Overwatch Season 5 Midseason: Stellar Blade Skins, the Reign of Talon Finale and Mythic Roadhog

Overwatch's Season 5 midseason update went live on 3 November. It starts the final chapter of Reign of Talon, the game's first year-long story, and brings a crossover with Shift Up's Stellar Blade called EVE Protocol. There's also a new Mythic skin for Roadhog, two chances to earn free Loot Boxes and a Black Friday sale.

Taking Reign: the end of Reign of Talon

The Taking Reign event runs from 3 November to 7 December. Doomfist and Overwatch head to Rialto to stop Vendetta, who took control of Talon during the year, and settle who leads it.

It has 24 tiers of rewards that you earn by playing and completing challenges:

Free Pass: leads to an Epic recolour of a Sigma skin.
Event Pass (1,000 Overwatch Coins): adds a second track with a Legendary Resurgence Doomfist skin and a new Heroic Weapon for Vendetta, among other rewards.

Overwatch x EVE Protocol: the Stellar Blade crossover

From 3 to 17 November, five heroes dress up as Stellar Blade characters:

Widowmaker as EVE, the game's lead
D.Va as Lily, an Ultra skin with custom kill effects, first- and third-person reactions and its own Hello emote. Her mech, Tokki, is based on Stellar Blade's final boss, Providence.
Freja as Raven
Vendetta as Tachy
Soldier: 76 as Adam

Mythic Necrotic Knight Roadhog

Roadhog's new Mythic skin, out on 3 November, turns him into a cursed knight who feeds on souls. It has four levels of customisation:

The base Necrotic Knight form, with its own effects
Three helmet options: Skull, Knight and Plague Doctor
Extra colour palettes
Spectral skulls, claws, flames, smoke and new ability effects

It also comes with custom Hook and projectile effects and new voice lines.

Free Loot Boxes

Excavation Initiative (3 November to 7 December): complete three digs a week for a Loot Box, then keep digging for more, including Epic Loot Boxes and a Legendary one.
Junkrat's Loot Hunt (20 to 23 November): finish five games for a Loot Box, up to nine times. There's no daily reset this time, so you can do it all in one sitting, and Double XP is on for the whole event.

Drives and the World Finals in December

Drives (3 to 7 December): now split into Competitive and Quick Play. Competitive Drives give up to 3,000 Competitive Points and a Signature, and Quick Play Drives give up to 3,000 Legacy Weapon Points. Once you reach the fourth checkpoint this season, you can also equip eligible Signatures from earlier seasons.
OWCS World Finals (2 to 6 December): twelve teams play for the 2026 title in Guangzhou. The Cheer Rally runs from 3 to 7 December, with in-game challenges for rewards, and you can earn more by watching on Twitch or YouTube with your account linked.

Black Friday Vault Sale

From 3 November to 7 December, the Black Friday Vault Sale brings back older cosmetics in bundles:

Peak Mega Bundle: community-favourite skins
Hero Spotlight Bundles for Mercy, Soldier: 76, Ramattra and D.Va, with skins from different eras of the game
2026 Mega Unvault Bundle
Tank, Support and Damage Essentials Bundle 2, updated from last year's
StarCraft Mega Bundle

Blizzard's post doesn't list the bundle prices.