A 10 Minute GM Guide to... Game-Sense & Positioning (as Mercy) | Episode 3

[@SkydivingNude]

It's cute how they're just chasing Mercy in the beginning 😂💗

[@lukasklaus4026]

20 seconds into the video and I already love it because of this xD

[@crook7493]

Skydiving Nude Ikr, it’s so cartoony and I love it

[@portablerefrigerator4902]

Your the kind of person who says uwu and spams emoji's and thinks that makes them look cute.

[@MercyWolff]

@@portablerefrigerator4902 I'm offended lol

[@portablerefrigerator4902]

@@MercyWolff Comedy.

[@rainierdays]

as a mercy main stuck in gold, this is extremely helpful! thank you for your great advice!

[@lemonzest_]

ChristyCat1008 Did you get out of gold?

[@amy10326]

Mercy main too and stuck in gold

[@pixiezdustz5785]

Stuck in gold gang-

[@angelsaiduwu]

i dropped to gold to play with friends and now im stuck haha

[@tokiibun]

@@angelsaiduwu you've probably relearned some bad habits, I hope you can get out soon!

[@randomgal]

High noon not a priority ult?? I swear as soon as I Valk, it's high noon. :D

[@Whoknkows1236]

randomgal or “I’ve got you in my sights” lollllll

[@Jared852]

randomgal "you're power up get in there". "I feel empowered"

[@kickhighdragon6652]

randomgal if you know they have a a mcgee or 76 valk but DONT go in the air

[@KyleCorbeau]

Those aren't as high priority to track as lets say a grav because they are easily countered by positioning and game sense. By knowing they having a soldier, mccree, widow, or ashe at all, regardless of ult status, you shouldn't be in the air too much and/or away from cover because there are very few teammates that will be able to help you there if they have good aim. McCree's and Soldier's ults are only deadly to Mercy if you don't know where they are positioned (ie. game sense) and/or if you choose to stay in bad places like the middle of the air where no one can help you and there's nothing to hide behind (ie. positioning). Whereas a grav or dragon is deadly to your whole team and can be used through a wall if they're clever making it much more deadly to you. Personally, I think Mercy should always strive to ult track _every_ ultimate (even opposing support ultimates) as your teammates have a lot on their plates and can use all the help they can get. Call outs and ult tracking are some of _the_ most valuable things a Mercy can contribute to their team since they have the ability to be looking at the situation as a whole to see who on the enemy team is getting the most value instead of focusing on what they are aiming at (which can lead to tunnel visioning). The hard part is getting your team to take the call outs more seriously since you _can_ see the situation as a whole better than they can most of the time; I can't tell you the amount of times I've called out an ultimate that was about to be used and just had everyone ignore me and _immediately_ die to it.

[@christianchapin4594]

A little tip to avoid that: Go high up and utilize walls that are way up there to avoid those kind of ults. For example, the indoor map on Nepal. You can utilize those walls way up there to basically avoid the entire enemy team while still being able to see your team, it’s very helpful

[@stavros3676]

I cant wait for the Valkyrie guide. Its been 7 months and I still dont understand when to use this ult after the nerf.

[@SammiSkulz]

Stavros A really?

[@TimTamSlam7]

She’s already made one, check out her old Mercy guide. She’s made notes about it from before it was merged but it still applies to post-nerf Mercy

[@GlowingF0ssil]

one of high quality video beside KarQ. So much good information and nice editing to make it short. Applause for u girl.

[@Earwinfirwat]

Ive scoured the Internet for relevant Mercy guides and yours are hands down the best by a large margin! After watching all your guides my mercy play has greatly improved. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these. Keep making quality content and I promise your channel will blow up!

[@alexandercarpentier9300]

As a mercy main myself i enjoy watching these guides. Ur tips and everything are so helpfull!

[@billehz2833]

I loved these tips! I also loved being part of it too! Always happy to help ;D

[@rebekahh5266]

So happy to have you post an update! Your guides have really helped my mercy play!

[@henlolneh]

your videos are probably some of the best edited and put together out of all the tutorial series rivaling KarQ. you should have 6figure subs...

[@bluemuyunda4145]

I hope you mention contesting the point with valk. Mercy is up their with mei and lucio in terms of some of the best heroes to contest. Ping ponging in between souls to contest the point could stall for one last fight.

[@din6675]

We play very similarly! I would advise pretty much the same things. Especially keeping track of ults and mobility skills like Genji dashes. I would add Mcree ult to the list of things to keep track of. You do not want valk to go to waste and mcree is always happy to solo ult a mercy.

