Arqade Asked on August 5, 2021
In Overwatch, there are several ways to buff the damage dealt by a hero: the alternate fire of Mercy’s Caduceus Staff, Ana’s Nano Boost, and Orisa’s Supercharger.
Are they all governed by the same rules? What can they affect, or not affect?
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All damage buffs work in the same way, affecting the vast majority of weapons and damaging abilities in the game with only a few exceptions.
The power boost is variable, with Mercy boosting damage by 30%, while Ana and Orisa boost damage by 50%.
The only damage sources that cannot be boosted are:
For completion's sake, here's a list of interactions that might not be intuitive at first glance:
Correct answer by Wrigglenite on August 5, 2021
There are a few rules for damage boosting abilities.
Here is a list of which abilities can and cannot be damage buffed.
1Applied on-fire for hitscan abilities, on-hit for projectiles. Based on Genji's damage buffs. Buffs cannot be stacked with multiple reflects.
2Killing shots can be made before red circles finish locking on.
3Ana's sleep dart does 5 points of damage.
4Beam must be on mechless D.Va to boost explosion damage. See Is D.Va's ultimate affected by Mercy's damage boost?.
5Reinhardt's Earthshatter is not technically a projectile ability, but takes a small amount of time to travel
Answered by Stevoisiak on August 5, 2021
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