I made a mistake regarding her Kunai damage! On release it was 3x headshot but now it actually is 2.5x! Doesn't change the fact that headshots are EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!!
I´m a returning Overwatch 1 player and enjoy Kiriko a lot. This video really helped me understand her kit better. I´m sure it will help me on my way back to diamond. I was also really suprised to see less than 1k subs after that Quality of Content. Keep it up and my friend!
Something i know with playing kiri is that suzu can be thrown early depending on the attack and cause moves like doom fist punch or rein charge to phase through you.
One of the most overlooked "mechanics" of Kiri's Ult is the sheer amount of healing she and the other healer can dish out with it. I frequently find myself ulting just to heal my tank when they're dangerously low on health and I know we're running out of time. Also, another thing is the CDR. Characters like Moira, Zarya, Soldier, Junkrat, among others who have low CD abilities get INCREDIBLY strong as they can spam them and gain a lot of value out of a simple Rush. I frequently play with a friend who loves Kiri and I always play that kind of characters (I can launch like 5 Moira orbs or 7 Zarya bubbles and become a mini boss the enemy team needs to kill ASAP or they'll lose.)
10000%. Especially in JQ rush comps, using rush to just simply heal and keep your JQ alive is INSANELY powerful. Kiri’s ultimate is super good. Didn’t cover this too much in the guide as I wanted it to mostly be beginner friendly but you’re definitely right here!
I'm a Kiriko main, and when I first started playing comp as support, my first ever official placement was silver 3 and since I've been stuck in the silver rank and sometimes even been in bronze. I believe I still need to improve in a lot of things with her.
hope some of the tips in this vid help!! I guarantee you'll be gold in no time!! If you'd like a free game review/coach, feel free to submit in my discord! (link in the description) I'd be happy to help ya!
Great guide!! Curious about your thoughts on DPI and sensitivity for Kiri! I have trouble not just heal botting because I get scared my team will die but I also struggle with aim sometimes and am currently playing around with sens.
Thanks! Personally I use 800 DPI and 5% in game sens for all my heroes. I have seen people up their Kiri sens a bit compared to their other heroes as you're flickinng between teammates and enemies and ofc, it makes it easier to 180 for the tracer tryna flank you. I am planning on doing an aim guide or more in depth playstyle analysis for Kiri soon!
Okay. MAYBE im wrong in regards to kirikos swiftstep but does overwatch not have a universal hold buffer? I never spam. Just press and hold until it comes out ie hold buffer.
I think you are actually correct on this! Either way though, I find shift to be an awkward keybind for movement abilities. Similarly for tracer I tend to use right click for blink instead of shift!
fair enough. i will say that i find that holding instead of mashing helps with my overall stress level but that could absolutely just be me. XD Great vid tho. i learned some things. @@Tephrite
I think my main problem with kiriko is the suzu's timing 😭 sometimes it feels like the invisibility effect has a slightly delay and im not sure how to exactly calculate it?
honestly I struggle sometimes with this too! The amount of times I'd throw Suzu only for it to explode after I die 😭 Best thing I can tell u is to remember it has the animation AND the travel time, even if you're throwing it directly downwards so always throw it slightly earlier than you think!
This is a great video, but can you clarify which move each of these are for new players? I’m not sure which one Suzu is, for example. Thanks for considering!
Thanks!! Suzu is her E ability! The one where she throws a sphere looking object that explodes onto the ground! If you are in game as Kiriko, you can hold down F1 and it'll show you all the names of the abilities and a brief description too!
Thank you for this! Ive played mostly Kiri when playing support since the launch of overwatch 2. Most of the things you mentioned I already knew but there were a few new ones for me too, like the Kitsune cast time, or the fact that its easier to aim when not jumping (jumping is a bad habit I have which I need to get rid of eitherway). I dont know what it is but since season 9 I somehow hit less shots than before, it feels so weird even tho the hitboxes are much larger...
you're not the only one! The hitboxes haven't actually increased, her Kunai's projectile size has! So in saying this, some shots which you think SHOULD be headshots actually count as body shots. My suggestion to hitting more shots would simply be to aim just above their head, which feels HORRIBLE but I guarantee you you'll land more headshots!
@@TephriteYeah I noticed that today, I personally find zen super hard to headshot because his arms block the head pretty often which results in a bodyshot and with how crazy zens dps is you only have 3-4 chances to hit him before he sends you to the shadowrealm...
you say that you prefer use the scroll wheel instead of spamming shift. But you can just hold shift, it's easier imo. (was not possible when she came out)
@@Tephrite Well not me! I think they allowed us to just hold shift because forcing players to use the scroll wheel to have an advantage is weird and don't fit the action at all (TP)
You're right I mispoke, I meant to say "only support with a 2.5x head multiplier". I believe this got nerfed since her release. Thanks for pointing this out!!
