The VITAL Guide to Mercy's Damage Boost

For this guide, we're looking at Mercy's Damage Boost in Overwatch 2 and going over how it works, its advantages, its interactions with different heroes, general tips, why your DPS 'sucks' and so so much more!
It's a longer video so make sure to check out the chapters for specific sections!
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0:00 - Introduction
Ability Overview
0:33 - Damage Boost
0:57 - DMG Boost Application
1:19 - Animations
1:28 - Reloading
1:36 - Stacking
1:44 - NO AMP HEAL
Importance of DMG Boost
1:50 - DMG Boost Importance
2:50 - Multiplying Ally Value
3:30 - Trading Lives
4:02 - Advantages of DMG Boost
4:51 - Advantages of Pocketing
Defaults
5:42 - Default Hero
6:29 - Default State
General Tips
7:25 - General Tips
My DPS Suck!
9:03 - My DPS Suck
DMG Boost Stats
10:43 - Low DMG Amp?
11:22 - DMG Amp Stat
11:47 - Beam Percentage
DMG Boost vs. Pistol
12:26 - DMG Boost vs. Pistol
Nonoptimal Support Comps
13:09 - Nonoptimal Support Comps
14:02 - Mercy / Brigitte
14:15 - Mercy / Lucio
14:37 - Mercy / Zenyatta
DMG Boost Tank/Support
14:54 - When to DMG Boost Tank/Support
DMG Boost Interactions
15:39 - Introduction
16:01 - Tanks
17:16 - Damage
18:39 - Support [IMPORTANT MOIRA TIP]
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[@Skiesti]

This video took me FOREVER because of technical difficulties so I hope it's helpful! I'd love to hear what you've learned about damage boost :>

[@gustavoheringer]

Dont worry, you always bring to us the best Mercy guides

[@sunandstarskhaleesi]

Your voice is so calming 🥹🩷 I learned the reason why my damage boost has been soo low 🥲 I thought I was doing something wrong!! Felt like I was going crazy! Thank you for all you do, Ski. I hope you have a Merry Christmas ✨️🎄

[@lukasvavra2473]

i got banned from the game until 24 december in the christmas day i have angerproblems and i am autistic, the game kicked me out for abusive chat like spamming racial slurs and being a absolute jerk to everyone ally or enemy tell me how are you always chill and never tilt like others

[@ianguthrie8258]

Great video! Just want to say for anyone reading this to remember that as of a few days ago Ana nade lasts 4 seconds now instead of 3, so keep that in mind when getting ready to heal people after it ends.

[@teemo8247]

Do you need to dmg boost moira before she throws her orb? Or is it like Soujourn where you can DB whenever you want? Thx for the video!

[@morfosak5289]

I main tank but it's always useful to know how your teammates works to adapt with them, I have been watching guides on every support Heroes to make their job a bit easier.

[@Skiesti]

Oh Mercy players are going to love having you as a tank then

[@clarling]

Love that for you 💀

[@minhduongnguyen3671]

THANKKK U. ❤❤❤❤ as a support and mercy main. Reins just charge without me and people like u makes my ov2 life still hopefull. And i lov teammated that taxi me or dont play hide and seek

[@sebastianrojo8952]

Just get the habit of looking bsckward every now and then, or just be aware of Los, if your position is bad tou force ys supports tonplay in a bad position to help you, if we can bith get fgood angles they aunt going thru

[@SunnyExMusic]

Thanks cuz I hate trying to pocket a tank for them to SEE THEIR HEALTH GOING DONE AND GO FUTHER INTO THE FIGHT

[@kireinaa_4417]

I've said this a million times already but before I actually took the time to learn how to properly damage boost I was hard stuck hold/silver. It really does make a difference just using her kit and working on smaller details of it

[@Skiesti]

I think a lot of Mercy players underestimate how much of an impact DMG boost can make and end up underutilizing it or just not knowing how to use it effectively but once they do, they get so much more value

[@kireinaa_4417]

@@Skiesti Also, as weird as it sounds I feel like I get more damage boost the lower I go. It's just about prioritizing tbh

[@shrillz]

Nothing makes me wanna go play some mercy more than watching Skiesti’s insane movement

[@Skiesti]

💛💛💛

[@shirley7485]

I love how you are capable of staying in the sky with pharah, I always struggle to follow her around. Your general movement is insane, thank you for the content ♡

[@TheMochan555]

If you are having trouble keeping up with Pharah switch the Guardian Angel proference to "prefer Facing" or "Boost target" (forgot, either works) so that you don't need to look at Pharah when GAing.

