I’ve done a lot of testing in the practice range, comparing damage numbers and combining different powers to see what affects what. To start off, despite being Reaper’s worst and clunkiest power, Death Step’s death blossom doesn’t actually inherit any of the Death Blossom item’s boosts aside from the raw stats. This includes:
- Wreath of Ruin’s Speed Boost during Death Blossom + Range Increase
- Crowd Control’s added AP per target within range
- Devestation’s permanent 25 HP per Death Blossom Elimination
- Crimson Cloak’s 15% Max HP as Overhealth during Death Blossom (which as it is right now is a strictly worse and more expensive version of Iridescent Iris)
Particularly confusing too, as Mercy’s Renaissance will proc most “on ult” items like Iridescent Iris even though that item’s description specifically states “after spending Ultimate Charge”.
Reaper’s other power, Shrouded Shrapnel, has a strange visual bug that indicates that the increased pellet count only happens after the first shot in the mag, however the damage remains consistent with the other shots that are visually correct. It also has anti-synergy with his hero weapon item Onslaught, as it actually decreases Reaper’s damage done every 3rd shot because it strangely does not use Shrouded Shrapnel’s increased pellet count or spread when firing.
That’s it for bugs, if this does get seen I’d like suggest for Reaper be able to store Death Blossom again using Death Step, however instead of holding it indefinitely it be on a fixed timer, along with an indicator that reaper is storing the mini blossom (Possibly a death blossom icon above his head?). The power itself 25% of a death blossom accounting for both duration and the damage cut. Especially how it is now, with it not even benefitting from any Death Blossom specific items aside from the stats, it is almost a self sabotage to use it and disables teleporting normally on top of that. It just seems out of place for a mode that’s meant to enhance the hero, having to instead leverage its drawbacks instead of it bolstering your own power.