How to earn free Overwatch 2 skins for every hero by watching OWL playoffs

Philip Trahan

❘ Released: 2022-10-20T22:29:08

❘ updated: 2022-10-20T22:29:20

Blizzard is offering fans the chance to get free Overwatch League themed hero skins by watching OWL. Here’s everything fans need to know to earn them all.

Less than a month after the Overwatch 2 release date, the Overwatch League playoffs begin, culminating in the Grand Finals.

Earlier, Blizzard announced that it would give players the opportunity to claim free OWL tokens for a chance to purchase themed skins in the in-game shop.

Now Blizzard is offering players the opportunity to earn these skins simply by watching the OWL Playoffs and Grand Finals. Here’s everything fans need to know about how to earn these themed skins.

How to Earn Free Overwatch 2 Skins During the OWL Playoffs

Earning these free skins is easy, but it may take a bit of work before things are set up properly.

First things first, the Playoffs and Grand Finals happen in between October 30 to November 4, 2022so players need to make sure they don’t miss the event.

Next, fans will need to link their Battle.net accounts to their YouTube accounts as this is the way you can earn the Overwatch 2 skins and other drops. That’s how it’s done:

1. log in youtube.
2. Go to settings.
3. Scroll down to “Connected Accounts.”
4. choose yours Battle.net Account.
5. click”To allow.”
6. beginning Watch after on the official Overwatch YouTube channel.

Assuming viewers have followed these steps and correctly linked their accounts, all they have to do is follow the Overwatch YouTube channel and watch the event live.

All OWL rewards fans can earn in Overwatch 2

What fans can earn by watching the event live isn’t just skins that Blizzard is giving away for free.

According to the OWL blog post, based on watch time, fans can earn:

• Earn 5 League Tokens per hour for every hour watched.
• Earn 3 Overwatch League home and away skins for every 3 hours of standing, up to 30 hours.
• Additionally, custom, community-designed Overwatch 2 cosmetics will be discontinued based on certain viewership milestones.

Additionally, Blizzard offered a handy chart that breaks down exactly how long it takes players to watch both the Playoffs and Grand Finals, and what skins they earn in the process.

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And there you have it. That’s all Overwatch 2 fans need to know to start earning free OWL skins by watching the event live. For more Overwatch news and guides, visit our Latest Content page.