[@sealedtugboat9965]

I usually use another ally to super jump up to where I can get line of sight on the pherah(that is situational tho). I use “prefer facing target” GA setting that may change things.

[@silentlyow]

It all comes from experience and when u get good enough game sense. From bout 2020 I’m high masters-gm player as dps and I also was gm mercy just because I knew how her mechanics work and I liked her gameplay (still loved dps more tho) and I was able to climb to gm without even playing her that much.

[@bel3961]

Damage boost is still a really underrated part of Mercy's kit, but you've always seen that value - hopefully this will help spread the word! Fantastic work, as always.

[@MechaStorm7]

The thing is it should not be underrated at all. She said it at the beginning of the video : damage boost is Mercy's primary value. In fact, every support's primary value is their utility except Moira who only deals damage.

[@shylogik]

I agree with it being underrated, I dont play competitive, but I play support a lot, and when I play mercy I honestly forget about the damage boost during combat a lot of the times because I’m so busy healing. My minds like, healing for this 20 hp is more important then damage boosting 😅

[@Venticular]

As someone who's been having so much fun on Mercy you've been the biggest help with your amazing videos, I've been getting better at mercy cause of the videos

[@Skiesti]

Aww, thank you so much! There'll be plenty more in the future: :>

[@vanneurrutia1641]

12:52 Blowed my mind, since blizzard doesn't really tells you details on abilities/numbers, thank god we have Skiesti to inform lol, appreciate always your content and thanks to you I can be the best Mercy version I can :D

[@Skiesti]

Yeaaah, unfortunately in the game itself it only gives you a sentence on what an ability does when there's SO MUCH more to it than that. They tend to keep this wiki pretty up to date I believe so you can check here if you're interested in details! overwatch.fandom.com/wiki/Mercy

[@pliinkploonk]

i was inspired to learn mercy recently and your streams/guides have helped so much in my understanding of how to get more value out of her. i’ve noticed i’m dying much less (some games even 0-1 times!!!) or at least recognizing what i did wrong when i do die. she has quickly become my favorite support to play, so thank you for this too!

[@RealFaodail]

Thank you so much Skiesti for the mercy guides and tutorials 🙏🙏🙏

[@Skiesti]

No problem! I'm happy to be able to release more guides out to y'all :>

[@fernpool]

I love this video! very well made and clear :) I've found that playing Mercy as intended has become easier as I climb through low elo ranks- Plat/diamond teammates understand her role in a team, and don't expect her to heal exclusively. Plus the positioning in general is so much better, your other support understands that you aren't the main healer, and can effectively manage their own target priority. Your tanks and DPS can manage their own resources and know when to disengage and not take unwinnable fights. I understand why some Mercy players may find damage boosting difficult in bronze-gold, if they feel responsible for the whole teams health pool being full at all times. People can be a bit toxic in chat about supports if they feel they aren't getting "enough" healing. BUT- the impact in a fight with damage boost is so much more noticeable in low ranks. If two reinhardts are brawling and each has a mercy beam attached, the damage boosted rein will always win. I was so guilty of being a heal-bot in OW1 back in the day with the double tanks and before moira/bap. It's just so much more fun to damage boost!! from Bronze 1- to plat 1 "Heal me!" shifted to "Damage boost me!" and the experience has already become so much enjoyable

[@izzym1090]

this!!!!

[@clarling]

The blue beam is honestly sm prettier

[@wintrygarden]

Love this video as always! The way you structure and present educational content is so effective.

[@lilm0nix3]

thank you so much for this... i've been playing mercy myself at a decently high rank for a long time and refreshers like this still help out a ton

[@Leahh_s2]

The last part about dmg boost interaction was awesome! I was looking for it for so long, thank you so much!!!!

[@Skiesti]

A LOT of people don't know how Mercy's DMG boost works with Moira orb and assumes it boosts the DMG when it doesn't actually so I'm glad I could help you find it again!

[@dariusdash8866]

I usually overlook Mercy as a support main. But this video has opened my eyes to how complex Mercy can truly be. I have new respect for the character, and the video was excellent and informative overall. Bravo 👏

[@zeeegeee]

That was a great video thank you. I love it when information is laid out so comprehensibly.

