A COMPLETE Grandmaster Guide To Mercy Positioning | Overwatch 2
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- In this video, while we wait for Lifeguard Mercy, let's give some tips and advice for positioning as Mercy, while also briefly touching upon game sense as well!
00:00 - Introduction
00:13 - 1. Basics
03:14 - 2. Safety Vs Swiftness Scale
04:36 - 3. Beam Linger
05:29 - 4. Camera Management
07:10 - 5. High Ground
08:02 - 6. Teammate Specific Positioning
10:26 - 7. Valkyrie Positioning
11:31 - 8. Bodyblocking
Overwatch is a free to play game by Activision Blizzard. Season 5 is here, bringing a new battle pass, mythic skin, Lifeguard Mercy and a prop hunt gamemode called Might And Magic. Next season, we'll be getting Overwatch 2: Invasion and a bunch of new PVE content...and maybe some Mercy changes!
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For bodyblocking if you are not valk it could be good to open your wings with angelic descent if you can to have your wings cover your teammate (this is niche upon niche)
niche ^2
for valk, theres a tendency for newer/lower ranking players to immediately fly up when ulting even when the enemy team has multiple hitscans. thats an option if you need to get away quickly but people tend to forget that using valk on the ground is just as good too. the amount of times i've seen other mercys use valk, fly up into the air and immediately die to a good hitscan player is too much lol
Thissss! I've used valk to get to an extended ally playing aggressive by using ga before valk which resets the CD and lets me get to them way faster. Also have used it rushing into a doorway and using the small space and wings on the ground to cover a squishy ally I might not be able to heal through the damage they're taking
I used to do that lol but not anymore as I have seen some vids and now I’m quite good playing mercy.
"oh I should probably switch off mercy... and then I don't because I'm a disgusting one trick" didn't I laugh out loud at that 😂😂 love your vids!!
I have never felt better in this game than successfully body blocking twice. That's a high that I will ride forever.
I FEEL this. i tanked a sleep dart meant for Pharah while they ulted and it was incredible haha never been so happy to be slept
MR PRESIDENT NOOOOOOO
@@Kezzic”GET DOWN MR PRESIDENT!!”
Early on skiesti’s video and now Niandra…good day
5:55 This doesn’t get said nearly enough IMO. I think it’s really easy to watch T500 Mercy players and conclude that they made a single decision to pocket X hero and stuck with it for the majority of the round, when it’s actually a lot of consciously deciding that staying with the pocket is higher value than doing something else. The idea that Mercy should be a pocket-bot is *heavily* reinforced by the larger OW community, and I think it contributes to the idea that Mercy has low agency as a hero. People play her in a really limited way that puts a huge amount of pressure onto a single teammate to really punch above their weight, which obviously is gonna have inconsistent results that the Mercy has no control over.
(Similar deal with other supports I think-there’s a big difference between actively choosing to delay/forgo healing and deal damage instead vs failing to notice that there’s an opportunity for healing. But I feel that the “Mercy is for blue beam/pocketing DPS!!” screaming tends to be a bit louder than the “do more damage on support!!” crowd.)
yes! I also think the narrative re: doing more damage as support is more consistently nuanced. there seems to be a lot of people who talk about doing damage as part of always doing something to contribute to the team because healing when people don't need it isn't contributing anything.
whereas the popular narrative around mercy is dumb people just parroting "stand behind dps and hold down m2" which is a gross oversimplification of Mercy which borders on outright ignorance. people refuse to accept that playing support is about supporting the TEAM. high level Mercys hard pocket their sojourn because protecting and boosting their sojourn is the best way for them to contribute to the team MOST but not even close to all of the time. this is not always going to be true in lower ranks. the dps do need help, but sometimes the tank will be the best place to invest resources. pocketing your Moira through ult will be more valuable than just staying with someone else. and on and on.
the good news is that there ARE a lot of people who either do understand Mercy or at least understand that they don't understand all the nuances. I get a lot of good feedback from tank and dps teammates in gold 1, which I think is less of a reflection on my personal contributions (although of course I do try my best!) and instead on my teammates understanding that just because Mercy doesn't show up in the kill feed doesn't mean a Mercy player isn't having a lot of impact. I say this as a Mercy player who MAYBE gets one pistol elim per match lol so it's not like I'm going crazy and getting three every team fight and having very visible impact haha
I love these videos, everytime i get stuck in the overwatch mindset of “im bad and should stop trying at this hero” you always give me the confidence to keep trying and improving :D ❤️
Loved yet another hidden tip in your videos, this time at 8:21, you attach your beam to Kiriko so that when she teleports, you can use GA to climb to the door. Such game sense, awesome!
