XDefiant Twitch drops: rewards list and how to redeem them

By Jesse Lennox Published May 21, 2024

The graphic for XDefiant twitch drops. — Ubisoft

Ubisoft is giving XDefiant a big push for its full release. Not only is this a completely free shooter with full cross-platform support, but the team is dishing out free rewards for anyone who tunes in to Twitch streams of the game over the next six weeks. That’s a lot of potential rewards, but you need to know what streams to tune into and how you can claim those drops. We’ll also give you a rundown of each reward you can get week by week to make sure you don’t miss out on your next favorite gun skin.

How to redeem XDefiant Twitch drops

Starting at 9 a.m. PT on May 21, Ubisoft will begin hosting the first XDefiant stream called the All-Star Series. After this initial stream, rewards will be given out each week on any XDefiant stream you decide to watch.

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You can earn three rewards every week for the first six weeks of XDefiant‘s launch. The first unlocks after watching for 30 minutes, the second after 1 hour, and the final reward for 1 hour and 30 minutes of total watch time that week. To redeem the rewards, you need to first make sure your Twitch account is linked to your Ubisoft account.

After earning a drop, it will appear in your Twitch inventory, so all you need to do is open it up and claim it to send it over to your XDefiant account.

Note that you do not need to watch that entire duration of time in a single stream. As long as your total XDefiant watch time on Twitch hits any of the three thresholds before the week is up, you can earn the corresponding drop.

All XDefiant Twitch drop rewards

Here are all the rewards broken down in that order week by week:

Preseason Drop: from 9 a.m. PT – 11 a.m. PT on May 21:

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May 21 to May 28

Weapon XP Booster
Morganite M4A1 Weapon Skin
Violet M4A1 Weapon Skin

May 28 t0 June 4

Weapon XP Booster
Morganite M9 Weapon Skin
Violet Vector .45 ACP Weapon Skin

June 4 to June 11

Weapon XP Booster
Morganite M870 Weapon Skin
Ember M16A4 Weapon Skin

June 11 to June 18

Weapon XP Booster
Pelagic M9 Weapon Skin
Ember Vector .45 Weapon Skin

June 18 to June 25

Weapon XP Booster
Disruption M60 Weapon Skin
Eruption MDR Weapon Skin

June 25 to July 2

Weapon XP Booster
Amber M44 Weapon Skin
Pelagic Vector .45 ACP Weapon Skin

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