[@Skiesti]

Thank you so much! I try my best to organize it so it's easy to follow and understand!

[@pixelhotdish]

So much good info, there was a a lot of confusion cleared up for me here. As a new OW2 player, I wasnt always clear on what affect the blue beam was having on certain character abilities, but its nice to see that I was on the right track... and this cleared up a little confusion I had specifically around other players Ult abilities.

[@switchingtracks]

Wow! This is literally an AMAZING guide, thank you so much!

[@winter1angelz]

Love Love LOVE your explanations! Its super easy to follow and understand and I cant wait to implement these in my own mercy games! ❤️😊

[@ZeroSuffers13]

Another great guide to devour haha, thx for the video it really shows the effort put in it

[@RedWolfe]

Thanks Ski. This was good info and anyone who plays Mercy needs to see this!

[@jonathanbergeron5833]

The section at the end where you talk about what you can and can't damage boost, and the interactions between the abilities was amazing. I feel like that section would probably be one of the main reasons that damage boost finally "clicks" for a new Mercy player.

[@pattongilbert]

This is such a fantastic guide! Definitely going to use a lot of this in my Mercy play. I can’t wait to try it all out later this evening!😊

[@Skiesti]

Thank you and good luck!

[@drewhaas5213]

This is such an impressively comprehensive video!

[@ez243]

Very useful ! As a long time Mercy player I still re-learned a lot about damage boosting. It seems some interactions have changed in the last 2 years or with OW2.

[@purpleman8619]

This was super super helpful. Thanks a ton!

[@amaanasif7819]

Helpful video thanks

[@nxfrvr]

What a lovely guide, thanks so much!

[@davidsabillon5182]

Straight up 🔥. Thank you

[@Osito-xb2gm]

This is by far the BEST guide I've ever seen for Mercy and I've learned so much. I've got to admit it had been a while since I play OW and coming back I wasn't playing Mercy the way she's meant to be played but I know better now. Thank you so much!

[@Skiesti]

Aw, thank you so much! I'm glad the video has been so helpful with being able to play Mercy how she's supposed to be played :>

[@cherrybomb3499]

super helpful! thank you

[@Ami_Hime]

This video really helped thankies😊👌🏾

[@fazemayes7655]

YESSSS THANK THE LORD ITS HERE i can’t wait to watch this keep up the fantastic work ski you are the best ☺️

[@Skiesti]

LMAO it took a while but it's finally here :>

[@aethrai]

Love these tips!!

[@bitofaworry]

Great video, thanks 👍

[@kumo860]

Great explanation, this helps a lot

[@randaaaaal]

Great vid!

[@dagnabbitwabbit]

Great content!

[@windfarer4497]

Thank you Skiesty!!!

[@gelatinousfeline]

This guide is AMAZING. When I first started playing Mercy, I... never used my damage boost, because I honestly didn't know any better. I really only started utilizing it regularly within the past year (I know, yikes). This really helps me understand how useful damage boost can be and I can't wait to start applying this new knowledge. Thank you!!

[@Skiesti]

It's okay, a lot of Mercy players when they're first starting out underutilize DMG boost because they're not sure how valuable it really is yet. Good luck with your games and with applying DMG boost more effectively! :>

[@swisscheeese]

this was very useful thank you very much

[@bigfudge2031]

I Would love to see a follow-up video about damage break points that are affected/unaffected by damage boosting an ally.

[@gotmiilk]

Great video Skiesti! Your guides are extremely helpful. I just started playing overwatch, but with your videos I managed to bring my rank to Plat. Keep up the amazing work. 💕

[@Skiesti]

Aww, thank you! I try to make them as helpful as possible for y'all. I hope you're enjoying Overwatch so far and congrats on Plat! :>

[@gotmiilk]

@@Skiesti tysm! I really am enjoying it, especially when I’m on mercy. 🥹

[@LexiChii]

thank you so much for the change in perspective on the "my dps suck" thing. I've just been pistoling people when my dps are doing poorly, but if i dmg boost them, they can just do the damage for me.

[@callmekensei2799]

Thank you for the info

[@karwinia]

Great video! I will try every tip ❤

[@Skiesti]

Good luck! I hope they work out well for you! :>

[@SkidzSnake]

Always enjoy these Mercy guides as a support main. Support life is stressful right now.

