Educational Unranked To GM REAPER (100% Winrate)

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Since Overwatch's release, only a few managed to truly master Reaper. Here I show you how to make the most out of his strengths, and mitigate the weaknesses.
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[@iamcool544]

I like how he gets quiet when hes hiding like the enemy team can hear him talking

[@MrCook-jy5fc]

I think it's more because he wants to hear the footsteps of the enemy team to know when to drop down.

[@pessoaapenas2864]

​@@MrCook-jy5fcyoure lying🔥🔥

[@Literally___Me]

@@pessoaapenas2864Well he didn’t state it as fact

[@pessoaapenas2864]

@@Literally___Me youre all lying. they have wiretaps everywhere...

[@FawXnSawX]

they can

[@iiSandOW]

Everytime he drops a new U2GM I get a new main 😭

[@HirasSketches]

Fr though. I got the most hours in tracer than anyone else and I got really good. Then I got really bad 😭

[@baybay08]

Omg same 😂😂

[@LoganCrum.]

Lmao I feel this

[@kamay7021]

@@HirasSketchesseason 4 tracer I hit gm3.. now struggling in masters 2 lol

[@HirasSketches]

​​@@kamay7021ikrr

[@MurphyBuns]

Stay safe man, thank you for dedicating your time to these videos during these troubling times.

[@FreshlukeJamie]

What happened?

[@singin7250]

@@FreshlukeJamieIm assuming he lives in the Israel or Ukraine

[@MOEMOEKYUNBEAM]

He'd be fine, why? Because he uses cover and he comes from an off angle.@@FreshlukeJamie

[@bobgomez9249]

​@@singin7250 he lives in Israel so he is not in much danger.

[@jaydenhohman2590]

​@@MOEMOEKYUNBEAMDAMAGE, DAMAGE, AND MORE DAMAGE!!

[@JAZJPisme]

Imagine playing ranked and getting absolutely cooked by awkward while he explains the recipe.

[@sunofabeach9424]

in gold

[@shinigami_294]

​@@sunofabeach9424 Love to see you try

[@Ghovlishh]

​@@sunofabeach9424these games were all in masters and gm?

[@xyxophone]

It's actually disgusting how good you are at this game, not to mention the fact that you don't even play regularly. You make it look so fucking easy. Props to you man, the GOAT.

[@Pam234]

He makes it look easy because he is a top 500 player against gold

[@eresoup7229]

@@Pam234against masters / gm

[@Pam234]

@@eresoup7229 against gold plat diamonds and masters and gms. Masters are no where near close to a top 500 player

[@eresoup7229]

@@Pam234 still, the amount of people that can easily solo unranked to gm on multiple characters doing multiple roles are limited

[@milkymalik2628]

​@Pam234 look at you taking away from the fact that he made master lobbies look easy lmfao

[@edward97112]

useless tips for reaper: 1. u can 1v1 bob if u shoot in his face 2. reload animation doesnt reload faster but extra damage 3. before u tp, use other voice line so that the tp sound will be smaller

[@siecola0527]

Rly happy to see ur still making content with all this situation going on where you are. Stay safe bro, and thank you ❤

[@jorochimaru]

What situation?

[@andreyk9660]

@@jorochimaru Awkward lives in Israel

[@jorochimaru]

@@andreyk9660 oh damn! I didn't know that. That's amazing he's still willing to make content for his viewers. Mad respect

[@iamcool544]

@@andreyk9660 bro I thought his accent was russian or something

[@TheMacco26]

@@iamcool544Same, infact "all this situation" fitted both scenarios and I were thinking which were the applicable to him...

[@shadow_ow2]

So excited to watch this as a Reaper main. I recently hit my peak of M3 only by playing Reaper, and all it took was mindset changes and not expecting much if anything at all from my teammates. However, now I am a bit stuck and feel like I need to watch you do this to see what I can get from it as I've been loving other content of yours I've been seeing.

[@harrishanif3273]

Let us know if you make any progress after this video ❤

[@RemedieX]

I'm profiting in GM. Honestly, it's less about mechanics with Reaper and all about gamesense and decision making. So the only way to get better at him is by playing more with the mentality of asking questions (ignore teammate performance like this guy) and think about what you can do better each time.

