Winston is one of the original characters released during Overwatch's launch back in 2016 and is described as both a 𒉰scientist and an adventurer. His is the rallying call that begins many Overwatch matches (yes, Winston we are with you!), and he's a dependable 𓂃dive tank that's often really helpful when your team is in a tight bind.

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Whilst there might ✤be pros and cons in playing Winston, there's not much arguing that Winston has some great skins for you to choose from, especially if you are a fan of literature! Many of his skins draw insꦓpiratiꩵon from the Gothic, and other genres of fiction and mythology, and even more of them focus on legendary monsters.

12 Desert

Desert skin for Winston

Desert is at the start of this list mainly because, well, it's just a bit plain. Having𓃲 said that, this skin is a great compliment to the many Camo/🐓Military-themed skins available across Overwatch characters and could be a fair choice if you're trying to make up a matching team aesthetic.

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Desert puts Winston in a camouflage-styled suit, with accent points detailed in blue. As an Epic level skin for Winston, this skin will cost you 250 gold and is available for purchase year-round.

11 Horizon

Horizon skin for Winston

After Desert comes this wonderfully bright lore-based skin for Winston, named after the Lunar Colony Winston is based at. Horizon has Winston dressed in a lurid orange, his exℱo-suit in a dulled steel greꦗy.

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This skin has some nice little details — the scorch marks on his energy pack, the bright yellow rivets — but it sadly pales in comparison to some of Winston's more elaborate skins. As a base-level skin, this Epic skin will cost you 250 gold to unlock.

10 ꦯ Specimen 28

Specimen 28 skin for Winston

Another of Winston's lore-based skins, Specimen 28 has Winston dressed in what appears to be a scientific study suit, wires plugged into several parts of✅ our favorite Gorilla genius. This is quite a muted skin, with a color palette of soft khakis, highli🥂ghted with bright yellows, reds, and greens.

This Legendary skin was released as part of the Archives season and is therefore locked to that season as far as purchasing it, and sadly, for the price of 1,000 gold, it just seems a bit lackluster.

9 Frogston

Frogston skin for Winston

Frogston is a Legendary level skin, and i𝕴t's easy to see why. Sure, the color scheme is just as muted as Specimen 28 before it, but, the🦩re's something in the little elements in Frogston that pushes it up the list. The reflective nature of Frogston's rendering gives it a nice bump and the bright red accent points tie the whole skin together.

This is quite a subtle skin and could be good in some of the more dimly-lit maps, and would look especially good with darker skins to match with, such as the Talon-line of cosmetics. It will cost you 1,000 gold to unlock.

8 Explorer

Explorer skin for Winston

It's time to go on an adventure, for riches, for treasure — but most importantly, for research! Explorer is one of two base Legendary skins that were released for Winston, dressing him up as if he was an extra from Indiana Jon😼es, or maybe King Kong, all ready for a tour into the jungle (or outback!).

There are some cute little details in this skin, with Winston sporting what appear to be destination stamps and even carrying a pair of binoculars. As this is a base skin, you can purchase it at any time, as long as you can afford the 1,000 gold. 

7 Safari

Safari skin for Winston

Safari is the second of Winston's base Legendary 'explorer' skins, but this time with a wonderful pale blue accent running through the skin design. Highlight touches are added, with Winston's mighty handlebar mustache, his binocu𓂃lars recolored in silver, and small brass plates added to his energy pack.

Paired with lighter base tones of chalk white and dark brown, Safari edges ahead of Explorer in this list because you can only really take so much khaki all at once. Just the same as Explorer, Safari can be unlocked for 1,000 gold.

6 Undersea

Undersea skin for Winston

Let's go for a deep dive, with your favorite dive instructor — Winston! Undersea is a bright skin choice for Winston players, fitting him out ♍for underwater missions — complete with oxygen tanks!

Whilst it may seem simple at first glance, a second look will show just how detailed this skin is. Similar in color scheme to the lower-ranked Horizon skin, Undersea feels much more defined — whether it's the differing textures at play in Winston's armor or simply the blue-green gleam from his diving mask. As a Legendary-level skin, it will cost you 1,000 gold to unlock.

5 Catcher

Catcher skin for Winston

With this Legendary skin for Winston, it's time to play ball. Released as part of the Summer Games season, Catcher sees Winston dres෴sed in his baseball uniform, complete with sporty sunglasses, mitts, and the all-important game ball.

As this skin is a seasonal release, you won't be able to purchase it out of season, but during Summer Games it's yours for 1,000 gold. It's a great one to pair with other🐼 sports-themed skins, especially Zenyatta's fantastic Fastball sk🌄in.

4 Yeti

Yeti skin for Winston

A few years ago, Yeti could possibly have taken the crown as the best Winston skin in the game — it's just that good. Redesigning Winston as a Yeti, his fuܫr an icy-white, arms wrapped in ropes, shoulder plates dusted with snow, this skin is a perfect winter-themed choice for Winston players.

Yeti highlights Winston's ability to shapeshift into a host of different animals in his cosmetics designs, some real-world, some pure fantasy — a majority, legendary 'monsters.' Yeti is naturally a good choice for playing on snowy levels, as Winston appears slightly camouflaged due to his white hair. As it was released in Winter Wonderland 2016, it is sadly locked to the Winter season, and it will cost you 1,000 gold to unlock in-season.

3 Wukong

Wukong skin for Winston

Wukong, Winston's brilliant skin from 2017, is both a celebration of the Lunar New Year as well as a confirmation of Winston's deep character connection to literature. Here heꩵ is as Sun Wukong, known to many as the Monkey King. Yet another legendary beast, the Monkey King comes from the .

Winston's gear has been repainted in green and gold, with a striking use of red on his energy pack and face. The recreation of Sun Wukong's traditional outfit is lovingly done, making this surely one of the more instantly recognizable character skins in the game. Unfortunately, as this is a seasonal Legendary skin, you can only buy it during the Lunar New Year season, and it will cost you 1,000 gold.