Please do this for every hero. Your videos are always amazing. I’ve been watching almost every video since your video about role queue coming. I’ve learned so much over the years from you, that this video pretty much reassured me I was playing Kiriko exactly how she is meant to be played. I don’t really ever comment on your videos, but seeing what looks like it could be the first of a new series of character guides, I had to jump in and express my thanks and ask for more! Have a great day and keep up the amazing work.
@@ioStux I agree 100%. I dropped off of overwatch quite a bit over the last 2 years, but made sure to stay knowledgeable through your content and jump in when the urge to play was there. I’m definitely washed up from when I played it daily two years since launch, but with the valuable content you’ve provided I’ve stayed at least an average player even with massive breaks. I think that’s going to change with OW2 though because as you said, it’s been an absolute blast to play. I flex all roles and nearly every hero, and the changes made in OW2 have been absolutely incredible for every character and role, not to mention how much better 5v5 is overall. I look forward to improve with every character and continue to learn additional game knowledge through your content. I might even look into the coaching sessions you offer.
@@kicore9624 Oh trust me i am really washed up as well haha! If you're ever seriously thinking about getting coaching i recommend booking a consultation first, they're free and we can just chat a bit to see if coaching is the right choice for you, so you can get the most value out of the session! And until then, i'll keep making ow2 videos :)
Amazing! Please please make more character specific guides in addition to the already phenomenal vod review series. I'm tired of the pseudo-educational nonsense videos all over UA-cam by people pretending to be pro coaches
As a former Mercy main with 400 hours on her, it’s been hard for me to adjust with both a more aggressive hero and the 5v5 not really working with healing bots anymore. Your gameplay showed me that I still wasn’t being aggressive enough. Thanks for the breakdown!!
Fantastic video. I’m an old gamer (45) and my generation loves to get right to brass tacks with advanced guides and this one proves comprehensive, well structured & paced and utilizes an excellent use of graphics and gameplay to illustrate points and drive home concepts. Bravo dude. I walked away from this video already feeling stronger about using her and the Xbox is only now heating up.
Been playing her nonstop the last week and she's been a blast to learn. Biggest thing I'm working on is kunai accuracy because I have good game sense, good reaction for healing teammates and I'm good at timing protection suzu. Definitely getting better
I think it’s important to note that swift step is also a cleanse and gives I frames to kiriko herself (the cleanse doesn’t seem to work on Ana nades but works on everything else). Dont waste protection Suzu on yourself if not needed!
Thats a very good point, but keep in mind that the i-frames are only useful in very very niche situations, like getting stuck by a cassidy grenade, or surviving a d.va bomb. So its important to not die when you could have just suzu'd yourself :)
Amazing video! I would hope you do this for every hero as well! Sometimes I watch you coaching sessions just to hear your explanation of playstyles of particular hero, as other videos usually don't cover that fundamental concept for some reason.
Thank you for the information-packed guide. I know it can be daunting compiling everything and watching with bated breath for views to come in. I just wanted to comment that this type of video is one that will probably be evergreen and keep stacking up views linearly for a long time.
Thanks for the kind words! I hope to release more guides for all the other characters in ow2, as well as future characters that may come out. Its going to take me a while to catch up, but I know i will eventually :)
Man I've been playing her today for 8 matches. Lost all of them, and in some of my matches people said I don't heal enough. I just reply with ,, I'm a support not a healer"
I think it's going to be a tough transition for a lot of people to rely on less healing. Flex supports are just so strong and supports that don't contribute damage because they are busy healing won't succeed in the long term. Taking too much damage is not a healing problem, its a lack of pressure problem
@@ioStux The problem with this in mid SR Solo Queue is that it's going to insta-tilt your team into losing winnable games. I've played Kiriko a bit now and I can already see where it's headed, people who like the hero but lack the very high skill cap, are not gonna have a fun time...
Hmm, I played quite a bit of kiriko and of course she can't heal as much as someone like mercy, but she can definitely heals quite a bit, thanks to big chunk per heal at max (130) and swift step, protection suzu allowing for more mobile healing style. I spend more time healing than doing dmg as kiriko, which helps to win more in soloq. People rely on healing too much.
3:43, i disagree on not using her in dive comp, her mobility makes her able to quickly get a dps, tank or support in trouble; out of trouble, she can also pre-heal a diving genji or winston. and finally she can tremendously boost a genji's ultimate by using Kitsune on top of him when he goes for blade. It is risky, but i will wait from a safe spot for my genji to pop his ultimate, (while healing my tank or poking at squishy's) TP on top of him pop kitsune on top of the enemy team, giving him a lot of space to slice them up. I will then (depending of the situation) support him with poke damage or suzu myself and get to a safer spot to support the push and heal him. But then again im no GM player and that playstyle might be heavily punished at higher levels. Its just my oppinion
Im playing scrims in low gm-mid gm and I have massive problems with kiriko in a dive comp. Once they realize that if your team dives and you tp with them, they are going to dive you all the time. And only prot suzu isn’t. Enough to save you. There are better picks
Seriously, this is one of the if not the best guide format I’ve seen in overwatch. Keep it up. P.s. bit sad about the onestar for OTP I love this champ so much.
