Overwatch 2 is embracing the Halloween spirit with the launch of Season 19: Haunted Masquerade, which ushers in a slew of new content including the Haunted Masquerade arcade game mode, as well as the addition of powerful masks for heroes. These are more than just for cosmetic fun; they have special abilities, such as inflicting extra melee damage, health boosts, and other useful buffs. You can read full details below in the Overwatch 2 Season 19 Haunted Masquerade patch notes.
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Overwatch 2 was released for PS5, PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One in August 2023. As with its predecessor, the sequel is a hero shooter where players are split not two teams of five, with players picking from an expansive roster of more than 40 characters. Blizzard has kept things ticking over with multiple seasonal content drops, which includes extra game modes including Clash and Stadium, which arrived with Season 12 and 16, respectively.
SEASON 19 – HAUNTED MASQUERADE
Unmask Your Power. Haunt the Competition. Season 19 creeps in… ambitious and cloaked in mystery! The Haunted Masquerade event introduces a spooktacular mode where mystical masks grant buffs, twisting every battle into a spectral spectacle. Plus, something wicked this way returns as Junkenstein’s Revenge and Wrath of the Bride are back for frightful co-op fights. Then Stadium transforms under the eerie moonlight, unveiling new Heroes, a cursed map, fresh features, and match-defining Gadgets forged in shadow. Across the season, the festive spirit of Halloween stretches wide as Mythic cosmetics rise from the crypt, and a treasure trove of twisted tricks & treats awaits those brave enough to claim them. Welcome to the Haunted Masquerade, ENTER IF YOU DARE!
NEW ARCADE GAME MODE – HAUNTED MASQUERADE
It’s spooky time! The Haunted Masquerade is Season 19’s costumed centerpiece. Teams wear the mystical masks of currently allied Heroes, each granting buffs that can flip the fight for friends or foes and force fun new compositions. Everyone acquires special abilities based on whose mask they wear, with some granting specific benefits to lore linked Heroes and all of them rewarding synergy at every turn. Enter the Haunted Masquerade… IF YOU DARE!
TANK HERO MASKS
ORISA
- Decreases knockback applied to you. Decreases debuff duration on you.
- Sojourn Only: Gain the ability to attach Disruptor Orb to allied Orisa.
RAMATTRA MASK
- Slow any nearby enemies by 30%.
- Zenyatta Only: Applying Orb of Discord to allied Ramattra in Nemesis Form also applies it to enemies near him. Does not cause allied Ramattra to take additional damage.
REINHARDT MASK
- Gain 50 armor. Increases melee damage.
- Brigitte Only: Increases Brigitte shield size and durability when they are in close proximity.
ROADHOG MASK
- Gain the ability to heal yourself by 100 health every 30 seconds.
- Junkrat Only: Concussion Mine explosions douse enemies with gasoline. Any explosion damage within 10 seconds ignites them.
WINSTON MASK
- Melee damage now knocks enemies back.
- Tracer Only: Gain the ability to attach her Pulse Bomb to allied Winston. Either Winston or Tracer can detonate it.
DAMAGE HERO MASKS
GENJI MASK
- Gain the ability to double jump.
- Hanzo Only: Any enemy hit by an allied Genji’s Swift Strike or Dragonblade is marked. Shots home toward marked enemies.
HANZO MASK
- The farther the enemy, the more damage dealt to them.
- Genji Only: Gain the ability to activate Hanzo’s Dragonstrike during Dragonblade. Doing so will cancel the rest of Dragonblade.
JUNKRAT MASK
- Enemies explode on death.
- Roadhog Only: Chain Hook now explodes on impact. Detonating Junkrat’s Concussion Mines increases explosion damage and radius.
MEI MASK
- Increases damage against nearby enemies by 25%.
- Juno Only: Pulsar Torpedoes now freeze any target slowed by an allied Mei for 1.5 seconds.
REAPER MASK
- Dealing damage heals you.
- Moira Only: Gain the ability to attach Biotic Orb to Reaper when it is close to him.
SOJOURN MASK
- Dealing critical damage generates 50% additional ultimate charge.
- Orisa Only: Energy Javelin now creates Sojourn’s Disruptor Orb on environmental impact.
SOLDIER: 76 MASK
- Increases your attack speed.
- Ana Only: Biotic Grenade creates Soldier: 76’s Biotic Field on impact.
SYMMETRA MASK
- Substitutes 50% of your health with shields.
- Lifeweaver Only: Petal Platform gains a barrier around it.
TORBJÖRN MASK
- Gain an additional ability that applies armor to you for 10 seconds.
- Mercy Only: While Caduceus Staff is equipped, gain the ability to apply Torbjörn’s Overload on allies.
TRACER MASK
- Increases movement speed.
- Winston Only: Gain the ability to Recall to Winston’s Barrier Projector.
SUPPORT HERO MASKS
ANA MASK
- Reduce all incoming damage by 15%.
- Soldier: 76 Only: Gain an additional Biotic ability that while in use, prevents healing on enemies hit by Helix Rockets.
