the best tip that I think I got that really helped me climb was to start pretending there is always an ulting enemy soldier. Really teaches you to think of using cover more and to be aware of angles your exposed to and stuff. And be more conservative with your movement cooldowns, try not to use slingshots and superjumps unless theres somewhere you really need to go. That way you don't get locked into a longer cooldown in case you get dove or something. Cause not being aware and not using cover will get you punished as you try to climb and keep you from ranking up. Also, generally never follow and try to pocket a tracer! Haha it never ends well, at least in comp! Good luck out there!
Nice to see you take some initiative with mercy. Damage boosting whoever can deal damage is key. Not necessarily only damage boosting a DPS. But whoever is in the best position to secure a kill. I was also pleasantly surprised that you take out the glock as mercy. Down in the trenches of the metal ranks you should probably even be using Valkyrie as a DPS ultimate in many cases. It's relatively easy to kill any squishy hero with mercy's ultimate. Duoing is completely fine, but I disagree with what you stated your friend told you in the video. It's not impossible nor even is it difficult to get out of these very low ranks. Even as mercy. Basically as a rule of thumb, the lower you go in the ranks, the more damage/kills you have to dish out to climb. Because your teammates are not going to be good enough to utilize the damage boost properly in many cases. I know people in low elo get very toxic about support players playing like a DPS, but it's honestly the only sure fire way to climb. You can't trust your teammates to win the game for you after all.
I agree, somewhat… the problem is that you can get out of low elo ranks as mercy if you’re 3-5 stacked. but getting out alone, by solo queueing is nearly impossible because mostly all random teammates are still new to comp and aren’t very good and don’t know how to take advantage of getting pocketed, this is all just my opinion and what i’ve heard of others in my previous videos
hi :) im in no position to guide anyone as i’m not much higher than you but here r some tips and tricks that i use as a plat mercy main. 1) try to avoid super jumping when there are hitscans in enemy team. once you climb up to high gold people start focusing you immediately the moment you super jump. so avoid it before it becomes a habit! you can super jump against heros like tracer, genji, sombr, sojourn (avoid if hes charged) as they cannot reach you! 2) USE COVER. Cover is super important! always use cover like standing behind the walls, staying behind the team. DO NOT STAND IN A SMALL ROOM for cover if there’s no other exit, you’ll be body blocked and easily killed by the enemy tank. 3) look out for flanks! as a mercy you do not want to be useless, so while you have your beam attached onto someone, look around for flanks! as because in mercy you can see your teammates health bar once you’ve attached your beam, it gives you an advantage of looking out for flanks. 4)while pocketting heros like pharah/echo/genji make use of basic GAs because it’ll be easier to follow them as it has a short cooldown than that of a super jump GA or a slingshot GA. 5)against sombra: keep using GA! keep jiggling your ass against sombra as it makes it difficult to hack you. it’ll either cancel the hack, or you’ll move away by the time she hacks you so you’re safe! another bait against sombra: valk and stay low ground for her to hack you, revealing herself and you’re already in valk so there will be less chances of you dying as valk has constant health regen in valk + if you’re healing someone, you’ll be getting 40% of the mercy’s active healing which makes it impossible to kill you! you can try this without valk but it’ll be much more difficult unless the other support is looking out for you. 6)mute chat if someone is being toxic to you, as it will affect you. easiest way of dealing with toxic players tips for ressing: 1) look out for people, especially your other support. when you’re ressing your other support make sure that your team is healed enough to survive the fight for those few seconds. 2) avoid ressing in the middle of the fight OR infront of enemies. always use cover while ressing. also do not use super jump res always, because as you res, your GA is on cooldown which means : no means of escape! i’d suggest super jump ressing a tank only if your other support is looking after you! 3) always ping on the soul before going for a risky res, as it informs your team that you’ll be ressing so they can help you! once again USE COVER. lol. OH YES, YOU CAN ALSO SHARE YOUR DISCORD FOR MORE TIPS! i know a lot of mercy mains that are much higher than me and that help me! also i can share you some replay codes (if you want) to analyse the gameplay! i’m suprised i see a damage boosting mercy in gold! i’ve spectated a lot of enemy mercy’s once the game is iver and i usually find them using their yellow beam so i’m so happy to see a mercy main that uses her blue beam more!! also, it is important to know when to swap! it’s a little hard to climb high as a mercy (solo q) so you can always duo queue with someone. overall, you’re amazing. congrats on hitting gold, keep up the good work cutie! 💗💗