[@din6675]

But also Mercy mobility is really what sets apart good mercys from bad mercys. Really practice holding/releasing GA to gain as much speed/distance/height as you need in every situation. You can also change direction mid jump, pick different heal targets, keep flying while looking in another direction. Also her hitbox becomes a noodle when she GAs so abuse that. Even though you are priority n1, I find that the higher the mmr the more I get ignored because people don't want to waste time chasing me, looking up and missing their shots.

[@girlfailarchive]

I absolutely love the editing in these guides!! I've been really frustrated with playing mercy even though I love playing her, so it's nice to see more up to date guides that really feel helpful and entertaining :)

[@ImLucariio]

Literally watched 5 minutes and subscribed. I can tell I will learn alot from you. Plus, your voice is very soothing!

[@awholelotofbees]

ah this is perfect, these are the two things i would have asked you to make a guide on!! thank you so much! also i’m so excited for summer games to be here, watching your vids has made me NEED the winged victory skin 😄

[@KaiyaKramer]

Keeping track of ults is my weakness!

[@plasticpentagram]

I really appreciate these videos as a plat pleb looking to climb with mercy 💖

[@mggm9680]

I love your work. So much information. Great quality of information. So much editing. You can succed in anything you want!

[@imapple1]

Thank you so much for helping me play a better Mercy with your guides. After watching your guides I finally moved up from a rank that I was stuck in!

[@UberGooose]

Loved being a part of this! Great guide!

[@minorianna]

the looking out for enemies behind you thing feels like fnaf almost heh

[@daichi8819]

Thank you for these guides! They're the best Mercy guides I've ever seen and I keep coming back to rewatch them all the time. ❤️

[@jamesotworth6157]

Very excellent video! I think what holds most players back from improving is game sense and defensive behaviors, especially in a support role. More Mercy mains should watch this!

[@ez243]

Than you very much. After my 500 levels I still found value in your advice. All heroes can benefit from a defensive mindset. One thing Ive notice about watching OWLeague is how carefully everyone plays, until it is time to take risks.

[@Redstuff]

thanks so much this really helped me with some of the smaller details in mercy play altho i did notice one mistake and its that the beam only stays attached for 1.5 seconds i think you got it mixed up with zens time but thats more of a nit pick wit the vid rather than a big mistake once again thank you for the info im excited to see how well i can implement it

[@Niandra]

Oh wow, I looked it up and you're right - I always thought it was the same as Zen's, thank you!

[@Redstuff]

@@Niandra haha the student has become the master XD all jokes aside tho ive been looking for a channel just like this for ages and im really excited to see what you put out in future

[@hjackz]

I don’t know why I haven’t been watching you. I just recently bought the gold weapon for Genji and I dread it so much I knew I should have bought mercy’s staff. You are so helpful to me and thanks for the tips!👍

[@kombuchas4684]

I was looking forward to this! You're amazing, I love your straight forward and candid attitude towards the game.

[@adamwitmer3149]

Holy shit, that opening shot is precious

[@moon540]

I always have my kill cam on, just to check ult percentages. It's SO useful as a support main to be able to say "Hey, the D.va who dived me has ult!"

[@SunderMun]

A good tip to be able to get used to tracking ultimates, is become a sombra main (at least in QP); it helps you to really see each hero and how quickly they can get ults. :)

[@camarvan]

I’ve only got Ow near the end of season 9 and because of these vids Ive climbed from low bronze to gold really quickly! (Not too impressive but still) now whenever someone else goes Mercy I kinda die inside watching everything they do wrong that I’ve learned to do right from these vids

[@twigagawizard]

As a Mercy main, I feel like I already knew all of this, but it was still a good refresher course and very helpful!

[@staruii1068]

I've been binge watching your videos, and they've been really helpful!! Your an amazing mercy and these tips will definitely help me! Thank you 😊!

[@Mike1911a1]

You -- are -- AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for making this video. This is the first video I've seen of yours. One word... SUBSCRIBED!!

[@delusionalism5363]

mhmmm i sense another video with great tips

[@patrik7816]

Nice Video! It's nice to see that i do a lot of the things you talk about, also some thing i have missed or overlooked :)

[@drk1983]

This is the best video I have seen - interesting and engaging - now I have gonna learn to use mercy lot ...

[@attrakteve]

Its good to know not being the only mercy using dmg boost a lot! Nice vid

[@hanalua5018]

That was super helpful and the little examples were so cute and funny! Thank you niandra

[@jaydoesoverwatch6878]

Wow this is really good! I just found this channel through Mercy reddit and I’m def subbing.

