The BEST Genji Guide in 2025

[@Ropewatch]

This guide is so simple. Perfect. This is a blueprint to winning.

[@HarmlessPoke]

That's what I was aiming for!

[@Godo_Support]

This is the PEAK Genji Tutorial. I will now go become a top 500 Genji with this ancient wisdom.

[@HarmlessPoke]

Good luck!

[@LxRazer]

Honestly, the way Genji is designed in Overwatch, (even in the current state of the game) this character is genuinely DEADLY in the right hands. You have to be a master of every skill, (mechanics, positioning, timing, knowledge, etc.) in order to play him properly, and it's very easy to tell apart a good Genji player from a bad Genji player, and that's the beauty of this character.

[@HarmlessPoke]

He is honestly one of the best character designs I have ever seen in gaming as a whole, I love him so much

[@LxRazer]

@@HarmlessPoke So true, he will always have a special place in my heart. (corny as heck but I mean it lol)

[@kazuhiraOW]

There’s a reason Genji players have stuck around since launch. The character is a master class in hero design. Hoping to hit masters this year with enough time & practice

[@HarmlessPoke]

You got this!

[@CZYProdigy]

14:27 this part CANT be overstated. Your 3,128 hours in DMGRE mean nothing if you don't know how to apply it safely and consistently

[@HarmlessPoke]

Well, mechanics are "sexy" and being smart is "boring" unfortunately, so a lot of the community has to suffer thinking the character sucks when they just need to learn the fundamentals =(

[@mateusvitoriano2355]

thats the absolute best genji guide ive ever seen

[@HarmlessPoke]

Hell yeah!

[@Admiralturtle]

Been one tricking genji for about 400hrs and finally hit plat for the first time. Hoping to hit diamond by the end of 2025, feeling kinda burnt out rn and playing really bad idk why I’m playing so bad but I am HELP lol.

[@HarmlessPoke]

You literally answered your own question lol, just take a break, come back with a fresh mind, rewatch this video to find something to work on and go hard on the ladder!

[@Admiralturtle]

@ LOL I did welp thanks brother

[@HarmlessPoke]

if that didn't work, maybe you didn't take a proper break, where you only come back when your interest in the game is renewed. You could also try watching stuff that inspires you to play the game (in my case, making this video made me want to jump into ranked). If nothing else works, you should try coaching, which I can provide =)

[@Admiralturtle]

@@HarmlessPoke sounds good I’m always down for coaching planned on joining the discord later today

[@Notless]

Insane guide, really informative but also really funny when it's appropriate. Keep it up!

[@HarmlessPoke]

I'm glad the jokes landed!

[@mrplant125]

Man thanks for the guide i always feel useless or just straight up feeding when i play genji.

[@HarmlessPoke]

That should change soon!

[@Bodiesattvah]

this channel has actually useful guides

[@HarmlessPoke]

Educational Genji content is rare nowadays!

[@fijiwaterpluhh]

this video is a blessing i got into plat 5

[@HarmlessPoke]

[@Shiroyasha830]

Even genji God poke is playing Hazard in comp. It just shows how fun of a Tank Hazard is

[@HarmlessPoke]

he is fun, but not nearly as much as Genji. Also, he's overtuned, so that plays a part as well. I would love to see him get nerfed into a reasonable state before we get sick of him due to his stats being broken instead of his design being bad, because it is quite good

[@nasr-rsln]

this video is actually fu*ing massive

[@HarmlessPoke]

That's... a weird way of phrasing it, but I'm glad it was helpful!

[@Summonick2]

Well crafted

[@HarmlessPoke]

Thank you!

