Find Out the Release Date for Shion and the Latest Overwatch Season in Your Area
Why settle for guns when you can hurl motorbikes? Overwatch’s Season 3 is set to tackle that intriguing question with the introduction of the new hero, Shion. She brings both firepower and a weaponized motorbike, suggesting that each serves a unique and vital role in the game.
Let’s dive into the details of when Overwatch Season 3: Into the Tiger’s Den launches in your time zone and what exciting features await. This includes a breakdown of Shion’s abilities and perks, which are definitely worth checking out.
Overwatch Season 3 kicks off on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 12 am PT / 3 pm ET / 7 pm GMT, and will run until mid-August. Players can preload this update on PC and console (now including Switch 2) to get a head start.
This launch coincides with the conclusion of the current season, so there’s still time to wrap up your battle pass and earn Drives before the new content drops.
Here’s what’s coming in Season 3:
As usual, expect a new battle pass, store bundles, and another mythic skin in the mid-season update.
Alongside Season 3, we’ll see Shion, the latest hitscan DPS hero and leader of the Hashimoto. She shares some similarities with Tracer, wielding dual semi-automatic pistols and featuring a dash ability, but she also comes equipped with a motorbike. This unique ride allows her to zoom around and launch it at enemies, adding a wild twist to her gameplay.
I anticipate she’ll be a formidable flanker, thanks to her dual mobility tools and an execute ability in her base kit—something that Anran, another recent flanker, lacks. It’ll be interesting to see where Shion ranks on our Overwatch tier list once she’s fully integrated into the game.
Here are Shion’s abilities:
|
Ability |
Type |
Effect |
|---|---|---|
|
Kira Pistols |
Primary weapon |
Rapid-fire anima pistols, best suited to close range. |
|
Execution |
Ability |
Fire an X-shaped volley. You can hold the ability to tighten its spread. |
|
Evade |
Ability |
Dash and briefly gain overhealth. |
|
Joyride |
Ability |
Activate to start riding a motorbike. Reactivate to dismount and launch your bike forward. |
|
Satsuriku Spree |
Ultimate |
Rush forward three times in a storm of gunfire. This is omnidirectional. |
|
Flanker |
Subrole Passive |
Health packs restore more health. |
And here are Shion’s perks:
Minor:
Major:
One standout feature is the Faces of Death perk, which could be incredibly powerful. If you’re not familiar with all the subroles, here’s a quick recap:
These perks complement her default Flanker passive, resulting in a DPS character that can be lightning-fast, especially when landing headshots and securing kills. With two mobility skills and an execute, that shouldn’t be too challenging.
I’m leaning towards picking X Machina as the minor perk to take down low-health enemies before they can heal, and Faces of Death as the major perk to boost my power. However, I’m also curious about testing Refuel. Depending on how quickly you can hop on your bike and launch it at foes, that burst of healing could prove to be quite useful.
