Blizzard is celebrating WoW’s 20th anniversary with Overwatch 2 crossover

World of Warcraft is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary, and Blizzard Entertainment is doing an Overwatch 2 crossover to mark the occasion.

The first character to receive a new, MMORPG-inspired look will be Overwatch‘s Widowmaker, who will get a WoW’s Sylvanas Windrunner skin, Blizzard announced on X on Aug. 20. The skin looks almost identical to one of the Windrunner sisters in WoW. It’s purple, like in the fantasy universe (and conveniently the color of Widowmaker’s default skin), and she holds a bow. The only change is a sniper rifle, Widowmaker’s main tool, which Blizzard has remade in the WoW aesthetic. Although if you see it as an ambitious transmog for the Night Elf, it’s more than believable she could be using a gun.

The release date and further information about the crossover remain unknown. It is launching “later in season 12,” but Blizzard is keeping the spicy details to itself, at least for now.

With Sylvanas making her way to Overwatch 2, it’s safe to predict other characters from WoW could become skins for heroes. These could probably include Thrall, Anduin Wrynn, Jaina Proudmoore, Khadgar, or Magni Bronzebeard, just to name a few. We can easily imagine Lifeweaver as Anduin or Reinhardt reimagined as Thrall. The possibilities are truly endless given the astounding amount of both WoW and Overwatch characters.

Overwatch 2 season 12 released on Aug. 20, and ends in October 2024. With that in mind, we expect the crossover to arrive in September or the following month.