AHHH THE IMPROVEMENT, CONGRATZS ON GOLD! Your dps was definitely in the wrong! I normally have a lot less healing then my other supp, don't trust non-mercy players for mercy advice! 😂❤ (masters/gm mercy)
Not a Mercy player but a fellow support main and while Mercy is not my favorite support partner, mostly cause I like to play Zen and it's really difficult to keep the team alive with Zen/Mercy (I do play Ana tho, and Mercy/Ana is great or at least I find it easier to keep everyone alive), anyways, what I wanted to say is that when the Mercy on my team has less heals than me, I always asume that it's because they are using dmg boost most of the time, besides, what matters is healing when is important and saving teammates, not having the biggest healing numbers
Congrats on reaching gold! It's great that you're pocketing your dps now, and getting value. I'm a high diamond mercy main and I have some tips that might be helpful! 1. Knowing when to take out your pistol. I saw that you would shoot enemies with full hp, which isn't bad but it can cost the life of one of your teammates. Personally, I take out my pistol to finish enemies who have low health or are alone, or I apply some pressure on the enemy. 2. Movement and Positioning Don't get me wrong your movement is good, but there were some mistakes. For example, you would ga really high when there was a hitscan that could easily kill you. Instead just ga forward. This relates to your positioning, you would ga to dangerous spots, so instead play near or in the line of sight of your other support, and behind your tank/dps. 3. Rezzing That super jump rez was amazing btw! The only issue is that you would rez teammates when the fight was already lost, leading to your team getting stagered. Also, check your teams' health before rezzing and ensure it's safe to rez. 4. Learning how to play other characters (this is up to you). Learning how to play the majority of the support roaster has helped me climb through the ranks. Yes, it's fun playing mercy and flying around, but other characters can give the team more value. Especially this season where dva is very strong I suggest learning how to play brig because it can help your team. Those are all the tips I can give you, sorry for sending this comment late, hopefully you've improved by then.
That is why your other support will stay forever in gold. Mindsets like that, plus the toxic attitude, they will not get anywhere far climbing. No offense, just facts. Sorry you had to deal with that. I see such improvement with your gameplay, though! Congrats on reaching a new milestone! 👏 ❤ (Gold) keep learning, and you'll continue to climb. Good luck! 🥰
a little tip from a plat mercy, you dont need to make sure your teammates are always topped up on health! better to use that blue beam rather than think about when you should use it! Congrats on hitting gold tho!!
also, regarding valk, i suggest using little to no healing beam during it!!! Healing during valk wont give you ult charge, use dmg beam more than healing. You should save it (healing) til ur valk is over then you have a little boost to ur next valk. Hope this helps!!
Glad that your finally out of sliver but just a heads up , no saying it will happen but now that your in gold , the games will probably end up being a little harder and you will probably be up and down in gold but since your a good mercy you shouldn’t have that problem 😊
hiii usually i'll create a custom match, i'll emote or just do something random and i'll take a ss of it in the replay mode. then i use adobe express to remove the background and keep mercy as the only image on there, i'll make sure that the image is transparent then save it under PNG, so that afterwards i can add any background i want from online. after that, i'll either use canva or picsart and add mercy as an overlay or sticker, and add a thin white outline and shadow which creats a glow effect on her if you have it blurred 100%. it's kinda difficult to explain but i did graphics design throughout high school so i freestyle all my thumbnails :c
@@obsessedanimegf ooooh that makes sense 😭 I've just uploaded my own Mercy gameplay in Diamond, since I'm playing this game a lot I figured I can record and upload some good games 😭 But with no fancy editing, yet :( Thanks for your comment, I've subscribed
@@MercyGrimoire thank you!! 🩷🩷 using capcut is a good start for editing your videos, you can do so much without paying for fancy video editing softwares
typical case of "we are loosing so let me press tab and see who i can blame for that". congrats on hitting gold
thank you 🩷
the best tip that I think I got that really helped me climb was to start pretending there is always an ulting enemy soldier. Really teaches you to think of using cover more and to be aware of angles your exposed to and stuff. And be more conservative with your movement cooldowns, try not to use slingshots and superjumps unless theres somewhere you really need to go. That way you don't get locked into a longer cooldown in case you get dove or something. Cause not being aware and not using cover will get you punished as you try to climb and keep you from ranking up. Also, generally never follow and try to pocket a tracer! Haha it never ends well, at least in comp! Good luck out there!
