Closing out Overwatch 2 Season 5 is a brand new event which is a perfect fit for the fantasy tabletop stylings of the current season. Hot off the heels of the Overwatch Summer Games 2023 is Mischief and Magic, an event centred around a new game mode which is basically Overwatch’s take on the iconic and classic game mode, Prop Hunt. With its own unique Overwatch twist and a bevvy of new challenges to complete, as well as an awesome new free Epic Skin for Ana, Mischief and Magic is a great way to end the season and a good reason to hop on for a few matches of prop-chasing, hunter-evading fun.
Here’s everything you need to know about the new Mischief and Magic event in Overwatch 2.
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Mischief and Magic Game Mode
The star of the show this time around is, unsurprisingly, the Mischief and Magic mode. Like most other event-exclusive game modes, you can find Mischief and Magic in the Arcade section of the director. To those more in the know, Mischief and Magic is essentially Overwatch 2’s own Prop Hunt mode. In it, a team of 5 Genjis must hunt down a team of 5 Kirikos in the opening sections of the Blizzard World Map.
As Kiriko, you have about 30 seconds before the match begins to run around the map and locate an object you want to transform into. While transformed, you will gain the appearance of that object and must remain hidden for 2 minutes from the enemy team. Periodically, you will make noise to guide the Genji team towards you, but don’t fret: you have a smoke bomb as part of your tool kit which can stun any Genji player for several seconds, allowing you to make your getaway. You can also change your current disguise at almost anytime.
Meanwhile, on the Genji side, you will have 2 and a half minutes to hunt down all 5 hidden Kirikos around the map. You don’t have your trusty shuriken, only your sword, meaning that you’ll need to get into melee with any object you deem suspicious. You do have Genji’s Swift Strike to quickly close in on targets or avoid Kiriko’s smoke bombs but remember that it has a relatively longish cooldown. Survive for long enough and you’ll also gain access to the Dragonblade Ultimate.
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- I Cast Polymorph
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- Hiding in Plain Sight
If the team of Kirikos are all found before the timer is up, the round will go to the Genji team. If, instead, the Kirikos manage to escape capture and outlast the timer, they will win the round. Then, both teams will switch sides and characters, taking on the other role. This game mode is a best-of-three contest, meaning that whoever makes it to three points first wins.
This game mode is pretty chaotic and really entertaining, just like any Prop Hunt mode. The biggest difference between it and other more traditional Prop Hunt-style modes is how the “props” have better tools for making a getaway and how they will make noise every 30 seconds or so to give the hunters a hint. Although this is to make sure matches don’t last a ridiculously long time, it can be a bit of a dampener that you only got caught because of the noise.
Regardless, Mischief and Magic is free for all players until the end of Season 5. Hop in, complete some challenges and, most importantly, enjoy yourself with some light fun for the latter half of Overwatch 2 Season 5.
Mischief and Magic
Event Challenges
Just like with any Overwatch 2 event, Mischief and Magic has its exclusive suite of Event Challenges. These challenges are only available for the duration of the event and each has a special reward tied to them, from something as simple as Battle Pass EXP up to a free Epic Skin. In total, there are 10 Mischief and Magic challenges which contribute to the big final reward. You can complete these challenges in any order you see fit.
- Paragon of Mischief: Complete 6 Mischief and Magic Event Challenges
- Peak Mischief: Complete 6 games of Mischief and Magic. Wins grant double progress.
- First Class Knight: Earn 10 eliminations as Knight Genji in Mischief and Magic.
- A Knight’s Duty: Earn 1 elimination with Dragonblade as Knight Genji in Mischief and Magic.
- Top Rapscallion: Survive for 300 seconds as Rogue Kiriko in Mischief and Magic.
- What a Scamp!: Stun 6 enemies with Flashbang as Rogue Kiriko in Mischief and Magic.
- Aspiring Hero: Complete 6 games. Wins grant double progress.
- Local Hero: Complete 6 games. Wins grant double progress.
- Epic Hero: Complete 6 games. Wins grant double progress.
- Legendary Hero: Complete 6 games. Wins grant double progress.
Completing every challenge will net you 50,000 Battle Pass EXP, which translates to 5 full levels of the Overwatch 2 Season 5 Battle Pass. Additionally, there’s also the Mischievous Barrel Weapon Charm to earn as well as four unique player icons and two unique voice lines for Roadhog and Junker Queen.
Mischief and Magic Challenges
Free Spiritwarder Ana Skin
The most important part of the whole event, and what will drag most players into the festivities, is the free Epic Skin being offered exclusively through Mischief and Magic. That skin in question is the Epic Spiritwarder Skin for our Support sniper, Ana. Spiritwarder Ana is actually a recolour of a rare fan favourite Ana Skin from all the way back in the original Overwatch. Using the beloved Bastet Skin as a base, Spiritwarder has a nice mix of red and black whereas the iconic cat mask is a bold gold. Even if it is just a recolour, seeing this Skin back in the game will be more than enough to get people excited for Mischief and Magic.
To earn the Spiritwarder Epic Skin in Overwatch 2, players must complete the Paragon of Mischief event challenge before Mischief and Magic concludes on August 10th. To complete this challenge, you need to have beaten 6 other Mischief and Magic event challenges. If you’re more a fan of general play, you can complete a good amount of the challenges through Quickplay or Competitive. However, for the quickest route to the Spiritwarder Skin, we recommend diving headfirst into Mischief and Magic.
Once you’ve knocked out 6 of the 10 challenges available during Mischief and Magic, Paragon of Mischief will automatically complete and send the Spiritwarder Skin into your collection. Just make sure to complete everything before August 10th, when the Skin and all of the associated challenges will disappear.
Spiritwarder Ana Skin
And that was everything you needed to know about the new Mischief and Magic event in Overwatch 2 Season 5. Once again for those in the back, Mischief and Magic will conclude on August 10th, giving you roughly until the end of Season 5 to complete all the necessary challenges.
