This video took me FOREVER because of technical difficulties so I hope it's helpful! I'd love to hear what you've learned about damage boost :>
@gustavoheringer Жыл бұрын
Dont worry, you always bring to us the best Mercy guides
@sunandstarskhaleesi Жыл бұрын
Your voice is so calming 🥹🩷 I learned the reason why my damage boost has been soo low 🥲 I thought I was doing something wrong!! Felt like I was going crazy! Thank you for all you do, Ski. I hope you have a Merry Christmas ✨️🎄
@lukasvavra2473 Жыл бұрын
i got banned from the game until 24 december in the christmas day i have angerproblems and i am autistic, the game kicked me out for abusive chat like spamming racial slurs and being a absolute jerk to everyone ally or enemy tell me how are you always chill and never tilt like others
@ianguthrie8258 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Just want to say for anyone reading this to remember that as of a few days ago Ana nade lasts 4 seconds now instead of 3, so keep that in mind when getting ready to heal people after it ends.
@teemo8247 Жыл бұрын
Do you need to dmg boost moira before she throws her orb? Or is it like Soujourn where you can DB whenever you want? Thx for the video!
@morfosak5289 Жыл бұрын
I main tank but it's always useful to know how your teammates works to adapt with them, I have been watching guides on every support Heroes to make their job a bit easier.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Oh Mercy players are going to love having you as a tank then
@minhduongnguyen3671 Жыл бұрын
THANKKK U. ❤❤❤❤ as a support and mercy main. Reins just charge without me and people like u makes my ov2 life still hopefull. And i lov teammated that taxi me or dont play hide and seek
@sebastianrojo8952 Жыл бұрын
Just get the habit of looking bsckward every now and then, or just be aware of Los, if your position is bad tou force ys supports tonplay in a bad position to help you, if we can bith get fgood angles they aunt going thru
@SunnyExMusic Жыл бұрын
Thanks cuz I hate trying to pocket a tank for them to SEE THEIR HEALTH GOING DONE AND GO FUTHER INTO THE FIGHT
@clxxdxee2 ай бұрын
as a mercy main, you're the best
@kireinaa_4417 Жыл бұрын
I've said this a million times already but before I actually took the time to learn how to properly damage boost I was hard stuck hold/silver. It really does make a difference just using her kit and working on smaller details of it
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of Mercy players underestimate how much of an impact DMG boost can make and end up underutilizing it or just not knowing how to use it effectively but once they do, they get so much more value
@kireinaa_4417 Жыл бұрын
@@Skiesti Also, as weird as it sounds I feel like I get more damage boost the lower I go. It's just about prioritizing tbh
@shirley_ruiz Жыл бұрын
I love how you are capable of staying in the sky with pharah, I always struggle to follow her around. Your general movement is insane, thank you for the content ♡
@TheMochan555 Жыл бұрын
If you are having trouble keeping up with Pharah switch the Guardian Angel proference to "prefer Facing" or "Boost target" (forgot, either works) so that you don't need to look at Pharah when GAing.
@sealedtugboat9965 Жыл бұрын
I usually use another ally to super jump up to where I can get line of sight on the pherah(that is situational tho). I use “prefer facing target” GA setting that may change things.
@silentlyow Жыл бұрын
It all comes from experience and when u get good enough game sense. From bout 2020 I’m high masters-gm player as dps and I also was gm mercy just because I knew how her mechanics work and I liked her gameplay (still loved dps more tho) and I was able to climb to gm without even playing her that much.
@shrillz Жыл бұрын
Nothing makes me wanna go play some mercy more than watching Skiesti’s insane movement
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
💛💛💛
@bel3961 Жыл бұрын
Damage boost is still a really underrated part of Mercy's kit, but you've always seen that value - hopefully this will help spread the word! Fantastic work, as always.
@MechaStorm7 Жыл бұрын
The thing is it should not be underrated at all. She said it at the beginning of the video : damage boost is Mercy's primary value. In fact, every support's primary value is their utility except Moira who only deals damage.
