Overwatch 2’s mythical skin prices turned out to be (unsurprisingly) very expensive
Overwatch 2 Season 10 is now live, with a few major changes to how Blizzard monetizes the game. Most notably, the hero shooter’s new hero Venture is free for all players and is no longer locked behind the battle pass. Overwatch 2The game’s Battle Pass also now pays out multiple types of currency, including the premium paid currency known as Overwatch Coins and a new type of currency called Mythic Prisms, which players can spend on mythic skins.
In addition to offering Mythic Prisms as part of the premium battle pass, Blizzard is also selling that new currency, meaning Overwatch 2 players are catching up on mythic skins they may have missed from previous seasons’ battle passes. The price of Mythic Prisms may be eye-watering for players looking to purchase mythic skins outright, but likely won’t come as a surprise to longtime Overwatch fans who have been conditioned to expect to pay $20 or more for a single skin.
Mythic Prisms are now being sold Overwatch 2‘s in-game store in three bundles:
- 10 Mythic Prisms – $9.99
- 50 Mythic Prisms – $39.99
- 100 Mythic Prisms – $79.99
A base level mythic skin, without additional customization options, costs 50 Mythic Prisms or $39.99. A fully upgraded mythic skin costs 80 mythic prisms. That makes the total starting cost of a complete Mythic skin around $70, depending on which bundle players purchase.
That sticker shock will likely lead to a lot of grumbling about the cost of mythic skins, since that’s equivalent to the cost of many AAA console and PC games. But players who purchase the premium battle pass (which costs $9.99) will get enough Mythic Prisms each season to purchase a fully upgraded mythic skin if they invest the time to complete the pass up to level 78 (out of 80 levels).
Here’s how Blizzard explains how players will earn Mythic Prisms while completing the premium battle pass:
From level 8 you collect 8 Mythic Prisms per 10 levels until level 78.
At level 48 you can unlock the base level of the Mythic hero skin you want to collect.
Once you complete Tier 78 of your Premium Battle Pass, you’ll earn enough Mythic Prisms to unlock the remaining customization levels for your Mythic Hero skin.
Mythic Prisms can only be earned by progressing through the premium battle pass or purchasing Prisms directly, Blizzard explained in an FAQ on Overwatch 2‘s new Mythic store. Other currencies, such as Overwatch Credits and Coins, cannot be used to purchase mythics, only Mythic Prisms.
Blizzard has said that its new approach to unlocking mythic skins is designed to give players more choice. Players who never touch Mercy may not see much value in paying for the battle pass to unlock her mythic skin, and can now spend the newly-earned Mythic Prisms on cosmetics for their favorite characters. But the new Mythic store will undoubtedly lead to more negativity towards Blizzard’s heavily funded free-to-play shooter; After all, Blizzard just added a bunch of older skins that a new player can spend over $500 on if they go all-in on Mythic Prisms.
That may be the price we pay (or not) for reversing one of Blizzard’s most controversial decisions ever. Overwatch 2: putting heroes behind a paywall. Now that that’s been undone, it looks like Overwatch whales will be the ones to bear the costs.