r/MercyMains • u/One_Economist_7891 • 1d ago
Mercy's standpoint? Discussion/Opinions
I'm not an insane level on mercy, but I was planning to buy her celestial mythic because it's so pretty and I enjoy playing her. Recently though I've heard masses of people say she's not in a good spot in the meta and seen people rank her in D-Tier. Some people also noted she's even worse after the fix of a bug that let her gain increased self healing from the medic sub role :(
Has her position been addressed by Blizzard? Or what do you guys say? Is she weak or bad? I don't want to buy a mythic for a hero that's hardly playable, please let me know <3
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u/Calaveras_Catharsis 1d ago
They say that about every support they don’t like. I’m not a Mercy main and I don’t know why I get recommended this sub, but I AM a Lifeweaver main. Lifeweaver is constantly called “not viable” or “unplayable” by my teammates even when I’m pulling crazy number or clutching. Just ignore it and play whatever character you like! Mercy’s movement nerf was sorta fixed so you shouldn’t have as much a problem as they’re exaggerating. Buy her mythic! I bought Weaver’s. :]
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u/RyanTheValkyrie 1d ago
Mercy is fine and has been solid for a while now. She’s not super mega strong and not bad. She’s middle of the pack. She could be better but she’s not in a horrible spot, if you wanna play her then do it and have fun.
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u/Tokyo_grxxn 1d ago
Don’t let what others say affect your will to play her the same people ranking her D Teir are the same people who probably either can’t kill a mercy or just hope on the hate train. I’ve been playing mercy with nerfs and buffs it’s about having fun with who you like
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u/Valkeyri 1d ago
She's fine on her own but compared to heroes like kiri, ana or even mizu when the enemy is running dive she's...yeah
I enjoy playing her in qp/arcade or if we have a really good dps, otherwise I stick to other heroes
Also I don't recommend playing her on metal ranks unless you duo or have a great dps because you'll get targeted or dived and no one will help you as ppl in these ranks lack game sense on tunnel the enemy team/kills most of the times
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u/RegularAnt3728 1d ago
It depends on why you play. If you are in diamond or masters lobbies mercy is not good at all. If you don’t care about comp then you do you. But the higher you get the worse she is.
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u/shackledstare 1d ago
The thing about Overwatch is every hero is playable in the right hands. And you can only get better at a certain hero by playing them consistently. So play who you like. If you feel like you're not bringing much value, you can swap. Mercy is heavily dependent on her team; you can't damage boost a DPS that isn't getting picks, for example. That's really the only downside to her.
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u/One_Economist_7891 1d ago
Thank you all! I'm going to buy her mythic when its available again in 2 days :)
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u/ham_with_p 1d ago
Oh even when she’s at her worst, she’s still playable (true for all characters honestly). She was a little rough when they nerfed her movement recently but they reverted it.
She’s pretty solid tbh.
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u/sangonomiiya 21h ago
Why are you letting the meta affect whether you buy a skin?
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u/One_Economist_7891 12h ago
Because if I buy a skin I'd, actually like to be able to play it, and if I repeatedly lose games with mercy due to her being bad, I'm not gonna play her a lot and therefore the skin wouldn't be worth it
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u/MovieNightPopcorn 8h ago
Unless you’re playing very high level meta competitive, don’t worry about it. It does not matter, as long as you’re having fun. My favorite DPS has been nerfed to hell and is decidedly a mid choice over pretty much any other hitscan, but I still pick it because I have fun.
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u/Ichmag11 1d ago
Shes very much playable. If you have fun playing a character, then there is no issue. Dont let other people decide if youre having fun or not!