when i first started watching you i was gold/plat, since then (years ago lol) ive slowly made my way up all the way to gm (in ow1 as well) and when watching old videos i can see such a big difference in how i play
your videos have been the most helpful ive found out of the plenty of mercy youtubers ive gone through
thank you so much ❤
and even now I still go back to these videos when I feel like I'm forgetting things or I'm not doing too well, they're good refreshers
"as I just smear my face against the wall" ❤😂 I love your commentary!! The imagery it painted in my head is perfect. ❤❤❤
I’m so grateful you posted this becuase I kept dying and asked for a video on how to improve positioning a couple months ago
By far the best mercy guide I've ever seen, this covers Everything.
that first clip was honestly incredible !!!!
As always, amazing video. I've kind of stopped playing OW, but still look forward to these vids and tips. And I always love the Niandra Eggs.
ARE WE GONNA IGNORE THAT INTRO??!!! Niandra PLZ adopt me!!! That stall and rez was insane
Your art style is sooo unique! ♥
great guide ive searched for one like this for some time now and u mentioned a lot of things i didnt even know lol
THAT CLIP AT THE BEGINNING IS SO COOL WTH
omg you have spoken what I have been thinking about my own gameplay! I'm an experienced mercy player with 3k hours on her and I find myself just playing way too safe and refusing to risk any positioning for my teammates, and when I realize that problem I start getting anxious and put myself in bad positioning in game where I put myself in too much danger to compensate (and then die for it). Sure I have very low deaths overall (1.5/10 min below high master and 2.5/10 in gm/t500 games) but I'm beginning to realize maybe I can improve my positioning to be both safe AND useful, and then maybe I will increase my winrate.
Yup gotta watch this immediately
This is a nice video even if you are not a Murcy main. Because then you know a little better how to help Murcy and you know how to counter her
That movement on ilios well was soo good😍
Your videos are so good and direct and specific! Ach, does anyone know of other YTers who make similar type videos for other characters? I need more of this!
ml7 has done an unranked to GM series for every ow1 support that are still incredibly relevant for ow2, and his channel ml7 plays has vod reviews he does of other players to help them, which have been incredibly helpful to me. I've heard good things about awkward's and yeatle's content too. emongg does spectating videos which aren't designed to be explicitly educational but they're very enjoyable and have definitely also helped me a lot. he doesn't roast anyone, just in case that's a worry. he's very kind and supportive to everyone.
hope this helps!
It's a good thing I watched this simply because I remembered a few things from the basics and even learned of a few things which never crossed my mind
Thanks Niandra for the Mercy guides
I love playing mercy and I find her duties to the team so interesting and fun. This video and comments were def eye opening to me. I don’t play comp much cause I’m a solo gamer :( but it’s always super satisfying to see a 0 deaths >:)
I love these videos sm ❤❤
LOVING the video. and the cute lil intros to each chapter!!! in love with the lil media files showing what youre talking about!! amazing work as per usual
Adorable thumbnail as always.
love u niandra
:) I havent even been playing overwatch very much but this makes me want to play more again!
Hi niandra ive been doing the soam key for slow down ga it helps me not getting hit as much and you float down a bit faster than holding the button.
Can you do a Valkyrie specific guide? Specifically when to use it?