I also feel like being with your tank as kiriko is super risky since that’s where most of the enemy fire is. Equally as risky as flanking , but Atleast if your flanking you can see your teammates to swift step and also put the enemy in a pinch so there attention is split feather just dumping damage in the general direction of the tank
This is easily the most helpful hero guide I’ve seen for any hero in Overwatch, and that’s saying something because I’ve seen a lot. Thank you very much. Please make more. Subbed!
In addition to swift step I'd like to add , what it cleanses all debuffs like suzu . So it better to use it instead of suzu to cleanse debuffs and use ur suzu for ur team
It's crazy how people can say the exact opposite from each other in their guides. A lot of people say kiriko is a viable healer if you can somewhat aim. As a newbie kiriko player, I did indeed teleport to low health people thinking thats her gimmick, let me tell you I found out very quickly what you were saying about not doing that XD many-a-times did I teleport right into a Dva ult D:
I'm not insanely good on high mechanic heroes but I found kiriko enjoyable for me to play and wanting me to play more. This guide will actually help me alot
Played a few matches with her(lost all of them) after winning 35 games with supports for kiriko i learned lucio and anna it was a great experience unlocking her.
Thanks for pputting somethings in context some pointers i was able to noticed with time using her but the grenade ability was my problem not healing or cleansing my tank at a moments notice, i won 3 comp matches after watching this, thank you
My biggest question that wasn’t overly answered here is, how often should you be firing, and how often should you be healing? How do you know which to prioritize in a team fight?
It's a bit dynamic, you want to weave them, which means using them alternatively. When your team needs healing you top them off, and when your team is healthy you try to squeeze in as many Kunais as possible. You don't want to watch a teammate die without healing them so you can push extra damage, but you also don't want to stare at your full hp teammates if you could be applying pressure with your Kunais instead. Hope that helps!
@@ioStux Totally! Thanks for the super quick response. I’ve been getting ALMOST as much healing output as our Baptiste/Moira/whatever we run at the time, but my damage is definitely suffering because of it. I’ve been trying to heal proactively - throwing ofuda before the enemy attack hits, so it heals AS the health goes down. I’ll try to focus more on the kunai though and find a healthy balance!
@@ILockhartI Also, if your team is topped off, you could try and go on a quick flank to pick off a squishy. If things get dicey for either you or your team, you can just swift step back to them.
I love that her ult is so powerful, that you consider 120 dmg headshots, which probably spell the doom of any 200hp hero, as just a quicker way to farm her ult. Like, if you hit headshots consistently, you win fights 9/10 times by flanking and picking off a squishy, then teleporting back and going back to healing your team.
Fantastic guide!!! Best one I’ve seen/heard yet!!! Thanks for this. Although some of this is common sense… it is so helpful to run this video to remind yourself what you’ve got to keep in mind when wanting to stay focused!!
@@ioStux my pleasure. I also subbed! The video that I watched before your I fell asleep too 😂 To often UA-camrs just give a brief overview and don’t have the strategies you put forth in this video! Very helpful!
Before I unlocked Kiriko I didn't think I'd get on with her that much - I'd played a fair amount of Moira and wasn't confident in my aim. Then I tried her and she quickly became my main. Broke into Gold over course of 3 seasons now. I'm still less confident with her than with Ana and Mercy. But it's fun having options for frontline, backline, and pocket styles of Support.
new player to OW here, beautiful explanations! im very hyped to improve on her and one day maybe master her (me being japanese is definitely not a bias lol)
I haven't played OW since Sombra/Ana's release in the first one basically but this hero and a friend got me into it again so im still getting use to the changes. Healers are always the first to blame when we lose and as a main one, I dont think her kunais are more important than healing, specially with a second slow healer but thats jsut my inexperienced opinion, eveything else has been a huge help
You can put your swift step sensitivity on 50 I think it was and then the indicator tells you when your heal is hitting the target or when it's just flying past by.
For new and less headshot capable players, it's always better off to heal more and shoot less. You should definitely try to be aggressive and snipe some headshots as kiriko but I think its cool to just spend about half effort, 50% in heal and 50% in dmg.
Yup! You want to balance healing and damage, its just important to apply pressure on top of keeping your team alive. Also keep in mind that the only way to improve your aim is to practice, so even with bad aim you have to try and land as many shots as possible to improve :)
I would recommend trying to lower sensitivity to like ~30, and then trying to keep your crosshair at head level, and use your left-right movement keys to keep the crosshair on the head.
@@aguyontheinternet8436 that's pretty solid, I usually just don't move my mouse in vertical motion and just keep firing and it will get some random kills
8:42 "if you ever feel the need to TP to the front line as Kiriko, you were out of position to begin with" Never have I been so hurt by words I needed to hear
I have played her almost exactly the opposite of how she is described here. I see a genji in the enemy backing and I Teleport to him, throw my protection so we secure the kill on his duel, then I heal him up and send him off again. Same with DVa, Winston, Sombra. To me she's great in a dive and her ultimate is for when you blink back to the cart death ball and you need to win a team fight. You aren't meant to fight for long in the ultimate, but it usually breaks the enemy death ball, and the enemies are forced to separate, your dive jumps on the weak heros and you are there to teleport to them and make sure they win their fights.
