Overwatch 2 season 17 early patch notes – Map voting, new Stadium changes, and more
Overwatch 2 is powering up once again with a new season for summer 2025. Season 17 of OW2 is called "Powered Up!" and although there isn't a new hero this time around (the next hero will be playable in a test later this summer, though), there's plenty of other quality of life changes and updates coming to the game when the new season begins on June 24. Here's everything new and different coming to OW2 season 17. Table of contents Overwatch 2 season 17 patch notes Map voting New maps New Stadium heroes Hero buffs and nerfs Two Mythics at launch Limited time events New battle pass G.I. Joe collab New shop skins New hero trial Overwatch 2 season 17 patch notes Image via Blizzard Entertainment Season 17, Powered Up!, is all about the maps. There's new maps, map voting, and maps being added to the Stadium pool, so let's look at what's new and different in OW2's latest season. Map voting A long-requested addition, Map Voting arrives in season 17 in both Quick Play and Competitive Play. "After role queue locks, you’ll get three randomized map options to choose from," Blizzard said. "Every vote adds a 1-in-10 chance to that map's odds, and the winner is selected using a roulette style roll. To keep things chill, team chat, battle tags, and individual votes are hidden, so there’s no pressure—just a better chance at playing on maps you love. And leaver penalties kick in as soon as voting starts, so stick around and make it count." New maps Image via Blizzard Entertainment A new Flashpoint map joins the Core experience in season 17. Aatlis is based in Morroco, and features lush gardens to luxury resort spaces." It's a map that's "built for tighter fights, cleaner rotations, and fast paced momentum," according to the developer. In Stadium, Esperança and Samoa join the map pool. New Stadium heroes Image via Blizzard Entertainment Sigma, Junkrat, and Zenyatta are the new playable heroes in Stadium for season 17, all with their own unique Powers to build ridiculous and powerful variants of in the competitive game type. Hero buffs and nerfs Check back here closer to season 17's launch on June 24 for more info on the buffs and nerfs coming to heroes, Perks, and everything in between. Two Mythics at launch For the first time in OW2, two Mythics are available at the launch of a season, for D.Va and Reaper. D.Va Mythic: Horang Image via Blizzard Entertainment Level 1: Tiger armor and a hat with sleek, fierce white styling. Level 2: Bun hairstyle with upgraded visuals in a cinnabar red colorway. Level 3: Flex braids and a wild tiger mask in a pink-tinted colorway. Level 4: Hit full tiger mode with ambient spirit energy, glowing effects, and flourishes that radiate power. Reaper Mythic weapon: Steel Death Image via Blizzard Entertainment Level 1 Base: Brutal, sharp, soulfire-infused shotguns built for lethal precision. Level 2 Reactivity: Weapons flare with dark energy as you deal damage. Level 3 Flourish: Intricate glowing details surround your shotguns. Level 4 Kill FX: Finish foes with haunting swirled shadows and sound effects that embody Reaper’s fury. Limited time events Season 17 has two limited time events announced over its first month, including Powered Up (June 24 to 30) and Hacks & Hijinx (July 15 to 28), both of which include challenges and free items to earn. New battle pass Image via Blizzard Entertainment There's five new skins in the battle pass, along with two more in the Ultimate bundle: 8-Bit Sombra 8-Bit Genji 8-Bit Reinhardt Professor Fawkes Junkrat Professor de Kuiper Sigma (Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle) Principal Lacroix Widowmaker (Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle) Delinquent Cole Cassidy G.I. Joe collab In the road map for season 17, OW2 confirmed that G.I. Joe would be the next collab for the game. In the reveal trailer for the season, players spotted Genji in a Snake Eyes skin, and that's just the beginning. More will be revealed in the coming weeks. New shop skins Image via Blizzard Entertainment Season 17's new shop skins include (from left to right) Lifeweaver, Mercy, Kiriko, Soldier: 76, Juno, Venture, and Reaper. More info about these skins, like pricing and release date, will be coming soon. New hero trial Image via Blizzard Entertainment Season 17 will close out with a new trial for the latest hero, the support hero Wuyang, towards the end of the season later this summer. This article will be updated with new information when it becomes available. The post Overwatch 2 season 17 early patch notes – Map voting, new Stadium changes, and more appeared first on Destructoid.