2 reasons, 1 holding shift down with my pinky kinda just feels uncomfortable and 2, I actually didn't know you could do that until after making this video haha. Either way though, I still would prefer to use mouse wheel but whatever works best for you!
Moira has AOE healing along with her orb which is also AOE aswell as her ult which burst heals so it’s easy for her to heal more than Kiriko! As for damage, Moira doesn’t require aim and also has her orb/ ult which does AOE damage so it’s a lot easier and you’re more likely to get higher damage with her too!
unfortunately the most recent patch buffed the DPS passive so they now apply 20% healing reduction to their targets so a lot of the time, it feels like our healing does nothing. I do have a Kiri tip video on my channel that can help you a bit more though!
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I made a mistake regarding her Kunai damage! On release it was 3x headshot but now it actually is 2.5x! Doesn't change the fact that headshots are EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!!
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im a kiri main, and despite having a few hundred hours on her, i still really benefit and enjoy videos like this!
I'm glad I could be of help ❤️ I wish you the best of luck in Season 9!!!
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I´m a returning Overwatch 1 player and enjoy Kiriko a lot. This video really helped me understand her kit better. I´m sure it will help me on my way back to diamond.
I was also really suprised to see less than 1k subs after that Quality of Content. Keep it up and my friend!
Welcome back!! The games in a great state rn. Thanks for the compliment, I really appreciate that
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Absolute best Kiriko guide out there and I've watched them all!
ur not wrong 👀
Watch "4 step kiriko" quide from "awkward" its much simpler
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I had NO IDEA you could toggle off the ofudas, and holy shit it made a huge difference in my game play with just one game after turning it off. TY!
absolute LIFE CHANGER!! Glad this helped!!
it was a really nice guide!! I was looking for a good workshop code and will try to remember all your advice. It can only get better now
happy to help!! I hope my advice comes in handy!! ONLY UP FROM HERE!
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Something i know with playing kiri is that suzu can be thrown early depending on the attack and cause moves like doom fist punch or rein charge to phase through you.
Definitely! In fact in one of the clips you can see a rein charge through me 😅
@@Tephrite oh okay, my bad, I think I missed it
One of the most overlooked "mechanics" of Kiri's Ult is the sheer amount of healing she and the other healer can dish out with it. I frequently find myself ulting just to heal my tank when they're dangerously low on health and I know we're running out of time. Also, another thing is the CDR. Characters like Moira, Zarya, Soldier, Junkrat, among others who have low CD abilities get INCREDIBLY strong as they can spam them and gain a lot of value out of a simple Rush. I frequently play with a friend who loves Kiri and I always play that kind of characters (I can launch like 5 Moira orbs or 7 Zarya bubbles and become a mini boss the enemy team needs to kill ASAP or they'll lose.)
10000%. Especially in JQ rush comps, using rush to just simply heal and keep your JQ alive is INSANELY powerful. Kiri’s ultimate is super good. Didn’t cover this too much in the guide as I wanted it to mostly be beginner friendly but you’re definitely right here!
This was a real nice concise guide. changed my settings on her now and feeling good in masters. Thanks a bunch dude
LETS GOOOO. Masters in Season 9? On your way to Top 500 my guy. I BELIEVE
@@Tephrite one day 🫡
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I'm a Kiriko main, and when I first started playing comp as support, my first ever official placement was silver 3 and since I've been stuck in the silver rank and sometimes even been in bronze. I believe I still need to improve in a lot of things with her.
hope some of the tips in this vid help!! I guarantee you'll be gold in no time!! If you'd like a free game review/coach, feel free to submit in my discord! (link in the description) I'd be happy to help ya!
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Nice guide! thanks for all the tips! it really did cover a lot and helped with figuring out her playstyle better
thank you, glad I was able to help!!
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Just finished and subbed very helpful ty, I don’t think that skins coming back anytime soon after seeing Reddit convos
which skin ?
Thank you! I’m glad you found it helpful! I’m also assuming ur talking about the Le Sserafim skin and if so I am indeed gutted
Great guide!! Curious about your thoughts on DPI and sensitivity for Kiri! I have trouble not just heal botting because I get scared my team will die but I also struggle with aim sometimes and am currently playing around with sens.
Thanks! Personally I use 800 DPI and 5% in game sens for all my heroes. I have seen people up their Kiri sens a bit compared to their other heroes as you're flickinng between teammates and enemies and ofc, it makes it easier to 180 for the tracer tryna flank you. I am planning on doing an aim guide or more in depth playstyle analysis for Kiri soon!
Okay. MAYBE im wrong in regards to kirikos swiftstep but does overwatch not have a universal hold buffer? I never spam. Just press and hold until it comes out ie hold buffer.
