Overwatch 2 Season 12 Trailer Reveals World of Warcraft Crossover Tease and New Mythic Skin for Reaper

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Blizzard has revealed the first full trailer for Overwatch 2 Season 12: New Frontiers, promising a proper debut for new support hero Juno, a Reaper Mythic skin, and a tease for what seems to be a World of Warcraft crossover.

It’s a two-and-a-half-minute video that shows off the upcoming seasonal update and its ancient Egypt theme along with an assortment of new skins that will be available both via the Battle Pass and in the in-game shop. Some of the cosmetics include new outfits for Mercy, Doomfist, Sigma, Illari, and more, with highlights including a Dorothy/Tin Man skin for Ashe and a sleek, golden look for Echo. Juno is the real star of the show, though, as Blizzard teases her return following a weekend trial period that allowed players to go hands-on last month. Overwatch 2 Season 12 launches August 20.

Reaper is the Hero to win the Mythic skin for Overwatch 2 Season 12. His Anubis outfit comes with three unique styles and what appear to be special voice lines and animations. That marks two seasons in a row that a Damage Hero has gotten the Mythic skin, but that doesn’t mean Blizzard won’t have more cosmetics to reveal as New Frontiers rolls on. Specifically, toward the end of the trailer, we get a sneak peek at a large, blue broadsword that looks remarkably similar to Frostmourne, the giant melee weapon that belongs to World of Warcraft’s Lich King. It seems Blizzard is teasing a full-on World of Warcraft collaboration following last season’s Transformers crossover, with some keen-eyed players noticing that the sword’s rockets suggest that Reinhardt will be one of the characters to get some love yet again.

Blizzard also oversees World of Warcraft, and with so many nods to it already polluting Overwatch 2, it’s no surprise to see the studio doubling down. What is a surprise is Overwatch 2 Season 12’s new game mode: Clash. In a post on its website, Blizzard describes Clash as “an adrenaline-pumping game mode that pits teams against each other in a relentless battle