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Players can customize their favorite Heroes in Overwatch 2 in a variety of ways. While this is frequently done by purchasing cosmetic items from the in-game shop, or by unlocking them through the Battle Pass, that is not the case when it comes to the game's Golden Weapons. Indeed, there is a Golden variant of every Hero's weapon in Overwatch 2, and this guide will detail exactly how players can go about obtaining them.

Overwatch 2: How to Get Golden Weapons

The first step toward unlocking Golden Weapons in Overwatch 2 is to complete the Competitive Play challenge and unlock the Competitive Play game modes. To do this, players must win 50 games in Quick Play, a requirement that may take quite a while to fulfill. Notably, fans that reached Level 25 in the original Overwatch can bypass this step, as they will have immediate access to Competitive Play.

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Once Competitive has been unlocked, players should start participating in Competitive matches in order to earn Competitive Points. Specifically, fans that are interested in unlocking a Golden Weapon must accumulate 3,000 Competitive Points, and they will receive 15 for every win and five for every draw. Additionally, an Overwatch 2 player will be awarded a set amount of Competitive Points based on their rank at the end of a season, and those amounts are as follows:

  • Grandmaster/Top 500: 1,750 CP
  • Master: 1,200 CP
  • Diamond: 750 CP
  • Platinum: 500 CP
  • Gold: 250 CP
  • Silver: 125 CP
  • Bronze: 65 CP

After earning 3,000 Competitive Points, players should navigate to the main menu and click on Heroes. This action will bring up a gallery of all the Heroes in Overwatch 2, and fans should select the one that they want to equip with a Golden Weapon. All that is left to do from there is to scroll down to the Weapons tab at the bottom of the list of customization options, select Golden, and then confirm the purchase to unlock the variant.

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To note, there is currently a bug affecting Competitive Points in Overwatch 2. Specifically, that bug is cause players to receive large quantities of unearned points, and some fans are opting to use them to unlock Golden Weapons for many Heroes. While it is very likely that this issue will be addressed by Blizzard in the near future, players may want to check their Competitive Points to see if they have more than expected.

Overwatch 2 is free-to-play for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.