I think you are actually correct on this! Either way though, I find shift to be an awkward keybind for movement abilities. Similarly for tracer I tend to use right click for blink instead of shift!
fair enough. i will say that i find that holding instead of mashing helps with my overall stress level but that could absolutely just be me. XD Great vid tho. i learned some things. @@Tephrite
I will now be the best Kirko main, thanking you
oh shit this guy just destroyed me on the ladder
I think my main problem with kiriko is the suzu's timing 😭 sometimes it feels like the invisibility effect has a slightly delay and im not sure how to exactly calculate it?
honestly I struggle sometimes with this too! The amount of times I'd throw Suzu only for it to explode after I die 😭 Best thing I can tell u is to remember it has the animation AND the travel time, even if you're throwing it directly downwards so always throw it slightly earlier than you think!
@@Tephrite LMAO ty I'll l take that in mind! awesome guide btw! :D
This is a great video, but can you clarify which move each of these are for new players? I’m not sure which one Suzu is, for example. Thanks for considering!
Thanks!! Suzu is her E ability! The one where she throws a sphere looking object that explodes onto the ground!
If you are in game as Kiriko, you can hold down F1 and it'll show you all the names of the abilities and a brief description too!
Thank you for this!
Ive played mostly Kiri when playing support since the launch of overwatch 2.
Most of the things you mentioned I already knew but there were a few new ones for me too, like the Kitsune cast time, or the fact that its easier to aim when not jumping (jumping is a bad habit I have which I need to get rid of eitherway).
I dont know what it is but since season 9 I somehow hit less shots than before, it feels so weird even tho the hitboxes are much larger...
you're not the only one! The hitboxes haven't actually increased, her Kunai's projectile size has! So in saying this, some shots which you think SHOULD be headshots actually count as body shots. My suggestion to hitting more shots would simply be to aim just above their head, which feels HORRIBLE but I guarantee you you'll land more headshots!
@@TephriteYeah I noticed that today, I personally find zen super hard to headshot because his arms block the head pretty often which results in a bodyshot and with how crazy zens dps is you only have 3-4 chances to hit him before he sends you to the shadowrealm...
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how do you play those workshop maps?
you say that you prefer use the scroll wheel instead of spamming shift.
But you can just hold shift, it's easier imo. (was not possible when she came out)
oh they changed this? Thats cool! I'm still pretty used to using scroll wheel from games like CS and Valorant where u use it to bunny hop 🙂
@@Tephrite Well not me!
I think they allowed us to just hold shift because forcing players to use the scroll wheel to have an advantage is weird and don't fit the action at all (TP)
"kiri is the only hero with a 3 times head multiplier" her headshots are not three times, but widowmakers are
You're right I mispoke, I meant to say "only support with a 2.5x head multiplier". I believe this got nerfed since her release. Thanks for pointing this out!!
@@TephriteI think they changed this 1/2 seasons ago and increased based DMG from 40->45
I haven’t played Overwatch 2 in a while and I don’t know who to play, is kiriko meta or is there better chracacyers?
She's definitely considered a Top 3 support right now!
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as a kiri main for 33h very good tips
Decent guide, thx.
This is an awesome video! Keep it up :))
thanks man, really appreciate that
@Tephrite 761 subs, you deserve 761k subs.
Really sad I can be 2 feet in front of someone and miss. Projectiles aren't my friend T.T
great guide!!
why spam when you can just hold shift?
2 reasons, 1 holding shift down with my pinky kinda just feels uncomfortable and 2, I actually didn't know you could do that until after making this video haha. Either way though, I still would prefer to use mouse wheel but whatever works best for you!
whenever i play Kiriko i have the lowest heal, whenever I play Moira I have insane amount of damage and heal
Moira has AOE healing along with her orb which is also AOE aswell as her ult which burst heals so it’s easy for her to heal more than Kiriko! As for damage, Moira doesn’t require aim and also has her orb/ ult which does AOE damage so it’s a lot easier and you’re more likely to get higher damage with her too!
Because Moira can do two things at once, making her inherently easier to play compared to Kiriko.
Does VAXTA still works?
yessir it does!
I missed her Le Sserafim skin, do you know if it’ll ever be available again?
I MISSED IT TOO. I really hope that skin comes back but I highly doubt it. Thanks for subbing!!
Brig main, but Kiriko is bae❤️
kir is indeed bae
I didn't know blue ofutas heals! Tyvm.
I just don't seam to get as many heals. I tried your tips. And other advice?
unfortunately the most recent patch buffed the DPS passive so they now apply 20% healing reduction to their targets so a lot of the time, it feels like our healing does nothing. I do have a Kiri tip video on my channel that can help you a bit more though!
@@Tephrite thanks very much!
"Support main" and have Genji and Tracer in top 5💀
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Jk, great tutorial, thanks👍👍
hahaha, defo was a DPS main in OW1 besides Ana but I barely play dps anymore now. Ty for the compliment brimdaddy hahaha
@@Tephrite 😁👀
w vid