Does mercy still hold the record

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For being the most nerfed hero?

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Brig says hello

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Tbh I don’t even know what nerfs she got I only now of her ult rework

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Pretty sure Brigitte holds that record nowadays

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I’ve wondered this myself. I’d probably say yes, but an honourable mention has to be given to Brig and Sigma. Compare any given ability that they had at their releases compared to what they have now. Absolutely unreal how huge the summed up differences end up being.

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No, that award goes to Brigitte.

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dont forget about mei ik they nerfed her alot in the past

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Title definitely goes to Brigitte now. To be fair to Mercy, she hasn’t been nerfed in 2.5 years now. Brig has been nerfed at least once every few months ever since her release.

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Brig has received I think 30 straight nerfs, plus a removal of her one ever buff (a whooping 25 hp that streamers said made her too ‘tanky’ even though many of them supported the Mccree hp buff…)

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She is the most nerfed, but she still has a buff: the faster Whip Shot, and arguably the 3 charges of repair pack is technically a buff from 1.

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Mercy got fewer but harsher nerfs than Brig

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If you think about it the 1. “Nerf” after Mercys rework wasnt even a nerf

During valk the CD of rez doesnt get resseted to 10s anymore, but as a tradeoff she got a huge buff to GA and a 2. rez

So actually she got “only” 2 nerfs after the rework
(3 if you consider the healing nerf, but this one was really late)

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It has to be Brig at this point right? Let us find out:

Yeah definitely Brig, Mercy had like 10 nerfs after the rework, Brig had 10 even while GOATS dominant, lol.

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Here are all Mercy changes after rework:

Guardian Angel

  • Players can now glide past a targeted ally using the jump key.
  • Cooldown no longer resets when Resurrect is activated.

Valkyrie

  • No longer resets or reduces Resurrection’s cooldown.
  • Now gives players a bonus resurrection charge.

1.17.2 - 11/16/2017

Caduceus Staff

  • Increased visual readability of Mercy’s healing and damage boosting beams.

Resurrect

  • Cast time increased from 0 seconds to 1.75 seconds.
  • Mercy’s movement speed is now reduced by 75% while casting.
  • Can now be interrupted when Mercy is knocked back, stunned, or hacked.

Valkyrie

  • While active, Resurrect no longer has a cast time.
  • While active, casting Resurrect does not reduce Mercy’s movement speed.

1.19.3.1 - 1/30/2018

Valkyrie

  • No longer makes Resurrect instant.
  • No longer grants a bonus Resurrect charge.
  • The speed bonus Guardian Angel receives when activating Valkyrie has been decreased by 50%.
  • Duration reduced from 20 seconds to 15 seconds.

1.27.0.1 - 8/9/2018

Caduceus Staff

  • Healing beam reduced from 60 healing per second to 50 healing per second.
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Actually 2 nerfs and 1 powershift

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I’m counting each singular change, regardless if it came with compromises in the same patch or not.

  • Cooldown no longer resets when Resurrect is activated.
  • Cast time increased from 0s to 1.75s.
  • Mercy’s movement speed is now reduced by 75% while casting.
  • Can now be interrupted when Mercy is knocked back, stunned, or hacked.
  • No longer makes Resurrect instant.
  • No longer grants a bonus Resurrect charge.
  • The speed bonus Guardian Angel receives when activating Valkyrie has been decreased by 50%.
  • Duration reduced from 20s to 15s.
  • Healing reduced from 60 to 50 HP/s.
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i mean brig and mercy are still really good heroes…

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Probably tied with Brig.

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Sorry, missunderstood you

I personally think its a bit weird counting it that way because you can count every nerf 2 times because first they nerf her base kit and 2 weeks later the same nerf for valk too

this one was nearly a year after the rework if I remember correctly, I dont think you can count it as being a nerf directly after rework

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Mercy nerfs:

  • Damage boost effect will no longer stack with bonus damage provided by another Mercy.
  • Ultimate charge cost increased by 30%.
  • Mercy is no longer granted invulnerability while Resurrect is active.
  • Cooldown no longer resets when Resurrect is activated.
  • Valkyrie no longer resets or reduces Resurrection’s cooldown.
  • Mercy’s movement speed is now reduced by 75% while casting.
  • Can now be interrupted when Mercy is knocked back, stunned, or hacked.
  • Valkyrie no longer makes Resurrect instant.
  • Valkyrie no longer grants a bonus Resurrect charge.
  • The speed bonus Guardian Angel receives when activating Valkyrie has been decreased by 50%.
  • Healing reduced from 60 to 50 HP/s.

Count: 11

Brig nerfs:

  • Shield bash cone angle decreased from 90 to 60°.
  • Rally’s maximum armor per player reduced from 150 to 100.
  • Shield bash cooldown increased from 5 to 6s.
  • Shield bash cooldown increased from 6 to 7s.
  • Shield health decreased from 600 to 500.
  • Shield bash no longer can travel or stun targets through barriers.
  • Shield bash damage reduced from 50 to 5.
  • Armor provided during Rally now has a maximum duration of 30s.
  • Rally effect no longer goes through barriers.
  • Self-healing from Inspire is now halved.
  • Barrier health reduced from 500 to 200.
  • Shield bash’s stun duration reduced from 0.9 to 0.75s.
  • Ultimate cost increased by 10%.
  • Repair Pack armor over-heal reduced from 75 to 50.
  • Repair Pack healing per second decreased from 60 to 55 HP/s.
  • Shield regeneration rate decreased from 100 to 85 HP/s.
  • Cooldown to regenerate shield when destroyed increased from 3 to 5s.
  • Base health reduced to 150 (for a total HP of 200 with 50 armor).
  • Inspire total healing decreased from 130 to 90 (healing reduced from 21 to 15 HP/s).

Count: 19

This also doesn’t include some of Brig’s changes that were later reverted or bug fixes that nerfed her. Brig was nerfed way more than Mercy by far, but this is an inaccurate way to look at things because I didn’t take into account compensation buffs and instead just counted individual changes.

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