[@s.o.sangel1172]

ack i just wanted to say thank yo for these videos! when i started playing overwatch i would place in bronze for healer or at best silver and with the help and tips i learned with your videos i practiced and now i placed in high plat almost diamond! so thank you its very helpful

[@johnp9988]

Thanks for the info Niandra!

[@systemadic]

Thank you so much for these tips ! I just hit masters this season and looking to climb further 💕

[@oasis8884]

Hiii ❤️ thanks for the tips! Ily💋

[@austynbrown5507]

Thank you so much for the tips I really appreciate them alot. I love the fact that I'm proving my skills as a mercy main.💞

[@joeswazzo2916]

Thanks for the tips it was helpful. But may I suggest that you do a video on mercy and pharha aka Pharmacy? Also I find the pink mercy skin helpful because it lets me know when play is full of health. But can you tell when a player is full of health with normal skin.?

[@Madison-sk1pd]

You can, There is a sound effect that goes with it. It is not as prominent, or pretty. But it is there. (Just very quiet)

[@fall_damage]

Turn on the teammate health bar on from options:"

[@starlette7820]

Why would she do a video on pharmercy? That combo isn't as effective in higher tiers of competitive because people actually know how to aim well enough to take them out lol

[@stevenseufert2520]

Starlette, not only do the majority of players not play at the top levels of competitive, but even the professional players in the Overwatch League run Pharmacy (and players there can aim QUITE well).

[@starlette7820]

I mean that's true, but pharmercy is honestly not a difficult thing to do, you just fly around with your beam up pharah's ass and keep behind corners where mccree's and soldiers cant hit you if you can manage it. Like what is she supposed to say about it? It's a combo not a strategy. She's trying to focus on Mercy as a character and how to use her abilities in a team setting. Not just with specific characters.

[@YoSoFunnyx3]

first person I found that gives tips for tracking enemy ults ty

[@norosomething1267]

i hope that dissertation went well! :) You are awesome!

[@Plant_bunii]

yay you made another one! thank you!!!!!!! :D gonna watch this over and over

[@Joetime90]

The Tracer pulse bomb was pretty accurate, especially with the teabag.

[@metallicaradioactive4348]

hi nice video , but what about the super jump ? it can be extremely useful when there's a tracer or doomfist around .

[@Niandra]

Thanks! This video is super old and I wasn't aware of Superjump at the time of making it :V

[@Tivandi]

Really good quality content Niandra :)

[@xxrose_quartzxx4182]

This weird glitch just happened and now I’m subbed to your channel

[@jaredlevy4017]

LOVE these videos, please keep making them!!

[@pinkfacepalm8951]

Your the best! This video helped me get on my high schools e-sports team!

[@spellthiefs7422]

you're too underrated! good video as always :)

[@jannahm1788]

Mercy is one of my mains. I like to think I play quite well with her. I keep my team healed and I generally don't die unless I somehow get separated from my team. However, I have one Achille's Heel: D.Va's self-destruct. It seems like no matter what I do it gets me every time. Sometimes it only gets me.

[@Swagg208]

Quality Content!!

[@consetritur182]

5:08 Soooo true. It just happened to me yesterday and died... A part from that, super useful guide ;)

[@IzzyIkigai]

I know "grind the game to learn it" is something people fight over but IMO for game sense it's something you won't get around. Especially ult tracking, reading enemies movements and developing reflexes to act to those is something that will just develop over time while playing(against actual humans) and that you will have to adapt to in different ranks. I still get flustered when playing with my bronze friends what weird shit some people do "down there"...

[@Crazyhorse3022]

Glad you are still making vids! I just subbed keep them coming! :)

[@meisthick2589]

Hey! Can you post more VODs they really have helped my mercy gameplay and i started using damage boost more! They were really helpful i hope you’ll bring them back (: 💛

[@jmgaming7805]

Aww Niandra I’ve played a couple of games with you and against you I’m GM. Keep up the awesome videos ❤️

[@Maplefrostu]

Very nice video! I'm definitely subbing :) I'm a masters (3600) Mercy main, and I would love a video on more advanced tactics for those of us who know the basics =D

[@bri-zv5cp]

genuinely curious- what's the point in tracking ults as mercy? yknow, since she can only rez one at a time? say a mercy player doesnt track enemy ults and gets wiped with their tream in grav, is there really a benefit or should i say difference if you back off before that happens?

