Credits are a form of currency in Overwatch and Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2[ | ]
Nearly all cosmetics prior to Overwatch 2 are always available for purchase in the hero gallery with either 
Overwatch Coins or 
Credits. This includes cosmetics from seasonal event modes, which cost slightly more.[1] However, exclusive skins and cosmetics from Overwatch remain unobtainable in Overwatch 2, such as all the competitive sprays, Pink Mercy charity skin, and many other cosmetics.
Credits were dubbed "Legacy Credits" in Overwatch 2 and were carried over between games. In season 3, credits were reintroduced; players could earn Credits through the free and premium tracks of the Battle Pass, and additional credits through event Challenges.
Most recently, in season 10, players could earn up to 1500 through the free Battle Pass track, and an additional 500 in the premium Battle Pass track. They can also earn up to 150 weekly through completing the Making Progress weekly challenge.
Overwatch 1[ | ]
In Overwatch, credits could be used to buy skins, sprays, voice lines, emotes, victory poses and highlight intros. They could be found in Loot Boxes either directly, as an amount of money, or indirectly, as a compensation for duplicate drops. During Seasonal Events, new cosmetics cost ×3 the usual number of credits that an item of that rarity would normally cost, while returning items will have the same cost as standard items of the same rarity.
Table[ | ]
| Amount of credits earned from Loot Boxes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Credits as loot | Cost of Cosmetic | Cost of New Event Cosmetics | Credits for duplicates |
| Common | N/A | 25
|
75
|
5
|
| Rare | 50
|
75
|
225
|
15
|
| Epic | 150 or 200
|
250
|
750
|
50
|
| Legendary | 500
|
1000
|
3000
|
200
|
References[ | ]
- ↑ 2023-01-31, SEASON 2 RETROSPECTIVE: A LOOK BACK AND THE ROAD FORWARD. PlayOverwatch, accessed on 2023-02-02
