Overwatch 2 Mercy Guide: Pro Carry Tactics & Stadium Domination
Hi, hi everyone. I’m Librarian Husky Walnut, and here’s how to carry as Mercy in Stadium.
Mercy’s Role in Stadium
Mercy is one of the best supports to play in Stadium as she can help make your team into hyper carries in the early game While also becoming a nuisance herself, and not just because you play her. So, let’s talk about her role in Stadium and how to build for her. But first, let’s get down some Stadium basics.
Stadium is a game mode that revolves around cash where in between rounds you can obtain items and powers to alter and power up your hero. You get cash by healing teammates, dealing damage, killing enemies, and assisting in kills. When you get a lot of kills and assists without dying, you create a bounty on yourself.
And if you die, you give the enemy bonus cash for killing you. There is also a mechanic where when you are behind on cash, your team gets a percentage cash boost for the round to help you catch up. The quicker you can get cash, the more items you can buy, which will make you much more powerful than the enemy.
While Stadium is still Overwatch at its core, creating a cash lead is what will win you most games as the power items give can be game-defining. Now, let’s Circle back to Mercy. Why is any of this important?
Mercy is the character that frankly farms assists and healing by just existing, which can lead to your team gaining a lot of cash, making your team more powerful as the game progresses. And with Stadium’s Mercy role, it can also lead to very quick games if you can steamroll. Especially with the power she can equip, you can help take away some of her biggest weaknesses.
Now, let’s start with how you should build her. Let’s talk about early game. Early game is one of the most important parts of Mercy in Stadium and can really dictate your impact on the game. So, let’s start our build strong. There are three powers you could choose for round one, being Threads of Fate, Renaissance, and Corpuscular Circle. Threads of Fate can be very consistent as it is easy to proc since all you need to do is beam another teammate before you beam your main target, giving you insane value in the early game.
The main downside of this perk is building this perk does mess up your build path for your mid and late game since you’ll have to wait till round five to get both Corpuscular Circle and Renaissance as these two perks are a must-pick for most Mercy builds. And with Threads of Fate falling off heavily into the late game, I tend to avoid Threads of Fate because if I lose the early game, then my late game will be much worse.
Choosing the Right Powers
Renaissance can provide a lot of impact as all you need to do is complete a res and then gain an insane burst of value with Valk. But its downside is how inconsistent it can be because it can be hard to res safely depending on how your team plays and what the enemy is running.
And if you can’t res, then you aren’t down a perk, which leaves Corpuscular Circle, which is my main pick for round one. Corpuscular Circle can give you consistent value that is easy to proc, especially since all you have to do is pop near your team and shoot the enemy. This power may not give you as much value as something like Threads of Fate early on, but it does open you up to your power spike on round three and leaves you with two power slots for late game, which will make your build much more flexible in the long run.
Renaissance first can still be great, especially if you are able to get reses off since you can give value earlier than someone who is building Corpuscular Circle. But my general guideline on how to pick between Renaissance and Corpuscular Circle is looking at if the enemy has dive characters and if they do, then I’ll always choose Corpuscular Circle. Otherwise, I’ll consider what map we are playing and choose accordingly. For example, I’m more inclined to take Renaissance on maps like Place for Koi and Arena Victoria since there is a lot more cover that can make reses safer compared to maps like Kanoka and Throne of Anubis where early game reses may be a bit more difficult due to map geometry. If you don’t want to think about that, then just pick Corpuscular Circle first.
For items, I pick up Weapon Grease for faster healing, Armored Vest for armored health, and Compensator for stronger healing.
Optimizing Mercy’s Build Strategy
The reason why we opt for Armored Vest instead of First Aid Kit is the damage reduction that armor gives is much more useful than shields, especially since you’ll be regening constantly from your passive. Generally, you want to get as many assists as you can to maximize your cash while keeping your team alive in order to prevent the enemy from getting money. I would highly advise not going too aggro since you don’t have the items to do so safely, but if the opportunity comes, then take it.
Also, be mindful of when you res. Bad reses are especially bad since if the enemy kills the person you res, then you give the enemy even more cash, which can put you in a bigger disadvantage. Before the next round, always make sure to peek at what the enemy is building. You don’t need to necessarily know every build, but a quick look to see what stat they are building into can help you use your cash better. Usually, I try to build against the enemies with the biggest carry potential, such as the DPS or a rich tank.
Building Item Strategies
Going into the second round, I tend to rush Chain of Voker. Chain of Voker makes your damage boost better and synergizes especially well with Corpuscular Circle since it’ll help you charge your ult faster when damage boosting. Because this item gives armor, I’m willing to sell Armored Vest to buy this item.