This video is straight facts, ive been playing mostly as kiriko since launch and ive gotta say that kirikos that can consistently hit their knives can dominate games, its bad to try and focus healing cause her healing isnt great and really her cleanse is what really makes her a support, and her ult when used right can wipe teams in seconds
17:42 Is 120 dmg on a weapon that fires incredibly quickly not enough damage for you to get picks? She could easily win a fight against any dps in the game.
PLEASE do this for supports first then all the others!! 😁 I had watched maybe 4 other cosching videos of yours before this but this guide really broke Kiriko down without going crazily in depth. Could/would you do teamfight scenario videos?
I love playing Kiriko. She is a fun addition to the support roster. Why is she banned from rank? Both teams would have the ability to pick her, no? Now they are going to make nerfs/adjustments even though shes not getting any play in a ranked setting?
They want to give people time to learn how to play with, as and against her, so you dont have as many first time kirikos in ranked. Also makes sure there are no gamebreaking bugs in ranked.
I feel like you’re wrong on a bit. Kiriko does excellent healing and damage together. She works great in dive comps because of her teleport and Suzu. 😅 I get not pairing her with zen but come on dude..
I was doing high healing at first too but realized that’s not her best role. Try weaving in as many kunai shots as you do healing. You shouldn’t be the main source of healing as Kiriko. She’s a support, not a healer. Took a while for me to get that, still working on it.
You going to be covering the other characters as well? I'm a very new player to the series. What characters could you recommend? I really don't know who I like in terms of tanks and DPS. But I love being Kiriko and moira
Yup, will cover the other characters as well :) For new players i recommend playing at least a couple games on all characters until you find a role that really speaks to you. Dont worry too much about min maxing, just focus on finding your passion! :)
I'd be curious to hear your take on how Awkward approaches the hero in comp. He essentially treats it like you would a flanker, where he comes at an off angle, gets picks and distracts the enemy team, and then goes back to his team when he gets in trouble and helps with healing until his CDs come back up. People either love him or hate him, but let's be fair: 1) He has demonstrated several times that it works in every tier, allowing him to win games and climb to the highest ranks (skrims and professional will likely be different). 2) Even if you don't like it his logic is solid: getting a pick means less healing is needed (dead people don't do damage), and distracting the enemy means his team needs less healing. 3) Getting the enemy team to waste their time on damage they can't convert into a kill and distracting them is value. Obligatory required mention of "support, not healer" lest I face the wrath of ML7. Here is a video showing his approach: ua-cam.com/video/x6cIbRv5DJk/v-deo.html I'd love to hear your take... any time he is brought up it always gets spicy. XD
Kiriko does have pretty good healing, if spamming healing ofuda you actually do more healing than Mercy per second, but Kiriko lacks *burst* healing like Ana and Baptiste. But Suzu is extremely OP, and there's no healing better than killing the enemy team, which Kiriko can excel at if you are good with headshots.
I’ve been using her in ranked and so far I’ve won almost all my matches and I’m not used to being a healer but everytime I try and play dps the healers are trash and I’m not good at any of the other healers except maybe moira and zenyatta but thanks for this video it helps a lot
Thank you so much! I’ve been wanting to learn Kiriko but had trouble determining how I should be playing with positioning and target focus. Would you also please make a video on Mercy in OW2? I’ve been maining her for a long time and was consistently in low diamond in OW1, but I feel like she’s just not as impactful in OW2 despite my gameplay still being pretty solid. Should I be approaching her differently in this new environment?
I'll make guides for all the heroes eventually :) Mercy is a bit like a multiplier, only as good as the thing she's damage boosting. In ow2 mercy is all about enabling your carry as much as humanly possible to allow them to 1v5. You dont have any burst healing so keeping people alive is rough, if you dont have any great targets to pocket that can carry the game, then mercy is a tough pick unfortunately :(
The problem with kunai headshots is they're the hardest headshots to hit in the entire game considering they're so slow. Midrange and up-close they're not bad, but long range it's just luck that the moving target you're shooting at happens to walk into it.
Great content!! I have a silly question, in ur opinion which dps is a good pair to duo with her ? implaing they will be doing soloq with comunications.
I would say genji is a great pair for her. Their ults pair well, and she can keep up with genji and easily provide healing, and for Kiriko, he is always a great teammate to swift step to.
1:59 not entirely true. Her swift step benefits massively from having a more spread out team. You can always plan for for her ultimate and stick together for a limited time for that, but otherwise there isn't really a reason to, she's just as strong if not stronger teleporting between separate players. 3:34 like here, I would argue that could be a sick time for Kiriko; genji+ swift step allows for very powerful flanking with a safe out , and I think Kiriko+Zenyatta has just enough healing to get by when there is only one tank. It becomes much easier to heal when the teammates are very difficult for the enemy to hit, which is not a problem for you and Zen with auto-aim healing. Also, all of the heroes benefit massively from Kiriko's ultimate, Zen and Winston get scary with insane firerate, genjis ult can be just as powerful as if he were nanoboosted, and I don't know about Echo. Honestly, I'd say the Zen should go and not the Kiriko. He's just too slow and easy to hit for this kind of comp
I actually feel like the devs weren’t trolling putting the talismans on m1 and dps m2 I haven’t changed it and I drop avg 9k healing and around 2k dmg per 10 mins. I feel like the talismans being on m1 promotes the healing support playstyle but I’ve yet to try it changed.
