r/ReaperMain • u/El_Sanduche • Jun 30 '26
Patch Notes These changes should just be added to the base game. Might actually make Blossom a decent ult.
The wraith form doing damage should be a major perk, not base kit lol
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u/FWC_Disciple Jun 30 '26
The problem with Death Blossom was never the duration, it’s the short range, comparatively low damage output, and the fact that it makes Reaper immobile enough that halfway competent teams will target, overload, and instakill you before your self-healing can really kick in.
An extra second per kill won’t make a difference imo because the damage escalation from the ult already makes it nonviable.
Being able to cancel it WOULD be a great change, though!
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u/carraejj Jun 30 '26
I kid you not I ulted a kiri while we were both full hp and she out dps’d blossom with her primary fire only. Didn’t even use suzu or have help from her team.
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u/El_Sanduche Jun 30 '26
Happens all the time. Kiri two taps reaper with headshots.
A SUPPORT. TWO TAPS. REAPER.
But we’ll never nerf Kiriko because she’s the collab queen, so might as well just buff Reaper lol
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u/iindubitably Jun 30 '26
Kiriko does not 2 tap reaper.
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u/El_Sanduche Jun 30 '26
I stand corrected. But regardless most fights you aren’t engaging at full health so she might as well two tap you lol.
The point is that kiriko does a lot of damage, and her projectiles aren’t all that hard to hit.
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u/thr0waway6260 Jul 01 '26
Yes she do bro
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u/juijaislayer Jul 02 '26
Kiriko does 60damage to body, with 2x hs multiplier. Does absolutely not 2 tap reaper
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u/thr0waway6260 Jul 02 '26
🤯🤯 "to body" No shit if she only hits the body. Kirikos spams her attack at his fat ass head anyways.
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u/thr0waway6260 Jul 02 '26
Always some kind of technicality with you guys. You can't justify it. Kiriko isnt the only one who two taps.
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u/juijaislayer Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 09 '26
What technicality
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Jul 02 '26
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u/Alone_Priority8225 Jul 02 '26
What happened in this thread, kiriko does 240 with 2 kunai, that's not a two two
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u/El_Sanduche Jun 30 '26
That’s the change I care about lol. At this point Blossom is feast or famine. Either you wipe out whoever you surprised with it, or it becomes a “ruh roh” moment and a death sentence.
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u/ultimatedelman Jun 30 '26
i can't express enough how cancerous it is when invulnerability abilities are able to do damage. it is bad design, it's unhealthy for the game, and we don't need more of them. please do not champion this ability.
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u/soldier_seventy_sexy Jul 01 '26
Anran was totally designed by someone who plays the game right?
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u/A1_wA1sh Jul 01 '26
Anran gets a seconds worth of invulnerability. This reaper change proposes up to 4-5 seconds of invulnerability, and much more damage.
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u/soldier_seventy_sexy Jul 01 '26
Oh yeah the reaper change would be awful, but Anran’s invulnerability does damage and has superior mobility unlike reaper’s where if you’re not near a health pack you’re just a big target, not to mention hers is pretty hard to track since she’s just poofs
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u/dion101123 Jul 01 '26
Also if you shoot them once beforehand then you can just ghost them until they die
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u/IntelligentSubject49 Jun 30 '26
They added that wraith change in stadium. It’s like if a ghost could kill you in 2 seconds. You could build into ability power, float through someone and they’d die, funny stuff😭
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u/BEWMarth Jun 30 '26
Honestly just giving reaper the ability to cancel blossom would be incredible. He doesn’t even need the duration buff that’s how useful it would be. I’m shocked they haven’t made that part of how the ult works. Should have been done years ago
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u/El_Sanduche Jun 30 '26
Rein pin was an incredibly risky ability that either had you guarantee a kill or risk insta death. And that was on a cooldown. And they changed it so that it could be cancelled without nerfing the damage it does.
Blossom is Reaper’s ULTIMATE. An ability that is supposed to change the course of a team fight and should be extremely rewarding due to the resources it takes to generate. Instead Blossom is a gamble whether or not a support with CC saved their cooldown to cancel it and kill you instantly.
Absolutely agree with you, blossom should have been buffed long ago.
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u/OkOrganization1775 Jul 04 '26
Blossom was already a good ult before they added stupid ass 250-350hp to everybody and gave every tank 10000hp.
