Yeah I said it. It’s true though. I know it’s a hard pill to swallow but you are STILL at a disadvantage without mercy. I am a mercy main myself and it’s heartbreaking saying this but she always was and always will be better than the other healers do to the fact her kit is meant for healing only and she’s the most reliable solo healer in the game. Without another main healer who’s on par with her hps, she will always be the top pick.
So many games where we get steamrolled when the enemy team has a mercy and we don’t. It’s just sooo much easier when you have a mercy. So much better healing and sustain. A mercy alone outputs better healing than an ana and another healer.
This applies to pretty much all of the healers tbh. It makes me sad because I know there are ana mains out there trying their hardest but still being told to switch because they just aren’t putting out as much as a mercy would. Thoughts?
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While i agree that Ana needs some love in the sustainability department i disagree with the fact that picking her means your team is less likely to win. Her ult still charges very fast and you can get your charged after every push, the nanoboost in combination with other Ults is still very strong and can swipe the enemy team thus leading to a point capture or hold and the bionade and sleepdart allow for some really nice denial of enemy ults and plays in general.
Problem with Ana is that you a reliant on aim, positioning and very good reflexes and predictions (e.g. sleepdarting ulting people). Mercy can fly to different teammates if she gets cought out of position and her healing is consistent while you even do not have to directly aim at your target. Also Res is definatly a powerfull tool to undo a disadvantage in a team fight.
To your last point: Since LFG exists people are a lot more open minded towards Ana. You can coordinate and call bionades, sleepdarts, help with Pharmacy and boost in people to initiate a teamfight. Overall she is not a troll pick or the reason your team can not win! Just some adjustments to her survivability (some passive selfheal, a bit of movement) and she is fine
I don’t play Ana often but on occasion I do play her and sometimes I outheal the other healers including Mercy.
While I agree that as a hero Mercy is able to consistently output more heals. Some mercy players suck as such you would be better off with an Ana main in such situations.
You’re playing Ana wrong or your Ana is playing wrong. She is just as viable as Mercy. It’s an apple and an orange …
mercy can be picked up and played to very good potential and never communicate or anything .
Ana requires coordination, setting up combos , call outs on sleeps etc.
I hear all of this Ana crying all of the time and every time it’s people running solo queue and not having an organized team to use her on.
She fine, move along .
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I like miora better because I can throw an orb at someone in a room dueling and then stay where I am and continue healing there too. Ana can also heal two places at once but mercy has to fly over and ditch her current location. It’s a balance.
If you think that Mercy only heals, you are playing her wrong.
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It’s kinda sad how players aren’t trained to listen for the sleep dart firing and ana’s loud voice “Go to sleep” and then take advantage killing the slept target.
It’s kinda sad that it will be like that for years.
Ana is good for comp heavy tanks, but even a very good ana will be less helpful than a decent lucio/mercy/moira
In an equally skilled team, the team with an ANA will be at a disadvantage. There are some rally good ana players but they are far and rare.
I really hope you are referring to her using damage boost as well, because if you’re referring to the pistol… literally the biggest facepalm.
What you don’t like the Zen/Mercy duo for 6 straight season and almost a year now
Yes, I am referring to her damage boost- haha!
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This dude couldn’t have said it any better. I main Ana. Season 10 45% win rate soloq. This season 65% win rate LFG…
She’s perfectly viable. Mercy is more consistent… but a heck lot more vunerable.
Average deaths with Ana: 4
Avergae deaths with Mercy: 7
I main Ana and I refuse to Ana if we don’t have a shield. Basic mechanics. 