[@Skiesti]

Thank you! I know support can be stressful but you got this!

[@kushhbabiie]

im so close to diamond for mercy, im primarily a dps main (masters) but this has been helping me climb so much! i appreciate the tips

[@20ecupirate13]

I was looking at a 6 year old post on reddit about keybinds for Zenyatta and saw your post linking this video :)

[@anamamaris]

I sometimes play Mercy & ngl, I tend to focus on healing only. But! I will definitely do more of both from now on. Thanks sm for this video 👍 I learned new information. Especially the later part when you go over what can/cant be dmg boosted on heroes.

[@schwolmart]

Fantastic video

[@ConfineThem123]

16:27 JunkerQueen: " get this bot out my face"

[@jelly7178]

love this so much!! good to know what you can and cant dmg boost in ow2

[@Skiesti]

No problem! DMG boost has some pretty neat interactions so I'm glad to be able to help y'all navigate them :>

[@blahablast3070]

Great video. Here is my take a new Overwatch player who mains Mercy (never played overwatch 1). In bronze (which I am), being Mercy and DB feels wasteful very often. I still do it majority of the time because it's the right thing to do, but I feel there is an inherent problem. If you're on the team that cannot hit targets (worse than the other team), Mercy is pretty useless. Sure you can keep them alive longer, just to die a little bit slower haha. If I switch to a kiriko, something actually gets done. Mercy has the perfect name. She's completely at the mercy of her team not sucking. By far my favorite character and I often just stick with her to get better at GA and my overall movement/decision making. So I feel many people default to healing because they then feel more useful. You do feel useless when you DB and no one is getting kills. But those awful games force me to play even more smart and then my goal is simply not to die as much as they do by being more clever. I watch all your videos because you are excellent and they are very helpful. Mercy can just be a rough go some times haha.

[@Skiesti]

I would really recommend Mercy players that find themselves in that spot to work on using DMG boost more effectively. I mention a lot of ways to do this in the video. Here's an example: If you have two DPS, let's say a Pharah and a Soldier, you're expected to be with Pharah, right? However, if the Soldier is pushing up and the Pharah is hanging out in your own backline, not really getting anything done, and doesn't have good sightlines, a more effective use of your time/DMG boost is to play with Soldier. As long as you wouldn't end up dying with Soldier or smth then you should be with him. You're producing more value there and can go back to Pharah when she's aggressing. It's not about 'my team sucks' it's more about 'how can I make better use of my DMG boost regardless of my teammates behaviors?'

[@dankdilly]

Yes, Mercys independent value comes from heal beam while damage boost is very dependent on who you give it to and if they hit something in the moments you are boosting. I win many fights by just healing constantly and keeping my team in the fight and find that while solo queuing the damage boost just feels way more inconsistent even in masters and stuff. I even hit GM and top 107 this season practically one tricking mercy in open que and playing her mostly to heal in goats and she was a very valuable pick. My stats were like 1k boost per 10 min and over 16k heal per 10 min and I got lot of compliments as her it was a really fun first season of OW2 for me especially since in OW1 my peak was about 3300 in role and open que and I just was never gonna climb on the OG because the matches sucked and felt like coin tosses to me, maybe it was just too hard to carry in 6v6 idk lol.

[@Skiesti]

@@dankdilly If you applied DMG boost based on the advice here, I'm sure you would see an even higher climb than that ^^ Her biggest independent value really isn't from her healing, I promise you.

[@sesleri6457]

@@dankdilly This is not correct. Her value does not come from healing beam at all. DMG boost is how you climb.

[@ossifiedtoad798]

@@Skiesti When I was learning Mercy, I found that it was helpful to focus first on learning to identify and safely access allies who were being aggressive. Even following the simple heuristic of healing when they were missing HP and damage-boosting when they weren’t, my damage amp numbers and win rate went up. (At least, after I got through the phase of limit-testing how far I could push the aggressive pocketing. I died a lot during that phase 😅.) Once I felt more comfortable keeping track of who was in a good position and getting to them/staying with them safely, then it was a lot easier to work on pushing the blue beam harder, because I was getting really clear feedback. It also became easier to anticipate damage! Turns out, if you’re pocketing the current biggest threat, there’s a good chance that any damage cooldowns you hear fired are aimed at them. So even if you can’t see who is shooting your pocket, you can flick to heal and see if it hits them and go back if it doesn’t.

