Hey!
I’m an avid Zenyatta player, but am having trouble playing against reaper. I mostly play QP, so I can’t just rely on my team, though I do try to stay close and discord.
Was wondering if anyone has any tips for 1v1 if I’m forced to duel him. Is it better to charge up and hit, or individual shots? His buffs especially, I’m finding he does too much healing even if I’m hitting him. Or is it worth turning my back to prevent the headshot while charging?
Unless you are getting headshots every single time (and even that is not always enough) then Reaper is going to own you 1v1 constantly. The mobility and the life steal is too much to counter so Zen will be lucky to survive on most occasions.
It’s really up to your team to look out for you more whether it’s QP or something else.
It’s fairly simple: if you do some chip damage (i.e. left clicking), you give him time to heal up. If you do a high burst (i.e. fully charged right click), and manage to finish him off, you do the same DPS but with less time for him leech up between shots.
But yeah, you’re pretty dead either way.^^
There are two options of success in a 1v1 against a reaper as a Zenyatta. Either you have already your charged orbs at the time he pulls up and you headshot all of them or you headshot him with each individual shot. Otherwise you will die, which is what will happen most of times.
Go for discorded headshots.
Its better to charge up hits unless his close to you. Charge up, let go and discord when they are flying to hem. If his close discord and head shots.
The best tip i can offer is just don’t go looking for 1 v 1s with a Reaper as Support.
Because a supports job isn’t killing, that’s Reapers job.