[@Niandra]

Good question! I personally find Mercy to be one of the best shot callers because she doesn't have to focus on combat/aimining and can usually position behind the rest of the team, giving a good view of everything - so the ult tracking is really helpful when relaying the information to the team Grav wiping everyone is a fair point but stuff like Reaper/Soldier/Genji can definitely be made less effective by tracking, as can ults where the user goes for Mercy first

[@hikarenhi]

there's a lot of stuff i had never heard in other videos ty

[@honeyandbears]

Nice video! I pretty much do all of the things you mentioned and I'm stuck in high plat/low diamond. Feels bad :')

[@llaury2663]

The math lady meme 😂 Total channel binge watch!

[@LittleMsJester01]

Thank you for these videos! Now if only our teammates would listen to call outs being made such as 'Reaper flanking, he has ult be careful' or 'Watch out for grav'. Not sure about higher ranks but gold/plat, you're lucky if you're listened to or taken seriously ;-;

[@aivictoria4798]

I love these they're so helpful. Thank you!

[@maeevans4773]

ahh just found your videos im in love

[@peterneimann9803]

You made great filming with your friends :)

[@rockheadkengo]

Very nice! :D Thank you as always for sharing!

[@williambutler6558]

Are you considering making a tutorial about guardian angel movement? I have been struggling to find an up to date instructional video on settings, bunny hops, and other ways that Mercy mobility can be maximized. Thanks!

[@lunabirdconway6407]

WTF WHY DON'T YOU HAVE MORE SUBSCRIBERS?! Thanks btw you are my favourite mercy if that means anything

[@NotCraftG]

I love these guides :’)

[@IAmzColbz]

holy shhii... this is alot to remember... and pay attention to

[@milmarvargas9281]

I’m a low rank mercy and I have trouble flying to my allies (I play on console) do you have any tips on how to fly to ally more better without accidentally flying backward or falling when I guardian angel to any Ally on the high ground

[@BlakeH666]

These are some pro level tips!

[@meisthick2589]

thank you so so much these tips are gonna be super useful 💕

[@Oreyee]

I love all the little skits in Dorado

[@Dingo393]

Hey not sure if you have made a video on rez yet, but is it more effecting to look down and behind when reading to avoid headshots from snipers and other enemies? I find myself doing it a lot but I'm not sure if it's effective.

[@Bob65001]

I laughed my ass off in the begging! That's so original!

[@mercifie]

me: casually watches a mercy tip video of niandra’s before i go to bed

[@lophtix7529]

The dislikes is from Winstons that failed to dive you

[@rileyaaron8410]

Thank you so much for making this video, positioning has always been something I had to guess at. Soon ill be a silver with a 65% winrate :3

[@Andriatic]

Love the Video as Always. I can’t believe how blind I was before finding your channel Damage Boost for me was rarely used. Maybe 300 in a 10 minute game. Now I’m a GM Mercy that can consistently get 2-5k Damage Amplified in my Comp games. Also, I wanted to ask if you were still doing VOD reviews. I thought about recording a comp game and sending it in?

[@henriqueliu5738]

This is a great video! Thank you

[@aven816]

Yesterday I was healing everyone from a balcony on Numbani and I just heard right behind me “dEaTh CoMeS” and just yeeted myself off of the ledge and flew back down to my team.

[@tsuki586]

I said to me "if this is a console gameplay Im gonna quit the video" but no!!!!!! It's beautiful.

[@Animangamilli]

Will you be doing VOD reviews of lower rankings? Like plat or gold? It would be super helpful!

[@divabiva9724]

was the mercy Niandra? at the binging?

[@ivoryvignettes]

Do you solo q? And what do you go for when somebody else already locked mercy? I'm asking cause I loving maining her and I honestly believe I really carry my teams. However one time I landed in silver where I only played mercy in my placements and I shouldn't have really. The games were horrible and I only won one game I think. Do you think it's possible getting out of silver with mercy?

[@miigs9499]

Hey, can you do a video on beam sensitivity? Thanks for the amazin videos!

[@grapeflavoured]

Do you think is there a possibility to have Pink Mercy? I love that skin qwq

[@porker4009]

I’m confused does Guardian Angel have a 2 sec or 1.5 sec cool down

[@paopufruit777]

I love your videos!! idk if these are still currently applicable though 8 (

[@Bartolottimedia]

Great video

[@josiahd4844]

Hey Niandra! I've been subbed for a while now and I just wanted to know what are your render settings? Also do you know any fixes for this problem? So basically, when I Shadowplay stuff in 1080p, the playback recordings and rendered videos are great quality but when I upload to yt, it becomes grainy. Would you know any solutions to that?

[@mollywatson3604]

7:00 Dva holding back usually means she’s gonna launch her bomb

[@donnamohammadi-oroujeh3926]

How do you do cancel combos on consoles like Xbox?