[@rosssivertson6339]

I have learned to play him well against even pharahs. I have over 1k hours on him. Trick is to pay attention to where she's flying. You can teleport to high points she hovers near and get good burst damage on her either killing her or forcing her to run.

[@bruhreece]

Stay safe bro

[@DmxTheOctopus]

Key takeaways: Position smartly, use off-angles. Close distance for max damage with shotguns. Engage, distract, then escape using shift. Use teleport for quick positioning. Time your ultimate when enemies are busy. Keep up constant damage output.

[@echonath4827]

you are really sparknotes

[@DrDemolition]

missing the biggest takeaway: position/off angle as quickly as possible, don't take 20 seconds to position yourself

[@AgustinMasotta]

awkward watching your videos has been a blessing, i have climbed from being hardstuck silver since 2018 to diamond. Truly grateful, and now im working towards joining rank up academy. Blessings to you and your family

[@U__U000]

😭😭😭 diamond is still hardstuck

[@AgustinMasotta]

@@U__U000 huh? hardstuck doesnt mean low rank. It mean that i haven’t been able to climb, since i just got to diamond, im not hardstuck. also why hate?

[@shreyaschoubey8538]

@@AgustinMasotta Ignore him. NPC behavior. Great work!

[@Htiy]

@@U__U000people in top 0-99 will call you hardstuck 3 digit. People in contenders are hardstuck not OWL. Whats your point?

[@reddeadcobra8295]

@@AgustinMasottashattered his ego. Ignore him and congratulations on the climb

[@snooze02]

My favorite OW2 streamer. I rarely play the game but always watch his U2GM. More power and stay safe sir.💪💪👍👍

[@jts693]

Even with everything happening, you're still making content. Stay safe bro ❤

[@jorochimaru]

What's been happening?

[@travisdurrans8866]

@@jorochimaru I'm pretty sure Awkward is Israeli, and there's a huge amount of violent conflict between Israel and Palestine at the moment.

[@user-bw5xf3yr3m]

He’s from Israel??

[@jorochimaru]

@@travisdurrans8866 WOW I didn't know he was from there. Respect to him

[@allo3017]

@@jorochimarurespect to him why????

[@AverageYTer]

This is the best how-to gameplay. It’s repetitive enough to really grasp the basic concepts, and interesting enough to keep watching.

[@TheMostVanillaGorilla]

I play OW very casually these days but still always watch your unrated to GM vids. Very informative and entertaining. Thank you!

[@craigboure7607]

The way you explain and teach things in your second language is just incredible. Ik a lot of europe learns English young but it is still so impressive!

[@takotako3321]

English is a european language. Awkward is from Asia (Israel).

[@Renuu]

love this series, love your videos, love your energy and your straightforward, easy-to-digest advice

[@MansterBear]

I thought it said 10 months ago and thought, how did I miss a reaper unranked to GM? Then saw it was new! So pumped to watch this

[@purplepanda9419]

Love this series! Always learn so much :D Hope you and your fam are safe

[@FemboysYes]

As a reaper main with about 690 hours who has been hard stuck at low master this has helped me get to mid gm. Thank you so much

[@derpcakesies]

Praying for your safety man. Your attitude with all this happening is something inspiring for me. Take good care man and thx for keeping up the content

[@roachwerks3043]

awkward using cover and positioning in real life now

[@chloeeig]

dva ready to press q 😭

[@LuifiP77]

Love your unranked to Gm videos, stay safe Awkward❤

[@lasse141]

Just wanted to say thank you for your awesome and entertaining videos! Watching you has helped me climb from high gold / low plat to high diamond / low masters just by incoorporating your tips and I'm sure if I had a little better mechanical skill I could go even higher 😅 So thank you again, stay awesome and stay safe! ❤

[@EmmyVR]

Always a fucking amazing video. Your commitment and grind is always second to none. Much love ❤ fantastic work, stay safe brother.

