Summary
- The Cardboard Bastion skin in Overwatch 2 shoots pencils instead of bullets, a unique feature.
- Cardboard skins for D.Va, Brigitte, and Reaper also stand out with their hand-made gear.
- Fans are chamed by Cardboard Bastion’s pencil bullets and unique sound effects.
Overwatch 2 fans recently discovered that the new Cardboard Bastion skin shoots pencils, rather than bullets. This charming detail is unique to this Legendary Bastion skin, which is available in the Overwatch 2 shop right now.
Recently, Overwatch 2 began Season 14, introducing a slew of new Overwatch 2 skins available through the Battle Pass and in-game store. Among these many cosmetics, the Legendary Cardboard skins for D.Va, Brigitte, Reaper, and Bastion stand out as particularly noteworthy. Each of these skins equip the Overwatch 2 heroes with hand-made weapons, armor, and other gear that looks like they came from a classroom craft project.
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However, players have recently discovered another charming feature with Cardboard Bastion in particular. While testing the skin, Overwatch 2 fan and Redditor ChrisyNoob noticed that Bastion ejects pencils, rather than empty bullet casings, while in his Configuration: Assault form. As players expressed their delight over this detail, Overwatch 2 community manager Jodie Grace Mckaughan got in on the fun, saying “I just know those pencils are sharpened to the FINEST point.”
Overwatch 2 Cardboard Bastion Skin Pencil Ammunition
In general, fans have been impressed by the cardboard skins. Like the popular Cardboard Reinhardt Overwatch 2 skin before it, these cosmetics have special sound effects to go with their visuals, many of which players have thoroughly enjoyed. As Legendary skins, Cardboard D.Va, Brigitte, and Bastion can each be purchased in their individual bundles for 2200 Overwatch Coins, or all together in the Cardboard Mega Bundle along with Cardboard Reaper for 4400 Overwatch Coins – $22 and $44 respectively.
This new skin isn’t the only exciting thing Bastion fans have gotten in Season 14. Though it was not mentioned in any patch notes, Overwatch 2 finally gave Bastion’s A-36 Tactical Grenade a unique cube model, rather than the textureless sphere it had been using since the ability was added in his rework. The grenade currently doesn’t use any special models in Legendary skins like Cardboard Bastion, but that could change in the future.
Fans of the iconic robotic sentry also have a little more time to collect another Legendary Bastion skin for free right now. Players who watch four hours of Overwatch 2 on Twitch before December 21 can earn the Fire Engine Bastion, a delightful skin that turns both him and Ganymede into firefighters. The hero didn’t receive any buffs or nerfs in the update, but it seems like Season 14 has had plenty of cosmetic things for Bastion fans to get excited about instead.
Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
- Franchise
- Overwatch
- Released
- October 4, 2022
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- ESRB
- T
- How Long To Beat
- 35 hours
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- n/a
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 59 GB (September 2024)
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
- Cross Save
- yes
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
