Competitive Points are one of the currencies in Overwatch 2. They can be used to purchase cosmetics, specifically they're used to unlock heroes' Weapon Variants.

Obtaining

Players are awarded Competitive Points from winning or drawing matches in Competitive Play, granting them 10 for a win and 5 for a draw. Additionally, each match contributes to the Competitive Progression bar, with each win granting 3 progress points and each draw or loss giving 1 progress point. After accumulating 30 progress points, the player earns 100 Competitive Points and the bar is reset. Players can complete up to 30 full rounds of progression during a season, earning them up to 3,000 bonus Competitive Points in total. Once this limit is reached, the player will no longer be able to gain Competitive Points from the progression bar for the rest of the season, however they still continue to earn the 10 or 5 from winning or drawing a match. ^[1]

As of Season 16, players can also earn Competitive Points in Stadium's Competitive mode, with each win granting them 20. Drawing does not give any points, as it is not possible to draw in this game mode. Players can also obtain Competitive Points in Stadium through Competitive Progression.

Alternative Methods

Players can also earn additional Competitive Points by participating in Competitive Drives. Drives take place over a weekend toward the end of the season. During a Drive, players gain Drive Points based on the rank progress gained in competitive matches, and upon reaching the first, third and fifth Drive Point checkpoints, they are rewarded with an increasing amount of Competitive Points. The point amounts per checkpoint vary depending on the season, but will award 3,000 Competitive Points total upon reaching the fifth Drive Point checkpoint. This amount is doubled during the final season of a Competitive year.

In some rare occasions, players can earn Competitive Points through Twitch Drops, with one instance in Season 20 allowing players to earn 100 Competitive Points for every 2 hours watched, earning up to 500 total.^[2]

Use

Competitive Points can only be used to purchase any Weapon Variants for heroes.^[3] Year 2025's Weapon Variants are the Galactic Weapons. Weapon Variants can be found under the "Weapon Variants" tab in the Heroes view (Heroes > [Hero] > Weapon variants). Currently, all weapon variants cost 3000 to unlock.

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 competitive points can be used to unlock Weapon Variants, costing 3000 per variant. However, Legacy Competitive Points cannot be used to purchase the current year's weapon variants, and only Jade Weapons and Golden Weapons are available for unlock with Legacy Competitive Points.^[4] Competitive Points can be combined with Legacy Competitive Points to purchase Legacy Weapon Variants. For example, 1500 Competitive Points can be combined with 1500 Legacy Competitive Points to purchase a Golden or Jade weapon.

Starting with Season 18, when a player cannot afford a legacy weapon variant and has enough distributed among Competitive Points and Legacy Competitive Points, the remainder of Competitive Points can be converted to Legacy Competitive Points with an equal conversion rate of 1 Competitive Point to 1 Legacy Competitive Point. Once converted, the Legacy Competitive Points cannot be converted back to Competitive Points.

History

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 achieved in any of the competitive role queues or open queue. Awards per game for wins and draws are the same as the end seasons of Overwatch. (15 competitive points per win, and 5 competitive points for a tie.)

End-of-Season Rewards
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 (an additional + 10 for every win, and you still earn + 5 for a Draw). Additionally, 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 50 matches.

In Season 6, Player Titles were added for finishing the season in Gold and Platinum.

End-of-Season Rewards
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"

Season 9

For Season 9: Champions there was a large competitive rework, which drastically altered gameplay and core mechanics of the game. For competitive points, all current Competitive Points were turned into Legacy Competitive Points, marking the start of the 2024 Competitive Season. A new Weapon Variant was introduced which players could spend Competitive Points on, Jade Weapons.

Players now earned 10 per win, 5 per draw, and 0 for loss. Players no longer earned Competitive Points as end-of-season Rewards, but instead earned them through the new Competitive Progression Bar, which replaced Competitive Challenges. For the Competitive Progression Bar, you would earn 100 for every 30 Competitive Progress Points. Wins granted 3 Progress point, while draws and losses granted 1 Progress Point.^[5]

Season 10

In Season 10, all Weapon Variants could now be bought with Competitive Points, not just Jade Weapons. However, the currencies cannot be mixed; when purchasing previous season Weapon Variants either Competitive Points or Legacy Competitive Points exclusively must be used. ^[6]

Season 12

Season 12 added Competitive Drives, which are limited-time events that take place over a weekend toward the end of the season. Participating players can earn large amount of bonus Competitive Points and a unique Signature, by accumulating Drive Points and reaching select checkpoints.

Season 15

Jade Weapons were planned to be exclusive to year 2024 competitive points and made completely unobtainable after Season 14. However, due to community feedback this decision was reverted, and Jade Weapons will be available with Legacy Competitive Points.^[7]

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.^[8]

Season 2 - 5

In Season 2, 3, 4 and 5, 10 are received for each match won in Competitive Play, and 3 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.^[9]

End-of-Season Rewards
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 per win, and 5 for a tie.

End-of-Season Rewards
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^[10] 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 per win, and 5 for a tie.)

End-of-Season Rewards
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
Tier	Points Earned
Bronze	65
Silver	125
Gold	250
Platinum	500
Diamond	750
Master	1200
Grandmaster	1750

Trivia

• Golden weapons were for a long time the only Weapon Variants purchasable with Competitive Points, however in Season 9 Jade Weapons were introduced the first new yearly weapon variants. For Season 9, Jade Weapons were the only Weapon Variants purchasable with competitive points, as Golden Weapons were briefly moved under Legacy Competitive Points, until Season 10 allowed Competitive Points to be used to buy all available weapon variants.

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