Overwatch 2 Season 20 brings two separate Twitch Drop campaigns: a launch set themed around Vendetta, and a later set that focuses on lootboxes. Both run on fixed schedules with specific watch-time requirements, and both rely on the same basic Twitch-to-Battle.net connection setup.
Season 20 launch Twitch Drops (Vendetta campaign)
The first campaign for Season 20 runs at the very start of the season and is themed around the new melee DPS hero, Vendetta. This campaign is live from December 9, 2025, 11:00 AM PT until December 22, 2025, 11:59 PM PT.
During this window, watching any Drops-enabled Overwatch 2 streamer on Twitch contributes to four rewards, unlocked in sequence through cumulative viewing time:
- High Society Vendetta Icon — unlocked after 1 hour of watch time
- High Society Namecard — unlocked after 3 hours total watch time
- Regular Lootbox — unlocked after 6 hours total watch time
- Epic Lootbox — unlocked after 10 hours total watch time
Watch-time is cumulative for the campaign window, so you can spread the hours across multiple days and different eligible channels without losing progress, as long as you remain on the same platform and your accounts are linked.
Season 20 late‑December Twitch Drops (lootbox campaign)
The second campaign in Season 20 focuses entirely on general loot rewards. It runs from December 22, 2025, 11:00 AM PT to January 8, 2026, 12:00 PM PT.
This campaign offers two rewards:
- General Lootbox — requires 3 hours of watch time
- Epic rarity Lootbox — requires 6 hours of watch time
These hours are also cumulative across eligible Overwatch 2 channels during the campaign window.
Season 20 Twitch Drops start times in major time zones
The late‑December lootbox campaign starts simultaneously worldwide. Here is the start time converted across common regions for December 22, 2025 (or December 23 in some time zones):
| Time zone | Start date | Local time |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Time (PT) | December 22, 2025 | 11:00 AM |
| Mountain Time (MT) | December 22, 2025 | 12:00 PM |
| Central Time (CT) | December 22, 2025 | 1:00 PM |
| Eastern Time (ET) | December 22, 2025 | 2:00 PM |
| Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/UTC) | December 22, 2025 | 7:00 PM |
| Eastern European Time (EET) | December 22, 2025 | 9:00 PM |
| Moscow Standard Time (MSK) | December 22, 2025 | 10:00 PM |
| Indian Standard Time (IST) | December 23, 2025 | 12:30 AM |
| China Standard Time (CST) | December 23, 2025 | 3:00 AM |
| Japan Standard Time (JST) | December 23, 2025 | 4:00 AM |
| Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | December 23, 2025 | 6:00 AM |
| New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT) | December 23, 2025 | 8:00 AM |
The campaign ends on January 8, 2026, at 12:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM UTC / 1:30 AM IST (January 9).
How Overwatch 2 Twitch Drops work
Both Season 20 campaigns use the standard Twitch Drops flow for Overwatch 2. Progress only counts if your Twitch account is linked to your Battle.net account and you are watching an eligible live channel with Drops enabled.
Key rules and behavior:
- You earn progress toward each reward by watching any Drops-enabled Overwatch 2 channel on Twitch while logged into a linked account.
- You do not need to stay on a single channel; you can swap between eligible channels on Twitch without losing progress, as long as you stay on the same streaming platform.
- Watching multiple eligible channels at the same time on the same platform does not make progress faster; only one stream counts.
- Campaign progress resets once each campaign ends; remaining partial hours do not carry over to later campaigns.
Overwatch Esports campaigns use the same underlying system, and progress rules are consistent across regular creators and official channels such as OW_Esports and PlayOverwatch.
How to link Battle.net and Twitch for Overwatch 2 Drops
Account linking is required before any watch time will count toward Drops. Once this is done, the same connection works across all Overwatch 2 Twitch Drop campaigns, including Season 20 launch and lootbox campaigns.
Step 1: Sign in to your Battle.net account on the connections page at account.battle.net/connections.
Step 2: In the list of available connections, find Twitch and select the connect option. Follow the prompt to log into your Twitch account and approve the link.
Step 3: Confirm on the Battle.net connections page that Twitch now appears as a linked account.
Once linked, keep using this Battle.net account for Overwatch 2, and keep using the same Twitch account when watching Drops-enabled streams.
How to earn and claim Overwatch 2 Twitch Drops
There are two distinct parts to getting rewards into your Overwatch 2 account: earning progress through watch time and then explicitly claiming each reward on Twitch.
Step 1: Log in to Twitch with your linked account and open any Overwatch 2 channel that shows Drops enabled on its channel page or stream tags.
Step 2: Watch the stream while staying logged in. Progress toward each Drop builds up as long as a Drops-enabled stream is playing.
Step 3: Open your Drops inventory on Twitch (the Drops and Rewards section in your profile menu) to track progress for active Overwatch 2 campaigns.
Step 4: When a reward reaches 100% progress, select the claim button in your Drops inventory or in the small popup that appears on Twitch.
Step 5: After claiming, wait for the item to be processed into your Battle.net account. Rewards typically show in Overwatch 2 within up to 72 hours once they are claimed.
Note: For Overwatch Esports campaigns, Drops must be claimed before the end of each campaign’s window. If they are not claimed in time, they can expire, and progress resets with each new campaign.
Devices and platforms that count for Drops
Progress toward Overwatch 2 Drops depends on the app or device used to watch the stream, not on where you play the game.
- Supported for earning and claiming Drops: PC and Mac web browsers, and official Twitch mobile apps on Android and iOS.
- Not supported for earning Drops: console apps, smart TV apps, embedded players, and many TV platforms.
To avoid missing progress, stick to a browser or the Twitch mobile app when planning to grind Drop hours.
Regions and expiration rules
Overwatch 2 and Overwatch Esports Drops are available in a wide set of regions: North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Exact eligibility is governed by each campaign’s official rules, but these regions are broadly supported.
Some additional timing rules matter if you are managing several campaigns or linking accounts late:
- Drop rewards must generally be claimed on Twitch within 24 hours after a promotion ends; if not claimed, they can no longer be obtained from that campaign.
- If a Drop has been claimed on Twitch but no Battle.net account is linked within seven days, the reward can expire before it ever reaches an Overwatch 2 profile.
What the Season 20 Drops actually give you
The Season 20 campaigns are focused on cosmetics and loot:
- High Society Vendetta Icon and Namecard let you theme your profile around Vendetta’s Season 20 identity at launch.
- Regular Lootbox and Epic Lootbox from both campaigns offer randomized cosmetic items, with the Epic Lootbox guaranteeing higher-rarity items than the regular version.
Combined across both Season 20 campaigns, you can earn four lootboxes plus two Vendetta-themed profile cosmetics, with a total of 16 hours of viewing time if you want to unlock every reward.
Once accounts are linked and you know the campaign windows, Season 20’s Twitch Drops are straightforward: keep an Overwatch 2 stream running on a supported device, check progress in your Twitch Drops inventory, and remember to claim rewards before each campaign ends so they can reach your Overwatch 2 account.