[@tanikstheabomination9743]

Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos Awkward, I was able to rank up from silver to diamond with your help! Stay safe and carry on what you’re doing. :)

[@thebrotherblaze]

That's insane what role are you playing ?

[@tanikstheabomination9743]

@@thebrotherblazeall 3 lol

[@ianchambers37]

Great explanations and teaching for reaper. Thank you for sharing this. Usually i am not a fan of the smurfing or ranking from low to high as a higher ranked player etc(lluckily most skip majority of the lower ranks) but considering where they placed and how useful and informative the video is, it is an outlier to most of them and welcomed.

[@EuphoricAnarchist]

I always enjoy your content, and how matter of fact that you are. May you, your, friends, and family be safe. Appreciate the videos and insight.

[@kossettereaditte7552]

Even in the midst of war this man is still grinding. Respect

[@adamvfx4368]

What war lol, his country is commiting a genocide

[@yomama2376]

@@adamvfx4368yes,,, as part of a war….

[@ColeCoProductions]

@@adamvfx4368 there's still a war going on...

[@bingsmingus9483]

​@adamvfx4368 they have at least 80 nukes and have had the ability to cut off access to water, fuel, and electricity to the gaza strip for years. If they wanted to commit a genocide, they could have done it 100 times over already. You have sloppy rancid goop where your brain should be.

[@kossettereaditte7552]

​@@adamvfx4368Lmao you thought you made a point

[@king_fresh27]

i genuinely aspire to be like you, man. you handle things that most people (including myself) find very stressful in a calm and well-thought way. stay safe bro

[@LizardGrey59]

Thank you for continuing putting out content. Stay safe friend!!

[@RandomMightyGuy]

Ofcourse he's teaching people how to be a menace on reaper, not like I wasn't having enough trouble with him this season😅(fyi I'm a Winston main)

[@hawwndawg]

Blud did what I couldn’t do in 7 years in 44 minutes 😭

[@MassiveW1ll]

it’s because he has very high ranks in tank and sup

[@HoLeeSheet117]

@@MassiveW1ll I don't think that affects his MMR though since it's different roles. It should just be from his QP first 50 games that set his base MMR

[@NegativeZenn]

@@HoLeeSheet117it does effect other roles on new accounts

[@moleedaboi]

Damn, 7 years though 😬

[@moleedaboi]

@@HoLeeSheet117 it does lol

[@vegetaplayz2175]

Exactly what we needed ❤ I was really trying hard to climb with reaper

[@notexsity2468]

made it really easy to grasp the concept of what im supposed to do on reaper and how to keep being on my toes instead of being lazy and hiding behind tank and shooting thanks 🙏🏽

[@nvhstar]

Love this, your unranked to GM videos are always so inspiring. Greetings m8 🙂

[@kamisamav1875]

Hi Awkward I used to play Overwatch 1 when it was available for free on weekends because I couldn't afford the game and I loved playing Reaper all the time, when Overwatch 2 came out I had no idea on how to play anything but your Unranked to GM guides have helped me so much at becoming a better player. Love your mentality and how you teach things, not just about the game but also about real life. Thank you for creating such amazing content for us. Please be safe.

[@hdpsyko964]

he taught you about how to do MORE DAMAGE, DAMAGE UPTIME ,UPTIME and that helped you in real life??

[@kamisamav1875]

@@hdpsyko964 yes it did.

[@DeathRebel369]

Thanks for being one of probably the only channels to show how the game is suppose to be played from each character. I enjoy these.

[@leflopstudios]

I love your videos, you always keep me engaged with overwatch. Stay safe man ❤️

[@N57Icarus]

The infobox makes the whole thing even more professional and informative - a good idea

[@TheAzureSky1]

Oh hell yeah, I main Reaper. Couldn't ask for a better player to show him off.

[@07doanh6]

Hello my fellow Vietnamese

[@mrblack4368]

That is like 80 Cents in the uk

[@biggyblunts5788]

My dude giving awkward some dong 😏

[@Absorbant]

bro donated 20,000 dong

[@kdub-1200]

Welp, time to queue reaper for the next 5 hours! Always fun to watch, thanks!