@shylogik Жыл бұрын
I agree with it being underrated, I dont play competitive, but I play support a lot, and when I play mercy I honestly forget about the damage boost during combat a lot of the times because I’m so busy healing. My minds like, healing for this 20 hp is more important then damage boosting 😅
@Venticular Жыл бұрын
As someone who's been having so much fun on Mercy you've been the biggest help with your amazing videos, I've been getting better at mercy cause of the videos
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Aww, thank you so much! There'll be plenty more in the future: :>
@pliinkploonk Жыл бұрын
i was inspired to learn mercy recently and your streams/guides have helped so much in my understanding of how to get more value out of her. i’ve noticed i’m dying much less (some games even 0-1 times!!!) or at least recognizing what i did wrong when i do die. she has quickly become my favorite support to play, so thank you for this too!
@vanneurrutia1641 Жыл бұрын
12:52 Blowed my mind, since blizzard doesn't really tells you details on abilities/numbers, thank god we have Skiesti to inform lol, appreciate always your content and thanks to you I can be the best Mercy version I can :D
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Yeaaah, unfortunately in the game itself it only gives you a sentence on what an ability does when there's SO MUCH more to it than that. They tend to keep this wiki pretty up to date I believe so you can check here if you're interested in details! overwatch.fandom.com/wiki/Mercy
@RealFaodail Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Skiesti for the mercy guides and tutorials 🙏🙏🙏
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
No problem! I'm happy to be able to release more guides out to y'all :>
@fernpool Жыл бұрын
I love this video! very well made and clear :) I've found that playing Mercy as intended has become easier as I climb through low elo ranks- Plat/diamond teammates understand her role in a team, and don't expect her to heal exclusively. Plus the positioning in general is so much better, your other support understands that you aren't the main healer, and can effectively manage their own target priority. Your tanks and DPS can manage their own resources and know when to disengage and not take unwinnable fights. I understand why some Mercy players may find damage boosting difficult in bronze-gold, if they feel responsible for the whole teams health pool being full at all times. People can be a bit toxic in chat about supports if they feel they aren't getting "enough" healing. BUT- the impact in a fight with damage boost is so much more noticeable in low ranks. If two reinhardts are brawling and each has a mercy beam attached, the damage boosted rein will always win. I was so guilty of being a heal-bot in OW1 back in the day with the double tanks and before moira/bap. It's just so much more fun to damage boost!! from Bronze 1- to plat 1 "Heal me!" shifted to "Damage boost me!" and the experience has already become so much enjoyable
@izzym1090 Жыл бұрын
this!!!!
@wintrygarden Жыл бұрын
Love this video as always! The way you structure and present educational content is so effective.
@dariusdash8866 Жыл бұрын
I usually overlook Mercy as a support main. But this video has opened my eyes to how complex Mercy can truly be. I have new respect for the character, and the video was excellent and informative overall. Bravo 👏
@lilm0nix3 Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this... i've been playing mercy myself at a decently high rank for a long time and refreshers like this still help out a ton
@SkidzSnake Жыл бұрын
Always enjoy these Mercy guides as a support main. Support life is stressful right now.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I know support can be stressful but you got this!
@Osito-xb2gm Жыл бұрын
This is by far the BEST guide I've ever seen for Mercy and I've learned so much. I've got to admit it had been a while since I play OW and coming back I wasn't playing Mercy the way she's meant to be played but I know better now. Thank you so much!
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Aw, thank you so much! I'm glad the video has been so helpful with being able to play Mercy how she's supposed to be played :>
@gelatinousfeline Жыл бұрын
This guide is AMAZING. When I first started playing Mercy, I... never used my damage boost, because I honestly didn't know any better. I really only started utilizing it regularly within the past year (I know, yikes). This really helps me understand how useful damage boost can be and I can't wait to start applying this new knowledge. Thank you!!
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
It's okay, a lot of Mercy players when they're first starting out underutilize DMG boost because they're not sure how valuable it really is yet. Good luck with your games and with applying DMG boost more effectively! :>
@Leahh_s2 Жыл бұрын
The last part about dmg boost interaction was awesome! I was looking for it for so long, thank you so much!!!!
