Support · medic
Mercy
Guardian-angel flying healer with damage boost and a resurrect.
Should you main Mercy?
Mercy is the dedicated attacher Support: Caduceus Staff heals or damage-boosts a beam target, Caduceus Blaster is a last resort, Guardian Angel flies to allies, Resurrect brings one teammate back, and Valkyrie extends her mobility and beam range. She amplifies whoever she pockets.
She is mechanically lighter on aim than Ana or Baptiste, but positioning and GA pathing decide whether she lives. Pocketing a hitscan on high ground is her classic value; standing in the open after a rez is her classic death.
Play Mercy when your team has a carry who benefits from damage boost and you are comfortable flying between cover. Learn to cancel GA into freeflight and to rez only when the team can cover you. Switch off if the enemy dives you every fight and your team cannot peel.
Damage boost a hero who is already taking an angle, not a hero hard-stuck behind a shield with no sightline. During Valkyrie, chain GA between cover pieces and keep the beam on the active carry; chaining rezzes in the open still loses the next fight even if the first one looked stylish.
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