Winter Wonderland is back for another year in Overwatch 2 alongside season 20, and that’s just the start of the seasonal festivities.
The newest DPS hero, Vendetta, makes her mark immediately when the season goes live, but there’s a whole load of new cosmetic items to unlock along with changes to the base game to keep players warm over the holidays.
Read on below for OW2’s season 20 patch notes to see what’s new and different in the FPS.
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Overwatch season 20 patch notes
New Damage hero: Vendetta
Vendetta is OW2’s 45th hero and its first-ever fully melee-based DPS character. Her Palatine Fang sword will wreak havoc on the backline as she flies through the air and deals big damage, so be prepared to help your healers.
Hero buffs and nerfs
Hero balancing changes will arrive alongside the update on Dec. 9, so check back here for more info once the full patch notes are available.
Stadium updates
Wuyang and Doomfist join the round-based mode along with a re-work for Cassidy and a new Top 500 rank tier to grind for on the new China Control map.
Competitive updates
The newly-introduced Challenger Score will add more heat in the battle for Top 500 players, but some big changes coming to cheater bans will help players regain any rank progress lost in “unfair losses” along the way.
Console aim assist changes
Aim assist is getting a buff on consoles, “anywhere from 6 percent to 8 percent depending on the target’s distance,” alongside the season 20 update.
Winter Wonderland returns
The return of everyone’s favorite cheery event adds a three-path reward system where players can complete challenges to earn Winter Cookies to unlock skins like Jingle Tracer, Krampus Junkrat, and Santa Claus Torbjorn.
Running from Dec. 9 to Jan. 7, the event also includes a winterized Mischief & Magic prop hunt mode variant, along with other unlockable skins in Frozen Demon Junkrat and Frozen Mountaineer Cassidy.
New Mythics
This season’s new mythic skin is Divine Desperado Cassidy, offering a number of customization options. Season 2’s Mythic weapon is Orisa’s Capsule Cannon, which is like a big gacha machine on her arm.
It’s adorable.
New battle pass
Five legendary skins and three Epic skins highlight this season’s battle pas. Yukizaru Genji, Colder: 76 Soldier: 76, Frost Lich Reaper, Skadi Freja, Cold Front Tracer, Ice Crystal Symmetra, and Winter Guardian Illari round it out along with dozens of other rewards. The Ultimate Battle Pass bundle adds High Society Vendetta and Reindeer Tracer, along with 20 tier skips and 2,000 OW Coins.
Avatar: The Last Airbender collab returns
OW2’s A:TLA collab returns to the store with skins such as Katara Mei, Aang Zenyatta, Appa Orisa, Toph Venture, Zuko Genji, and Suki Kiriko.
This article will be updated with more information when it becomes available.
Published: Dec 5, 2025 12:13 pm