Overwatch 2's Mercy is one of the more popular support heroes in the game. She focuses on healing her teammates and providing general assistance.
This guide will help you learn the basics of using Mercy in order to help your team dominate the battlefield. This support hero is the most iconic in the entire Overwatch franchise. She spreads her wings to give aid to her allies.
Mercy is also considered an easy hero to play and can be used effectively even by bad players who have no advanced knowledge of the game. Despite this, she also has some depth, particularly in Overwatch 2, that can make or break good support.
Abilities
Mercy's Caduceus Staff lets you heal an ally by holding the left click or boost their damage by holding the right click. This is how you will generally help your teammates during a fight to either survive longer or take out an enemy hero faster, according to Game Rant.
Caduceus Blaster is this hero's alternative weapon and is her only means of dealing damage to enemies. It doesn't have much potential when it comes to fights and should only be used as a last resort if you are being chased down or trying to help a teammate.
The next ability is Guardian Angel which lets you fly towards an ally. While you are in flight, pressing Jump launches you forward. On the other hand, pressing Crouch will launch you upwards.
Probably Mercy's most iconic skill is Resurrect, which lets you revive a dead ally with full health, Game Rant said. Getting a teammate back into the fight can sometimes spell the difference between victory and defeat.
Angelic Descent is a useful passive whenever you are on high ground because it lets you fall slowly if you hold down the Jump key. You can avoid taking damage even if you fall from high places and may make it harder for enemy heroes to hit you.
Ultimate
Finally, Mercy's ultimate ability is known as Valkyrie and gives you the ability to fly as well as enhances all of your other abilities. Both your healing and damage tethers will branch out to nearby allies.
This is particularly useful if you are grouped together trying to push an objective or driving the enemy team back. The Guardian Angel ability will also heal much faster and keep allies healthy more easily.
Other Tips
Using Mercy in Overwatch 2 requires you to focus more on your allies than on your enemies during the fight. One major tip is to try to minimize the use of the Caduceus Blaster. It has very minimal damage and it is better to simply boost your damage dealer's attacks.
You should also find the best times to switch between healing and boosting your allies' attacks. If you see a friendly taking a lot of damage, you should focus on getting them healthy first. If you then see that your damage dealer is locking down on an enemy hero, boost their damage to take out the enemy faster.
Mercy players should take care when they use Resurrect because it leaves them vulnerable and it has a lengthy cooldown even if it is interrupted.
Prioritize targeting eliminated Tank heroes with this skill to give your team a better chance at surviving, according to Screen Rant.
