In Overwatch, a border portrait gives an idea of how leveled up you are to others. As you level up your account your portrait border will change ranging from bronze, silver, gold, platinum, and diamond:
Bronze: 1-600
Silver: 601-1200
Gold: 1201-1800
Platinum: 1801-2400
Diamond: 2401-2901+
In addition to this you have stars that further indicate your level. This gives you some idea of what level player you’re dealing with.
Bronze Overwatch Levels
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
Bronze Star Overwatch Levels
101-200
201-300
301-400
401-500
501-600
Silver Overwatch Levels
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
Silver Star Overwatch Levels
701-800
801-900
901-1000
1001-1100
1101-1200
Gold Overwatch Levels
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
Gold Star Overwatch Levels
1301-1400
1401-1500
1501-1600
1601-1700
1701-1800
Platinum Overwatch Levels
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
Platinum Star Overwatch Levels
1901-2000
2001-2100
2101-2200
2201-2300
2301-2400
Diamond Overwatch Levels
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
Diamond Star Overwatch Levels
2501-2600
2601-2700
2701-2800
2801-2900
2901+
Like in other games you increase your Overwatch level by gaining experience. You can get experience by finishing quick play, player vs. AI, practice vs. AI, arcade, and competitive modes. How much you get exactly depends on how long the round was, whether you won or lost, and how much you personally contributed in-game.
Overwatch Leveling
Level
XP required to level up
Level
XP required to level up
1
2000
12
14500
2
3500
13
15000
3
5000
14
15500
4
6500
15
16000
5
7500
16
16500
6
8500
17
17000
7
9500
18
17500
8
10500
19
18000
9
11500
20
18500
10
12500
21
19000
11
13500
22 and onward
20000
Unfortunately there is no way to equip or change your border portrait. This is done automatically in accordance to what level you have. A lot of players bring this question up because of the harassment they get in-game due to their portrait. Blizzard has yet to implement some sort of setting to deal with this.
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