Coins are the de facto currency in Overwatch and can be used to purchase pretty much any Hero's cosmetics, including skins, sprays, and victory poses.
What methods are available to get coins, and which ways are more efficient?
Overwatch – Best Ways to Get Coins
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There is no level cap.
There is a level exp cap, that scales until you hit level 20:
| Current Level | XP needed for next level |
|---|---|
| Level 1 | 1500 |
| Level 2 | 3000 |
| Level 3 | 4500 |
| Level 4 | 6000 |
| Level 5 | 7500 |
| Level 6 | 8500 |
| Level 7 | 9500 |
| Level 8 | 10500 |
| Level 9 | 11500 |
| Level 10 | 12500 |
| Level 11 | 13500 |
| Level 12 | 14500 |
| Level 13 | 15500 |
| Level 14 | 16500 |
| Level 15 | 17500 |
| Level 16 | 18500 |
| Level 17 | 19000 |
| Level 18 | 19500 |
| Level 19 | 20000 |
As of a recent update, every level past level 20 now only requires 20,000 exp to reach the next rank, and this is consistent even after "prestiging". So once you hit Level 100, then reset back to level 1, but with a new prestige border icon, you will still need 20k exp to get to the next level, and so on.
New portrait borders are given every 10 levels, starting at 1, 11, 21, 31, etc.
After you hit level 100, you "prestige" and reset your level to 1, but gain a new portrait border. This happens every time you hit level 100 again.
At level 1890, or approximately your 18th "prestige" and at level 90, you will finally gain the last portrait border which appears gold and although you can continue prestiging over and over again your profile border will no longer change.
A spray is a graffiti-like tag that you can place onto the environment for other players to see.
The default keybinding is T, or D-Pad Up on console.
Screenshot via reddit:
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You can get coins two ways, both are from Loot Boxes.
The first is actual coin drops:
You also get coins if you get a Duplicate item.
Having said that, Blizzard will hopefully add another way to get these as it costs quite a bit to get Legendary items... 1000 coins each.