Nice to see you take some initiative with mercy. Damage boosting whoever can deal damage is key. Not necessarily only damage boosting a DPS. But whoever is in the best position to secure a kill. I was also pleasantly surprised that you take out the glock as mercy. Down in the trenches of the metal ranks you should probably even be using Valkyrie as a DPS ultimate in many cases. It's relatively easy to kill any squishy hero with mercy's ultimate.
Duoing is completely fine, but I disagree with what you stated your friend told you in the video. It's not impossible nor even is it difficult to get out of these very low ranks. Even as mercy. Basically as a rule of thumb, the lower you go in the ranks, the more damage/kills you have to dish out to climb. Because your teammates are not going to be good enough to utilize the damage boost properly in many cases.
I know people in low elo get very toxic about support players playing like a DPS, but it's honestly the only sure fire way to climb. You can't trust your teammates to win the game for you after all.
I agree, somewhat… the problem is that you can get out of low elo ranks as mercy if you’re 3-5 stacked. but getting out alone, by solo queueing is nearly impossible because mostly all random teammates are still new to comp and aren’t very good and don’t know how to take advantage of getting pocketed, this is all just my opinion and what i’ve heard of others in my previous videos
hi :) im in no position to guide anyone as i’m not much higher than you but here r some tips and tricks that i use as a plat mercy main.
1) try to avoid super jumping when there are hitscans in enemy team.
once you climb up to high gold people start focusing you immediately the moment you super jump. so avoid it before it becomes a habit!
you can super jump against heros like tracer, genji, sombr, sojourn (avoid if hes charged) as they cannot reach you!
2) USE COVER. Cover is super important! always use cover like standing behind the walls, staying behind the team. DO NOT STAND IN A SMALL ROOM for cover if there’s no other exit, you’ll be body blocked and easily killed by the enemy tank.
3) look out for flanks! as a mercy you do not want to be useless, so while you have your beam attached onto someone, look around for flanks! as because in mercy you can see your teammates health bar once you’ve attached your beam, it gives you an advantage of looking out for flanks.
4)while pocketting heros like pharah/echo/genji make use of basic GAs because it’ll be easier to follow them as it has a short cooldown than that of a super jump GA or a slingshot GA.
5)against sombra: keep using GA! keep jiggling your ass against sombra as it makes it difficult to hack you. it’ll either cancel the hack, or you’ll move away by the time she hacks you so you’re safe! another bait against sombra: valk and stay low ground for her to hack you, revealing herself and you’re already in valk so there will be less chances of you dying as valk has constant health regen in valk + if you’re healing someone, you’ll be getting 40% of the mercy’s active healing which makes it impossible to kill you! you can try this without valk but it’ll be much more difficult unless the other support is looking out for you.
6)mute chat if someone is being toxic to you, as it will affect you. easiest way of dealing with toxic players
tips for ressing:
1) look out for people, especially your
other support. when you’re ressing your other support make sure that your team is healed enough to survive the fight for those few seconds.
2) avoid ressing in the middle of the fight OR infront of enemies. always use cover while ressing. also do not use super jump res always, because as you res, your GA is on cooldown which means : no means of escape! i’d suggest super jump ressing a tank only if your other support is looking after you!
3) always ping on the soul before going for a risky res, as it informs your team that you’ll be ressing so they can help you!
once again USE COVER. lol.
OH YES, YOU CAN ALSO SHARE YOUR DISCORD FOR MORE TIPS! i know a lot of mercy mains that are much higher than me and that help me! also i can share you some replay codes (if you want) to analyse the gameplay!
