How to Get the Free OWCS Echo Skins in Overwatch 2

Cosmetic items for your favorite heroes should regularly pop into Overwatch 2. That is to say, players have more options than ever before to choose their favorites in the Hero Gallery before firing up a match.

Examples of such include cosmetics from limited-time play-to-earn events, cosmetics unlocked via the Overwatch Shop or as rewards for Battle Pass completion, cosmetics dropped via Twitch streams, and so on. Skins for esports let players represent their favorite teams or Overwatch Esports season while in-game and have always been one of the most popular cosmetic options in the game. To sum it up, in October 2024, users will receive two Overwatch Champions Series-skins for the DPS flier Echo free of charge. The following is a step-by-step guide that can be used to answer all your questions on how this can be done.

OWCS Echo Skins: Where to Find Them in Overwatch 2

Just like the seasonal Twitch drops, you can earn OWCS skins if you continuously watch the official Overwatch Champions Series channels. For watching a certain period of time, it may offer players things like player icons, souvenirs, and OWCS skins. Players can earn these rewards during the days those possibilities are available.

But before you commit to watching that long, make sure your Battle.net account is linked to Twitch or Youtube so you can receive these drops as a form of reward. The following will be the steps for both approaches if one needs some guiding on how it is done.

Linking Your Battle.net Account to YouTube

Open the Battle.net app.

Locate your Icon, upper right, and click on your Gamertag. There will be an arrow-shaped menu that comes up.

Click on My Profile. A new popup window will appear.

Click the pencil-shaped edit in the Links area, then click Add Link.

Click the YouTube option. Just paste your username at the end of the URL created by this option.

It should look something like this when complete: https://www.youtube.com//YOURUSERNAMEHERE.

Click the Add Link button to confirm and save changes.

You can now get drops to your YouTube account after linking your account to Battle.net!

Making sure your YouTube account is linked is as important as having it on Twitch. If you need to, please check to make sure this is set up and connect using the additional steps below:

Log in and visit your profile on YouTube.

Start YouTube Connected Apps.

Battle.net, click the Connect button and follow the on-screen prompts.

How to Connect Your Battle.net Account to Twitch

Start the Battle.net application.

Your Icon, upper right, click your Gamertag. You'll notice there an arrow-shaped menu.

Click My Profile. With this action, a new window will appear.

Click the pencil-shaped edit in the Links section, then click Add Link.

Select Twitch. You can only copy your username at the end of the URL this generates.

When finished, the link should look something like this: https://www.twitch.tv/YOURUSERNAMEHERE.

Click the Add Link button to confirm and save changes.

You're now prepared to receive drops on your Twitch account, thanks to integration with Battle.net!

The Echo OWCS skins are only available to players from October 5, 2024, to October 6, 2024. If you are not really interested in watching any of the OWCS matches, the good news is that you can get both skins simply for watching the stream continuously for a few hours. Just keep the stream open in another tab or on another device.

Between these dates, you can earn the following OWCS rewards, and herein is a complete breakdown of how long it'll take to get them:

Two-hour spray with an OWCS theme

Black OWCS Echo Home skin - Four hours of watch time

Name Card with an OWCS Theme - Five Hour Watch

Wear this OWCS Echo Away skin-an orange variation-for six hours straight.

With that, we certainly hope this guide helps you with the free OWCS Echo skins available in Overwatch 2. Until next time, and good luck.