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
A LOT of people don't know how Mercy's DMG boost works with Moira orb and assumes it boosts the DMG when it doesn't actually so I'm glad I could help you find it again!
@LexiChii Жыл бұрын
thank you so much for the change in perspective on the "my dps suck" thing. I've just been pistoling people when my dps are doing poorly, but if i dmg boost them, they can just do the damage for me.
@blahablast3070 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Here is my take a new Overwatch player who mains Mercy (never played overwatch 1). In bronze (which I am), being Mercy and DB feels wasteful very often. I still do it majority of the time because it's the right thing to do, but I feel there is an inherent problem. If you're on the team that cannot hit targets (worse than the other team), Mercy is pretty useless. Sure you can keep them alive longer, just to die a little bit slower haha. If I switch to a kiriko, something actually gets done. Mercy has the perfect name. She's completely at the mercy of her team not sucking. By far my favorite character and I often just stick with her to get better at GA and my overall movement/decision making. So I feel many people default to healing because they then feel more useful. You do feel useless when you DB and no one is getting kills. But those awful games force me to play even more smart and then my goal is simply not to die as much as they do by being more clever. I watch all your videos because you are excellent and they are very helpful. Mercy can just be a rough go some times haha.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
I would really recommend Mercy players that find themselves in that spot to work on using DMG boost more effectively. I mention a lot of ways to do this in the video. Here's an example: If you have two DPS, let's say a Pharah and a Soldier, you're expected to be with Pharah, right? However, if the Soldier is pushing up and the Pharah is hanging out in your own backline, not really getting anything done, and doesn't have good sightlines, a more effective use of your time/DMG boost is to play with Soldier. As long as you wouldn't end up dying with Soldier or smth then you should be with him. You're producing more value there and can go back to Pharah when she's aggressing. It's not about 'my team sucks' it's more about 'how can I make better use of my DMG boost regardless of my teammates behaviors?'
@dankdilly Жыл бұрын
Yes, Mercys independent value comes from heal beam while damage boost is very dependent on who you give it to and if they hit something in the moments you are boosting. I win many fights by just healing constantly and keeping my team in the fight and find that while solo queuing the damage boost just feels way more inconsistent even in masters and stuff. I even hit GM and top 107 this season practically one tricking mercy in open que and playing her mostly to heal in goats and she was a very valuable pick. My stats were like 1k boost per 10 min and over 16k heal per 10 min and I got lot of compliments as her it was a really fun first season of OW2 for me especially since in OW1 my peak was about 3300 in role and open que and I just was never gonna climb on the OG because the matches sucked and felt like coin tosses to me, maybe it was just too hard to carry in 6v6 idk lol.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
@@dankdilly If you applied DMG boost based on the advice here, I'm sure you would see an even higher climb than that ^^ Her biggest independent value really isn't from her healing, I promise you.
@sesleri6457 Жыл бұрын
@@dankdilly This is not correct. Her value does not come from healing beam at all. DMG boost is how you climb.
@ossifiedtoad798 Жыл бұрын
@@Skiesti When I was learning Mercy, I found that it was helpful to focus first on learning to identify and safely access allies who were being aggressive. Even following the simple heuristic of healing when they were missing HP and damage-boosting when they weren’t, my damage amp numbers and win rate went up. (At least, after I got through the phase of limit-testing how far I could push the aggressive pocketing. I died a lot during that phase 😅.) Once I felt more comfortable keeping track of who was in a good position and getting to them/staying with them safely, then it was a lot easier to work on pushing the blue beam harder, because I was getting really clear feedback. It also became easier to anticipate damage! Turns out, if you’re pocketing the current biggest threat, there’s a good chance that any damage cooldowns you hear fired are aimed at them. So even if you can’t see who is shooting your pocket, you can flick to heal and see if it hits them and go back if it doesn’t.
@CheeseOfString Жыл бұрын
Currently climbing from bronze with mercy. The frustrating thing is that a lot of mercy's utility is lost on teammates that aren't in comms, especially the second support. Pinging is great, but it's not enough in bronze-gold. It's best paired with vc.
