Summary
Some eagle-eyedOverwatch 2players have noticed unique animations on Reinhardt’s new Mythic weapon skin.Overwatch 2players can obtain skins of four rarities to equip their heroes. The lowest tier is the Rare skins, which consist of re-colorings of heroes' default appearance. The highest skin rarity is Mythic, which offers a new visual experience forOverwatch 2players.
The Mythic skins were introduced with the release ofOverwatch 2, and they can be acquired with the currency called Mythic Prisms. There are 10 Mythic skins inOverwatch 2, the first being the Genji Cyber Demon, and the newest being the Ashe Calamity Empress. These skins stand out from the rest for their high level of customization, as well as their unique sounds and effects. With the start of Season 11, Blizzard decided to introduce a new type of cosmetic of this kind,addingOverwatch 2’s first Mythic weapon skinfor Reinhardt. Now, someOverwatch 2players have noticed interesting details about the skin known as “Bound Demon.”
Reddit user tomoneill1991 noted that Reinhardt’s new mythical weapon skin changes the intensity of the colors when the hero gets a certain number of kills. They show that with zero kills, Rein’s skin has duller flames, but when theOverwatch 2player gets five kills, an audio cue is emitted and the flames intensify. When Reinhardt gets 10 kills, the new skin of thepopularOverwatch 2tankgoes fully up in flames, with the details of the hammer becoming even more visible.
Reinhardt Gets the First Mythic Weapon Skin in Overwatch 2 History
Meanwhile,Reddit user QAnnihilateQ64 noticed a unique animationwhenOverwatch 2players with the Bound Demon skin use the emote “Marshmallows." In the short video shared, Reinhardt is uitlizing his weapon skin, andusing theOverwatch 2emote, he uses his hammer to roast the marshmallows. Marshmallows is an epic tier emote released as part of the Summer Games event and is one of the 10 emotes Reinhardt has available inOverwatch 2.
Reinhardt’s mythic weapon skin is available inOverwatch 2for 50 Mythic Shards. For 2,000 Overwatch Coins ($ 39.99 USD) players can get a bundle with the skin, 2,000 coins, and 20 battle pass tier skips. This is just one of the reasons Reinhardt players have had to be happy recently. As well as getting a big buff in the mid-season 10 update, Reinhardt is one of the heroes in theOverwatch 2xTransformerscrossover.
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