[@Asemko]

Updates

[@bigbean2587]

Stay safe dude. I'll keep you in my prayers, and thanks for the awesome content as always!

[@gavinsilberman9956]

Been waiting for this reaper vid😁Stay safe awkward!

[@ArdenMeissner-ol5cm]

Thank you for all the help, I am constantly stuck in Bronze and I am utilizing these videos as much as I can to get good. I really appreciate it.

[@paulvipraio3939]

Stay safe brother love how u can stay positive 💟 truly inspiring

[@temp9307]

Everytime you make a video there're two videos to watch. There's the video you made, and then there's the hilarious chat worth a video all its own! They get so mad 😂

[@imtiyazahmediram8928]

Hello Awkward! Hope you're staying well and safe. I love your videos as they are very knowledgeable and informative. I was wondering if you could do a unranked to gm guide for Hanzo?

[@danielpereira6556]

Huge fan from Brazil. Thank you so much.

[@sraime2244]

Cant wait to see an u2gm with window, as she is really hard to play and fun, also i hope you are safe, i wish the best for everybody in the same situation, lets keep praying and hoping for the best 🙏

[@proshutto3297]

Man I really appreciate you and what you’re doing, you’re a wonderful person and I really thank your parents for giving you a life ❤

[@memeconnoisseur3002]

Legit the most helpful OW2 advice for me, thx for what you do stay safe ✌️

[@giantupaz4746]

I’m so grateful that you’re okay, Awkward. I’m praying for your safety, and as always, the video was efficient and informative!

[@DrDemolition]

i'm an awkward fan but israel has never not been safe, they're the oppressors bombing gazza

[@DjNaste]

The "Damage" category was never called "DPS" in Overwatch's history. It used to be split into two categories, "offense" and "defense", but were merged into one category, which has been called "damage" since it's inception.

[@ThisIsNyxx]

DPS just means Damage Per Second, which is a term used often in gaming. It's just faster to say.

[@TheLuftpolsterfolie]

​@ThisIsNyxx it literally has 50% more syllables

[@sentpain8354]

@@TheLuftpolsterfolie not if you pronounce it like "dips" smh

[@TheLuftpolsterfolie]

@sentpain8354 and if you pronounce damage as dam it is still shorter

[@sentpain8354]

@@TheLuftpolsterfolie but that makes no sense bc dams is not how you sound out the word damage. But DPS can be sounded out as "dips" so gg

[@qew_Nemo]

Thanks for the educational content, stay safe man!

[@HaterJone99]

im amazed that this actually helped me rank up so fast, thank you awkward!

[@rookk3620]

You know the world messed up when someone mentions sirens and bombs nonchalantly. Stay safe bro, I'm new to OW2 and im lovin it so far!

[@Mushroom3D]

Hey Awkward, just wanted to say thanks for the videos. I have a 3 man group made up of some old friends and we get together twice a week to play and catch up. We always enjoyed comp and we never really climbed out of low bronze and silver. Today, I got into gold for the first time in my Overwatch history, I was ecstatic and just wanted to say thanks for your lessons. Really has made a difference!

[@shiftcraz9032]

I don't think you learned enough because you're only in gold! Keep practicing you got it

[@Mushroom3D]

@@shiftcraz9032 I assume English isn't your first language.

[@sebastianchantre3152]

Really hope you're okay man. All the best and stay safe over there.

[@agarion101]

I’ve been a reaper main since OW2 started and I stopped playing him after getting diamond 1 and I watch this and realize I do everything awkward does here. Nothing of what he explained to do surprised me. It’s making me wanna grind to masters with reaper

[@eletralad]

Stay safe Awkward we're praying for u bro

[@lonzoball5433]

This dude is better at teaching than people with degrees for it😂

[@pierrec1704]

One of the best Reaper tuto out there, I reached high diamond with Reaper by playing him moslty like an aggressiv frontliner but I struggle a lot everytime I have no Zarya or Lucio on my team, the flanker playstyle is much more powerfull and I feel I can maybe reach high master with this level of play.

