Overwatch 2 Season 19 will soon celebrate Halloween with the brand-new Haunted Masquerade game mode! Here’s how it works and more.
Haunted Masquerade isn't just the name of Overwatch 2 Season 19. It's a brand-new game mode that lets you wear masks of different heroes. Read on for what to expect during the Overwatch 2 Haunted Masquerade event plus a preview of how the masks in the game mode works.
Overwatch 2 Haunted Masquerade
In Overwatch 2, Haunted Masquerade is a Halloween game mode that lets you use special abilities based on your chosen hero mask. Once you enter the spawn room, simply walk up to a mask and put it on. If you put on Zenyatta's mask, for example, then you get a mini Orb of Harmony for an extra bit of healing.
Some of these hero and mask combinations even pay tribute to the game's lore. That is, Reinhardt's mask normally gives you extra armor and increased melee damage. However, if you're Brigitte with the Reinhardt mask, then she can increase the size of their shields!
Additionally, based on the Season 19 trailer, the latest key art, the roadmap, and our own knowledge of Overwatch 2's lore, we can also infer that other possible combinations include Hanzo and Genji, Roadhog and Junkrat, Mei and Juno, Reaper and Moira, plus Winston and Tracer.
Overwatch 2 Haunted Masquerade masks and abilities
In terms of the available Haunted Masquerade masks, the Overwatch 2 Season 19 teaser showed ones for Ana, Brigitte, Genji, Hanzo, Junkrat, Juno, Lifeweaver, Mei, Mercy, Moira, Orisa, Ramattra, Reaper, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Soldier: 76, Sojourn, Symmetra, Torbjörn, Tracer, Winston, and Zenyatta. We've written out all of the mask abilities below as well.
Haunted Masquerade Mask | Haunted Masquerade Ability |
|---|---|
| Ana Mask | Reduce all incoming damage by 15%. |
| Brigitte Mask | Dealing melee damage to enemies heals nearby allies. |
| Genji Mask | Gain the ability to double jump. |
| Hanzo Mask | The farther the enemy, the more damage dealt to them. |
| Junkrat Mask | Enemies explode on death. |
| Juno Mask | Holding jump lets you hover midair. |
| Lifeweaver Mask | Deal additional damage while on Petal Platform. |
| Mei Mask | Increases damage against nearby enemies by 25%. |
| Mercy Mask | Increases your base health by 20%. |
| Moira Mask | Constantly regenerate health. Eliminations increase regen rate for 10s. |
| Orisa Mask | Decreases knockback applied to you and debuff duration on you. |
| Ramattra Mask | Slow any nearby enemies by 30%. |
| Reaper Mask | Dealing damage heals you. |
| Reinhardt Mask | Gain 50 armor. Increases melee damage. |
| Roadhog Mask | Heal yourself by 100 health every 30 seconds. |
| Soldier: 76 Mask | Increases your attack speed. |
| Sojourn Mask | Dealing critical damage generates 50% additional ultimate charge. |
| Symmetra Mask | Substitutes 50% of your health with shields. |
| Torbjorn Mask | Gain an additional ability that applies armor to you for 10 seconds. |
| Tracer Mask | Increases movement speed. |
| Winston Mask | Melee damage now knocks enemies back. |
| Zenyatta Mask | Applies a mini Orb of Harmony to you. |
That's all for now. Are you ready to duke it out in the Overwatch 2 Haunted Masquerade game mode and try out a bunch of masks? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates about Season 19!
