Overwatch 2is powering up once again with a new season for summer 2025.
Season 17 ofOW2is 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 toOW2season 17.
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Overwatch 2 patch notes – Season 17
Season 17, Powered Up!, is all about the maps. There are new ones coming along, map voting, and some being added to the Stadium pool.
Alongside new maps, skins, and hero balance changes, we’re also getting limited-time events, changes to Stadium, and more. Let’s look at what’s new and different inOW2’slatest 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.”
The more votes a map has, the higher its odds of being chosen. After voting for each map,OW2will “roll” to see which one is selected. If everyone votes for the same map, the game will automatically select it.
New maps
A new Flashpoint map joins the Core experience in Season 17. Aatlis is based in Morocco 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 in the competitive game type.
Hero buffs and nerfs
Multiple heroes are getting updates this time around. Here’s a breakdown of each change:
Zenyatta
Two Mythics at launch
For the first time inOW2, two Mythics are available at the launch of a season, for D.Va and Reaper.
Reaper Mythic weapon: Steel Death
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.
Hacks & Hijinx features rotating match modifiers, from low-gravity jumps to Ultimate charge-granting health packs. Here’s a complete list of every modifier you’ll find:
New battle pass
There are five new skins in the battle pass, along with two more in the Ultimate bundle:
G.I. Joe collab
In the road map for season 17,OW2confirmed 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 arrive 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. To view the full patch notes, visit Overwatch 2’sofficial website.