[@user-mt6bw8hu7e]

14:00😂😂😂 *me seeing the mega go on cooldown while he’s explaining

[@lousybunny_]

Stay safe Awkward. Glad to see your doing well. With the U2GM, lets see if i can push past diamond 2 with my main after watching this

[@desdes19891989]

dear @awkward, i would like to say i have been dreaming of a day where I watch your unranked to GM on reaper, as it's my fav dps. when i saw the thumbnail i was truly happy. a massive thankyou. i've been doing half of the steps u take, and with this video it made me realise i'm still not fully utilising what you are doing, so thank you for showing the way. a quick question: i'm in silver now, nowhere near the top - and im having trouble with the 'flyers', pharah and mercy - should i then focus on those enemies on the ground and get them whenever i can? I was also shocked that there was really sirens in the video, i did not expect that. I will pray for you and hope you are safe and well. Thank you Awkward!

[@omarsmh6103]

Im a reaper one trick and most of the time dealing with pharmacy is not your job and killing the second supp becoums easier when they play pharmcey.. but i found the seting up on high ground and surprising the pharah with damage works allot of the time because her hitbox is massive

[@Sweet_Reverb]

While I argue the maximum effectiveness of these smurf videos in terms of educational content, I really respect you and I love your point at 38:00. Keep on working hard man, and stay safe. You're the best FPS content creator out there period. Zenyatta in human form.

[@whitenight675]

Stay safe man, appreciate the uploads and knowledge

[@gehirndoper]

Tried this, but it doesn't work as well in lower ranks. Biggest issue is that people just don't fight at the same time and everything is super staggered. Second problem I ran into is that my team often follows me when I try to get an off-angle.

[@frankunbaphomet3206]

All the craziness going on out there and your here still educating and having fun on this game. I don't mean this in any weird way but I genuinely love you as a gaming brother. I strive so hard to be better in all that i do and I have definitely learned the logic of good positioning and the ingenious thinking it takes to roll the enemy team. But above all else the attitude you encourage to never give up, and to keep a level head. Seriously I wish you only safety and that whatever political drama is going on that it ends swiftly without hurting you or your loved ones. Thank you so much, friend, I am wishing only more content from you. But remember to always be safe.

[@vervain5860]

there is no "political drama" the occupation of isreal is bombing civilians in hospitals dont mud the wording say it like it is

[@bigdog1627wooper]

When you did in that room at 14:00 I saw that heath pack disappear and was like wait. Is there a sombra. Oh shit. 😂😂😂

[@Burgerboy6012]

Reaper is my favorite dps, and you're educational stream helped me a lot!

[@drakendae9612]

Why do you hold ult so long

[@windstorm7686]

Do you think you'd ever do one of these with genji? I feel like its a playstyle you haven't really covered in your U2GMs and a bit harder than other flankers since he doesn't really have a "get out of jail free card" like tracer or reaper. As always, hope you're staying safe.

[@nathan24-_-2]

genji has a ton of escape options, the dash is one of you "get out of jail free card" as long as you're able to secure the kill. i think the mistake that most average genji players make is dashing in to fight rather than using dash to secure the kill. you should treat his dash like a reaper wraith as well unless you are absolutely confident that you can kill the person you are fighting with the dash and get out.

[@jndrw32]

Stay safe bro i love your videos, much love from canada during these trying times

[@gun4968]

Thank you so much ! This was extremely useful

[@michaeldoorly8616]

Do you think getting GM on the other 2 roles (on this account) affected your match making on dps?

[@ianchambers37]

Most likely I would imagine but just my guess.

[@thej8158]

i realize this is a bit late, but starting in masters on DPS also happened to me on a fresh acc with no comp time, i think the system is just better at detecting what skill level you are from quick play

[@itslyz5541]

Bros so unintentionally funny 😆

[@TheToygangster]

Love your content Awkward@!!