@pattongilbert Жыл бұрын
This is such a fantastic guide! Definitely going to use a lot of this in my Mercy play. I can’t wait to try it all out later this evening!😊
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Thank you and good luck!
@bigfudge2031 Жыл бұрын
I Would love to see a follow-up video about damage break points that are affected/unaffected by damage boosting an ally.
@GuidedByCompassion Жыл бұрын
The section at the end where you talk about what you can and can't damage boost, and the interactions between the abilities was amazing. I feel like that section would probably be one of the main reasons that damage boost finally "clicks" for a new Mercy player.
@Juniperxo11 ай бұрын
Man you were not kidding when you mention like to just focus on what you know works for mercy. I just had a game where we were putting on a lot of pressure and doing well and one of my DPS's kept pinging that they needed healing, and I was going to go to them but they were at like 3/4 full health and I was trying to help our other healer in a 1v1 by damage boosting The DPS started rage chatting about "Blue beam is useless unless you're in top 500" like bro WHAT 😭😭😭
@ez243 Жыл бұрын
Very useful ! As a long time Mercy player I still re-learned a lot about damage boosting. It seems some interactions have changed in the last 2 years or with OW2.
@ZeroSuffers13 Жыл бұрын
Another great guide to devour haha, thx for the video it really shows the effort put in it
@kushhbabiie Жыл бұрын
im so close to diamond for mercy, im primarily a dps main (masters) but this has been helping me climb so much! i appreciate the tips
@ConfineThem123 Жыл бұрын
16:27 JunkerQueen: " get this bot out my face"
@oreo-sr2pq Жыл бұрын
After this video I started doing all the tips and guides you’ve stated and actually feel a lot better with mercy! However today I’ve been having the worst tanks. I’d help heal the whole team, but mainly leave my second supports (who were Ana’s, kirikos, and Moira’s) to help the tank while I pocket my main DPS and heal a bit of the second DPS. But, the tank got so angry at me for saying only pocketing the pharah and not pocketing him, a rein, who would constantly charge into the enemy lines alone and expect me to heal and boost him against solider and sojourn who takes high ground in numbani. Makes me realize how little people know how mercy or supports even work. I wish people realized that your mercy’s or supports in general are not just healbots. Yes, their job is to help keep your team alive, but that’s why they have other unique abilities too for damage. They’re not your healers or called healers. They’re supports and not bots.
@runeyugi Жыл бұрын
I saw it and i said WOW what a great guide.
@gotmiilk Жыл бұрын
Great video Skiesti! Your guides are extremely helpful. I just started playing overwatch, but with your videos I managed to bring my rank to Plat. Keep up the amazing work. 💕
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Aww, thank you! I try to make them as helpful as possible for y'all. I hope you're enjoying Overwatch so far and congrats on Plat! :>
@gotmiilk Жыл бұрын
@@Skiesti tysm! I really am enjoying it, especially when I’m on mercy. 🥹
@20ecupirate13 Жыл бұрын
I was looking at a 6 year old post on reddit about keybinds for Zenyatta and saw your post linking this video :)
@loganozselcuk6702 Жыл бұрын
Due to your advice, I get comments like “ ily mercy “ at ends of games now, never thought ide see that in OW chat. Thank you!
@osamahamid65346 ай бұрын
As a junk and a rein main you are the best mercy thank you i hope every mercy lern from you
@pixelhotdish Жыл бұрын
So much good info, there was a a lot of confusion cleared up for me here. As a new OW2 player, I wasnt always clear on what affect the blue beam was having on certain character abilities, but its nice to see that I was on the right track... and this cleared up a little confusion I had specifically around other players Ult abilities.
@artful_alicat Жыл бұрын
As much as I tried game after game I was only hitting like 1k or at the worst like 300 damage amplified a game. Really needed a guide like this, thank you!
