Competitive Points are one of the currencies in Overwatch 2. They can only be used to purchase the yearly competitive season's competitive weapon skins.
Obtaining[ | ]
In Overwatch 2, players are awarded 10 for a win and 5 for a draw from matches in Competitive Play. Additionally, each match completed fills the Competitive Progress meter, granting triple progress for wins. After completing 30 matches, the player gains an additional 100 Competitive Points.
Players stop earning points if they have 6,000 unspent points.
Use[ | ]
Since the competitive update in Season 9 of Overwatch 2. Competitive Points can only be used to purchase the current yearly season's competitive weapon skins. Competitive weapons can be found under the "Weapon Variants" tab in the Hero view (Heroes > [Hero] > Weapon variants). Year 2024 being the first competitive season since the update, only Jade weapons are currently purchasable.
Legacy Competitive Points[ | ]
At the end of the yearly competitive season, each player's remaining Competitive Points are converted to Legacy Competitive Points. Similarly to Competitive Points, legacy points can be used to purchase competitive weapon skins. However, they can only be used to obtain competitive weapon skins from previous seasons, including golden weapons.
History[ | ]
Prior to the competitive update in Season 9 of Overwatch 2, players received additional Competitive Points as season end rewards based on their rank.
Overwatch 1[ | ]
Season 1[ | ]
In Season 1, only one competitive point was received for each match won in Competitive Play, and no points were earned for ties. The number of points received at the end of the season was based on the player's highest rank.[1]
End-of-Season Rewards | |
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Tier | Points Earned |
Skill Rating 0-39 | 10 |
Skill Rating 40-49 | 20 |
Skill Rating 50-52 | 40 |
Skill Rating 53-55 | 80 |
Skill Rating 56-59 | 120 |
Skill Rating 60-64 | 200 |
Skill Rating 65+ | 300 |
Season 2 - 5[ | ]
In Season 2, 3, 4 and 5, ten competitive points are received for each match won in Competitive Play, and three points are received for each match tied in Competitive Play. A large number of points will be received at the end of the season, based on the player's final tier.[2]
End-of-Season Rewards | |
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Tier | Points Earned |
Bronze | 100 |
Silver | 300 |
Gold | 400 |
Platinum | 800 |
Diamond | 1200 |
Master | 2000 |
Grandmaster | 3000 |
Season 6 - 17[ | ]
Since Season 6 there are only 2 months in a season instead of the usual 3 therefore the competitive points rewarded are lower. Players are awarded 15 competitive points per win, and 5 competitive points for a tie.
End-of-Season Rewards | |
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Tier | Points Earned |
Bronze | 65 |
Silver | 125 |
Gold | 250 |
Platinum | 500 |
Diamond | 750 |
Master | 1200 |
Grandmaster | 1750 |
Season 18 - 35[ | ]
Beginning with season 18, role-queue[3] was introduced, with a different rank given for each roles (tank, damage and support). Competitive points are awarded separately for each rank. Awards per game for wins and draws are the same as previous seasons. (15 competitive points per win, and 5 competitive points for a tie.)
End-of-Season Rewards | ||
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Tier | Points Earned Per Role | Total Points Earned* |
Bronze | 25 | 75 |
Silver | 50 | 150 |
Gold | 100 | 300 |
Platinum | 200 | 600 |
Diamond | 300 | 900 |
Master | 500 | 1500 |
Grandmaster | 650 | 1950 |
*Total assuming the same rank in all three roles.
From Season 23 to Season 35, Open Queue Competitive Play was introduced with the same Competitive Points awarded per win, loss or draw. Competitive points are awarded as per pre-role queue format.
End-of-Season Rewards | |
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Tier | Points Earned |
Bronze | 65 |
Silver | 125 |
Gold | 250 |
Platinum | 500 |
Diamond | 750 |
Master | 1200 |
Grandmaster | 1750 |
Overwatch 2[ | ]
Season 1 - 3[ | ]
From the release of Overwatch 2, competitive points are rewarded at the end of each season based only on your highest rank in any of the competitive role queues or open queue. Awards per game for wins and draws are the same as previous seasons. (15 competitive points per win, and 5 competitive points for a tie.)
End-of-Season Rewards | ||
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Highest Tier | Points Earned | Additional Rewards |
Bronze | 65 | |
Silver | 125 | |
Gold | 250 | |
Platinum | 500 | |
Diamond | 750 | Player Title: "Diamond Challenger" |
Master | 1200 | Player Title: "Master Challenger" |
Grandmaster | 1750 | Player Title: "Grandmaster Challenger" |
Top 500 | 1750 | Player Title: "Top 500 Challenger" |
Season 4 - 8[ | ]
After the release of Season 4, there was a small competitive rework. End of Season Competitive Points were adjusted and Competitive Points per win were adjusted from 15 to 25 Competitive Points (an additional +10 for every win, and you still earn +5 for a Draw.) On top of that, Seasonal Rank Decay was removed, Competitive Challenge Titles were adjusted to differentiate between Open Queue Competitive and Role Queue Competitive, and to be eligible for the Top 500 Leaderboards, players must now win 25 Competitive matches. Previously the condition was to play 25 matches.
In Season 6, Player Title was added for finishing the season in Gold.
End-of-Season Rewards | ||
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Highest Tier | Points Earned | Additional Rewards |
Bronze | 300 | |
Silver | 450 | |
Gold | 600 | Player Title: "Gold Role/Open Challenger" |
Platinum | 800 | Player Title: "Platinum Role/Open Challenger" |
Diamond | 1000 | Player Title: "Diamond Role/Open Challenger" |
Master | 1200 | Player Title: "Master Role/Open Challenger" |
Grandmaster | 1500 | Player Title: "Grandmaster Role/Open Challenger" |
Top 500 | 1500 | Player Title: "Top 500 Role/Open Challenger" |
References[ | ]
- ↑ 2016-08-05, Details about Season 1's rewards, Overwatch Forums. (Archived using the Wayback Machine.)
- ↑ "Welcome to Season 2 of Competitive Play", Blizzard Entertainment, 2 September 2016. Retrieved on 14 September 2016.
- ↑ Introducing role queue, Blizzard Entertainment, 18 June 2019.
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