i’m suprised i see a damage boosting mercy in gold! i’ve spectated a lot of enemy mercy’s once the game is iver and i usually find them using their yellow beam so i’m so happy to see a mercy main that uses her blue beam more!! also, it is important to know when to swap! it’s a little hard to climb high as a mercy (solo q) so you can always duo queue with someone. overall, you’re amazing. congrats on hitting gold, keep up the good work cutie! 💗💗
congrats on gold! i just recently got there too, it’s a whirlwind but there is a light at the end of the tunnel 🙏🏻 i’m sure you’ll climb
thank you!! i wish you luck as well 🩷
AHHH THE IMPROVEMENT, CONGRATZS ON GOLD! Your dps was definitely in the wrong! I normally have a lot less healing then my other supp, don't trust non-mercy players for mercy advice! 😂❤ (masters/gm mercy)
omg i wish i took that advice earlier about not trusting non mercy players 😭
Not a Mercy player but a fellow support main and while Mercy is not my favorite support partner, mostly cause I like to play Zen and it's really difficult to keep the team alive with Zen/Mercy (I do play Ana tho, and Mercy/Ana is great or at least I find it easier to keep everyone alive), anyways, what I wanted to say is that when the Mercy on my team has less heals than me, I always asume that it's because they are using dmg boost most of the time, besides, what matters is healing when is important and saving teammates, not having the biggest healing numbers
@@sol_117 i agree, thank you so much
Congrats on reaching gold!
It's great that you're pocketing your dps now, and getting value.
I'm a high diamond mercy main and I have some tips that might be helpful!
1. Knowing when to take out your pistol.
I saw that you would shoot enemies with full hp, which isn't bad but it can cost the life of one of your teammates. Personally, I take out my pistol to finish enemies who have low health or are alone, or I apply some pressure on the enemy.
2. Movement and Positioning
Don't get me wrong your movement is good, but there were some mistakes. For example, you would ga really high when there was a hitscan that could easily kill you. Instead just ga forward. This relates to your positioning, you would ga to dangerous spots, so instead play near or in the line of sight of your other support, and behind your tank/dps.
3. Rezzing
That super jump rez was amazing btw! The only issue is that you would rez teammates when the fight was already lost, leading to your team getting stagered. Also, check your teams' health before rezzing and ensure it's safe to rez.
4. Learning how to play other characters (this is up to you).
Learning how to play the majority of the support roaster has helped me climb through the ranks. Yes, it's fun playing mercy and flying around, but other characters can give the team more value. Especially this season where dva is very strong I suggest learning how to play brig because it can help your team.
Those are all the tips I can give you, sorry for sending this comment late, hopefully you've improved by then.
That is why your other support will stay forever in gold. Mindsets like that, plus the toxic attitude, they will not get anywhere far climbing. No offense, just facts. Sorry you had to deal with that. I see such improvement with your gameplay, though! Congrats on reaching a new milestone! 👏 ❤ (Gold) keep learning, and you'll continue to climb. Good luck! 🥰
yeah i agree :c but tysm 🩷🩷
Congrats! my duo is plat rn and hes carrying me thru most of my games lmao :c
my bf is also plat but he’s playing wukong atm 😔
a little tip from a plat mercy, you dont need to make sure your teammates are always topped up on health! better to use that blue beam rather than think about when you should use it! Congrats on hitting gold tho!!
also, regarding valk, i suggest using little to no healing beam during it!!! Healing during valk wont give you ult charge, use dmg beam more than healing. You should save it (healing) til ur valk is over then you have a little boost to ur next valk. Hope this helps!!
Glad that your finally out of sliver but just a heads up , no saying it will happen but now that your in gold , the games will probably end up being a little harder and you will probably be up and down in gold but since your a good mercy you shouldn’t have that problem 😊
How do you make your Thumbnails?
hiii
usually i'll create a custom match, i'll emote or just do something random and i'll take a ss of it in the replay mode.
then i use adobe express to remove the background and keep mercy as the only image on there, i'll make sure that the image is transparent then save it under PNG, so that afterwards i can add any background i want from online.
after that, i'll either use canva or picsart and add mercy as an overlay or sticker, and add a thin white outline and shadow which creats a glow effect on her if you have it blurred 100%.
it's kinda difficult to explain but i did graphics design throughout high school so i freestyle all my thumbnails :c
@@obsessedanimegf ooooh that makes sense 😭 I've just uploaded my own Mercy gameplay in Diamond, since I'm playing this game a lot I figured I can record and upload some good games 😭
But with no fancy editing, yet :(
Thanks for your comment, I've subscribed
@@MercyGrimoire thank you!! 🩷🩷 using capcut is a good start for editing your videos, you can do so much without paying for fancy video editing softwares
@@MercyGrimoire capcut is on pc btw, you can use your phone too but i find editing on kb&m much much easier
@@obsessedanimegf I'll keep that in mind and gonna try it out when I've got more free time at hand 💜
hate teammates like that lol no way they called u toxic ahahahah