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
No problem! I hope the guide is able to help you DMG boost more effectively :>
@floor.I53 сағат бұрын
Brig is probably my favorite other supp to play with, a mercy/brig combo is lethal
@DKHurricane14 Жыл бұрын
YESSSS THANK THE LORD ITS HERE i can’t wait to watch this keep up the fantastic work ski you are the best ☺️
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
LMAO it took a while but it's finally here :>
@sojuuu21 Жыл бұрын
As a mercy main you explain things in such an easy and Conscise way! Thank u
@RedWolfe Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ski. This was good info and anyone who plays Mercy needs to see this!
@jclspice Жыл бұрын
Such a great video. More people need to see this. So I don't loose my mind when I see an ally mercy healing a topped ally.
@ArtsyHumanbean Жыл бұрын
Gosh I wish I could clip this my partner plays junker queen and I’m so glad I can boost her bleed!
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Send them this timestamp really quickly :> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n65ng9WgqNPDnYU.html
@nathanielcollier Жыл бұрын
Your movement is incredible, really like this video, I tend to play mercy to keep the whole team up, I love it but it feels not worth it in ow2, other healers outheal me and have a bigger impact, going to try pocketing more
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I would definitely urge you to try pushing DMG boost and pocketing more. Since individual contribution and damage output matters so much more in OW2, it's even more important to help your DPS find more value via pocketing ^^
@wes5459 Жыл бұрын
Thanx for the video, didn't realize I had to keep bosting JQ for it to wook.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
No problem! Since she's relatively new still a lot of people aren't sure how it works yet :>
@nutellaluvr4 ай бұрын
my bf and i are stuck in silver atm, and ive been maining mercy as of late and its super fun to dmg boost him !! hes really good at widow somehow so he always gets hella picks, and thanks to my dmg boost he can one shot people he normally wouldnt have been able to before. its so satisfying when someone u dmg boost gets kills. i love that in the short while ive played mercy, my awareness in game has gone up so much ! i actually pay attention to what my team is doing and dmg boost them accordingly and it feels so good to help my team get kills and win fights. yeah it feels good to shit on the other team as moira and do hella dmg, but i feel even more satisfaction even when i have 0 dmg, because in return i have 10+ people saved, 40+ assists, etc. sometimes it causes me grief when i feel like i cant do anything because we're just getting shit on, but i feel like the good outweighs the bad. and if it gets TOO bad, ik i can just swap and do something different, its never the end of the world
@Buns_To_Your_Hun Жыл бұрын
I’m new to OW myself, and when I first picked up Mercy, I was mainly a heal bot. Once I learned about how much damage boost works, I try to use it as much as possible. Unfortunately, there are games where everyone is constantly low and it feels real difficult to maintain damage boost. However, most of the time I try to pocket the dps and only help with the tank if I notice they’re low for a while. I guess I was mainly worried about my healing number, but I learned that sometimes the damage boost works hand in hand in keeping your team alive if used correctly. I started playing maybe 2 weeks ago and hit platinum, hoping to build on that with the advice.
@mptheterriblegamer Жыл бұрын
I main sig and I try to get into the play style of my team supports but I can't really understand most things but your guide helped me play better with other mercy players so thanks for that
@tomashoney6780 Жыл бұрын
I always damage boost Moira Ult and I was never sure if I was being stupid… thank you haha
@switchingtracks Жыл бұрын
Wow! This is literally an AMAZING guide, thank you so much!
