BEST Mercy Settings in Overwatch 2 | Updated Guide

Mercy has so many settings in Overwatch 2 such as Guardian Angel Target Priority, plenty of new Angelic Descent options, 3 different Sensitivities (Beam, Blaster, Guardian Angel) and many more! In this video we're going through all of them!
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0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Skiesti Settings
0:39 - Skiesti Sensitivity
0:54 - Skiesti Keybinds
STAFF AND PISTOL SETTINGS
1:22 - Toggle Beam Connection
2:43 - Caduceus Blaster Input
GUARDIAN ANGEL SETTINGS
3:25 - Toggle Guardian Angel
4:13 - Guardian Beam Target Priority
ANGELIC DESCENT SETTINGS
5:52 - Toggle Angelic Descent
6:20 - Crouch Activates Angelic Descent
6:55 - Secondary Fire Activates Angelic Descent on Gamepad
7:34 - Automatically Toggle Angelic Descent After Guardian Angel
8:17 - Rise During Valkyrie with Ability 3
SENSITIVITY SETTINGS
8:44 - Relative Caduceus Blaster Aim Sensitivity
9:46 - Beam Sensitivity
10:08 - Guardian Angel Sensitivity
Overwatch 2 TOP 500 Mercy Gameplay (Overwatch Gameplay)
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[@Skiesti]

Will you be updating any of your Mercy settings?

[@azul__1909]

yes indeed, the big ones were prefer facing target and toggle ga, ty for the guide!

[@skiestii]

the way your primary and secondary fire are swapped has always intrigued me but ive been too scared to switch them.. until now. today i refreshed all my old settings and trying out everything new... wish me luck☺

[@shinrakai]

I had forgotten I could adjust my blaster sensitivity separately from staff sens so thank you for the reminder!

[@andirmiga]

dude 25% ingame????? like 2.5? or really 25? because I have 1600 mouse dpi as well and have like 6.75% ingame which is still mostly wrist aiming

[@Skiesti]

@@andirmiga Yup, 25 in game, not 2.5

[@xailia_]

on my way to go change my mercy settings 🏃🏼‍♀

[@Skiesti]

As we should! 🏃🏼‍♀

[@GabsGames126]

Same, hahaha! 🏃🏻

[@iicedchaii]

i've been wondering how your movement in your gameplay has been so precise compared to my own - never realized how the beam sensitivity setting worked! excited to play around with what works for me. thanks for explaining!

[@Skiesti]

Happy to help! Good luck with finding what works for you and remember to be patient while you're getting used to the settings :>

[@iicedchaii]

keep up the great work and take care!@@Skiesti

[@zepchir]

the beam sensitivity explains so much omg. no wonder i couldnt switch easily when my teammates stood besides each other. great video, thanks so much!

[@ConjuredGames]

A simple change but i didn't realize how better it felt switching damage boost as a left click and heals as the right click, such a tiny adjustment but it feels so much better 😮

[@Skiesti]

Yeah it's wild, it has so many benefits to doing it. I'm glad it feels better for you!

[@daisyday99]

thank you so much for the tips ski!!! i'll be trying out these new settings next time i log in 💗

[@erikablake7325]

Thanks for providing more info about the beam sensitivity! I do struggle with switching beams when teammates are close, but I didn't know how to fix that! So, Thanks! :)

[@Skiesti]

No problem! There's a surprising amount of people that don't know what the beam sens does which is understandable since the game doesn't give much context

[@jotave49]

Man I know that my movement could improve drastically with toggle guardian angel off, but I have become so used to having it on it feels very rough when turning it off, I know its better and will help me become a better Mercy but I'm procrastinating it hehe.

[@Skiesti]

It'll feel weird at first and it'll take time to get used to but it's worth it. The sooner you change it, the sooner you'll get used to it and the easier it'll be to switch

[@keyzze6068]

as a console user (PS4) i re-bound jump to L2 (originally x), res to L3 (originally L2), interact to x (originally L3) and weapon swap to square (originally right d-pad). In doing this, it makes using directional ga and angelic decent so much easier. I also recommend turning off 'crouch activates angelic decent'. It just gives you better control over mercy's flight even in valk it feels better. Note, on console, all heroes that use jump a lot or need jump to be held (like wall climb or wall ride), i recommend swapping the jump button to L2. Then swap L2's original function to L3 and L3's original to 'x'.

