Overwatch Season 5: Doctrine, Grímsvötn and more

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Overwatch Season 5 starts on October 6 and marks the final chapter of Talon’s Reign. The season brings Doctrine, a new Support hero tied to Doomfist’s past, plus a brand-new map, a Halloween event and big changes to Sombra and Roadhog.

Doctrine, the new Support hero

Doctrine manipulates the life force of both sides of the fight. Her Eternal Scepter heals allies and damages enemies, while bat-like mechanical drones heal the team and boost its attack speed. The Infusion ability empowers her next ability, and her ultimate grants allies extra health while capping enemies’ maximum health.

New map: Observatory: Grímsvötn

The new Escort map is set in a prison inside a volcanic fissure in Iceland, between fire and ice. Once an Overwatch facility and later a Helix prison, the site is now under Talon’s control after Doctrine’s escape.

Overwatch Season 5 events

Halloween mystery event (Oct 6 – Nov 2): you play as a random hero and come back with new random powers after every death. Completing challenges earns Offerings for Ashe, Moira or Winston, letting you decide who gets summoned next. By the final week the roster grows to 20 heroes, with a new Event Pass every week.
Overwatch x Shadow Monarch (Oct 6 – Oct 26): a Solo Leveling collaboration with five skins: Genji × Sung Jinwoo, Reaper × Igris, Anran × Cha Hae-In, Reinhardt × Iron and Lifeweaver × Choi Jong-In.

Overwatch x Shadow Monarch collaboration

Sombra moves to Support and Roadhog is reworked

Sombra moves from Damage to Support. She can heal allies even while invisible and create a zone that heals her team and weakens enemies. Roadhog gets a reworked Scrap Gun and a new ability, Trash Compactor, which absorbs enemy projectiles and fires back an explosive shot.

Returning passes, Mythics and more

Returning Passes: revised versions of the Battle Passes from Seasons 1 to 15, with a new chance to earn rewards you missed.
Mythics: the Wuyang Dragon Shaoxia hero skin and Sonic Chaos, Lúcio’s first Mythic weapon skin.
Tech Witches collection: Halloween skins for D.Mon, Shion, Juno, Sierra and Jetpack Cat.
Team Momentum: returns to Competitive before Talon’s Reign ends.

More details on the official Overwatch website.