Overwatch Season 4 Adds Flexible Battle Pass Tracks Letting Players Choose Which Skins to Unlock First

Overwatch is changing its battle pass system in Season 4: Heroes of Busan. The old linear 80-tier setup is being replaced with several tracks, so players can choose which rewards to unlock first.

The new system arrives August 11. Blizzard also plans to bring back some older battle passes later in the season. The total number of tiers and the time needed to finish the pass are not changing. Each of the five main tracks contains a Legendary or Epic skin.

How Overwatch's New Battle Pass Works

The Season 4 battle pass splits rewards into several tracks, each with a Legendary or Epic skin. Players can level up these tracks in any order, but only after finishing a short introductory track. Once all five main tracks are done, extra tiers unlock. These offer Legendary loot boxes, Mythic Prisms, Overwatch Coins, and eventually seasonal titles.

Blizzard says the number of tiers and the time to complete them are staying the same. The main difference is in how players move through the rewards, not how long it takes.

Premium battle pass owners get one Tier Hack per pass. This lets them swap an eligible Legendary reward for a different cosmetic from a curated pool. The pool can include older shop and loot box skins from any role.

In Season 4, those cosmetics include Raijin Ashe, Mob Boss Junker Queen, Cardboard Reinhardt, Sakura Lifeweaver, and Crustacean Wrecking Ball.

Past Battle Passes Return Midseason, and Availability

Overwatch will bring back some older battle passes during the middle of Season 4. Players will be able to buy them or finish leveling any they already own. Blizzard has not said which passes are coming back, only calling them "select Battle Passes past."

These returning battle passes, whether bought in Season 4 or owned from before, will stay available to progress alongside new content. However, unvaulted passes will not include their original premium currency, Mythic Prisms, Prestige titles, or Mythic hero and weapon skins.

For players approaching the Season 4 battle pass, the key points are:

1. Complete the short introductory track first, since it unlocks access to the five main reward tracks.
2. Level the tracks in whatever order matches the skins you want most, rather than progressing linearly.
3. Save the once-per-pass Tier Hack for a Legendary reward you would rather swap for a cosmetic from the curated pool.
4. Note that returning past battle passes will not include their original Mythic Prisms, Prestige titles, or Mythic skins.

The new battle pass launches August 11 with Season 4: Heroes of Busan, which also introduces the new tank D.Mon. Blizzard plans to share more details about the returning battle passes in a midseason blog, including which ones are coming back. For now, the full list and timing have not been confirmed.

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