I actually prefer playing her in a Dive comp. I guess it just depends on your skills and situational awareness. Now I have been playing OW for 6 years so my game sense is way above average. All in all practice makes perfect 😊
I'd argue when your example at 3:25 should not really be a stacked team comp, no? Soldier and Ashe should probably play their own angles while Rein goes in. Just seems like stacking in a comp like that loses you too much map control. If you played it well even by solo queue standards for Masters/GM then you might not have more than 2 players in the Suzu or Kitsune.
Either Sojourn or Junker Queen will be covered in the next hero guide, yup! Although I want to get a settings guide out asap as well since its more broadly applicable :)
Bap has burst healing and more damage throughput than Kiriko, and his Immortality field is stronger. Because of this, Baptiste is better in situations where your team is outclassed significantly by the enemy team, for example when playing with friends who are worse than you.
my biggest issue with her is even with another main healer, sometimes the main tank takes on so much spam that i have to just heal bot and if i kunai for 1 second my team dies and falls apart.... this also happens when the DPS isnt performing so hot or hitting shots. I usually end up swapping to zen so i can heal and damage at the same time with discord & that usually helps.
Well, if your tank is taking that much damage, you are just going to have to remind yourself (and probably your tank when they flame) that you aren't a healer, you are a support. That isn't a healing problem, your team isn't putting enough pressure on the enemy, and that allows them to shoot freely. Either the tank or a dps needs to switch heroes, or they just need to get their act together and attack the enemy so they stop shooting at your tank.
Yes I will! I plan on bringing out a video each week, with coaching sessions uploaded in between whenever I get a good one. The next one will be a Settings guide, but after that I want to cover Sojourn and Junkerqueen! :)
Omg I didn't even notice. I'm cutting her some slack though, she's probably new to the game and doesn't know the map well, I definitely fell in there a couple times as well when I started out :D
genji isnt great with her in general, however.. the combo kitsune rush with genji's blade ulti.. Kind of insane and may even be better than nano-blade in some situations
11:37 very important. When your team is running in a death-ball, all clumped together, you lose your escape ability
Not entirely, you can still climb up to the next level.
@@hypnotoad101 true, wall climb can be a lifesaver
@@drewsanchez69420 it's definitely limited tho.
The escape ability turns into a invulnerability jump at close ranges so timing cc is key
But your other cooldown gets a lot better at least
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the competitive systems for me atleast feels a lot better
5v5 better for sure
Please do this for every hero. Your videos are always amazing. I’ve been watching almost every video since your video about role queue coming. I’ve learned so much over the years from you, that this video pretty much reassured me I was playing Kiriko exactly how she is meant to be played. I don’t really ever comment on your videos, but seeing what looks like it could be the first of a new series of character guides, I had to jump in and express my thanks and ask for more! Have a great day and keep up the amazing work.
Thank you so much for the kind words
@@ioStux I agree 100%. I dropped off of overwatch quite a bit over the last 2 years, but made sure to stay knowledgeable through your content and jump in when the urge to play was there. I’m definitely washed up from when I played it daily two years since launch, but with the valuable content you’ve provided I’ve stayed at least an average player even with massive breaks. I think that’s going to change with OW2 though because as you said, it’s been an absolute blast to play. I flex all roles and nearly every hero, and the changes made in OW2 have been absolutely incredible for every character and role, not to mention how much better 5v5 is overall. I look forward to improve with every character and continue to learn additional game knowledge through your content. I might even look into the coaching sessions you offer.
@@kicore9624 Oh trust me i am really washed up as well haha! If you're ever seriously thinking about getting coaching i recommend booking a consultation first, they're free and we can just chat a bit to see if coaching is the right choice for you, so you can get the most value out of the session! And until then, i'll keep making ow2 videos :)
Amazing! Please please make more character specific guides in addition to the already phenomenal vod review series. I'm tired of the pseudo-educational nonsense videos all over UA-cam by people pretending to be pro coaches
As a former Mercy main with 400 hours on her, it’s been hard for me to adjust with both a more aggressive hero and the 5v5 not really working with healing bots anymore. Your gameplay showed me that I still wasn’t being aggressive enough. Thanks for the breakdown!!
YO same pfp lmao
Fantastic video. I’m an old gamer (45) and my generation loves to get right to brass tacks with advanced guides and this one proves comprehensive, well structured & paced and utilizes an excellent use of graphics and gameplay to illustrate points and drive home concepts. Bravo dude. I walked away from this video already feeling stronger about using her and the Xbox is only now heating up.
Thank you so much for the kind words sir! Super happy to see some of the veteran generation still fragging in modern shooters! :)
As a gamer about to hit 40, I completely agree.
