Trials of Sanctuary

Trials of Sanctuary is a limited-time event in Overwatch 2, featuring a new PvE game mode. The event ran from October 10 to November 2, 2023. ^[1]

Background[ | ]

With the release of Diablo IV by Blizzard Entertainment and Halloween being shortly after the start of Season 7, Overwatch 2 release a new co-op PvE mode alongside the normal Halloween Terror event modes. Most of the skins included in the event were available through the shop or battle pass, with some exceptions of skins previously

The Trials[ | ]

Gameplay[ | ]

The Trials of Sanctuary was a PvE game mode where 4 players would take on waves of zomnics, alongside various bosses to ultimately defeat the Blessed Mother, Lilith. The battle would happen on a modified Blizzard World, around the third point of the map. It functioned as a dungeon-like experience, with treasure chests around the map containing various loot to boost your abilities, as well as boss drops that upgraded your hero's kit.

Heroes[ | ]

Players could choose of a selection of six different heroes to play from:

Reinhardt as Imperius.
Zarya as a Barbarian.
Pharah as Inarius.
Sombra as a Demon Hunter.
Illari as Nightraven.
Lifeweaver as a Cleric.

Upgrades[ | ]

Below is a list of all the upgrades available during the trials for each of the heroes.

Hero Upgrades
Hero	Weapon/Ability	Upgrade Name	Upgrade Description	Details
Reinhardt	Rocket Hammer	Divine Armament	ROCKET HAMMER fires a beam of light that deals damage on every swing.	Each swing of your hammer emitted a horizontal Fire Strike.
	Barrier Field	Blessed Barrier	Damage taken by allies is redirected to BARRIER FIELD. Occasionally emits a shockwave when blocking damage.	Reinhardt's Shield will tank damage for allies even if they're not behind it, occasionally knocking enemies back.
	Charge	Righteous Charge	CHARGE deals increased damage and makes you invulnerable.	You do more damage when charging and can't take damage during the charge.
	Fire Strike	Blazing Strike	FIRE STRIKE leaves a trail of fire that burns enemies.	The floor that touches the projectile will have lava dropped to it.
Zarya	Particle Cannon	Rage Strike	PARTICLE CANNON causes an explosion when focused on an enemy. Energy grenades cause damage over time.	Her beam will cause explosions similarly to her alt fire, while her Particle Cannon Alt Fire causes Damage over time.
	Particle Barrier	Menacing Aura	PARTICLE BARRIER damages and slows nearby enemies. Damage dealt increases your enemy.	Any enemies near your barrier is slowed and damaged, making you gain Energy.
	Projected Barrier	Frenzy Shout	PROJECTED BARRIER grants increased attack speed and movement speed to nearby allies.	Similar to Commanding Shout but with additional attack boost.
	Leap	Triumphant Leap	Leap forward, knocking down enemies where you land.	A new ability set to double-space, where she essentially uses Winstons Leap
Pharah	Rocket Launcher	Purifying Storm	ROCKET LAUNCHER fires additional mini rockets.	She sends our a few additional smaller rockets alongside her main one for greater damage.
	Jump Jet	Holy Wrath	JUMP JET creates a pillar of flames that burns enemies and ignites rockets.	Pharah will set alight any nearby enemies.
	Concussive Blast	Judge Evil	CONCUSSIVE BLAST deals increased damage and marks enemies for homing rockets.	Enemies hit from her blast can be targeted by Pharah so her Rocket Launcher targets them.
	Rocket Punch	Divine Assault	Press MELEE to charge, exploding enemies in your path.	Essentially you're given a Doomfist punch.
Sombra	Machine Pistol	Hungering Arrow	MACHINE PISTOL occasionally fires a homing arrow.	After shooting, a slow moving Hanzo arrow travels to the nearest enemy.
	Hack	Hunter's Hex	Hacked enemies take increased damage.	Description explains it perfectly. It functions like her old passive Opportunist.
	Translocator	Dark Recall	Translocating damages and slows nearby enemies where you land.	Creates a dark area-of-effect orb where you land that slows and deals Damage over time.
	Virus	Enfeebling Virus	Virus-infected enemies spread the virus to nearby enemies on death.	Will spread virus around nearby targets when they die.
Illari	Solar Rifle	Blighted Sunbeam	SOLAR RIFLE creates an exploson on fully charged shots.	The explosion is similar to a nerfed Captive Sun, helping deal with groups of zomnics better.
	Solar Rifle	Augmented Healing	After healing with SOLAR RIFLE, you and healed allies deal increased damage on your next attack.	Encourages Illari to heal more to provide herself and allies with more damage.
	Outburst	Violent Outburst	Enemies affected by OUTBURST take increased damage for a short time.	Anyone who is knocked back, damaged and will glow. Also be more vulnerable to damage, like an Orb of Discord.
	Healing Pylon	Pylon Blast	HEALING PYLON deals a burst of damage to enemies near the ally it's healing.	Helps utilize the pylon more offensively, will make an explosion-like appearance to damage enemies by the healing target.
Lifeweaver	Healing Blossom	Thorned Blossom	HEALING BLOSSOM will seek and damage enemies after healing an ally.	The blossom will auto-target and go to an ally to heal them, than auto-aim to an enemy near the ally to damage them.
	Rejuvenating Dash	Sanctify	REJUVENATING DASH creates a field that heals allies and grants increased defense.	Essentially places Soldier's Biotic Field but with a much greater range and with damage reduction.
	Life Grip	Brutal Grip	LIFE GRIP damages enemies along its path.	Will damage any enemies, useful for when you're cornered and to help clear crowds quicker.
	Petal Platform	Hallowed Ground	Standing on PETAL PLATFORM grants increased attack and healing.	Gives the platform more utility, letting you and allies have a boost in battle.