[@jclspice]

Such a great video. More people need to see this. So I don't loose my mind when I see an ally mercy healing a topped ally.

[@aysheye]

thank you skiesti

[@p3achybobas]

another day another skiesti slay

[@runeyugi]

I saw it and i said WOW what a great guide.

[@nathanielcollier]

Your movement is incredible, really like this video, I tend to play mercy to keep the whole team up, I love it but it feels not worth it in ow2, other healers outheal me and have a bigger impact, going to try pocketing more

[@Skiesti]

Thank you! I would definitely urge you to try pushing DMG boost and pocketing more. Since individual contribution and damage output matters so much more in OW2, it's even more important to help your DPS find more value via pocketing ^^

[@sojuuu21]

As a mercy main you explain things in such an easy and Conscise way! Thank u

[@georgefragoulias4399]

Great vid

[@oreo-sr2pq]

After this video I started doing all the tips and guides you’ve stated and actually feel a lot better with mercy! However today I’ve been having the worst tanks. I’d help heal the whole team, but mainly leave my second supports (who were Ana’s, kirikos, and Moira’s) to help the tank while I pocket my main DPS and heal a bit of the second DPS. But, the tank got so angry at me for saying only pocketing the pharah and not pocketing him, a rein, who would constantly charge into the enemy lines alone and expect me to heal and boost him against solider and sojourn who takes high ground in numbani. Makes me realize how little people know how mercy or supports even work. I wish people realized that your mercy’s or supports in general are not just healbots. Yes, their job is to help keep your team alive, but that’s why they have other unique abilities too for damage. They’re not your healers or called healers. They’re supports and not bots.

[@mptheterriblegamer]

I main sig and I try to get into the play style of my team supports but I can't really understand most things but your guide helped me play better with other mercy players so thanks for that

[@hotcoldman9793]

Awesome video!!! I didn't know all the things she can't damage boost 😢

[@artful_alicat]

As much as I tried game after game I was only hitting like 1k or at the worst like 300 damage amplified a game. Really needed a guide like this, thank you!

[@Skiesti]

No problem! I hope the guide is able to help you DMG boost more effectively :>

[@AgentZ46]

Man, this vid was super helpful in showing stuff I didn't know. For instance I've been thinking dmg boost works at point of impact but it's the opposite! I've been boosting Bastion AFTER he fire thinking it was more efficient. And with Cassidy I just healed him during his ult since my logic was it was more useful to make sure he doesn't get killed since his ult is an instant kill but nope, I could've made it go faster. Awesome vid, Skietsi and very helpful!

[@Skiesti]

I'm glad I was able to show you things you didn't know yet! Good luck in your games, you're gonna be much more effective :>

[@jotave49]

I love these overwatch channels!

[@timothyjupiter5748]

Yaay the mercy guide I'm waiting for is here

[@Skiesti]

I'm so so glad to finally be able to get this guide out :>

[@wes5459]

Thanx for the video, didn't realize I had to keep bosting JQ for it to wook.

[@Skiesti]

No problem! Since she's relatively new still a lot of people aren't sure how it works yet :>

[@CheeseOfString]

Currently climbing from bronze with mercy. The frustrating thing is that a lot of mercy's utility is lost on teammates that aren't in comms, especially the second support. Pinging is great, but it's not enough in bronze-gold. It's best paired with vc.

[@GaoLiOnTheRocks]

It answered the questions I had, I was unsure if you can boost Hanzo's dragon

[@flakeybflakes9282]

Thank you for this info i just started playing recently and this only reiterated what i thought how to play this character ive had friends tell me to never damage boost and just heal to rank up better

[@Skiesti]

PLEASE I am begging you to not listen to your friends about that. Mercy's DMG boost is so incredibly valuable (also welcome to Overwatch/playing Mercy!)

[@ComradeChyrk]

I was always wondering if you had to hold the damage boost for projectiles all the way until they hit, thanks for clearing that up

[@HelloImMadelyn]

we love u ski ❤

[@Skiesti]

💛💛💛

[@Muzick]

Well done Skiesti! Thanks for all your hard work here.

[@remingtonsteele007]

Thank you for confirming that Bastion's ult is boostable! I was never quite sure and will now be doing that more often when I can!