Been playing her nonstop the last week and she's been a blast to learn. Biggest thing I'm working on is kunai accuracy because I have good game sense, good reaction for healing teammates and I'm good at timing protection suzu. Definitely getting better
I think it’s important to note that swift step is also a cleanse and gives I frames to kiriko herself (the cleanse doesn’t seem to work on Ana nades but works on everything else). Dont waste protection Suzu on yourself if not needed!
Thats a very good point, but keep in mind that the i-frames are only useful in very very niche situations, like getting stuck by a cassidy grenade, or surviving a d.va bomb. So its important to not die when you could have just suzu'd yourself :)
Thank you for making this video! I’ve wanted to main kiriko ever since they first showed her and this guide gives so many good tips!
Thanks for the kind words! also pan flag best flag
Amazing video! I would hope you do this for every hero as well! Sometimes I watch you coaching sessions just to hear your explanation of playstyles of particular hero, as other videos usually don't cover that fundamental concept for some reason.
Thank you for the information-packed guide. I know it can be daunting compiling everything and watching with bated breath for views to come in. I just wanted to comment that this type of video is one that will probably be evergreen and keep stacking up views linearly for a long time.
Thanks for the kind words! I hope to release more guides for all the other characters in ow2, as well as future characters that may come out. Its going to take me a while to catch up, but I know i will eventually :)
thank your for the point around 7:30. i love specific positioning and targeting info. will do thaat now!
Man I've been playing her today for 8 matches. Lost all of them, and in some of my matches people said I don't heal enough. I just reply with ,, I'm a support not a healer"
I think it's going to be a tough transition for a lot of people to rely on less healing. Flex supports are just so strong and supports that don't contribute damage because they are busy healing won't succeed in the long term. Taking too much damage is not a healing problem, its a lack of pressure problem
@@ioStux The problem with this in mid SR Solo Queue is that it's going to insta-tilt your team into losing winnable games. I've played Kiriko a bit now and I can already see where it's headed, people who like the hero but lack the very high skill cap, are not gonna have a fun time...
Hmm, I played quite a bit of kiriko and of course she can't heal as much as someone like mercy, but she can definitely heals quite a bit, thanks to big chunk per heal at max (130) and swift step, protection suzu allowing for more mobile healing style. I spend more time healing than doing dmg as kiriko, which helps to win more in soloq. People rely on healing too much.
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That's the unfortunate thing, people feel so entitled that they expect supports to always pocket them. But that's not how it should work..
3:43, i disagree on not using her in dive comp, her mobility makes her able to quickly get a dps, tank or support in trouble; out of trouble, she can also pre-heal a diving genji or winston. and finally she can tremendously boost a genji's ultimate by using Kitsune on top of him when he goes for blade. It is risky, but i will wait from a safe spot for my genji to pop his ultimate, (while healing my tank or poking at squishy's) TP on top of him pop kitsune on top of the enemy team, giving him a lot of space to slice them up. I will then (depending of the situation) support him with poke damage or suzu myself and get to a safer spot to support the push and heal him.
But then again im no GM player and that playstyle might be heavily punished at higher levels. Its just my oppinion
Im playing scrims in low gm-mid gm and I have massive problems with kiriko in a dive comp. Once they realize that if your team dives and you tp with them, they are going to dive you all the time. And only prot suzu isn’t. Enough to save you. There are better picks
Absolutely love this, thank you! I’m really trying my best to adapt to the new 5v5 team compositions and I love Kiriko’s kit, so this helps a lot!
Thanks for the kind words
Seriously, this is one of the if not the best guide format I’ve seen in overwatch. Keep it up. P.s. bit sad about the onestar for OTP I love this champ so much.
One of the best guides I’ve seen in a while. Keep up the amazing content!
I also feel like being with your tank as kiriko is super risky since that’s where most of the enemy fire is. Equally as risky as flanking , but Atleast if your flanking you can see your teammates to swift step and also put the enemy in a pinch so there attention is split feather just dumping damage in the general direction of the tank
That's why it's important for your group to huddle together. Also why she matches so well with Reinhardt.
I stumbled onto your videos by total accident recently. My god you are a well of information, your videos are fantastic!
Oh gosh, thanks for the kind words, it means a lot
This guide was so helpful in explaining basic fundamentals in a simple way that was easy to understand. Thank you so much!
This is easily the most helpful hero guide I’ve seen for any hero in Overwatch, and that’s saying something because I’ve seen a lot. Thank you very much. Please make more. Subbed!
One of the best guides i have ever watched for any hero - let alone Kiriko!
Thanks
It's crazy that this guide is available for free - it feels like a cheat sheet!
thanks for the kind words
In addition to swift step I'd like to add , what it cleanses all debuffs like suzu . So it better to use it instead of suzu to cleanse debuffs and use ur suzu for ur team
It's crazy how people can say the exact opposite from each other in their guides. A lot of people say kiriko is a viable healer if you can somewhat aim.
As a newbie kiriko player, I did indeed teleport to low health people thinking thats her gimmick, let me tell you I found out very quickly what you were saying about not doing that XD many-a-times did I teleport right into a Dva ult D:
Yes!! I’ve been wanting to up my Kiriko game, this is just what I was looking for!
