Loot Boxes were a feature of Overwatch, and are a feature in Overwatch 2. They were removed in Season 1 of Overwatch 2^[1], then were reimplemented in Season 15: Honor and Glory. Any unopened loot boxes from the original game were automatically opened in players' accounts when logging into Overwatch 2.^[2]

Each Loot Box contains four random items, with at least one rare or better item. Loot Boxes and their contents are entirely cosmetic, and do not give any gameplay advantages.

Overwatch

In Overwatch, a Loot Box can be primarily obtained through limited-time events, challenges and progressing the weekly rewards counter, which grants a Loot Box for every 9 matches played, with wins granting double progress. A player can receive a maximum of 3 Loot Boxes through progression every week, completing a total of 27 matches. The Battle Pass also features legendary loot boxes as rewards, both in its free and premium tracks. Loot boxes cannot be purchased with any in-game currency or real money.

To open a Loot Box, either navigate to the main menu and click the "Loot Box" option, or bring up the pause menu and click the "Open Loot Box" button. While opening a Loot Box, players can preview and equip the contents. The items are rolled during the opening animation, reducing the chance of getting duplicate items. However, if a player receives duplicate items, they get bonus progress towards the next Loot Box. When a new season starts, any remaining Loot Boxes are automatically opened on behalf of the player.

In Reign of Talon's Season 1: Conquest, they released a new type of Loot Box: the Esports Loot box. It contains cosmetics that are related to various Overwatch Esports organizations of both past and present, including the Overwatch Champions Series and Overwatch League.

Drop rates

Loot Box

Loot Boxes are guaranteed to have at least one Rare or better item, with an Epic item guaranteed after opening 5 consecutive boxes, and a Legendary item guaranteed after opening 20 consecutive boxes. When one receives an item of Epic or Legendary rarity after opening less than the required amount, their count is reset regardless. These Loot Boxes are a reward for playing the game and completing weekly challenges.

Rarity	Drop rate
Common	97.97%
Rare	96.26%
Epic	21.93%
Legendary	5.10%

Epic Loot Box

Epic Loot Boxes are guaranteed to contain at least one Epic item in almost every box, with one Legendary item dropping every 4 boxes opened. They can be obtained only through limited-time events and special offers.

Rarity	Drop rate
Common	97.97%
Rare	48.80%
Epic	98.92%
Legendary	5.10%

Legendary Loot Box

Legendary Loot Boxes are always guaranteed to have at least one Legendary item. One box can be received from the free Battle Pass, with an additional two boxes from the Premium Battle Pass. Some can also be obtained from limited-time events.

Rarity	Drop rate
Common	97.97%
Rare	96.26%
Epic	16.94%
Legendary	100%

Esports Loot Box

Esports Loot Boxes have the same drop rates as epic loot boxes, with both guaranteed to contain at least one Epic item in almost every box. Unlike epic lootboxes, one Legendary item drops every 20 boxes opened. They can be obtained from Twitch Drops by watching Esports events live.

Rarity	Drop rate
Common	97.97%
Rare	48.80%
Epic	98.92%
Legendary	5.10%

Duplicates

Players do not get items they already own, unless they already have all items of that rarity which are obtainable through Loot Boxes. In this case, the player receives a progress towards an additional, normal Loot Box. The progress depends on the rarity of the item.

Rarity	Progress
Common	2%
Rare	5%
Epic	15%
Legendary	?%

This means that you need for example 50 common duplicate items to get a free Loot Box.

Contents

The following is not applicable to Esports loot boxes, which have a different pool of cosmetics than other loot boxes.

Rarity	Common	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Player Icons		✓
Skins		✓	✓	✓
Emotes			✓	✓
Sprays	✓
Voice Lines	✓	✓
Victory Poses		✓
Highlight Intros			✓
Souvenirs		✓
Weapon Charms			✓
Weapon Skins				✓

Overwatch 1

In Overwatch 1, one Loot Box was received for every level gained. Loot boxes could also be earned through limited-time events, playing Arcade game modes and purchased with microtransactions. As opposed to the current scheme, the contents of a Loot Box were determined when the Loot Box was received, not when it was opened.^[3] If a Loot Box contained a duplicate cosmetic that the player already owned, they would receive credits instead.

Drop Rates

The drop rates of Loot Boxes content were as follows:

• A Rare item or above was included in every box.
• An Epic item was included in about 18.5% of all boxes.
• A Legendary item was included in about 7.5% of all boxes.
• A Rare Victory Pose was included in about 23% of all boxes.
• A Rare Skin was included in about 30% of all boxes.
• A Rare Player Icon was included about 48% of all boxes.^[4]

Contents

Quality (Credits for Duplicate)	Common 5	Rare 15	Epic 50	Legendary 200
Player Icons		✓
Skins		✓	✓	✓
Emotes			✓	✓
Sprays	✓
Voice Lines	✓
Victory Poses		✓
Highlight Intros			✓
Credits	N/A	50	150	500

Prices

(US dollars, through Battle.net)

$1.99 for 2 Loot Boxes

$4.99 for 5 Loot Boxes

$9.99 for 11 Loot Boxes

$19.99 for 24 Loot Boxes

$39.99 for 50 Loot Boxes

(Euro, through Overwatch)

1,99€ for 2 Loot Boxes

4,99€ for 5 Loot Boxes

9,99€ for 11 Loot Boxes

19,99€ for 24 Loot Boxes

39,99€ for 50 Loot Boxes

4,99€ for 1 Legendary + 5 Loot Boxes (One-time purchase only)

Seasonal Loot Boxes

For the duration of a seasonal event, regular Loot Boxes were changed to special event themed Loot Boxes. Each of these seasonal Loot Boxes were guaranteed to contain at least one event-exclusive cosmetic item. Seasonal Loot Boxes that had already been purchased and unopened remained seasonal Loot Boxes even after the event had ended.

• 
  Lunar New Year Loot Box
• 
  Archives Loot Box
• 
  Anniversary Loot Box
• 
  Summer Games Loot Box
• 
  Halloween Loot Box
• 
  Winter Loot Box

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