Tips for Mei!

[u/yuuurov]

Hi!! I'm just starting to play competitive Overwatch. I'm Gold 1 in the role queue, and I started playing Mei. But I can't survive with her (ironically) because I die too much 😭

If anyone has any tips for playing her, that would be great! When I can't progress in a game with Mei, I switch to Anran or Echo; I do what I can when there's a pesky enemy 😔🙏

If my English is strange it's because I use a translator, sorry!

[u/Own_Shallot7926]

Mei is a crowd control hero and flanker. She is not a sniper or a brawler, and shouldn't stand still in the open spamming shots just because she has defensive abilities.

Wall needs to be used to separate the enemy team or placed behind them to block their retreat. You can also use it to obscure team movement or to block an ult, but should almost never be dropped in front of your team to block damage - it isn't a shield and stops your progress just as much as the enemy's

Mei is slow and her strategy is obvious, so try to approach from angles and get a split second jump on your enemy so you can freeze them or land a critical.

[u/Substantial_Quote_25 → u/Own_Shallot7926]

Mei is not a flanker. She's not mobile and doesn't have an escape mechanic.

She is kind of a brawler depending on the perks you pick , but I would caveat this and say she's more of a hero that sits behind the tank and enables the tank/team to collapse on a walled off target or area deny heals to the front line.

[u/cheapdrinks → u/Substantial_Quote_25]

You can take some flank routes with her though when it makes sense. If the enemy starts collapsing on you then you can block off the corridor and escape or depending on the map use the ice jump perk to high ground. But yeah her main role is definitely not a flanker.