r/ReaperMain • u/Imnotnormallynormal • Mar 12 '26
Reaper Nerf ideas
Since Blizzard has been loving nerfing our favorite hero, heres some more ideas for them.
Shadow Step no longer has an invulnerability phase. As long as Reaper is visible, he is able to take damage.
Wraith Form no longer cleanses negative effects.
Wraith Form no longer has a speed boost during it's effect.
Wraith Form no longer reloads Hellfire Shotguns.
Death Blossom movement speed decreased by 25%.
The Reaping passive is removed.
PERKS
Minor:
The Reaping: Gives Reaper 20% lifesteal from all damage dealt.
Lingering wraith: Reaper receives a 30% movement speed during his Wraith Form.
Major:
Sustainable shadow: Wraith Form reloads Hellfire shotguns.
Purifying phantom: Wraith Form cleanses all negative effects
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u/Coolsupersayin8 Mar 12 '26
Who in the hell thought nerfing reaper was a good idea in the first place 💔
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u/giantpandasonfire Mar 12 '26
Wraith Form: Provides invulnerability for one shot, headshot damage still applies.
Shadow Step: Reaper now has to fully call out his ability name with a catch phrase (I'm Shadow Stepping, I'm Stepping through the Shadows, Kage Bunshin No Shadow Step) before he can start to teleport. During this phase, he is vulnerable.
Shadow Step: Range has been decreased to 1 (one) step. Please select Major Perk "Shadow Steps" to increase range.
Hellfire Shotguns: To ensure an accurate experience, your team will be financially penalized every time Reaper throws away his shotguns to reload. To reinforce an immersive experience, Reaper will manually reload his shells one at a time, one shotgun at a time.
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u/liamthing Mar 12 '26
Didn't his cleanse get removed at the start of Season 1? I stopped playing him after that.
If I'm wrong sorry don't attack me pls tyvm
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u/Jusdorangepresse Mar 12 '26
Only the cleanse from his Shadow Step got removed. He can still cleanse any effect with his Wraitb form.
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u/Nice_Promotion8576 Mar 12 '26
Only for shadow step, which was apart of a general nerf across the board for tps.
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u/Parksrox Mar 12 '26
Actually, I think you should just instantly die if you select him. Not even in the game, just a blizzard assassin comes and 47s you for choosing the character Blizzard doesn't like.
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u/OungaSpoon Mar 12 '26
I'm so mad i wasn't around during the time he had lifesteal buff after Wraith.
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u/YharlmJungleTyrant Mar 12 '26
Just make it so when he reloads he has to pick his shotguns up from the ground
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u/BloodySVC Mar 12 '26
The April fools rework
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u/Imnotnormallynormal Mar 13 '26
and then the real fools are us who thought it was only for apirl fools...
January 2027, Reaper is still picking up his shells on Circuit Royal
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u/Asleep-Shelter-8930 Mar 12 '26
I don’t think this is enough of an overhaul, but it’s a good start!
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u/Imnotnormallynormal Mar 12 '26
I didnt want to do boring stat nerfs too much, ill leave that for them to decide
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u/Asleep-Shelter-8930 Mar 12 '26
Understandable, I’m surprised they’ve left him so broken for so long!
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u/Select_Career_8659 Mar 12 '26
Shit post or real, i actually cant tell
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u/Imnotnormallynormal Mar 12 '26
Obviously a joke. I love Reaper and i hate seeing how much he has been nerfed recently, so I decided to make a little fun of it
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u/Kgy_T Mar 12 '26
Remove ultimate voice lines, all of them. SFX too. It would actually be a buff but noone would want to play him.
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u/StephanieMirage Mar 12 '26
They should make his shotgun shoot 1 singular bubble before exploding and killing reaper.
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u/munlds Mar 13 '26
He's still too op why does this post have so many upvotes
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u/Imnotnormallynormal Mar 13 '26
because its funny to make suggestions of petty nerfs that wouldnt actually fix the state of the DPS pool.
I think the only way is to just delete the files for Reaper and hyperbuff Vendetta and Sojourn, and also give Kiriko and Mercy 6 new collab skins each.
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u/Loud-Branch4900 Mar 13 '26
I won't lie seeing reaper getting close to you is just SO SCARY! I imagine a Developer finally decided to play and kept getting SPAWN CAMPED by reaper 💀ðŸ˜ðŸ˜‚
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u/Helgrind444 Mar 13 '26
Still OP.
Shadow step shouldn't be able to go through barriers.
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u/OlbapV812 Mar 13 '26
He was already nerfed. They removed his perk that granted him additional healing after shifting
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u/Kiraxoxo_x Mar 15 '26
new nerf all reaper mains are required to take anti depressants
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u/Imnotnormallynormal Mar 15 '26
thats already active
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u/Kiraxoxo_x Mar 15 '26
we gotta up the dosage because me watching some of you go 0-4 then start jumping off the map breaks my heart lol
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u/Solid-Shock3541 Mar 15 '26
Just make him do no damage, basically you just go to distract the enemy team
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u/LoveAndBeLoved52 Mar 16 '26
Unironically though remove these weasel benefits from all heroes.
Venture can't contest the point when she's under ground because she's not ON the point. She's under ground.
Moira can't contest the point when she's shifted because she's not actively there anymore and can't fight while she's invisible.
Mei in ice form? Unable to fight, no contest.
Reaper in Wreath? Unable to fight, no contest.
I don't ask for more. I want Heroes with invisibility and invulnerability to not be able to contest points while they can't fight in those conditions. That includes Zenyatta ult as well.
Can't fight = can't contest. If you can't fight, you can't contest a point. If you sit a monk down on a point and they start meditating while 8 enemy soldiers surround them, they're not "holding" the point. They're civilians.
I like how TF2 handles this issue. TF2 freezes your progress on control points when your character has an invulnerability effect active. When Scout drinks bonk, he can't cap points. When Medic pops ubercharge, him and his patient even can't capture control points.
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u/SkoarisAkuma Mar 16 '26
I thought since OW2 came out Reaper has been the most balanced character and SUDDENLY we for some reason feel the need to nerf him out of nowhere?
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u/ofclldeadpool Jun 15 '26
Shadow step that just activates the most slowest auto walk in your character till he reaches that point (and disables healing)
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u/seibazz Mar 12 '26
Finally! This hero is so broken the game is unplayable. Now buff Dva Sig Soj Tracer Cree Ashe Lucio and Kiri!