[@cececarr2166]

Thank you for the explanations! Loved this :)

[@nickspolish]

ty for your content :) you’re one of the people who have helped me get MUCH better at mercy! also!! a reason i’ve seen people argue for upping the sensitivity on mercy’s blaster higher than the staff’s sensitivity was for console and controller players so they can still do a spin rez if they swap weapons… kinda niche and it means you basically never can aim with the blaster but i guess that’s one reason for it to be used?😅

[@Li_esa]

I just came back to OW after a years break and the "new" GA prefer facing target and different sens setting for blaster are a godsend. ty for your guide

[@hmbHealer]

Very important for the AD on Secondary Fire on Gamepad setting! On console, secondary fire is REZ, not DB!

[@Skiesti]

Yup! I learned that LMAO I was so confused initially about it...

[@neyney028]

Wait so what are the console “button” settings now? Specifically the ones at the very bottom (L2, R2, LB, RB, etc). Mine are all messed up 😭!

[@noxcivis]

I just wanted to say thank you for this wonderful and eye-opening video on settings. Amazing information !

[@Skiesti]

Happy to help! :>

[@qsxsqsxs]

Thanks for this great guide :)

[@HappyLittleGamerPlus]

Fantastic content as always😄✨

[@OWGrandma]

I was wondering about the new angelic descent options! Thank you :>

[@Skiesti]

No problem! They're pretty interesting :>

[@BL4CK_H3ARTZ]

Well, time to change my settings again. I’m still learning mercy and want to be viable when I can when I have pocketing opportunities. I mostly play flex support like bap, Ana, Illari, and Kiriko, but I have been learning mercy over the last couple of seasons. I do play on console, but I have to learn from the best to improve. Thanks again for the video and may you receive many blessings 🖤🌻

[@WolfySundae]

Hey Skiesti! i was wondering when a video about these were going to come out!

[@Skiesti]

Yeaaah it took a little bit longer to release than I wanted to but it's finally out!

[@edensuarez8905]

Most of theses settings I had implemented over the years big fan btw, I am a controller player but the only thing I have my angelic descent on toggle because if not it limits my fingers to react in certain situations.

[@ziggyvoss]

I've honestly always loved favor beam because I could pharamercy while looking around the rest of the map while staying on Pharah. It feels uncomfortable focusing at looking at pharah while the rest of my team is elsewhere. And it applies basically to anyone else I pocket. Beam is on them, watching everything around me, but I can keep on them and leave if I need to by looking elsewhere and letting my beam go momentarily. It's also saved my life a ton of times when losing vision of the person I'm beamed to, but I can fly to them for a moment while the beam is still connected without actually being able to see them.

[@sharifhaason8138]

Thanks for this video, I was *just* thinking of changing up my Mercy settings to optimize me. Perfect timing!

[@sharifhaason8138]

And I really need to get used to Toggle GA Off, it's the better setting for sure.

[@Skiesti]

Toggle GA Off is definitely better if you can! Good luck with changing up your settings, just make sure you give yourself enough time to adjust to them. You'll get used to it :>

[@composerdani4458]

Hey Ski what's your pistol sensitivity set to? Mine is still 100 like my beam but I was curious if you recommend i lower it for the pistol?

[@nathanielcolvin2440]

Cool video, thank you 😌

[@LadyFuryKT]

I'll definitely be making some adjustments and trying out new things

[@iluvzac122]

I swear the only thing my brain struggles with is the toggle beam, I got so used to clicking it instead of holding it. As a controller player that fatigue can hurt my fingers bad but I’m gonna try

[@kurishima4312]

My quick melee is C, it feels kinda easier for me since moving your big thumb in “inside and left” motion is kinda easier than just upwards. Maybe my hands are just small but anyways😅

[@morevrai]

This is a cool video thanks

Great video! I play on console but this is great reminder to check it again tomorrow

[@Skiesti]

Even if you play on console, it's good to know what the new settings do!

[@sakoviathompson663]

thank you ski!

[@caitlingreen391]

am early for once!! thank you for the video! do you have any tips on getting out of plat as mercy main??

[@Skiesti]

My other video guides have plenty of tips :>

[@SHoXoTV]

I have the problem when im holding guardin angel and try to crouch jump with my mouse button, mercy stops flying and crouch, with guardian angle toggle i dont have the problem, do you have any ideas?