BRIGITTE MASK
- Dealing melee damage to enemies heals nearby allies.
- Reinhardt Only: When Inspired by allied Brigitte, Charge explodes on impact. Inspired status stacks up to 3 times, increasing explosion damage and radius.
JUNO MASK
- Holding jump lets you hover midair.
- Mei Only: When Ice Wall comes into contact with Juno’s Orbital Ray, creates a Blizzard.
LIFEWEAVER MASK
- Deal additional damage while airborne or on Lifeweaver’s Petal Platform.
- Symmetra Only: Turrets can now also target allies, granting armor over time.
MERCY MASK
- Increases your base health by 20%.
- Torbjörn Only: Turret now applies toggleable healing or damage boost to allies within range.
MOIRA MASK
- Constantly regenerate health. Eliminations increase regen rate for 10 seconds.
- Reaper Only: Increases movement speed and jump height during Wraith Form.
ZENYATTA MASK
- Applies a mini Orb of Harmony to you.
- Ramattra Only: Gain the ability to detonate allied Zenyatta’s Orbs of Discord. Their explosions damage nearby enemies and apply a temporary Orb of Discord to them.
HALLOWEEN TERROR RETURNS
Your favorite Spooky modes return as Halloween Terror 2025 brings new tricks and returning treats to Overwatch 2. Join forces in this returning fan favorite 4-player co-op mode to defend Adlersbrunn from Dr. Junkenstein and his monstrous creations. Battle hordes of zombie Omnics and powerful bosses in a quest to save the castle from certain doom. Then, continue the story from Junkenstein’s Revenge, featuring four heroes—Sojourn, Junker Queen, Kiriko, and Ashe—who must break down barricades, fight off exploding zombie omnics, and defeat powerful enemies like Banshee Moira and Gargoyle Winston to uncover the dark secrets of Adlersbrunn. Navigate through haunted castles, solve puzzles, and face terrifying jump scares as you progress through this atmospheric and gripping co-op adventure.
GENERAL UPDATES
Hero Mastery Mode
- The Hero Mastery mode and courses are no longer available to play.
Developer comments: As we focus more time and effort into delivering the best experience for Quick Play, Competitive, Stadium, and other new ways to play, we’re going to be shifting focus away from past game modes that haven’t seen as much attention. With this in mind, we’ve made the decision to sunset Hero Mastery courses.
Team Text Chat
- New Options added to Social → Text Chat
- The color of each existing Text Chat Channel (Whisper/Group/Team/Match) can now be set. These default to their existing colors.
- The color Comms/Pings can now be set.
- Tabbing through each of the potential text chat channels includes a small new visual element to indicate that the channel has changed.
ARMORY
GENERAL ITEMS
Stratosphere Beacon – Common Weapon General Item
- Rarity changed to Common (from Rare).
- Cost reduced to 1500 (Down from 4000).
- Bonus damage and slow to airborne enemies now procs from both Weapon and Ability damage.
- Removed 5% Weapon Power.
Salvaged Slugs – Epic Weapon General Item
- Added increased damage and ammo refund on damage to deployables, such as Torbjörn’s Turret.
Liquid Nitrogen – Epic Ability General Item
- Slow on Ability Damage reduced to 10% (Down from 20%).
- Added 15% increased Slow to Bonus Move Speed, from abilities and items.
LumériCo Fusion Drive – Epic Ability General Item
- Cost increased to 11000 (up from 10000).
Heartbeat Sensor – Common Survival General Item
- Removed.
Reflex Coating – Common Survival General Item
- New Item.
- 25 Health.
- When you are stunned, slept, or hindered, or anti-healed, gain 75 Overhealth for 3s. (20s Cooldown).
- 1500 Cost.
BUG FIXES
General
- Fixed an issue preventing Music Festival Charms from being equippable by all heroes.
- Fixed an issue that caused an unresponsive state in Custom Game when attempting to escape after a draft concluded.
- Fixed an issue that caused players that backfilled into a match in which Reaper was being played to experience low frame rates.
Heroes
Cassidy
- Fixed an issue with Cassidy’s Silver Bullet occasionally not firing after using an ability.
Junker Queen
- Fixed an issue with Junker Queen that caused her to be affected by flashbangs while using Rampage with the Rampant Charge perk equipped.
Wuyang
- Fixed an issue which caused Wuyang’s Restorative Stream to have a longer range than intended.
Stadium
General
- Fixed an issue that forced the team to exit a QP Stadium match if a user joined or was invited to the group during the match.
- Fixed an issue where Ultimate Charge gain from Healing was not being normalized by your Weapon Power and Ability Power.
Junker Queen
- Fixed an issue where Junker Queen’s Bigger Magnet mod did not increase the pull force of Jagged Blade.
Mercy
- Fixed an issue where Mercy’s Supply Surge power did not count as an ability toward Hardlight Accelerator.
Pharah
- Fixed an issue where Pharah’s Launch Vector power did not grant ultimate charge.
[Source – Overwatch 2 Season 19 Patch Notes]