@p3achybobas Жыл бұрын
another day another skiesti slay
@xyurothe1st873 Жыл бұрын
you and kiriko slayed at 11:10
@LorikQuinn Жыл бұрын
When dps are shit and sometimes straight up feeding i just boost the tank and the other sup, especially if they are Ana or Rein, Rein's ult is INSANE when boosted
@Lucky_T Жыл бұрын
Here's another tip from a current mercy main and a support main in many other games: The minimum amount of HP anyone (including you) needs to have is 1. T
@BobOrKlaus Жыл бұрын
damage amplified should be displayed in mercys damage slot on the scoreboard, yes battle mercys wont see their actual damage numbers as easily anymore but its def worth it for low elo mercys that get flamed for not healbotting
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Yeaaah I wish the rest of your team was able to see Mercy's DMG amp :(
@winter1angelz Жыл бұрын
Love Love LOVE your explanations! Its super easy to follow and understand and I cant wait to implement these in my own mercy games! ❤️😊
@yeetoo_chan1787 Жыл бұрын
mercy lucio combo also makes it easier for you to dodge around using guardian angel as lucio moves,,, quite alot
@amaanasif7819 Жыл бұрын
Helpful video thanks
@ComradeChyrk Жыл бұрын
I was always wondering if you had to hold the damage boost for projectiles all the way until they hit, thanks for clearing that up
@GaoLiOnTheRocks Жыл бұрын
It answered the questions I had, I was unsure if you can boost Hanzo's dragon
@zeeegeee Жыл бұрын
That was a great video thank you. I love it when information is laid out so comprehensibly.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I try my best to organize it so it's easy to follow and understand!
@drewhaas5213 Жыл бұрын
This is such an impressively comprehensive video!
@anamamaris Жыл бұрын
I sometimes play Mercy & ngl, I tend to focus on healing only. But! I will definitely do more of both from now on. Thanks sm for this video 👍 I learned new information. Especially the later part when you go over what can/cant be dmg boosted on heroes.
@LadyVineXIII Жыл бұрын
Not going to lie, the psychological benefit alone to most Widows is worth pocketing. I often judge who I pocket based on the kill feed and usually start on a hero such as widow who has the most benefit from psychological backing.
@swisscheeese Жыл бұрын
this was very useful thank you very much
@Starman71000 Жыл бұрын
10:46 This whole segment sounds like advice from a doctor. I just find that funny
@Poifix Жыл бұрын
At the moment my goal as a Mercy main is to reduce the amount of deaths in my games. I'd say I usually don't get more than 5 deaths. But of course there are games where they are all coming for that Mercy booty and you end up with like 8+ deaths. Anyway. Just wanted to say that your guides has helped this dude (me) to take Mercy to another level.
@pizzapie7 Жыл бұрын
I love the commentary… you kinda have a news anchor sounding voice.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
LMAO, thank you
@timothyjupiter5748 Жыл бұрын
Yaay the mercy guide I'm waiting for is here
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
I'm so so glad to finally be able to get this guide out :>
@flakeybflakes9282 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this info i just started playing recently and this only reiterated what i thought how to play this character ive had friends tell me to never damage boost and just heal to rank up better
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
PLEASE I am begging you to not listen to your friends about that. Mercy's DMG boost is so incredibly valuable (also welcome to Overwatch/playing Mercy!)
@aidenzorn8322 Жыл бұрын
I’d love to see some document which compares dps between using the pistol and damage boosting each hero. I think it would be very funny and therefore a good idea
@purpleman8619 Жыл бұрын
This was super super helpful. Thanks a ton!
@nxfrvr Жыл бұрын
What a lovely guide, thanks so much!
@remingtonsteele007 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for confirming that Bastion's ult is boostable! I was never quite sure and will now be doing that more often when I can!
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
No problem! Since it's new a lot of people are still unsure about that one
@hotcoldman9793 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video!!! I didn't know all the things she can't damage boost 😢
@lozzaaa_11 ай бұрын
The ticks that tbe game makes when someones dealing damage if you’re boosting tjem helps me too
@toxic_icecream Жыл бұрын
Using mercy pistol as self defence is argueable bc 5 headshots so escaping is more preferable. I would utilize pistol only for pov damage: if no one else can kill the target or if everyone is looking the wrong direction. So both instances are pretty rare
@davidsabillon5182 Жыл бұрын
Straight up 🔥. Thank you
@Ami_Hime Жыл бұрын
This video really helped thankies😊👌🏾
@casdean Жыл бұрын
i finally reached plat maining mercy in ow2!! thank you and bless skiesti our mercy savior
@jelly7178 Жыл бұрын
love this so much!! good to know what you can and cant dmg boost in ow2
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
No problem! DMG boost has some pretty neat interactions so I'm glad to be able to help y'all navigate them :>
@kenziekeyboards5650 Жыл бұрын
i just wanted to say that res through the window was insane
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
LMAO thank you :>
@WinterPains Жыл бұрын
If you're newer to Mercy like me and are trying to learn mobility, find some Mercy Parkour maps, they can help you get the hang of it.