[@oknezh]

I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK😭 I've learned Mercy from you when I was a scared baby Mercy and now I'm diamond❤

[@Skiesti]

Aww, congrats on diamond! I'm glad to be posting again, I missed y'all over here. I had a hard time with being able to edit for a while but hopefully I'm back in the groove now

[@oknezh]

@Skiesti We've missed you more queen👑

[@bamb1oz]

i'm really struggling with movement when turning GA toggle off - I can't super jump anymore D: do you have any tips?

[@aroguetea3580]

i just tried your sens and i could never. fantastic video as always tho

[@ChumChum1678]

My favorite mercy content creator ❤

[@SimranKaur-yq8id]

These settings are really important for mercy mains! These work for me!

[@LightingPirate]

Will be swapping my beam bindings.... Thanks for the guide!!!

[@Skiesti]

Another beam bind swapping truther 😇

[@momdad1818]

I thought I had good settings and knew everything but welp I learned something new today!

[@kens_intens]

How do I super jump? I feel like I accidentally do it sometimes but I’m new and would like tips

[@neyney028]

Wait so what are the *console* “button” settings now? Specifically the ones at the very bottom (L2, R2, LB, RB, etc). Mine are all messed up 😭!

[@peanutbuttah_]

Would this work on console ? I notice some of the settings are way different then pc ones

[@lece2716]

Can u please make another one about console bc me personally I can’t match nun of my sensitivity movement sometimes I feel I’m playing wrong or maybe my settings is too much for me to control. But I enjoy your vids and hope u post more I enjoy the content ❤

[@bestjoyshorts]

What is your offensive beam usage % usually in games?

[@Skiesti]

My average tends to be around 60%. Some games it's much higher though

[@bestjoyshorts]

@@Skiesti Thanks I just wanted to make sure I'm aiming in the right ballpark

[@Lumine21721]

why did they remove the relative cadeceus blaster aim senstivity?

[@titantroubles4422]

Im a console player so my settings are a bit different there but on pc its overall the same toggle angelic descent is nice on console cause holding crouch or jump can be a bit uncomfortable at times and i got used to toggling quickly

[@zonbesswag]

I am very confused on the part of "toggle GA" I don't understand what I'm looking at 😭please explain it in further detail cause I'm confusion! tyty

[@ossifiedtoad798]

I suspect the toggle Angelic Descent option is there for console players, who have jump/crouch on a face button by default, and players who prefer toggle crouch. Using toggle crouch to superjump used to basically toggle AD on, but I think the separate toggle AD setting splits those behaviors. So the player can still use toggle crouch and crouch for AD, but not have to double-tap to avoid AD after superjumping.

[@bb-mf6qh]

I understood none of that 😂

[@brrgur]

I tried 25% sen, holy cow, that’s high HIGH 🤣 you’re talented for being able to play that high

[@vanessapagan2067]

This helps

[@NigarIsHere]

Ok, so genuine question. Is the 25% sens with 1600 dpi a video mistake or is it fr? Cause like, I went and tried it, one flick of only my wrist turns me about 720 degrees. (2 full turns) I looked at some the videos and I just can't seem to understand how she is able to precisely turn and move that slowly, with these settings. I normally use 1600 dpi at 6.25 and evdn that can make things a little weird if I haven't played a while.

[@Skiesti]

I can assure you it's not a video mistake LMAO I barely move my mouse hand at all

[@NigarIsHere]

@@Skiesti holy mother of everything unholy. This just made watching your vids from a fun time event to an emotional rollercoaster :""" P Like, daaaamn!

[@RenciaFennaas]

I been using facing beam target since ow1 and found it way more succesful then prefer facing target cuz its just weird for me.

[@Skiesti]

I'd highly encourage you to give it another shot and give yourself some time to learn playing w/ it. It'll feel really weird whenever you first swap but you get used to it

[@dizzywhales900]

As a console player i do not like crouch activates angelic descent, it messes with superjump and getting the right momentum, it also severely limits movement by not letting you have the option to superjump the old way. I didnt realize this until we were finally given the option to turn it off. Maybe this is dependent on the button layout a console player chooses? Or the fact i use paddles to a great extent, but i would recc console players to test these settings for themselves.