The canceling GA to reduce CD doesn't apply anymore I thought
It still works. Other than only using GA with no other utility - its the only way to get the original GA cool down
Thank you :D
Currently learning mercy I’m ok at playing her but I’d like to get better when I switch from zen
8:08 the drawings are so cute I’m melting 🥺
it's probably just a coincidence but i was hard stuck in silver for more than a month and today watch your video did 10 win in a row and boom i just pass in gold, you cast a spell or something i don't know how it's possible
Could you do a video on how to play when your team don’t know how? I’m in plat and often find myself out of position due to the players I’m supposed to support being in stupid positions. I’m talking the team hard feeding without ever grouping up. I used to just write these games off but lately they seem to be every other match :(
honestly for mercy i have pretty great game sense (thanks to you
winton
as a diamond 3 mercy kiriko main , trying to push masters , this video was super helpful! ty as always niandra
If it's just mei that has los of her frozen targets, use the lower half of your body to cover your teammates head. You won't get frozen if you weren't in the aoe when it was first thrown, and her missing 1 icicle gives enough time for them to unfreeze
1. this channel is my bible
2. ''smearing my face against the wall'' soon as you said that i started cracking up from the sheer relatability of it
cute and informative 10/10
“Oh i should probably switch Mercy, but then i don’t because i’m a disgusting onetrick” is always my excuse lol
9:16 casually featuring ML7.... xD
I always watch your mercy guide videos, but i’m still stuck in low masters
I think i would deserve at least gm3 as mercy
But it’s so hard to climb from low masters as solo q-ing
What do I do if my dps is for example genji and decides to play openly on the point?
With no cover for me I mean.
(Eg. Busan)
Do I fly after and make myself unpredictable or do I stay behind and pocket the tank/support?
Just watching Niandra’s videos, I feel like her tips have helped me a lot. I win more often and I’m making better plays.
who does your thumbnails??
pleasee get this video to new players, i played with a mercy before as an ana, and she did not have me as her priority (she didnt rez me and she would barely ever heal me while id snap my neck for her) ,it was her tank that was her priority that i couldve delt with😢😢
i once stalled like that in the pit and resed a teammate who then backed up into the pit and died...
i have a question: so should i look around contantly without any intention or should i look when i notice something wrong? For the beam linger: its so hard to know when i can still fly to my ally through wall cause the ga lockdown. i notice the ga no lockdown in valk but is it NO LOCKDOWN, or less lockdown?
I constantly flick my camera around back and forth from the fight to alternate entrances to check for flanking hero’s/teammates to keep track of their position. Since you don’t have to look at the target you’re beaming, you are the best person to warn your team from a lot of things they won’t be able to notice. It’s good to keep alternating between looking around you and looking back at the direction of the fight/whoever you’re beaming on.
You’re looking around with intention.
don't wait to notice something is wrong! because by the time you do notice, it might be too late to take action. you don't need to be constantly spinning around, just take a quick peek around at the various places where a flanker might come from (or, you know, a heckin Reinhardt who's decided a flank shatter is a great idea lol) and then keep an eye on your team. by checking for any nonsense around you, you ARE looking with intention - your intention is to look at places where your teammates are unable to actively check.
and I THINK there is less lockdown in valk instead of none, but I could be wrong.
the timing will come!! it's just a matter of practice and learning the feel of it. and honestly, what I have done is just try not to rely on using beam targets I can't see as anchors for super jumps. I'm not quite confident on the timing of the linger, and I've fallen off too many maps trying to be cheeky and prop bounce off the side of the map for various reasons lol so I'm just focusing on positioning so I rarely need to do anything fancy.
@@sethescope yhx but i dont get the (what I have done is just try not to rely on using beam targets I can't see as anchors for super jumps). so i should look around like per 10 seconds. AND THE REINHART FLANK LIKE THEY APPEAR OUT OF NO WHERE
@@user-eo4it2rn1f what I mean by not relying on beam targets I can't see is, if I can't see my beam target, I'm not going to do anything. let me give you an example because I'm struggling to find the exact words to explain what I mean.
there are some mercy players who will intentionally jump off the map while beaming someone and then prop bounce to keep peeking their target but staying mostly out of sight of enemies. if you're not aware, a prop bounce is basically a super jump (check out niandra's video on super jump techs).
but because I am not confident with the exact timing for how long the beam connection lingers, I don't do this because I'm afraid I'll get it wrong and then fall to my death lol
hopefully that makes more sense?
@@user-eo4it2rn1f and yes, basically just look around often! look at the doorways where flankers could come from, look for enemy teleporters if enemy team has Symmetra, look at high ground if the enemy team has Reaper because he might drop on your head and ult, etc. if you're looking around, you'll see enemy Tracer BEFORE they use pulse bomb on you. if you see them coming, you can get away.
I cant keep track ult numbers for other ppl. My mind doesnt work like thattt
did they revert the change on cooldown nerf? i mean they literally have the 3s cooldown on at all times even if you cancel.. what are you talking about hah am i too out of the loop?
please could i know how you get those custom games where you can put bots wherever you want and have them do exactly what you want!!! i always want to test mechanics and things but i have no idea how to go about getting those bots to do what i want!
