Player Icons

Player Icons are Rare cosmetics that are displayed next to a player's username and act as avatars. Player Icons can depict heroes, abilities, other Blizzard games, and more. Players start with two different versions of the Overwatch logo by default, and may earn new icons through various means. Player Icons are the only cosmetic not purchasable with currency.

There are 409 total Player Icons:
 * 16 default Player Icons available for every player.
 * 164 Player Icons unlockable by opening any Loot Boxes.
 * 198 Player Icons only available during seasonal events:
 * 11 Player Icons unlocked by logging on during each respective event.
 * 42 Player Icons unlockable by opening Summer Games Loot Boxes.
 * 27 Player Icons unlockable by opening Halloween Loot Boxes.
 * 34 Player Icons unlockable by opening Winter Loot Boxes.
 * 33 Player Icons unlockable by opening Lunar Loot Boxes.
 * 26 Player Icons unlockable by opening Archive Loot Boxes.
 * 25 Player Icons unlockable by opening Anniversary Loot Boxes.
 * 1 Player Icon unlocked during the Diablo 20th Anniversary.
 * 2 Player Icons unlocked with purchase of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Collector's Edition or Digital Deluxe Edition.
 * 1 Player Icon unlocked with purchase of the Overwatch League All-Access Pass.
 * 27 Player Icons that can only be earned through Competitive Play:
 * 1 Player Icon for reaching top 500 at any point during any season.
 * 10 Player Icons for reaching top 500 at any point during a specific season ("Hero").
 * 10 Player Icons for completing the ten placement matches for a specific season ("Competitor").
 * 3 Player Icons for completing the placement matches of a specific season of 6v6 Elimination, CTF and Lúcioball.
 * 3 Player Icons for reaching top 500 at any point during a specific season of 6v6 Elimination, CTF and Lúcioball.

Default Icons
The following icons are available to all players from the start.

Collectible Icons
The following icons must be unlocked.

Nexus Challenge
These icons were originally offered as rewards for the Nexus Challenge promotional event. They were later changed to be available in base loot boxes.

These icons can only be unlocked by purchasing the Digital Deluxe edition of the Battle for Azeroth expansion for World of Warcraft.

Trivia

 * Until Patch 1.3.0.2, which was released on September 1, 2017, the names of player icons could only be seen while unboxing them in loot boxes.