[@Skiesti]

No problem! Since it's new a lot of people are still unsure about that one

[@Juniperxo]

Man you were not kidding when you mention like to just focus on what you know works for mercy. I just had a game where we were putting on a lot of pressure and doing well and one of my DPS's kept pinging that they needed healing, and I was going to go to them but they were at like 3/4 full health and I was trying to help our other healer in a 1v1 by damage boosting The DPS started rage chatting about "Blue beam is useless unless you're in top 500" like bro WHAT 😭😭😭

[@aidenzorn8322]

I’d love to see some document which compares dps between using the pistol and damage boosting each hero. I think it would be very funny and therefore a good idea

[@Buns_To_Your_Hun]

I’m new to OW myself, and when I first picked up Mercy, I was mainly a heal bot. Once I learned about how much damage boost works, I try to use it as much as possible. Unfortunately, there are games where everyone is constantly low and it feels real difficult to maintain damage boost. However, most of the time I try to pocket the dps and only help with the tank if I notice they’re low for a while. I guess I was mainly worried about my healing number, but I learned that sometimes the damage boost works hand in hand in keeping your team alive if used correctly. I started playing maybe 2 weeks ago and hit platinum, hoping to build on that with the advice.

[@ArtsyHumanbean]

Gosh I wish I could clip this my partner plays junker queen and I’m so glad I can boost her bleed!

[@Skiesti]

Send them this timestamp really quickly :> kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3magaWleNKSo7M

[@osamahamid6534]

As a junk and a rein main you are the best mercy thank you i hope every mercy lern from you

[@xyurothe1st873]

you and kiriko slayed at 11:10

[@ameliatang4158]

awesome stuff! could you do a guide on surviving as mercy pls?

[@casdean]

i finally reached plat maining mercy in ow2!! thank you and bless skiesti our mercy savior

[@Bighomer5]

really cool thing!

[@tomashoney6780]

I always damage boost Moira Ult and I was never sure if I was being stupid… thank you haha

[@jamesstrickland8696]

Great guide, I learned quite a bit about how certain mechanics worked that I wasn't aware of. Definitely subscribing. My questions that hopefully someone can give me some insight on: Are there specific characters that should not have priority for damage boost? Like, are there characters that naturally get little value out of damage boost that would otherwise be more effective on others (aside from other supports of course)? For example, I have tried pocketing tracers before and get lots of ticks from her, but my overall damage amplified is still low compared to pocketing soldiers or bastions. How effective is damage boost with allies that deal gradual consistent damage over time like winston, moira, mei, etc?

[@kevingriffith6011]

Part of it is character knowledge and understanding where each hero is most effective. With tracer, I'd say your best option is to really only damage boost her when she goes in, unless she's really close to ult and you want to help her get that last bit of pulse bomb before a fight starts... she does basically no damage at long range. For winston? Be aware of who he is shooting, If he's sort of passively zapping a tank then he's not a great damage boost target, but if he's diving deep to get a pick on a support then he's absolutely a *great* damage boost target. My general rule of thumb is that the best damage boost targets are the ones who are actively making a play, followed by people who are having plays made against them, followed by people who are close to an ultimate, followed by characters who are good at long range passive poking like snipers, soldier, sigma or cassidy... and then everybody else.

[@vxxnyl7866]

your videos help me reach diamond !!

[@loganozselcuk6702]

Due to your advice, I get comments like “ ily mercy “ at ends of games now, never thought ide see that in OW chat. Thank you!

[@AngyRoar]

Really good video :) I would say though, if you have a decent Winston on your team, do pocket him. If he knows how to play properly (meaning he knows how to jump and melee cancel) it will result in him doing massive aoe damage, having ult pretty much every fight and you getting a lot of value since everything he does is AOE. His main combo is jump/melee which does an instant 80 burst damage, this will make it deal 104 damage, you're also making his primary go from 60 to 78 (do keep it mind, it is also aoe) and his secondary goes from 50 to 65. Overall, it's a lot of value. Zarya is also a very decent good Pocket target as said in the video, her beam deals a LOT of damage and if there's no shields against your team she should be prioritized a lot of the time (having grav more often is extremely good). And full charge she does over 200 dps, so yeah it is valuable. Those two are at the top of my pocket list, especially if they know how to play. Junker Queen is probably the last tank you could theoretically pocket and get good value from, but she's quite weak at the moment, she does ok damage but not enough to justify you pocketing her and she takes a LOT of damage so you'd have to heal her pretty much all the time. Oh and while i do not recommend doing this seriously, you can try pocketing a Moira if you're playing in lower levels, it is quite fun to see the fear in the ennemy team's eyes when they see a pocket Moira running at them. Same with Brig tbh