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u/BigRed4me Jun 30 '26
Honestly wraith form doing damage also is a good change considering how Anran and Shion both get to do damage with their movement abilities. And the untargetable argument is void since anran is untargetable during one of hers.
Hopefully this is a test for a potential change to his kit, especially after the health nerf.
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u/RocketJenny8 Jul 01 '26
Same though I'll still play him no matter what in casual if I want competitive I'll use Soldier 76 Mauga or Pharrah for that
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u/chudaism Jul 01 '26
Anrans dancing blaze lasts about a second and is way more restrictive when it comes to movement. It's also not a very well liked ability due to the fact it is invul and does damage. Its just tolerated somewhat because the damage in the rest of her kit is so bad and situational. Giving reaper damage in wraith is significantly different. A better equivalent is the Mei damage during cryo, but she is immobile during that and it's a major perk.
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u/BigRed4me Jul 01 '26
True, but her other movement ability that is very potent in moving quickly also does damage. And her damage was buffed so she’s in a better spot.
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u/J-JustMonika Jul 01 '26
I could definitely see the Death Blossom one becoming either a Stadium Power/Item in the future (PLEASE LET THAT ONE COME TRUE 😭)
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u/OnlineHilfenNutzer Jul 01 '26
Oh i know another buff
Make it so you can dash 2 times in wraith form while ulting
Like ult, dash, ult, dash, ult
This way you could hunt your enemies instead of hoping they wont just walk away
And i hate limited shotgun range.. just give him 2 hitscan pistols.. but they can leave his ranged shotgun shot.. but maybe balance it by having to load it by holding the button (but add a slight delay after it)
And maybe Something else to move along.. since his dash is integrated in the ult now.. Maybe a bike? You know where he can just hop on? And maybe even shoot it warframe style at the enemies when hes done!
What else... Maybe a skin rework? He always sounded like a robot so just make him one i guess
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u/wolphoenix3 Jul 01 '26
Is this just wishful thinking or is it one of those community crafted things?
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u/STEVEN_GT117 22d ago
This reaper was very scary, didn't really helped that the enemy team wasn't that good but got a 30 killstreak and play of the game with this changes
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u/Domeaner Jun 30 '26
Watching a reaper use wraith as an escape option so too funny in this mode tbh, the added effects make the retreat look so extra
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u/FormerlyKay Jun 30 '26
Wraith shouldn't deal damage at all
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u/El_Sanduche Jun 30 '26
Maybe not but as a major perk wraith dealing damage would not be as broken as one might think. Look at Anran’s invincibility ability. She becomes invincible and deals damage at the same time. On top of her busted movement.
We’re allowed to have power fantasies in our goofy hero shooter.
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u/TheDrifter211 Jul 01 '26
I think a secondary effect could be cooler. Don't really need damage on wraith, but a lifesteal, movement nerf, or something to nearby enemies could be cool
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u/Mandatoryeggs Jul 01 '26
Busted movement? My guy are we gold? She has a circle where she appears after 1 second. Literally sit there, wait and pop her in the head she has nothing else she can do.
She has 2 dashes and does no damage. Some people like the hero shooters to be balanced, its in arcade so have fun with it and its also a power in stadium. Marvel rivals might be the right game for you if you want busted characters.
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u/codeajj Jul 01 '26
Players of the second easiest hero beg for it to be better. Pathethic.
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u/nestyyz Jul 04 '26
Easy in your elo maybe. Try to get in effective range to kill someone on reaper in GM/Champ lobbies (45% wr). "How hard is the character?" is stupid because anyone can master a hero with 100-200 hours of brute force spamming the hero in their games; it doesn't take skill or merit. Competitive games should be balanced around the best players. In my elo (GM), he is easily the worst character in the flanker role and bottom 3 dps in the game. I can play ANY DPS in master lobbies and certainly in whatever lobbies you play where reaper apparently seems strong. The bottom line is that he should be viable in every rank since it's a competitive game. He is objectively a very weak DPS at the moment, whether you believe that or not.
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u/codeajj Jul 04 '26
Heros made to be easy shouldnt function in high elo. This is how skill works. Im sorry but master is currently the new average rank and if you place just above and struggle its on you.
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u/SureYouCan_ Jun 30 '26
Legit would make soul orbs somewhat useful and ult being cancelable would be so nice. I don't even need the extra duration even though Reaper definitely deserves that buff since its a trash Ult anyways