@MrSoBitchy Жыл бұрын
I don't know what to do. If I let go of my healing beam, my teammates die in 2 seconds and I get flamed for it
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
If that truly is the case and not an exaggeration, then it's probably ideal to play a different hero. On the likely chance that that is a bit exaggerated, there's plenty of opportunities you can use DMG boost in like I describe in the video + learning how to appropriately DMG boost crit allies then heal after. Even just DMG boosting for a second or two is more valuable than nothing
@dankdilly Жыл бұрын
Sometimes healbot mercy is very valuable honestly. If I see that my healing is high I just keep playing her 🤷♂️ lol. it's annoying though when the other healer isn't even healing half as much as you and they are a main healer though especially if the team is losing and the other support isn't even doing much damage either.
@kumo860 Жыл бұрын
Great explanation, this helps a lot
@windfarer4497 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Skiesty!!!
@kindawarm8624 Жыл бұрын
the only time i think hard pocketing is acceptable is if you have a pharah and a really good support partner. I love the idea of getting more mercy’s damage boosting and thinking carefully about where they put their resources, but stuff like what you said at 7:54 is infinitely more important than just chosing one person and never letting go of them. The optimal person to damage boost can change literally any second of the game
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Hard pocketing and the type of pocketing I'm talking about in the guide are not really the same. You should have someone that you play with mainly and someone you default to that gets the most value from DMG boost but that's different than ONLY ever being on one person the ENTIRE game
@joshford256 Жыл бұрын
I know it's silly to not damage boost just because you play with low level DPS players, but if two soldiers are in a fight and actually only hitting 10% of their shots, they will never be able to out-damage mercy heal beam. In this weird example scenario, healing your teammate after they take damage makes them unkillable. This is what makes pharmacy such a nightmare at lower ranks. Teams can't hit shots in the air very easily, and mercy can usually out-heal the few shots that do land
@dawidlol1337 Жыл бұрын
DPS with a mercy pocket is so easy but playing some support without my kitten is so painful, just swap to pistol and kill them youself in ult, surprisingly effective
@ameliatang4158 Жыл бұрын
awesome stuff! could you do a guide on surviving as mercy pls?
@AgentZ46 Жыл бұрын
Man, this vid was super helpful in showing stuff I didn't know. For instance I've been thinking dmg boost works at point of impact but it's the opposite! I've been boosting Bastion AFTER he fire thinking it was more efficient. And with Cassidy I just healed him during his ult since my logic was it was more useful to make sure he doesn't get killed since his ult is an instant kill but nope, I could've made it go faster. Awesome vid, Skietsi and very helpful!
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I was able to show you things you didn't know yet! Good luck in your games, you're gonna be much more effective :>
@bartholomewthethird5543 Жыл бұрын
This is so good! The only issue I have is that I feel obligated to having to heal people the moment I see them being critical, or if they even need heals in general. I struggle a bit with sticking to one person because the rest of the team needing help :(
@tleva Жыл бұрын
You'll see in higher ranks when you have a good other support they do most of the healing, so that's why when you're playing something like moira and your teammate is on mercy you have to heal your teammates more than mercy does. You probably know what flex supports and main supports are, but if not, for example; Mercy's top priority is damage boost, so she should focus on that. A character like ana/moira can only heal/damage, so they should focus on doing that, mainly healing because mercy isn't meant to heal. Hope that helps!
@bartholomewthethird5543 Жыл бұрын
@@tleva ahh, thank you! i actually managed to get past this issue since I was able to make it to gm 2 🥹 thank u for bringing me back to this comment though lol the improvement was crazy
@tleva Жыл бұрын
@@bartholomewthethird5543 good job! I did assume that you would've gotten past this because the original comment was 6 months ago, but i still figured i might aswell help!