I needed this video. I watched a Queen video and immediately started improving. Looking forward to playing kiriko more now
Extremely helpful video for someone looking for such information. You’ve definitely earned the sub of me and many others! Keep it up!
I'm not insanely good on high mechanic heroes but I found kiriko enjoyable for me to play and wanting me to play more. This guide will actually help me alot
Played a few matches with her(lost all of them) after winning 35 games with supports for kiriko i learned lucio and anna it was a great experience unlocking her.
Very nice. Looking forward to the future.
Thanks for pputting somethings in context some pointers i was able to noticed with time using her but the grenade ability was my problem not healing or cleansing my tank at a moments notice, i won 3 comp matches after watching this, thank you
This was actually so helpful and interesting to watch keep up the vids like this that will help us continue to get better at the game
My biggest question that wasn’t overly answered here is, how often should you be firing, and how often should you be healing? How do you know which to prioritize in a team fight?
It's a bit dynamic, you want to weave them, which means using them alternatively. When your team needs healing you top them off, and when your team is healthy you try to squeeze in as many Kunais as possible. You don't want to watch a teammate die without healing them so you can push extra damage, but you also don't want to stare at your full hp teammates if you could be applying pressure with your Kunais instead. Hope that helps!
@@ioStux Totally! Thanks for the super quick response. I’ve been getting ALMOST as much healing output as our Baptiste/Moira/whatever we run at the time, but my damage is definitely suffering because of it.
I’ve been trying to heal proactively - throwing ofuda before the enemy attack hits, so it heals AS the health goes down. I’ll try to focus more on the kunai though and find a healthy balance!
@@ILockhartI Also, if your team is topped off, you could try and go on a quick flank to pick off a squishy. If things get dicey for either you or your team, you can just swift step back to them.
Thanks I learnt a lot from this. Now to find my own way of playing her with what I learnt!
I love that her ult is so powerful, that you consider 120 dmg headshots, which probably spell the doom of any 200hp hero, as just a quicker way to farm her ult. Like, if you hit headshots consistently, you win fights 9/10 times by flanking and picking off a squishy, then teleporting back and going back to healing your team.
Fantastic guide!!! Best one I’ve seen/heard yet!!! Thanks for this. Although some of this is common sense… it is so helpful to run this video to remind yourself what you’ve got to keep in mind when wanting to stay focused!!
Thanks for the kind words
@@ioStux my pleasure. I also subbed! The video that I watched before your I fell asleep too 😂 To often UA-camrs just give a brief overview and don’t have the strategies you put forth in this video! Very helpful!
I'm glad I saw this, I'm still learning her, but it confirmed some things for me that I was speculating.
best fps coach hands down
God content, immediately useful in my subsequent matches.
So good! She’s one of my favorites added 🔥
She's super fun to play, if this is the standard we can expect from future heroes as well im super excited :D
Before I unlocked Kiriko I didn't think I'd get on with her that much - I'd played a fair amount of Moira and wasn't confident in my aim. Then I tried her and she quickly became my main. Broke into Gold over course of 3 seasons now. I'm still less confident with her than with Ana and Mercy. But it's fun having options for frontline, backline, and pocket styles of Support.
new player to OW here, beautiful explanations! im very hyped to improve on her and one day maybe master her (me being japanese is definitely not a bias lol)
Kitsune rush also speeds up special melee attacks like genji’s dragon blade, winston’s slaps, & rein’s hammer attacks
Yup, almost every primary fire in the game is affected, including melee ones! :)
I would like to see a Fox-powered machine gun of slaps
9:56 Bold of you to assume Mercy players on my team play in the back
Loved the video but can someone tell me the name of the song playing through the whole think please??
I haven't played OW since Sombra/Ana's release in the first one basically but this hero and a friend got me into it again so im still getting use to the changes. Healers are always the first to blame when we lose and as a main one, I dont think her kunais are more important than healing, specially with a second slow healer but thats jsut my inexperienced opinion, eveything else has been a huge help
this is such a great video! Thank you!!
You can put your swift step sensitivity on 50 I think it was and then the indicator tells you when your heal is hitting the target or when it's just flying past by.
For new and less headshot capable players, it's always better off to heal more and shoot less. You should definitely try to be aggressive and snipe some headshots as kiriko but I think its cool to just spend about half effort, 50% in heal and 50% in dmg.
Yup! You want to balance healing and damage, its just important to apply pressure on top of keeping your team alive. Also keep in mind that the only way to improve your aim is to practice, so even with bad aim you have to try and land as many shots as possible to improve :)
I would recommend trying to lower sensitivity to like ~30, and then trying to keep your crosshair at head level, and use your left-right movement keys to keep the crosshair on the head.
@@aguyontheinternet8436 that's pretty solid, I usually just don't move my mouse in vertical motion and just keep firing and it will get some random kills
8:42 "if you ever feel the need to TP to the front line as Kiriko, you were out of position to begin with"
Never have I been so hurt by words I needed to hear
I have played her almost exactly the opposite of how she is described here. I see a genji in the enemy backing and I Teleport to him, throw my protection so we secure the kill on his duel, then I heal him up and send him off again. Same with DVa, Winston, Sombra. To me she's great in a dive and her ultimate is for when you blink back to the cart death ball and you need to win a team fight. You aren't meant to fight for long in the ultimate, but it usually breaks the enemy death ball, and the enemies are forced to separate, your dive jumps on the weak heros and you are there to teleport to them and make sure they win their fights.