[@DonkeyKong7493]

The biggest thing i struggle with as genji is tracking my aim up close. if i had a dollar every time i choked a kill because i missed all my secondry fires i would be rich

[@HarmlessPoke]

If that's the case, do some focused practice to work on that problem! Deathmatch type modes are your best friend when it comes to mechanics ;)

[@DonkeyKong7493]

@HarmlessPoke ight thanks for the tip bro

[@black7244]

Perfect guide for a „new“ genji player (50hours). Im still in gold but tbh Its not so important for me to climb out of gold because i dont like playing more rounds after ranked placements. In quickplay it doesnt matters if we loose and you can enjoy the fun but in ranked its more complicated and someone is getting harsh too you when you do a mistake or dont counterswap because some people want you to do stuff and if you dont you are trolling or throwing. Its not worth it for me rn maybe I will play more ranked someday when overwatch finally get more players but the devs must think about things what needs to be improved so the game gives you a better experience again. Nowadays ranked games become too stressful for me after 2-4 games (2 wins 2 loses) im out and do a break 😅😆

[@HarmlessPoke]

@@black7244 If you want to play ranked, just hide the chat through a command and don't join voice! The experience doesn't have to be stressful in any way ;)

[@Mart1kz]

ah yes, the days when genjis blade was a powerful katana...

[@HarmlessPoke]

It still is! Just not as flashy anymore...

[@jicklewickle]

I suck at dps but genji looks SO FUN!!! I will now grind 3000 hours of qp genji only and still be hardstuck plat dps

[@HarmlessPoke]

He is a lot of fun! And trust me, you don't need that many hours to get good, as all you need is to pick a topic to work on (positioning, cooldown usage, etc.), get focused practice on it for a while, then swap to a different one, rinse and repeat!

[@BendMax]

Good video almighty poke

[@HarmlessPoke]

Thanks!

[@gamist8166]

I just don't like one tricking in this game. Coaching an australian player that's on 150 ping on NA or korea depending on the time of day, and his most playtime is on Genji. But he's also got 2-3 other picks pretty close to his Genji potential. He was masters 2 focusing on Genji. Know where he is now, adding tracer and pharah? Top 36. On the NA laddder. With that ping. Generally sitting top 80 the past few days if we wanna ignore the peak so far. Genji just feels like one tricking Moira. You can, but you're shooting yourself and your team in the foot. Though I admit you shouldn't ever choose what or who you play based on your team, maybe only in scrim setting. You better be having all the fun in the world, all I can say about it.

[@HarmlessPoke]

If you have the time to get multiple heroes to the same level, it's absolutely better to be flexible! It's just not really doable for most players, and as you said, fun plays a big part in it. I really love Genji, so while I COULD flex, I prefer to just put in 99% of my time on him =)

[@g_vost]

i gotta say, genjis look real dumb when they dash to engage and just hope that holding S + deflect can bail them out if they dont get a kill

[@HarmlessPoke]

Depends on how close they are to safety

[@Nundalose]

Super new Genji player here! Any tips on mastering the 1 hit combo where you dash through the enemy, 180-right click into melee? Anytime I dash into enemies, I tend to lose sight of them when they're too close, even more so when I dash past them. The time it takes for me to do a 180 and get my bearings I feel is more than enough time to kill me.

[@HarmlessPoke]

Sounds like your sensitivity is too low! Besides that, I would go into the practice range or any other sort of practice mode such as some custom workshop codes and just dash through enemies, then try to 180 at the correct time, over and over to start getting practice volume in so you can get used to the motion. Make sure that you land close to your target though, as there's no point in dashing if you end up further away than when you started! (this can be done by dashing at the ground to shorten the dash if you are closer than 15m away)

[@opoagofloof6274]

What i hate about genji is when u play him enemy insta counterpicks u when u kill them once mei moria zarya etc its playable but boring (talking about masters elo idk about higher ones)

[@HarmlessPoke]

Agreed, although most counterpicks actually make it easier to win since Genji's so flexible and the players trying to counterswap him usually don't know how to play those characters lol

[@meta-memes9060]

Good video ty

[@HarmlessPoke]

You're welcome!

[@ademarneto4487]

hey bro awesome content, are ou portuguese or brazilian by any means? I feel like i've might have seen you somewhere on sa. I might just be tripping tho 😅

[@HarmlessPoke]

Sure am!

[@xumless6699]

genji is the only charterer where i feel like my aim is horrible like i could be behind someone and miss like 3 fans its very embarrassing. its like the speed of the projectile the speed of fans and the spread ruin me lol

[@HarmlessPoke]

I feel you! A lot of this comes down to practice, but patience also plays a huge part in this, as your opponents aren't aware of you in that situation!