Overwatch 2 is powering up once again with a new season for summer 2025.
Season 17 of OW2 is called "Powered Up!" and although there isn't a new hero this time around (the next hero will be playable in a test later this summer, though), there's plenty of other quality of life changes and updates coming to the game when the new season begins on June 24.
Here's everything new and different coming to OW2 season 17.
Table of contents
Overwatch 2 season 17 patch notes
Season 17, Powered Up!, is all about the maps. There's new maps, map voting, and maps being added to the Stadium pool, so let's look at what's new and different in OW2's latest season.
Map voting
A long-requested addition, Map Voting arrives in season 17 in both Quick Play and Competitive Play.
"After role queue locks, you’ll get three randomized map options to choose from," Blizzard said. "Every vote adds a 1-in-10 chance to that map's odds, and the winner is selected using a roulette style roll. To keep things chill, team chat, battle tags, and individual votes are hidden, so there’s no pressure—just a better chance at playing on maps you love. And leaver penalties kick in as soon as voting starts, so stick around and make it count."
New maps
A new Flashpoint map joins the Core experience in season 17. Aatlis is based in Morroco, and features lush gardens to luxury resort spaces." It's a map that's "built for tighter fights, cleaner rotations, and fast paced momentum," according to the developer.
In Stadium, Esperança and Samoa join the map pool.
New Stadium heroes
Sigma, Junkrat, and Zenyatta are the new playable heroes in Stadium for season 17, all with their own unique Powers to build ridiculous and powerful variants of in the competitive game type.
Hero buffs and nerfs
Check back here closer to season 17's launch on June 24 for more info on the buffs and nerfs coming to heroes, Perks, and everything in between.
Two Mythics at launch
For the first time in OW2, two Mythics are available at the launch of a season, for D.Va and Reaper.
D.Va Mythic: Horang
- Level 1: Tiger armor and a hat with sleek, fierce white styling.
- Level 2: Bun hairstyle with upgraded visuals in a cinnabar red colorway.
- Level 3: Flex braids and a wild tiger mask in a pink-tinted colorway.
- Level 4: Hit full tiger mode with ambient spirit energy, glowing effects, and flourishes that radiate power.
Reaper Mythic weapon: Steel Death
- Level 1 Base: Brutal, sharp, soulfire-infused shotguns built for lethal precision.
- Level 2 Reactivity: Weapons flare with dark energy as you deal damage.
- Level 3 Flourish: Intricate glowing details surround your shotguns.
- Level 4 Kill FX: Finish foes with haunting swirled shadows and sound effects that embody Reaper’s fury.
Limited time events
Season 17 has two limited time events announced over its first month, including Powered Up (June 24 to 30) and Hacks & Hijinx (July 15 to 28), both of which include challenges and free items to earn.
New battle pass
There's five new skins in the battle pass, along with two more in the Ultimate bundle:
- 8-Bit Sombra
- 8-Bit Genji
- 8-Bit Reinhardt
- Professor Fawkes Junkrat
- Professor de Kuiper Sigma (Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle)
- Principal Lacroix Widowmaker (Ultimate Battle Pass Bundle)
- Delinquent Cole Cassidy
G.I. Joe collab
In the road map for season 17, OW2 confirmed that G.I. Joe would be the next collab for the game. In the reveal trailer for the season, players spotted Genji in a Snake Eyes skin, and that's just the beginning. More will be revealed in the coming weeks.
New shop skins
Season 17's new shop skins include (from left to right) Lifeweaver, Mercy, Kiriko, Soldier: 76, Juno, Venture, and Reaper. More info about these skins, like pricing and release date, will be coming soon.
New hero trial
Season 17 will close out with a new trial for the latest hero, the support hero Wuyang, towards the end of the season later this summer.
This article will be updated with new information when it becomes available.
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