This video is straight facts, ive been playing mostly as kiriko since launch and ive gotta say that kirikos that can consistently hit their knives can dominate games, its bad to try and focus healing cause her healing isnt great and really her cleanse is what really makes her a support, and her ult when used right can wipe teams in seconds
I have 80 hours on kiriko, my advice is:
-insta lock her
-lose
-get flamed
-repeat
17:42 Is 120 dmg on a weapon that fires incredibly quickly not enough damage for you to get picks? She could easily win a fight against any dps in the game.
7:31 thank you to the whoever the goat is that started pushing the robot
Thank you so much for this!!!
PLEASE do this for supports first then all the others!! 😁 I had watched maybe 4 other cosching videos of yours before this but this guide really broke Kiriko down without going crazily in depth. Could/would you do teamfight scenario videos?
I love playing Kiriko. She is a fun addition to the support roster. Why is she banned from rank? Both teams would have the ability to pick her, no? Now they are going to make nerfs/adjustments even though shes not getting any play in a ranked setting?
They want to give people time to learn how to play with, as and against her, so you dont have as many first time kirikos in ranked. Also makes sure there are no gamebreaking bugs in ranked.
I feel like you’re wrong on a bit. Kiriko does excellent healing and damage together. She works great in dive comps because of her teleport and Suzu. 😅 I get not pairing her with zen but come on dude..
I busted out like 12k heals in kiriko yesterday. She can certainly pump out big heals if you focus on it and use the suzu well.
I was doing high healing at first too but realized that’s not her best role. Try weaving in as many kunai shots as you do healing. You shouldn’t be the main source of healing as Kiriko. She’s a support, not a healer. Took a while for me to get that, still working on it.
You going to be covering the other characters as well? I'm a very new player to the series. What characters could you recommend? I really don't know who I like in terms of tanks and DPS. But I love being Kiriko and moira
Yup, will cover the other characters as well :) For new players i recommend playing at least a couple games on all characters until you find a role that really speaks to you. Dont worry too much about min maxing, just focus on finding your passion! :)
i love playing as her because it gets my brain working
I'd be curious to hear your take on how Awkward approaches the hero in comp. He essentially treats it like you would a flanker, where he comes at an off angle, gets picks and distracts the enemy team, and then goes back to his team when he gets in trouble and helps with healing until his CDs come back up. People either love him or hate him, but let's be fair:
1) He has demonstrated several times that it works in every tier, allowing him to win games and climb to the highest ranks (skrims and professional will likely be different).
2) Even if you don't like it his logic is solid: getting a pick means less healing is needed (dead people don't do damage), and distracting the enemy means his team needs less healing.
3) Getting the enemy team to waste their time on damage they can't convert into a kill and distracting them is value.
Obligatory required mention of "support, not healer" lest I face the wrath of ML7.
Here is a video showing his approach:
ua-cam.com/video/x6cIbRv5DJk/v-deo.html
I'd love to hear your take... any time he is brought up it always gets spicy. XD
Fantastic video!!!
Kiriko does have pretty good healing, if spamming healing ofuda you actually do more healing than Mercy per second, but Kiriko lacks *burst* healing like Ana and Baptiste. But Suzu is extremely OP, and there's no healing better than killing the enemy team, which Kiriko can excel at if you are good with headshots.
I’ve been using her in ranked and so far I’ve won almost all my matches and I’m not used to being a healer but everytime I try and play dps the healers are trash and I’m not good at any of the other healers except maybe moira and zenyatta but thanks for this video it helps a lot
Thank you so much! I’ve been wanting to learn Kiriko but had trouble determining how I should be playing with positioning and target focus. Would you also please make a video on Mercy in OW2? I’ve been maining her for a long time and was consistently in low diamond in OW1, but I feel like she’s just not as impactful in OW2 despite my gameplay still being pretty solid. Should I be approaching her differently in this new environment?
I'll make guides for all the heroes eventually :) Mercy is a bit like a multiplier, only as good as the thing she's damage boosting. In ow2 mercy is all about enabling your carry as much as humanly possible to allow them to 1v5. You dont have any burst healing so keeping people alive is rough, if you dont have any great targets to pocket that can carry the game, then mercy is a tough pick unfortunately :(
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You can get soooo skinny with her teleport! 😭😭 I love this character! Can’t wait for the other supports they’ll be adding
Lets go coach
Great guide!!!
Great video ty
The problem with kunai headshots is they're the hardest headshots to hit in the entire game considering they're so slow. Midrange and up-close they're not bad, but long range it's just luck that the moving target you're shooting at happens to walk into it.
Headshot damage is insane with kiriko
It is so satisfying to 2 tap squishies haha
Great content!! I have a silly question, in ur opinion which dps is a good pair to duo with her ? implaing they will be doing soloq with comunications.
Thanks!