[@Zuichi100]

Haven't watched the vid yet but something tells me this is gonna be good: edit it was. Akward where do you live? The sirens got me a bit confused for what happened: edit nm found out on my own. Stay safe man🫡

[@chr.ist.ian_v2517]

That second game was brutal. I felt so bad for the enemy team 😭

[@minecrafterisaac0746]

they got spawn trapped 😂😂😂

[@leeratty746]

Let’s go awkward, love the content

[@collinistheguy9355]

Can’t lie I learned a lot from this video bro. Earned a sub!

[@timber8507]

Being able to cancel Reaper ult would be a good change in my opinion with all the power creep since the game launched. There were few situations where you could of used his ult without the high risk of being punished from what I've seen in your first game.

[@timber8507]

Canceling would enable Reaper players to quickly use another cooldown when in danger.

[@Awkward2]

I agree, like they did with Roadhog.

[@timber8507]

Am I tripping (I don't play him) or can't hog shoot and then stop and then shoot whenever he wants in a certain amount of time? Wouldn't that look and feel quite strange on reaper?

[@daveadoforblesse9710]

his ult too short for that@@timber8507

[@d0grent]

maybe but if they do this they better also let pharah cancel her ult

[@Immarceol.]

Wake up Awkward dropped

[@jorgeabaezp9365]

Thank you. Stay safe. Hope some day i see a winston Unranked to gm i always learn a lot from you

[@eddiehyman3289]

This is exactly what I was hoping youd make

[@ajiriogheneatunu6569]

Please do another one. We need to see how u deal with teammates who don’t heal or engage and u have to carry the whole team. How to deal with turrets and bastion playing with a dva who eats all your dmg. Or when your 4 steps need to be adjusted because of team comp and why and what they are going to be. This is not enough info.

[@kperk1]

I think his point was that no matter the scenario you’ll have to make small tweaks to your gameplan but realistically you always stick to the same plan. For turrets probably call them out to your team

[@yomama2376]

To me reaper is the least cheesy tank killer. Bastion is busted right now, and sombra has always been a little cheesy but she’s gotten better i think. Excited to watch this

[@ysmmac6015]

comparatively that’s a good point. mei is way more annoying as well. but a good reaper can piss me off when i tank as well

[@yomama2376]

@@ysmmac6015with her slow effect i agree, i forgot to mention her but she is pretty annoying too

[@ysmmac6015]

@@yomama2376 when she walls ur only way out and pops her ult it’s pretty fucking annoying to sit there helplessly and watch her right click your head too💀 good meis are DEMONS

[@manh-haimuller6027]

Good stuff!!! Ty for the content! Very helpful

[@PianoDoctor]

I’m a big overwatch fan… this is GOLD :)

[@ethansamuel5891]

Stay safe🙏🏼

[@fiewo]

I watch every u2gm (also the heros i dont play) to get a better understanding of the game. Everything I have learned since then can be summarized in one sentence. DO DAMAGE FROM AN OFF ANGEL!!!! p.s love what u do keep it up

[@sofiafmadeira]

needless to say i love your content so much. be safe out there!

[@Depressi0n69]

Just what i need to make my day better, an Awkward upload

[@jahfridge3656]

"Top 500 smurfs and gets placed in the rank he belongs"

[@wraxou4251]

אוהב את הסרטונים שלך אחי אני כבר GM ב2 רולים יא גברבר

[@eyalstrass5010]

אני מרגיש כל כך טיפש שלא ידעתי שawkward ישראלי

[@MikeyBlitz69]

I wish this video was longer because I enjoy your content. I know that this video isn’t as long because your other ranks are high, so naturally it wouldn’t be as long! Keep up the good work!😤😤

[@LukiWar2]

Im really thankfull that you made a video on reaper because it was my main but i had real troubles to play him since overwatch 2.

[@user78554]

free palestine

[@kamay7021]

Democrat try not to be antisemitic challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@user78554]

@@kamay7021 if saying free the opressed and stop bombing innocent people than i am proud of being antisemtic you war criminal

[@CaptainLeDoosh]

Bruh literally said *no politics* You make that blonde hair shine vibrantly

[@user78554]

@@CaptainLeDoosh saying free palestine isn't politcs 😘

[@Htiy]

@@user78554 based but no innocent civilian should die any side