[@vximka]

i did update how GA works and now my teammates constantly out of zone and i end up going wrong way :')

[@magnolyan]

i was always a Prefer Facing Target GA mercy up until ow2 mercy came out. that setting became way too buggy since they changed the way GA works. so now i deal with Beam Only GA --- and i havent been faced with the same buggy shit again :D

[@alexandermendoza4890]

Where did YT streams go? Wondering

[@Kogobean]

as a console player i actually have toggle crouch on. since i play on a controller it is impossible for me to hold the jump button and turn the camera at the same time so i've gotten used to pressing B ( crouch ) to super jump and stay in the air or if i don't want to do that i double tap it to just fall after rising in the air. i tried using the 'secondary fire activates AD' and switching Rez to LT but keeping the trigger held down hurts so i keep toggle crouch on. saves my fingers from hurting lol. also idk why Rez is secondary fire it makes more sense that DB would be but oh well i guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@startswithyouuuu]

this is a late comment but i’ve set crouch to my mouse side button and everytime i beam it doesn’t let me crouch 🥺

[@Carlos-zz4rt]

After a year of playing ow2 and playing Ana and Kiri, i think i'm ready to start playing Mercy

[@obluda8777]

yippee new ski video :D

[@Skiesti]

It's been so long :(

[@guiendlerr]

3:51 can someone explain to me HOW did she go up without pressing ctrl?? If i press space i get pushed forward, only way i can go up is pressing ctrl...

[@GradietPanda12345]

Keybind difference? She went over it at the start

[@PIKIWII]

I use beam connection on and have no issue breaking the beam, I rarely need to break it but if I need to I just swap to the gun and back to the staff with mouse wheel or I melee. Same as if my beam target die, I instantly connect my beam on someone else so it change nothing from having it off. Maybe it's the many years of playing with those settings, but everything is automatic in my gameplay so I personnaly wont change my settings since in my opinion they are the best Mercy settings. For Rise during valk I still don't understand why they put it in her settings since it's useless imo. If some prefer using it, I'd gladly hear in what it's better for them to use it.

[@Skiesti]

The thing with when your beam target dies is when it's ON, you'll have to click again to activate your beam. When it's OFF, it'll just automatically connect and you don't have to do anything extra

[@fashionovawigs]

@@Skiestiyea but that small trade off isn’t worth having to press down 1-2 buttons continuously all day, it’s a lot less effort personally and it saves me more brainpower to keep track of other things in game to just play with toggle beam. It’s all preference though

[@PIKIWII]

@@Skiesti yes but like I said I personaly instantly connect it to someone else if they die (and I can choose the person I will put my beam on instead of it just connecting to the closest person that could be a bad target to beam atm what means having to connect it to another person anyway. In the end it's the same to having to click again) so it change nothing for me. It's even best cause I don't feel any pain after a 15h of playing. When I played with the défault setting I had pain rapidly after I started to play. Imo if the mercy is good, having it on change nothing cause she's supposed to know if the heal will be enough or not and she know if her beam target is gonna die so she should be ready already to reconnect it to someone else. It's just people personal preferences regarding if they can continually press the same buttons for hours or not. That's why imo saying it 's better having it off or on is false statements. It's better for you and probably other Mercys, but for other it can be the worst (for me it's the worst for exemple) My gameplay improved the moment I turned it on cause i was not experiencing pain anymore so I was able to stay focussed and stopped having my finger suddenly releasing the buttons.

[@Skiesti]

@@PIKIWII Experiencing pain or fatigue is a valid reason to change the setting. I mentioned that in the video and it's an entirely different point It's just not really debatable about how the beam works differently when someone dies. It's just factual that it takes a step less with toggle off regardless of if a person is used to one way or another

[@PIKIWII]

I don't agree for the simple reason that connecting the beam to the target you want is faster than having the beam to connect to someone else and having to connect it to another person. So when it happen it don't take a step less since in the end you have to connect your beam to someone else anyway. So you have to do extra in the end and could lose some important damage boosting seconds if it connect to someone with less value than the rest of your team. That's the point you seem to voluntary ignore. If you have a slow reaction time yea, maybe having it off is better but if your reaction time is normal or fast it's the same. You know your beam target is gonna die even with all the heal you give so when it's HP reach the end you should already be ready to connect it to someone else right when they die. I said everything about how a mercy player is supposed to know if her beam target is gonna die or not so I wont bring it back again but I think my point is pretty clear and factual. Saying this setting is better Off or On should not be something at all since it depend on many parameters including reaction time, gamesens and pain tolerance. It's not cause you think the settings are the best, that they are, that's my whole point here, it's best for you ok, not for everyone. I watch your video since long now and I mostly agree with everything you say, but for this setting I can't agree. I see your point, but imo it filled with holes and many important parameters left behind. Anyway I'll stop the debate here since I think I proven my point that you can't say this setting is better ON or OFF. And reading your last comment it seem to be a waste of time to debate anyway since you seem to refuse to admit that with this setting off if the beam connect for exemple to a Rein holding his shield you'll have to anyway click you button to connect your beam to, for exemple, your soldier. It's the same as having it ON when you have to click to connect it directly to the soldier. You have to click in the first case, you have to click in the second case. It's the same. It's just everyone personnal preferences. Wishing you a good day. 💕And excusing myself for this long answer, but I had to explain my point of view. 🙇‍♀ @@Skiesti

