6 Tips for Playing Reaper Hero Overwatch for Beginners

The Reaper was one of the first characters shown by Blizzard in the first Overwatch animated short. Since then, players have flocked to play Reaper to inflict massive damage on his opponents. However, for those of you who don’t know how to bring out the potential of this character, it’s a good idea to find out the best way to play Reaper. Therefore, you should not miss these tips for playing the reaper.

Take advantage of the Hellfire Shotgun

Reaper’s main source of damage is his Hellfire Shotgun. This shotgun is similar to other shotguns, which packs a lot of damage up close but not great when used long distances. Reaper has eight shots split evenly between his two shotguns. The best way to win with Reaper is to keep the element of surprise in mind. Players must stay in the shadows until they find the right time to attack the opponent.

Use Shadow Step

The next tip, the right way to use the Hellfire Shotgun’s power, is to get the Reaper closer to its target. He had to get into a melee shooting position to be able to land good damage he needed to use Shadow Step. Make the Reaper take a target location that is a maximum of 35 meters away from him, then teleport to it. You have to choose your location carefully because wherever you are, your teleportation will be visible to the enemy team, making you a little vulnerable to enemy gangs.

Take advantage of the Wraith Form

If you run into trouble after using Shadow Step or while the game is running, Reaper has an easy way to get out of harm’s way. Wraith Form makes Reaper immune for three seconds. Using this, it will allow you to escape from danger without the enemy being able to attack you. This ability must also be used properly, although the Wraith Form will put you out of harm’s way, you can’t cancel it early, so you’ll have to wait for the entire duration of the ability.

Another useful way to use Wraith Forms is to delay the time at a point. Because Wraith Form makes you invulnerable, it’s a handy tool for spending time on points or the rest of your team to get to, whether attacking or defending.

Effective Use of Death Blossom

Ultimate Reaper is Death Blossom. Using this, he fired his Hellfire Shotgun at an eight meter high circle around him. This ultimate lasts three seconds and can completely flatten an adjacent enemy team. Effective use of the ultimate Reaper required all of his abilities to mount it. Use Shadow Step to position yourself so you can surprise the enemy team, use Wraith Form to get closer to the enemy and/or escape after using Death Blossom, and finally use your Hellfire Shotguns to take out targets that have low health.

Reaper does his best job using shadows. As a Reaper, you get the most out of it, as enemies don’t see you until they notice it too late. Reapers can be used on any map to get to the back line and break up the enemy team for the team to gain an advantage.

Reaper’s Best Friend

Ana

Ana and Reaper’s ultimate combo can be so devastating that no enemy can be safe from. This combination even though it is nerfed, it is still a strong combination to win the game.

Lucio

Since the Reaper works best when right next to his opponent, Lucio can provide a way for the Reaper to get closer to the enemy. Lucio can also increase the speed of the Reaper to the enemy team so that it can issue maximum damage.

Reaper’s Weakest Opponent

Winston

From the very first overwatch animation, it’s clear that the rivalry between Reaper and Winston is deepening. Although they are shown constantly fighting in the short animation, but in the actual game, the Reaper holds the advantage, and can easily defeat Winston. Because of Winston’s large body and melee attacks, he can easily be defeated by the Reaper with some damage from every shot of his Hellfire Shotgun. Reaper can immediately destroy Winston’s low hit points when fighting at close range. Aim at his head to finish him off quickly.

Those are the latest tips and tricks that come from the Xbox One Overwatch game on how to play Reaper. Don’t forget to keep an eye on the latest tips, and tricks from other Playstation 4 Overwatch games only at Game News!

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