cosmetics into the mix, including Sakura and Rainy Day-themed skins. The trailer even closes with a brief tease of an upcoming Diablo-inspired Ramattra skin (instantly iconic), hinting that Summit’s cosmetic rollout will keep expanding past launch.

Sierra looks like the centerpiece for more than one reason

Sierra is the clearest headline item in Summit, and Blizzard is giving her more story framing than a standard seasonal add. Officially, she is the Head of Security at Watchpoint: Grand Mesa, and her backstory ties her directly to the Soldier Enhancement Program through her mother, who Blizzard says was its first test subject. That history is what pulls her toward Jack Morrison and Gabriel Reyes, and her in-game arrival comes with Operation: Grand Mesa, a three-week event that lets players unlock lore and cosmetics through curated challenges.

In play terms, Sierra sounds built around pressure, tracking, and vertical repositioning. Her kit includes the Helix Rifle, Tracking Shot, Anchor Drone, Tremor Charge, and the Trailblazer ultimate, with her Recon passive letting her detect damaged low-health enemies through walls. On paper, that makes her feel less like a pure hitscan anchor and more like a control-minded DPS who can tag targets, take awkward angles, and keep forcing movement.

Reworks, map changes, and the Anran update

Summit also folds in several reworks that could matter just as much as the new hero. Blizzard has reworked Antarctic Peninsula (with a nice touch of orange to the blue-heavy color palette), designed to clean up engagements and improve fight flow across all three sub-maps, with changes to Icebreaker, Research Station, and Underground. Post Match Accolades are also returning (yay) in a new form, bringing back a version of end-of-match recognition after Play of the Game.

For Stadium, Season 2 adds Ramattra at launch, brings in a Juno rework aimed at better balance and reliability, introduces Lijiang Night Market as a new Control map, and replaces hard seasonal resets with a decay system. Blizzard is also rolling out a small Perks refresh for heroes, including Ramattra, Pharah, Reaper, Soldier: 76, and Mercy.

So there’s plenty to look forward to when Overwatch’s 2026 Season 2 launches tomorrow.