[@inmysoul_TLH]

i thought settings were personal preference rather than a requirement to have a certain way. im also on console so might be different. i leave toggle beam connection on because my finger hurts from holding the buttons too long.

[@Skiesti]

I mean at the end of the day you can use whatever you'd like y'know? But there's certain settings that have more benefits than the others, there's no reason to not use them if it's possible

[@flockofbeans9153]

25% 1600 dpi is wild, I'm moving my mouse a millimeter and doing a full 360

[@Overwatch2010]

2:29 Actually for me this is very easy for me to use mercy, I understand why it’s available I mean not everyone will have fingers that will just stick to one button forever and than when they actually stop clicking on the button it just leaves and your teammate is gone

[@ericaltman4087]

Always have our backs!

[@Eevee-Chan]

I have a question, does this work on PS4 or PS5?[btw I love your videos! And I will be using this!]

[@Skiesti]

It should! Even if they're a bit harder on console, the explanations are the same. I also have a console guide video on my channel too you can check out for more console specific settings/tips

[@Eevee-Chan]

Thank you!

[@leviandries1192]

Cant find that settings in my OW Settings why?

[@Skiesti]

Which one specifically?

[@kr1ssey]

I was wondering why you're playing with both Guardian Angel and Beam Sensitivity on 100%.

[@ItzRetz]

Ayyo... 25% @1600dpi? I'm at 4% 1600dpi and think even that is way too high sometimes... 25% would be crazy

[@microwaves]

I had these as my settings before watching this

[@Skiesti]

I'm so proud of you

[@microwaves]

@@Skiesti mercy chose me 🥹

[@oishiakiro6323]

I have my beam on toggle so I don't have to keep pressing another button down T.T It's a setting made in heaven for the lazy folks like me lmao

[@NayaVoras]

Ski, I love you and your content, but I will never understand why you prefer beam toggle off suhaushauhsuahsuhaushasa anyway, loved the video, thanks for it

[@Skiesti]

Toggle Beam Off? I said in the video why I prefer it and why it's better 😭

[@NayaVoras]

@@Skiesti I know! suhaushausha in your other videos about it you already said that too, but I can't, holding a button the whole match is not for me ushauhsuahsuahsa but like, its life, we have different tastes and what makes more comfortable. All the love

[@pastelpolarbearss]

I'm a Mercy main myself and I have a random question. Why do you never really rez? Not shaming at all, everyone's playstyle is different, that's what I love about Overwatch. It seems I'm using it whenever I can to try and win a fight. (No I don't rez when the point is already lost and we're down 3 and it's just me and someone else)

[@Skiesti]

Great question! A big reason I don't really rez is because in higher ranked lobbies, you have a lot less opportunities (people are watching for rez more, they could be playing a certain comp that puts me in danger, etc), and most of the time, staying alive is more important to winning a fight than getting the rez

[@pastelpolarbearss]

@@Skiesti That makes a whole lot of sense thank you for breaking it down for me!! ❤️

[@sakurass9209]

We need video for console

[@Skiesti]

There's actually one right over here! It's doesn't have the most recent ones but it's still very good :> kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJPKd3mXYpKiftk

[@pop_eyez1113]

guys guess who's watching this on their nokia phone!

[@mustafademir1538]

Is that LA accent?

[@Iqd0]

Omg earlyyy

[@RoboVirtue]

First teehee

[@matthewroberts785]

sorry i have to downvote this so youtube stops giving me ow vids but i like your content. plz dont haunt me.

[@Skiesti]

Instead of negatively impacting my video, you can just click the three dots on the right side when you hover over a video and say 'not interested'

[@khrisj6385]

Sadly I'm a Ps4 player😔, it's difficult but I do my best always🥲

[@Warren2013]

Serious inquiry. So before I changed to these settings I would be able to GA to someone and then double back like GA backwards or past the person I’m GA’ing to if that makes sense. Now I feel like I can only go up. How do I do that with these settings or do I have to change some of them back?🫶🏾