Battle for Olympus

Battle for Olympus Logo

Battle for Olympus is a Limited-time event for Overwatch 2, that ran from January 5 to January 19, 2023. The event introduced Greek god-themed cosmetics, including Legendary skins purchasable in the shop for Reinhardt, Roadhog, Lúcio and Widowmaker. The season 2 battle pass featured other Greek god-themed cosmetics, such as skins for Junker Queen, Pharah and Ramattra. The event also introduced a limited-time deathmatch game mode of the same name, Battle For Olympus, with related event challenges.^[1]^[2]

The limited-time game mode returned in Season 4, alongside the new Team Deathmatch version upon popular request. However, the challenges and other cosmetics did not return during this time, only the game mode. This time, the event ran from May 23 to May 29, 2023.

The event returned again during the Overwatch Anniversary 2023 from September 19 to September 26, 2023.

Battle for Olympus Deathmatch[ | ]

Main article: Battle for Olympus Deathmatch

Battle for Olympus is a Deathmatch game mode that features seven heroes that get special powers when they activate their divine ultimates that stack new effects on top of their abilities. The mode was initially only available as an 8 player FFA Deathmatch, but during its comeback in Season 4, it became also available as a 4v4 Team Deathmatch.

At the end of the first event, the hero with the highest number of kills overall from the event will have had their statue placed on the Ilios Ruins arena map to commemorate their victory. The winner of the first Battle for Olympus was Zeus Junker Queen.

Challenges[ | ]

Battle for Olympus limited-time event launched with 18 challenges, related to the Battle for Olympus FFA Deathmatch mode.

**Battle for Olympus Challenges**
Challenge Name	Requirements	Reward	Notes
Winged Victory	Complete 6 challenges in Battle for Olympus.	Winged Victory - Mercy Skin	Completed challenges must be any of the following Battle For Olympus challenges.
Olympian Champion	Win 10 games in Battle for Olympus.	5,000 XP
Blessing of Hephaestus	Pick up 20 overhealth power ups.	500 XP
Nectar of the Gods	Pick up 5 ultimate charge power ups.	500 XP
Pride of Poseidon	Earn 300 final blows as Poseidon Ramattra.	Pride of Poseidon - Player Title	"Final blows" refer to the earned eliminations and does not count assists. Only final blows from the event game mode counted towards these challenges.
Zeus's Favorite Child	Earn 300 final blows as Zeus Junker Queen.	Zeus's Favorite Child - Player Title
Master of Minotaurs	Earn 300 final blows as Minotaur Reinhardt.	Master of Minotaurs - Player Title
Scion of Cyclops	Earn 300 final blows as Cyclops Roadhog.	Master of Minotaurs - Player Title
Sentinel of Hades	Earn 300 final blows as Hades Pharah.	Sentinel of Hades - Player Title
Acolyte of Medusa	Earn 300 final blows as Medusa Widowmaker.	Acolyte of Medusa - Player Title
Herald of Hermes	Earn 300 final blows as Hermes Lúcio.	Herald of Hermes - Player Title
Voice of Poseidon	Earn 25 final blows as Poseidon Ramattra during his ultimate.	Free the Kraken - Ramattra Voice Line 1,000 XP
Voice of Zeus	Earn 25 final blows as Zeus Junker Queen during her ultimate.	Struck Like Lightning - Junker Queen Voice Line 1,000 XP
Voice of the Minotaur	Earn 25 final blows as Minotaur Reinhardt during his ultimate.	Minotaur Power - Reinhardt Voice Line 1,000 XP
Voice of the Cyclops	Earn 25 final blows as Cyclops Roadhog during his ultimate.	My Eye - Roadhog Voice Line 1,000 XP
Voice of Hades	Earn 25 final blows as Hades Pharah during her ultimate.	Eternal Flames - Pharah Voice Line 1,000 XP
Voice of Medusa	Earn 25 final blows as Medusa Widowmaker during her ultimate.	Your Own Gravestone - Widowmaker Voice Line 1,000 XP
Voice of Hermes	Earn 25 final blows as Hermes Lúcio during his ultimate.	The God of Speed - Lúcio Voice Line 1,000 XP

Cosmetics[ | ]

The following cosmetics are either rewards for completing Battle For Olympus event challenges, or shop and battle pass cosmetics that are related to the Battle For Olympus Greek god-themed skins that appeared in the game mode. With Shop bundles, all items in that bundle will be displayed.

Shop Exclusive[ | ]

Minotaur Reinhardt Bundle ( 1900)

Reinhardt Skin - Minotaur

Reinhardt Spray - Minotaur

Medusa Widowmaker Bundle ( 2200)

Widowmaker Skin - Medusa	Souvenir Petrified Hammond.png Souvenir - Petrified Hammond
Widowmaker Intro - Death Stare

Cyclops Roadhog Bundle ( 2200)

Roadhog Skin - Cyclops	Roadhog Victory Pose - On The Shoulder
Roadhog Intro - Crushing Blow

Hermes Lúcio Bundle ( 2000)

Lúcio Skin - Hermes

Weapon Charm - Winged Sandals

Anniversary 2023[ | ]

During the Anniversary 2023 event, these cosmetics returned to the shop with some minor changes. Notably, the Hermes Lúcio Bundle wasn't available, as the skin was instead available in the limited-time anniversary event shop.

The remaining 3 bundles for Minotaur Reinhardt, Cyclops Roadhog and Medusa Widowmaker were available for purchase again in the shop, along with a Battle For Olympus Mega Bundle for 4200.

Additionally, new cosmetics were introduced into some bundles. These new cosmetics did not affect the prices of the bundles:

Battle For Olympus Mega Bundle

Lúcio Player Icon - Hermes

Minotaur Reinhardt Bundle

Name Card - Labyrinth

Reinhardt Player Icon - Minotaur

Medusa Widowmaker Bundle

Name Card - Medusa

Challenge Rewards[ | ]

Skins

Mercy - Winged Victory

Voice Lines

Junker Queen:	Struck Like Lightning - ▶️
Lúcio:	The God of Speed - ▶️
Pharah:	Eternal Flames - ▶️
Ramattra:	Free the Kraken - ▶️
Reinhardt:	Minotaur Power - ▶️
Roadhog:	My Eye - ▶️
Widowmaker:	Your Own Gravestone - ▶️

Battle Pass Items[ | ]

Skins

Player Icons

Amphora
Cerberus
Poseidomari
Shockimari
Plutomari
Laurel Wreath

Name Cards

Acropolis
Cerberus
Trident
Zeus

Weapon Charms

Cerberus
Lyre
Trident
Gorgon Coin

Sprays

Junker Queen - Goddess of Thunder
Junker Queen - Zeus
Pharah - Hades
Pharah - Infernal Rockets
Ramattra - God of the Sea
Ramattra - Poseidon

Souvenirs

Souvenir Medusa.png

Medusa
Souvenir Winged Helm.png

Winged Helm

Voice Lines

Junker Queen:	Smited or Smitten - ▶️
Ramattra:	Justice is Cruel - ▶️

Development[ | ]

Feedback for the event was generally positive, though the developers did not expect that players would pursue all of the hero titles during the event. They also felt that some challenges were too difficult to complete in aggregate. The developers plan to make a team deathmatch version and enable the mode in custom games the next time it runs. Environmental kills will be included in future leaderboard tabulations.^[3]