It has nothing to do with what your team mates are doing. Your team mates are technically your competitors. Its about learning how to adapt to your team mates and the enemies. It’s situational though but that’s part of improving your game sense and that comes with practice and time. Carrying on Mercy is hard but possible. What I look for is the micro decisions made in high level Mercy player videos. I also watch replays to see what I could have improved on and watch in both enemy and team mates. I wanna see what they are thinking as a player, if I could have helped them more or there wasn’t much to do, how did this person kill could I have seen it coming ? Maybe you got away with some risky rezes in gold but you’re now mid plat and you’re dying instead.
With this said some games no is insync and some dude is triggered or whatever and it’s a gg go next and that’s okay
@@YoSoFunnyx3 I believe you replied to the wrong comment! That's some great advice though :D
I need lifeguard mercy✋🏼🙄
True
I love the windows XP theme going on
thank you!!! I'm very pleased with how it came out
@Niandra I absolutely love your content. I am a console player and one thing I struggle with the most if actually getting my beam to connect properly. Like at the right time, or to the right person in time. I feel like I put myself in sketchy positions because I struggle with my beam connection. Any tips or other videos you can refer me to to help with that?
@@candyhoops3332 Hmm, I'm not great at console advice because I've only played it a few times and was extremely bad at Mercy asdjmkasdm hmm maybe look at sensitivity??
@@candyhoops3332 AAA i struggle with that too, i think its partially just not understanding how beam sensitivity works and what to have it on. dont get me wrong thou i have a hard time understanding it too haha
@@candyhoops3332 my beam sensitivity is at 54 and that works for me. The higher the sensitivity, the faster it’ll attach but it’ll be a lot harder to choose between individuals that are close together. With that in mind, it’s just a matter of preference.
I'm starting to play Mercy for the 1st time since I wanna try her out but my gosh I'm so ass rn. I think I got the basics of her kit but man I feel like I move so slow compared to insanely good Mercy players. Should I be spamming just GA more often or should I stop using GA with the jump ability. Like idk when to just GA or GA +A boost or GA + B jump. Its really confusing me alot and my movement is so sloppy that I feel really shitty when my team loses cuz I wasn't as good as the other team's insane Mercy...
comfort with GA will come with time. it's just a matter of playing and building that experience. personally, I also like playing Mercy parkour, which you can find in the custom games. people make courses and put Mercy bots to give you GA targets and the goal is to get to the end. it's very helpful for letting you practice and build muscle memory without the pressure of a match. just throw on some music or a podcast or something and do some mercy parkour consistently and you'll see your movement improve!
it's also important to remember that high rank mercy players have hundreds or thousands of hours on the hero. it takes time. you're learning right now, and you just gotta be patient with yourself. keep watching niandra guides and practicing and you'll improve :)
@@sethescope alright I'll try that then. Thanks for the advice.
all these tips are great but none help me when my teammates frequently decide to hide behind walls and abandon me with a sombra and genji behnd them and on me xD
"If you break your legs, its harder to cook orangutan"
-Kel
How does one GA cancel ;-;
You, lingering beam.
me, fingering bean.
we are not the same.
im going to fight you
Lol
The more I play mercy the more I miss the old ga cooldown of 2s.
I just mercy jump A LOT
00:14 Windows XP ftw
Easiest character, medium skill floor. High skill ceiling
early!!
petition to start calling people we pocket "anchors" instead of saying we're pocketing. words are important, they matter, and i feel like anchor/anchoring would reinforce the idea that mercy is a team support, she's more than what ignorant people claim. a good mercy doesn't abandon their whole team and just stick with their anchor 100% of the time. they peel for their team!
there's just such a negative association with the word pocket imo, and anchor is just generally more accurate anyway so i like it a lot.
I saw mercy positioning guide...wasn't what I thought. I don't play mercy so didn't need to watch more.
mercy does NOT need a guide
TIp dont play game
Just left click not that hard🤦
same can be said for soldier 76
@@fernando5230 I am great at aiming
(When I play soldier and use tactical visor)
Nah man, mercy is no skill hero with 0 carry potential, just heal=me kill all=win, then enjoy your free win. Btw i bench press 135kg