How To Get Twitch Drops On Overwatch 2 - [Easy Guide]

Overwatch 2 has finally arrived after a long wait. While the launch was littered with bugs and server issues people are finally getting in and enjoying the game.

One of the other issues people have with the launch of Overwatch 2 is the price of skins and how long it takes to unlock skins for free in the game. An individual skin in the game can cost around $20. That’s pretty expensive. You can earn Overwatch coins by playing the game but it takes a very long time to get enough coins to purchase a skin.

Luckily there is a way to get some of the new skins for free. Twitch & Overwatch will be hosting events where you can pick up free skins via Twitch Drops. Let’s take a look at the skins you can get and how to get the twitch drops.

Overwatch 2 – Twitch Drops Explained

During the Twitch drops, players will be able to claim a free Kiriko Legendary skin. Kiriko is one of the new heroes available in Overwatch 2. All players have to do is watch Twitch to claim the skin.

The drop events will be held on the dates below. We will also likely see future drop events.

October 7th – Sukajan Kiriko (Legendary) [6 Hours]
October 17th – Razor Sharp Spray [2 hours], Donut Weapon Charm [5 Hours]

There is a couple of steps you need to take to ensure you can claim the drops.

Link Your Twitch Account To Battle.net

To ensure you get your cosmetics in the game you will need to link your Battle.net account to Twitch.

Login to battle.net via your web browser
Navigate to Accounts Settings –> Connections
Connect your Twitch account to your battle.net account by logging in to Twitch

Your accounts will now be linked meaning you will receive the drops in your Overwatch account.

How To Get The Overwatch 2 Drops On Twitch

To claim the drops on Twitch all you have to do is watch the game on Twitch. You can do this by watching any streamer in the Overwatch 2 category.

To claim the Kiriko skin on October 7th watch any Overwatch 2 stream for 6 hours between 2pm October 7th to 12pm PDT, October 16th.
To claim the Razor Sharp Kiriko Spray and Donut Weapon charm watch any Overwatch 2 stream on Twitch for 2-5 hours between 11am PDT, October 17 to 12am PDT, October 24.

These events give you about a week each to claim the drops. That should be more than enough time to fit in your Overwatch 2 Twitch fix and claim your drops.

Claiming Your Drops

Once you have successfully watched a stream for the allotted time you will then need to claim your drops to access them in-game. To do this navigate to the drops inventory menu on Twitch and claim the drop. If you do not claim a drop within 14 days it will expire and you will lose it.

Make sure to claim your Overwatch Twitch drops before they expire.