Overwatch League Debuts New Legendary Skin Royal Knight Mercy

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 19, 2022

News: A new skin is now available for fans to get over the next 30 days and can be earned by being an active member of the community.

Activision has revealed that a new knight is coming to the Overwatch League with the debut of their newest legendary skin, Royal Knight Mercy. You will have approximately one month to get this new skin, which will cost you 200 League tokens. While you can certainly buy this new skin with real-world money, it is also important to note that you can also get it for free by simply participating in the Overwatch community. More specifically, you can earn tokens by watching Overwatch League broadcasts on Youtube. Of course, your Battle.net account needs to be linked to your Youtube account for you to receive credit for being there.

The newest Overwatch League tournament-inspired legendary skin pays homage to last year’s June Joust, with Mercy ready to take the field of honor with a lance-inspired staff. Sporting a classic plumed knight’s helmet and armor from head to toe (to wings), this design represents “a version of Mercy in the medieval ages,” according to concept artist Emily Siu. “The skin fits well with her characteristics of helping, protecting, and being a guardian of the people.”

As with the Luchador Reaper skin, the winning team of the Midseason Madness global tournament will have a special version of Royal Knight Mercy made, and the design team is excited about the possibilities. “There are a variety of colors that have historical significance in heraldry, so I expect these color schemes to echo the team’s success in the champion skin variation,” Siu said.

If you want to participate and find out how to link your Youtube account, click here. Otherwise, you can go to the Overwatch Twitter page to see a tease of this new skin. Will you try and pick up this new skin? It is available beginning today and going through August 19th.