Year of the Rooster (2017) was the first Lunar New Year event.
The Lunar New Year is an annual seasonal event. The event is based on the real life Lunar New Year festival celebrated in several Asian countries, especially China. This event has exclusive cosmetics.
Dates[ | ]
Each event is named after the associated animal in Chinese zodiac.
- 2017: January 24 to February 13 (Year of the Rooster)
- 2018: January 8 to March 5 (Year of the Dog)
- 2019: January 24 to February 18 (Year of the Pig)
- 2020: January 16 to February 5 (Year of the Rat)
- 2021: February 4 to February 25 (Year of the Ox)
- 2022: January 25 to February 15 (Year of the Tiger)
- 2023: January 18 to February 14 (Year of the Rabbit)
- 2024: January 30 to February 20 (Year of the Dragon)
- 2025: TBA (Year of the Snake)
Features[ | ]
During the event, the Lijiang Tower map is redecorated with a Lunar New Year theme.
Cosmetics[ | ]
- Main article: Lunar New Year cosmetics
The Overwatch 2 Lunar New Year cosmetics can be bought through the Shop with Coins 
, or won by accomplishing limited time challenges.
The Overwatch Lunar New Year cosmetics can be bought through the Hero Gallery with Credits 
.
The Lunar New Year cosmetics include:
- Hero-exclusive sprays, and 11 general sprays
- Voice lines
- Victory poses
- Player Icons
- Skins
- Highlight intros
- Emotes
Capture the Rooster[ | ]
- Main article: Capture the Rooster
The event brawl takes place on Lijiang Tower. Each team's objective is to capture the opposing team's flag.
Challenges[ | ]
Typically, each Lunar New year event since the start of Overwatch 2 has featured some Lunar New Year themed Arcade game modes, as well as a set of challenges related to them rewarding themed cosmetics.
Year of the Rabbit challenges[ | ]
Year of the Rabbit seasonal event launched with 7 challenges, related to the Lunar New Year themed Arcade game modes.
| Challenge Name | Requirements | Reward | Notes |
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| Complete 2 challenges in Lunar New Year. | Lucky Pouch - Weapon Charm | ||
| Complete 4 challenges in Lunar New Year. | Kkachi - Echo Skin | ||
| Win 10 games in Bounty Hunter. | Year of the Rabbit - Spray 1,000 XP
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| Eliminate the bounty target 6 times. | 1,000 XP
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Can only be completed in the Bounty Hunter mode. | |
| Win 6 games in CTF or Competitive CTF. | Year of the Rabbit - Name Card 1,000 XP
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| Win 8 games in CTF Blitz. | Hongbao - Souvenir 1,000 XP
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| Capture the flag in CTF or CTF Blitz. | 1,000 XP
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Year of the Dragon challenges[ | ]
Year of the Dragon seasonal event launched with 7 challenges, related to the Lunar New Year themed Arcade game modes.
| Challenge Name | Requirements | Reward | Notes |
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| Complete 8 Year of the Dragon Event Challenges. | Year of the Dragon - Name Card 20,000 XP
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| Complete 6 games of Mischief and Magic. Wins grant double progress. | Year of the Dragon - Spray 5,000 XP
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| Earn 10 eliminations as Knight Genji in Mischief and Magic. | Dragon Dance - Junker Queen Spray 5,000 XP
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Can be accomplished over multiple games. | |
| Earn 100 eliminations as Knight Genji in Mischief and Magic. | Magical Dragon - Player Title | Can be accomplished over multiple games. | |
| Survive for 300 seconds as Rogue Kiriko in Mischief and Magic. | Dragon Dance - Ramattra Spray 5,000 XP
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Can be accomplished over multiple games. | |
| Survive for 3,000 seconds as Rogue Kiriko in Mischief and Magic. | Mischievous Fox - Player Title | Can be accomplished over multiple games. | |
| Earn 1 elimination with Dragonblade as Knight Genji in Mischief and Magic. | Dragon Dance - Kiriko Spray Festivities - Kiriko Voice Line |
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| Stun 6 enemies with Flashbang as Rogue Kiriko in Mischief and Magic. | Dragon Dance - Sojourn Spray Fortune Favors - Sojourn Voice Line |
Can be accomplished over multiple games. | |
| Complete 10 games. Wins grant double progress. | Year of the Dragon - Mei Voice Line 5,000 XP
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"Complete games" challenges that do not specify a game mode can be completed in any game mode in Unranked, Competitive and Arcade playlists. | |
| Complete 20 games. Wins grant double progress. | Dragon Dance - Lifeweaver Spray 5,000 XP
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| Complete 30 games. Wins grant double progress. | Dragon Dance - Illari Spray 5,000 XP
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| Complete 40 games. Wins grant double progress. | Dragon Dance - Mauga Spray All Your Dumplings - Mauga Voice Line |
Twitch drops[ | ]
Sometimes, alongside the introduction of a Lunar New Year event, there may be associated Twitch Drops with themed skins or other cosmetics.
Year of the Rabbit[ | ]
The Lion's Roar victory pose and Masked Dancer Legendary skin for Moira were available as Twitch drops during the event.
Videos[ | ]
References[ | ]
