Overwatch Year of the Horse event: How to win in Catch-A-Mari!

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While you can definitely win Catch-a-Mari with any hero, playing Orisa would be a fun choice to celebrate Overwatch’s Year of the Horse!

Overwatch is celebrating the Lunar New Year with its Year of the Horse event, adding to the recent Hello Kitty and Conquest events! This event includes a fun new game mode called Catch-A-Mari featuring Roadhog. We’ve put together a guide to help you complete all the event challenges, earn rewards, and master Catch-A-Mari.

Overwatch Year of the Horse event

The Year of the Horse event in Overwatch 2 is happening from February 13th to March 3rd. During this time, players can complete eight challenges to earn special rewards for the Lunar New Year, including a unique spray, up to three loot boxes, a name card, and bonus XP for the Overwatch Season 1 Battle Pass. The event lasts about 17 days.

Overwatch Year of the Horse challenges and rewards

Here’s a breakdown of the challenges and rewards for the Year of the Horse event in Overwatch. Most challenges are completed simply by playing and finishing matches – and winning matches gives you twice the progress! You can also speed things up by playing the Stadium games. The remaining challenges involve playing Roadhog’s Catch-A-Mari game mode.

We’ve typed out all of the challenges below as well.

Overwatch Lunar New Year Challenge How to Complete It Reward(s)
Happy New Year! Complete 6 Year of the Horse event challenges. 1 epic loot box and 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Lunar-Mari Champion Complete 6 games of Roadhog’s Catch-a-Mari. Wins grant double progress. Year of the Horse name card and 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Lunar-Mari Saved! Deny 10 points in Roadhog’s Catch-a-Mari. Year of the Horse spray and 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Lunar-Mari Caught! Score 10 points in Roadhog’s Catch-a-Mari 5,000 Battle Pass XP
Heroic Horse Play 15 games. Wins grant double progress. Stadium grants double progress. 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Brave Bronco Play 30 games. Wins grant double progress. Stadium grants double progress. 1 base loot box and 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Mischievous Mustang Play 45 games. Wins grant double progress. Stadium grants double progress. 2,500 Battle Pass XP
Loyal Steed Play 60 games. Wins grant double progress. Stadium grants double progress. 1 base loot box and 2,500 Battle Pass XP

Overwatch Catch-A-Mari guide

In Overwatch, Catch-a-Mari is a 3v3 game mode where the first team to 20 points wins. When you defeat an enemy player, they drop a red pachimari plushie – these are shaped like lanterns for the Lunar New Year! To score a point for your team, just stand on top of one of the red pachimaris.

When a teammate is defeated, they leave behind a blue Pachimari. Picking it up before the enemy team does prevents them from scoring a point.

Keep playing until your team reaches a total of 20 points. Having a support hero on your team can really help everyone stay alive. You can also try out the new Overwatch heroes like Jetpack Cat, Emre, Mizuki, Anran, or Domina for a bit of fun! Just remember that this game mode doesn’t have any perks.

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2026-02-14 05:11