It's that time of year again. We've reached October, which means Overwatch's Halloween celebration is in full swing. The Terror event, which just went live today, has its share of special treats, such as the wave-based horde mode Junkenstein's Revenge, alongside new Halloween-themed skins, emotes, and voice lines. Every year, Blizzard raises the bar with its Halloween designs, making it a true contender for the best event skins. While the first year capitalized on its Junkenstein theme of basic (but super cool) Halloween fare, subsequent years have thrown us some nice surprises, from the far out Totally '80s Zarya to the Cthulhu-inspired cultist Zenyatta. As the skins are the main attraction, we decided to rank all of them from worst to best. After much deliberation and compromise, here's what we came up with as a staff for our favorite and not-so favorites.
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Bastion - Tombstone
Part of this might be our disdain for Bastion mains, but this skin also isn't that great. The color scheme and "RIP" text is true to the holiday, but it's not something you'll worry about if the loot box gods don't bestow it upon you.
45
Mei - Pumpkin
It seems that Blizzard just can't figure out what to do with Mei as far as Halloween skins are concerned. Her pumpkin get-up is about as uninspired as it gets, especially compared to Hammond and Reaper's take on incorporating Jack-O-Lanterns into their costumes. The color scheme is too close her Persimmon skin. This is one skin we'd gladly smash in the spirit of Halloween mischief.
44
Tracer - Will-O'-Wisp
It was great to see Tracer finally get a Halloween skin, but this one isn't particularly impressive. It looks more like something a fan could quickly put together in Photoshop. We just think the mascot of the franchise deserved better. Tracer has a lot of personality and pizazz, and this just falls flat in matching it.
43
Sombra - Fantasma
Sombra already has some fantastic skins for this holiday. Bride and Demon Hunter have respectable places on this list after all, which is why we can’t imagine why Blizzard took the time to give her this extremely generic getup. The colors mix well together and her overall outfit is slick, but the only thing that screams Halloween is her glowing eyes. Yawn.
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Baptiste - Vampire
After Symmetra and Reaper, did we really need another vampire skin? And did it really need to look so generic? Thumbs down. Let's just say if they all wore their vampire digs at a costume party together, Baptiste would feel the embarrassment and shame. He'd totally be seen as the friend who clearly didn't want to put in the effort.
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Widowmaker - Spider
Another skin that crosses an item off the Typical Spooky Halloween Things checklist; this one is disappointing for how little it changes up Widowmaker's design. Not only does it use the same color scheme, but it's extremely safe and boring. Thankfully, it's not a legendary, but admit it, out of all the new skins announced this year, it's definitely your least favorite.