[@fujinoshin]

Nice video and bro poke glow up

[@HarmlessPoke]

[@Arissi]

Subbed

[@HarmlessPoke]

Appreciate it!

[@MudAim9]

Hello I've started playing in October 2023 and I was a soldier reaper widow main at the start and since then I've been getting weird acceleration even with all the usual tweaks nothing works, I've done researches and found alot of people have been getting the same issue and it's only specific to overwatch

[@HarmlessPoke]

what exactly do you mean by "weird acceleration"?

[@MudAim9]

​@HarmlessPoke I mean when you're holding your mouse in your neutral position flick like maybe 10 times the crosshair never ends in the same spot

[@MudAim9]

Tracking is jittery no matter the sensitivity, windows mouse speed, dpi, resolution or fov, and it's weirdly affected by polling rate in a sense that the lower the polling rate the more it sticks and becomes gradually stable but no fully and also the lower the framerate you get it's very strange phenomenon

[@HarmlessPoke]

@@MudAim9 Never heard of that, sorry. The start sounds like it could be mouse acceleration, but that can't be the case...

[@MudAim9]

A select few players had the same problem on multiple forums and were forced to stop playing since nothing can fix it ​@@HarmlessPoke

[@rogue4340]

I just need 28 dmg shurikens but blizzard never buffs him 😅

[@HarmlessPoke]

I feel you, but Genji's in a pretty good state right now! Skill curve feels very rewarding too imo.

[@rogue4340]

@HarmlessPoke I agree but it sucks he never gets attention for 2 years. They said they'll nerf blade and put power in base kit, never did. Also he's enabled by meta heroes like Juno Mauga recently so they never look at him cuz of winrate. Also didn't give him 28 dmg even in 6v6 patch :( I only play 6v6 now cuz I can kill tanks like monkey and not just run away

[@HarmlessPoke]

@@rogue4340 I agree with the 6v6 part, and yeah, what they did early on in OW2 to him was dirty, but honestly the S9 changes (especially the projectile size increase) made his base kit MUCH better, and even to an extent blade, although that's a hot take lol

[@rogue4340]

@@HarmlessPoke I can see your reason behind it tho, Dps passive helps his low dmg alot &they gave him more swings but I liked it more when it was slash-dash mini game which had Higher skill ceiling .

[@Thepenguinn980]

what sens , dpi , blade sens are u playing?

[@HarmlessPoke]

2.5, 1600, 100%

[@PyumaXs]

what is ur sensivity and DPI plz ?

[@HarmlessPoke]

2.5, 1600

[@PyumaXs]

@@HarmlessPoke Ty !

[@Marco-mc2dv]

No but why are u hacking and at the same time present yourself as a top100 genji main AND COACH???? The first Shambali clip starting at 0:21 is sus af. wtf.

[@HarmlessPoke]

When I first got the notification for this comment, I was gonna make a joke with the accusation (taking it as a compliment) as I haven't been hackusated in years lol. After watching the clip, I can actually understand where you are coming from, although it would be extremely stupid for a cheater to be that blatant. I play this game on >180ms, and when you view a player on that ping in a replay of any sort (kill cam or actual replay code) you see the result of the game doing its best to combine the client side and server side, resulting in some weird stuff that would never happen on LAN. A great example I can give is blading, as when I get the final swing for a kill, I need to wait for the game to register it, which gives me a small window of time to flick away from the target and towards where I want to actually go, then hold shift to buffer the skill (so it goes off the moment the server registers the kill). This is NOT possible on low latency as the game would have registered the swing kill immediately, which means that when you watch the replay code (which is what I used for the video most of the time) the game will show me doing a 1 frame flick, which is NOT what actually happened on my screen. That explains some of the stuff that could get me hackusated, but not YOUR claim tho, which is related to something else: packet loss. The moments where my information isn't actually sent to the server cause the same behaviour, with the result being an instant flick (or, at least, that's what I believe causes these flicks that you mentioned)