Overwatch Archives 2021 Now Live!

April 8, 2021

Overwatch Archives 2021 Now Live!

Heroes never die! Experience Overwatch’s storied past in this year’s Archives event, featuring a new weekly challenge reward system and new Archives missions – now live on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch! Don’t forget to log in from April 6 to April 27 to lock and load new cosmetics into your collection.

WEEKLY CHALLENGES
Weekly Challenges are back, but with a twist on how you earn rewards!

New Reward System
- Instead of winning 9 games, you’ll now earn stars as you play
- Players do not have to beat the mission to earn stars
- Harder missions grant more stars
- Earn 10/20/30 stars in Archives missions to unlock cosmetics
Week 1
- Earn double credit for Uprising Missions
- Molten Cores – Enemies drop Lava on death
- Glass Cannon – Players have 50% less health and increased damage
- *NEW* Bulletproof Barriers – Enemy barriers are invulnerable
- Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray
- Earn 30 stars to unlock Corredor Lucio (Epic)
Week 2
- Earn double credit for Retribution Missions
- Surgical Strike – Only critical hits do damage to enemies
- Close Quarters – Enemies can only be damaged if a player is nearby
- *NEW* Sympathy Gains – Damaging enemies heal other enemies
- Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray
- Earn 30 stars to unlock Subaquatic Zenyatta (Epic)
Week 3
- Earn double credit for Storm Rising Missions
- Blood Moon – No Support heroes and healing is reduced; heal yourself by doing damage
- Storm Raging – Some heroes are enraged; killing them spreads the rage
- *NEW* Thunderstorm – Enemies damage all nearby players
- Earn 10 stars to unlock player icon, 20 stars to unlock spray
- Earn 30 stars to unlock Camouflage Mercy (Epic)