If I can’t buy Chain of Voker, I look to buy Vitality and Crusader Hydraulics or Icy Coolant and Advanced Nanobiotics. Vitality and Crusader Hydraulics are a core of a tanky Mercy and are so good early game, especially since you can stack a good amount of damage reduction early game for relatively cheap at only 8,500 cash for both items.
Adapting to Enemy Builds
This round you play the same as the first one. Just make sure to take a peek at what the enemy is building in order to adapt your play style, such as playing farther away from Cass if he has the auto-aim perk or keeping tabs of when Soldier uses his Helix Rocket if he has the aimbot power. At round three, we get our next power. At this point, you should have Corpuscular Circle and Renaissance. So when choosing a power, choose whatever you are missing.
This is Mercy‘s true power spike as the Valcs you’ll be constantly casting will be very annoying for the enemy team to deal with, especially with the amount of healing and damage boost you provide to your team. At this stage, you should try to get Kaducius EX since the added beam length will synergize well with your ult and then use extra cash to get more healing power or survivability.
Optimizing Your Build for Maximum Effectiveness
But for now, focus on making yourself as strong as possible. For healing power, I prioritize Icy Coolant plus Compensator since it’ll give me as much weapon power as Talent Modification Module, but with the added cooldown reduction. But an alternative is Advanced Nanobiotics, Compensator, or Weapon Grease if you are tight on cash.
For survivability, I prioritize Vitality to give you as much armor as possible. But if you can’t get that, then take Reinforced Titanium or other common survival items. At the minimum, you should have Kaducius EX, Chain of Voker, and any filler items as needed.
Once you have these two powers, you are able to spec into anything. So, make sure to plan ahead during round three and four. If you are struggling to get reses off, then build for tank mercy. I recommend taking First Responder on round five as the tank items plus extra 250 overheld on res will help proc Renaissance much more. If you go this route, then purchase Oundamu Reduction Field, then look to purchase Nebula Conduit when possible, as these items synergize very well.
If your team needs more support, then take Class Extra Full or Protective Beam for more sustain on round five and spec into more weapon items such as Hardlight Accelerator, Amari Antidote, or Nebula Conduit. If your team needs to do more damage and want to push damage boost more, then choose Distortion. Distortion does stack well with your ult since you’ll be healing, damage boosting, and now giving lifesteal. If you do choose Distortion, then build weapon items as you would if you build for more support.
Each game will be different, and you should not necessarily only commit to one build. While some builds spec into certain perks, as long as you have Renaissance and Corpuscular Circle, then you’ll be okay even if you have to swap item builds. One item I do recommend if you don’t need the weapon or tank stats is Resurrection Rangefinder. I usually build this item only if I’m going against teams where reses will be more unsafe or against CC like Lucio.
By round five, you should have at minimum three epic items and by round six, you should have at minimum four epic items. So, for example, if I’m building tank, then I should have Chain of Voker, Kaducius EX, Oundamu Reduction Field, and Nebula Conduit, and you should be looking to cap your build into round seven.
Your item choices are either to help you cap out your build with epic items listed in the previous section, or to counter the enemy. Some items to consider that deviate from the usual Mercy build include Geneticis Vial, Cushion Padding, and Analeisure Wear. If you do spec into some of Mercy’s AP focus powers, this does open you up to other items that do have pretty good effects such as Mark of the Kitsune and Lumico Fusion Drives.
Round seven is endgame and by now you should be pretty much full build. Unless you took any AP powers, your play style shouldn’t have changed. Most of the time games end at round four through six. So, don’t expect to make it this far since your goal is to end the game earlier with how quickly you can scale. If for some reason you are full build early, try not to steal any bounties and try to get teammates that are low on cash to get the kill. Once you are full build, you don’t need cash since there are no more items to buy.
Optimizing Mercy’s Build in Stadium
So, focus on helping your team get stronger leading up to round seven. Your maxed out build should be Chain of Voker, Kaducius EX, Oundamu Reduction Field, Nebula Conduit, Hardlight Accelerator, and Amari’s Antidote, with Amari’s Antidote being your flexible item slot where you could replace it for any of the niche Mercy items I mentioned before.
This is expensive and don’t expect to hit this every game, but this mainly shows the build I usually play the most and the most consistent way to build Mercy. Thank you so much for watching. I know it’s been a while since I’ve uploaded, but I’m slowly getting back as real-life stuff is finishing up. I also would like to give a shout-out to Stadia made by mean Sabine as it has been a great tool in creating and sharing builds.
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