[@nonhero4198]

I seen one mercy vid of your and i loved it mercy is a really fun character and seeing these vids are helping a lot but just a edit i think if your playing in lower ranks healing beam should probably be higher than offensive beam seeing how people usually position themselves poorly

[@lordgamer9568]

I already figured out most of this stuff on my own but it's good to to anyway

[@murlocow2996]

Amazing video! I agree that tracer and sombra aren’t ideal dmg boost targets but there are definitely cases where it’s worth it to flick your beam onto them For example if your tracer is about to go in for a quick one-clip or a pulse bomb you can simply sit in place and hold damage boost on her (since it takes 2 seconds for the beam to break) and she’ll have the damage boost for that short time

[@Skiesti]

They're not ideal pocket targets but I didn't mention never flicking your beam onto them or anything. I believe I make mentions in the video that would have indicated that briefly DMG boosting some allies even though they're not *ideal* can be valuable ^^

[@murlocow2996]

@@Skiesti you’re right. Amazing points!

[@pizzapie7]

I love the commentary… you kinda have a news anchor sounding voice.

[@Skiesti]

LMAO, thank you

[@jojasushi]

I didn’t understand the part about the moira’s orb o.O Other than that! Very well done video very helpful I appreciate it! ❤ keep it up.

[@Skiesti]

If you look at the side by side comparison, you can see that the DMG boosted Moira orb does DMG faster than the one that's not being DMG boosted. It brings the bots HP to 100 much quicker than the other one The orb will always do 200 DMG no matter what. DMG boosting it just makes that DMG happen quicker

[@jojasushi]

@@Skiesti Oh ok i understand now thank you so much!

[@bartholomewthethird5543]

This is so good! The only issue I have is that I feel obligated to having to heal people the moment I see them being critical, or if they even need heals in general. I struggle a bit with sticking to one person because the rest of the team needing help :(

[@tleva]

You'll see in higher ranks when you have a good other support they do most of the healing, so that's why when you're playing something like moira and your teammate is on mercy you have to heal your teammates more than mercy does. You probably know what flex supports and main supports are, but if not, for example; Mercy's top priority is damage boost, so she should focus on that. A character like ana/moira can only heal/damage, so they should focus on doing that, mainly healing because mercy isn't meant to heal. Hope that helps!

[@bartholomewthethird5543]

@@tleva ahh, thank you! i actually managed to get past this issue since I was able to make it to gm 2 🥹 thank u for bringing me back to this comment though lol the improvement was crazy

[@tleva]

@@bartholomewthethird5543 good job! I did assume that you would've gotten past this because the original comment was 6 months ago, but i still figured i might aswell help!

[@Poifix]

At the moment my goal as a Mercy main is to reduce the amount of deaths in my games. I'd say I usually don't get more than 5 deaths. But of course there are games where they are all coming for that Mercy booty and you end up with like 8+ deaths. Anyway. Just wanted to say that your guides has helped this dude (me) to take Mercy to another level.

[@00mngrl]

my bf and i are stuck in silver atm, and ive been maining mercy as of late and its super fun to dmg boost him !! hes really good at widow somehow so he always gets hella picks, and thanks to my dmg boost he can one shot people he normally wouldnt have been able to before. its so satisfying when someone u dmg boost gets kills. i love that in the short while ive played mercy, my awareness in game has gone up so much ! i actually pay attention to what my team is doing and dmg boost them accordingly and it feels so good to help my team get kills and win fights. yeah it feels good to shit on the other team as moira and do hella dmg, but i feel even more satisfaction even when i have 0 dmg, because in return i have 10+ people saved, 40+ assists, etc. sometimes it causes me grief when i feel like i cant do anything because we're just getting shit on, but i feel like the good outweighs the bad. and if it gets TOO bad, ik i can just swap and do something different, its never the end of the world

[@Lucky_T]

Here's another tip from a current mercy main and a support main in many other games: The minimum amount of HP anyone (including you) needs to have is 1. T

[@Starman71000]

10:46 This whole segment sounds like advice from a doctor. I just find that funny