@cherrybomb3499 Жыл бұрын
super helpful! thank you
@dagnabbitwabbit Жыл бұрын
Great content!
@jakubiscooler911 Жыл бұрын
Great video Ski! I’m curious why Mercy and Lucio don’t have good synergy? Damage boost and speed boost together sound like a great combination on paper.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
I mention it a bit in their Mercy / Lucio section and will probably go into it in a synergy video eventually. Mercy / Lucio isn't a lot of healing. This means that Mercy normally has to supplement heals to her team instead of DMG boosting as much. If you play very fast then it can work (as I mention) but it's not as optimal for Mercy's DMG boost value
@kevingriffith6011 Жыл бұрын
For a bit of context, mercy and lucio together can heal a single target for about 60 heals per second without spending cooldowns. Kiriko, Ana, Moira and Baptiste all heal over 70 heals per second without spending cooldowns... by themselves. It essentially means that your strategy is going to have be "force a hard, fast fight that ends before your lack of healing becomes a catastrophic problem." Mercy wants to damage boost and Lucio wants to speed boost, and both heroes would really love if they had a main healer to pick up the slack. (For the curious, Mercy/Zen is 74 Heals per second, and Mercy/Brig is 59 heals per second, and none of these account for healing multiple teammates at the same time, so Brig and Lucio heal a lot more than 15 and 16 health per second respectively.)
@aysheye Жыл бұрын
thank you skiesti
@valkyrie_592 Жыл бұрын
I think decently informed mercy's also try to keep in mind the 2K per 10 dmg boost ratio. I can say that in high gold, i can damage boost 70% of the time and barely readching 1500. So the 2k per 10 is something more as a golden standard spoken in masters and gm. Maybe this might lead to the thought that dps dont hit their shots
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
Tbh I'm a LITTLE doubtful that the majority of Mercy players are actually getting 2k / 10 anymore. It was the default in OW1 (even tho you would tend to get higher than that in GM) but because of the reasons I mentioned in this video, I'm quite sure it's less than that now which is why I said between 1.7k - 2k
@valkyrie_592 Жыл бұрын
@@Skiesti if only i had waited a few minutes before i heard you talk about it haha
@AngyRoar Жыл бұрын
Really good video :) I would say though, if you have a decent Winston on your team, do pocket him. If he knows how to play properly (meaning he knows how to jump and melee cancel) it will result in him doing massive aoe damage, having ult pretty much every fight and you getting a lot of value since everything he does is AOE. His main combo is jump/melee which does an instant 80 burst damage, this will make it deal 104 damage, you're also making his primary go from 60 to 78 (do keep it mind, it is also aoe) and his secondary goes from 50 to 65. Overall, it's a lot of value. Zarya is also a very decent good Pocket target as said in the video, her beam deals a LOT of damage and if there's no shields against your team she should be prioritized a lot of the time (having grav more often is extremely good). And full charge she does over 200 dps, so yeah it is valuable. Those two are at the top of my pocket list, especially if they know how to play. Junker Queen is probably the last tank you could theoretically pocket and get good value from, but she's quite weak at the moment, she does ok damage but not enough to justify you pocketing her and she takes a LOT of damage so you'd have to heal her pretty much all the time. Oh and while i do not recommend doing this seriously, you can try pocketing a Moira if you're playing in lower levels, it is quite fun to see the fear in the ennemy team's eyes when they see a pocket Moira running at them. Same with Brig tbh
@Z3ZP Жыл бұрын
Some good tips, some bad tips. Pretty comprehensive. Prolly the best Mercy guide even with the minor flaws. Good vid.
@Skiesti Жыл бұрын
What do you consider to be bad tips?
@Z3ZP Жыл бұрын
@@Skiesti I actually worded that very poorly, now that I think about it more. I meant that some tips, that I regarded as ”bad” are just too situational, and are more basic gamesense and -knowledge tips, rather than specific Mercy tips. I wholeheartedly meant my comment as a compliment, it really is the best Mercy guide.