Enemies[ | ]

The higher the difficulty, the higher the number of enemies, greater their health-pools. During gameplay, you have to kill a certain number of zomnics during waves to progress to a boss fight.

During Waves[ | ]

Zomnics.
- Wave 1: 75, Wave 2: 100, Wave 3: 200.
Junkrat as a 'Loot Goblin'.
- Junkrat was non-hostile NPC during the gameplay, only looting treasure chests before players could so they'd be useless.
Orisa as 'Fortified Demon', 'Frozen Demon' or 'Shielded Demon'.
Ramattra as a 'Shaman'.

Bosses[ | ]

First boss: Roadhog as 'The Butcher'.
Second boss: Wrecking Ball as 'Azmodan'.
Final boss: Moira as 'Lilith'.

Challenges[ | ]

Halloween Terror 2023 seasonal event launched with 21 challenges, related to the event's Halloween-themed Arcade game modes.

**Halloween Terror 2023 challenges**
Challenge Name	Requirements	Reward	Notes
Trickster's Treat	Complete 8 Halloween Terror 2023 Event challenges.	Wolf Pup - Doomfist Weapon Charm 5,000 XP
Halloween Heroics	Complete 12 Halloween Terror 2023 Event challenges.	600 Credits 5,000 XP
Sanctuary Fighter	Win Trials of Sanctuary on any difficulty.	Inarius's Blessing - Spray
Hardened Sanctuary Fighter	Win Trials of Sanctuary on Hard difficulty.	Lilith's Curse - Spray In the Shadows - Moira Voice Line
Expert Sanctuary Fighter	Win Trials of Sanctuary on Expert difficulty.	Blessed Mother - Name Card Be Beautiful - Moira Voice Line
Legendary Sanctuary Fighter	Win Trials of Sanctuary on Legendary difficulty.	Hero of the Light - Player Title
Out for Blood	Eliminate 12 bosses in Trials of Sanctuary.	Inarius's Helm - Player Icon 2,500 XP
Light's Blessing	Acquire 4 Unique Loot items for your hero and win Trials of Sanctuary.	Enraged Mask - Weapon Charm 2,500 XP
Wrath of the Bride	Win Wrath of the Bride on any difficulty.	Our Tale Begins - Reinhardt Voice Line
Taking the Plunge	Win Wrath of the Bride on Hard difficulty.	Tarot Reading - Kiriko Voice Line
Revenge of the Zomnics	Win Wrath of the Bride or Junkenstein's Revenge on Expert difficulty.	Zomnic Graffiti - Spray
Photozomb	Strike a pose with the bride during her introduction in Wrath of the Bride.	Never Cross the Bride - Sombra Voice Line
The Wanderers of Old	Win Junkenstein's Revenge on any difficulty.	Scry Some More - Kiriko Voice Line
The Endless Night Began	Complete Wave 12 in Junkenstein Endless.	Zomnics Under The Moon - Ashe Voice Line
Dungeon Scout	Complete 8 games. Wins grant double progress.	2,500 XP	"Complete games" challenges can be completed in any game mode in Unranked, Arcade and Competitive playlists.
Dungeon Crawler	Complete 16 games. Wins grant double progress.	2,500 XP
Dungeon Delver	Complete 24 games. Wins grant double progress.	2,500 XP
Dungeon Raider	Complete 32 games. Wins grant double progress.	2,500 XP
Dungeon Veteran	Complete 40 games. Wins grant double progress.	300 Credits
Dungeon Denizen	Complete 60 games. Wins grant double progress.	300 Credits
Dungeon Master	Complete 80 games. Wins grant double progress.	300 Credits

Cosmetics[ | ]

Challenge Rewards[ | ]

The following cosmetics are the cosmetic rewards specifically from completing the challenges relating to theTrials of Sanctuary game mode.

Sprays

"Inarius's Blessing"
"Lilith's Curse"

Voice Lines

Moira Voice Lines:

- "In the Shadow"

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- "Be Beautiful"

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Name Cards

"Blessed Mother"

Player Titles

Player Icons

Inarius's Helm

Weapon Charms

"Silver Comet"

Shop Items[ | ]

Diablo-themed skins were sold in the shop during the event. These skins came with additional cosmetics in their respective bundles, unless bought through the event shop. These were automatically equipped for the heroes in the game mode.