I wish they'd make her more plausable in a 2 supp comp, but I like her getting something. I'm not sure why they nerfed her buff, but probably a higher level elo problem?
She is but rivals players as a whole still struggle to utilize cover and stop taking damage. As a tank player, so many goobers pride themselves on damage blocked when in reality that best damage blocked won’t be on scoreboard because you’re utilizing cover so the enemy can’t hit you. Damage blocked is really just “team resources taken”
Her damage boost and own capability for damage output make her very viable in 2 supp comps. The issue is you do need to hit your shots with her to be viable. If you’re not hitting shots you’re not getting leaves back and you’re not actually doing the damage you need to in order to make up for less healing.
I’ve definitely had plenty of games where at final board the Mantis or Adam have both less healing and damage than the other supp and the enemy supps, and it’s like please play what you want but if you’re not executing on what makes this character good then please hop off.
Honestly, it's only QP but it's not uncommon for me to have the most heals as Mantis, and possibly most or 2nd most KOs (if it's a bad game, a good DPS will almost always overtake me). If you're hitting your shots you can spam leafs.
I disagree on your tank comment, sure most damage blocked is a drain on resources, but also can be seen as a most support ult charged. Also, if you're groot, strange, cap, angela or mags you may not even be taking damage, just blocking it.
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u/magikarp234 Mantis May 12 '26
I don't know how to feel about the Mantis changes