I would say genji is a great pair for her. Their ults pair well, and she can keep up with genji and easily provide healing, and for Kiriko, he is always a great teammate to swift step to.
@@aguyontheinternet8436 yeahh i found this duo a great pair!! she can provide tools so his blade or overall life its easier!
1:59 not entirely true. Her swift step benefits massively from having a more spread out team. You can always plan for for her ultimate and stick together for a limited time for that, but otherwise there isn't really a reason to, she's just as strong if not stronger teleporting between separate players.
3:34 like here, I would argue that could be a sick time for Kiriko; genji+ swift step allows for very powerful flanking with a safe out , and I think Kiriko+Zenyatta has just enough healing to get by when there is only one tank. It becomes much easier to heal when the teammates are very difficult for the enemy to hit, which is not a problem for you and Zen with auto-aim healing. Also, all of the heroes benefit massively from Kiriko's ultimate, Zen and Winston get scary with insane firerate, genjis ult can be just as powerful as if he were nanoboosted, and I don't know about Echo.
Honestly, I'd say the Zen should go and not the Kiriko. He's just too slow and easy to hit for this kind of comp
I actually feel like the devs weren’t trolling putting the talismans on m1 and dps m2 I haven’t changed it and I drop avg 9k healing and around 2k dmg per 10 mins. I feel like the talismans being on m1 promotes the healing support playstyle but I’ve yet to try it changed.
Does this mean you will be continuing your In-Depth Guide series to include more characters? Very Exciting!
Exactly. As of now, we are planning to release an in-depth guide for every hero in the game!
5v5 does feel a lot better. I've noticed it most as pharah and widow. Just less people focusing me down.
I actually prefer playing her in a Dive comp. I guess it just depends on your skills and situational awareness. Now I have been playing OW for 6 years so my game sense is way above average. All in all practice makes perfect 😊
does protection szu work against the sigma slam? It never seems to work for me.
I'd argue when your example at 3:25 should not really be a stacked team comp, no?
Soldier and Ashe should probably play their own angles while Rein goes in. Just seems like stacking in a comp like that loses you too much map control.
If you played it well even by solo queue standards for Masters/GM then you might not have more than 2 players in the Suzu or Kitsune.
I'm gonna have to switch her firing buttons on my console. Like moira I have to have attacking as R2 and healing as L2 or I'll go crazy
Awesome vid! Sojourn next? 👀
Either Sojourn or Junker Queen will be covered in the next hero guide, yup! Although I want to get a settings guide out asap as well since its more broadly applicable :)
@@ioStux can’t wait!
Hey ioStux, when would you play bap instead of her? (She seems to do the same jobs / have a better ult…?)
Bap has burst healing and more damage throughput than Kiriko, and his Immortality field is stronger. Because of this, Baptiste is better in situations where your team is outclassed significantly by the enemy team, for example when playing with friends who are worse than you.
What settings does he use for the crosshair?
Dang, nice guide. I going to use it. Now I just have to get into a match.
Good vid, thanks
my biggest issue with her is even with another main healer, sometimes the main tank takes on so much spam that i have to just heal bot and if i kunai for 1 second my team dies and falls apart.... this also happens when the DPS isnt performing so hot or hitting shots. I usually end up swapping to zen so i can heal and damage at the same time with discord & that usually helps.
Well, if your tank is taking that much damage, you are just going to have to remind yourself (and probably your tank when they flame) that you aren't a healer, you are a support. That isn't a healing problem, your team isn't putting enough pressure on the enemy, and that allows them to shoot freely. Either the tank or a dps needs to switch heroes, or they just need to get their act together and attack the enemy so they stop shooting at your tank.
@@aguyontheinternet8436 telling my teammates to swap and play better 😳 a challenging task haha
I'm an Ana main and will be maining kiriko
how do you have GUI and ability colors turqoice and purple?
Awesome guide!
May you do another for Junker Queen please?
Yes I will! I plan on bringing out a video each week, with coaching sessions uploaded in between whenever I get a good one. The next one will be a Settings guide, but after that I want to cover Sojourn and Junkerqueen! :)
@@ioStux could you do a guide in OW2 Orisa also? there’s currently no guides on how to play her since her massive rework
@@recreationaldrama yup! I'll cover the 3 new characters first, and then cover the other characters, prioritizing those whove had the biggest changes
How do you change the hud colours for friendly and foe can't find them?. I play on a pc
2:20 which horse is that?
Dude, we need to talk about Orisa dying at 2:17
Omg I didn't even notice. I'm cutting her some slack though, she's probably new to the game and doesn't know the map well, I definitely fell in there a couple times as well when I started out :D
@@ioStux hahaha yeah i know, but was funny though. I fell there all the time also .-.
lmao
genji isnt great with her in general, however.. the combo kitsune rush with genji's blade ulti.. Kind of insane and may even be better than nano-blade in some situations
This video was so low framerate that when i looked at my hands afterwards it felt all smooth. Great guide tho!
My bad. After publishing I realized I accidentally exported it at 25 instead of 60fps. Newer guides should be fine again!
@@teto_plays fair enough. It happens
Can these go over to console as well? Or is it mostly just pc?
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