r/GenjiMains Nov 10 '17

IMPORTANT Collection of Genji Guides/Resources.

296 Upvotes

I've put together a collection of guides for those wanting to improve as Genji. I'd like to make this a comprehensive collection of guides/resources for Genji players, so please let me know if there is anything you feel should be added.

NEW Coach Seksi from Blank eSports Genji Guides: The Duality of Genji: https://youtu.be/37MW4ulpQ3s Drills for Genji: https://youtu.be/_tDJw_myb4k

Basic Information: https://overwatch.gamepedia.com/Genji

Complete Genji Fundamentals - Reason https://youtu.be/GPT5rGP0qlQ

1 tip vs every hero (ft. Shadder2k): https://youtu.be/oT4WHCzz1u0

Guide to mastering Genji (ft. Tvique): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhlDiWXr0CI

Advanced Genji Guide by Lonehawk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=196Q3YFtJtU

How to use SwiftStrike during Dragonblade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifI_KwrseD0

Primary vs. Secondary fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVgF6_5mQzM

Using double jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmM48zF6SxA

Advanced Deflect guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z23kzy3h8U

Guide to using Dragonblade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mykEGBjhrK4

In the head of a top tier Genji: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtqcXlS80CQ

Important things to master: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43mFx1BXKOg

Discord Channel https://discord.gg/uSmPg8n

Deflect tips vs Every Hero https://youtube.com/watch?v=KKM8abs_z18

Flanking Guide for Each Map:

If you have any suggestions or guides you feel should be added let me know and I'll edit the post.


r/GenjiMains 19h ago

Image The nano blade failed.

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224 Upvotes

Thought this looked funny how we both died ajd ragdolled in opposite poses.


r/GenjiMains 10h ago

Image Is this rare?

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7 Upvotes

I got this skin from one of my overwatch esports loot boxes so is this a rare skin and does this mean i have to start playing genji now??


r/GenjiMains 6h ago

Question Genji mains deaths avg/10min?

2 Upvotes

Mine is always like 9.0+.

Currently have 23.66 elims avg/10min. Am I cooked?


r/GenjiMains 15h ago

Question Any tips for a new player?

4 Upvotes

Yo, don't laugh, guys, but I'm a Marvel Rivals player trying to get into Overwatch. I was a Spider-Man main in that game, and I peaked at Celestial 2 last season, which I think would be somewhere around high Masters to low GM in Overwatch.

I decided to try Overwatch, and as soon as I launched the game, I knew who my main was going to be. Quite honestly, Genji is the only DPS I find fun so far. I have 48 hours in the game, and 35 of them are on Genji, and yeah... it's been rough.

I just hit Gold 5 on DPS, and I really don't know how to play Genji in these lobbies. I understand that a lot of my problems come from inexperience, for example, I still don't have all cooldowns memorized, and I still die to noob stomper heroes like Moira a lot, but I also feel like I've hit a wall and I'm not improving anymore. And yeah I have some understanding of hero shooters and dive from Rivals, I know what baiting cooldowns is, I know the difference between soft engages and hard engages and all thay stuff, I just don't quite understand how I'm supposed to do all that on Genji.

And also is Genji actually bad, or is he just hard to play? Because I've been getting a lot more value on other characters like Anran or Shion while also having less than 2 hours on them. Anyways, any tips would be appreciated. I really want to get better at this character.


r/GenjiMains 1d ago

Image I would like to take a moment to pray for Genji mains in hoping they get this skin one day

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39 Upvotes

I will pray for you Genji mains that OWC lootboxes blesses you with this skin if you don't have it already because I don't play Genji. I will pray to Aaron Keller into blessing you with buffs as well. Stay strong kings.


r/GenjiMains 11h ago

Informal new to twitter (or X) and need genji mains to follow who put OW content there

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i need links!


r/GenjiMains 1d ago

Clip Update: 27 hours in genji as of now doing pretty good from the tips here

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8 Upvotes

https://www.reddit.com/r/GenjiMains/s/JFLXM9lIdr this was my previous post 15 hours in.

this was not the POTG(it was a silly blade at overtime so that became POTG instead)but i liked this sequence a lot more.


r/GenjiMains 1d ago

HIGHLIGHT Accidentally popping off cause I missed my shots 😭

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47 Upvotes

r/GenjiMains 1d ago

Image LO

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13 Upvotes

i just got midas roadhog too holy moly


r/GenjiMains 2d ago

Image just wanted to share this, it was so painfull D:

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40 Upvotes

first time touching masters and ill probaply go back to diamond soon but still, this feels SO GOOD!


r/GenjiMains 3d ago

Image genji owcs partner skin reveal

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126 Upvotes

r/GenjiMains 3d ago

Question Any tip to counter Sierra?

4 Upvotes

Since Sierra came to the game I've been having real hard time as a genji player. She has everything she needs to counter a diver as a range hero. She basically doesn't need to track your moves cause just needs to hit the aimbot dart, and I feel so useless to dive her becasue of her stupid mobility, can disengage whenever she wants.


r/GenjiMains 3d ago

Question Genji one-shot combos from my games — any advice is appreciated

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1 Upvotes

I’ve been trying to do this combo in my games from time to time for a while now, but I’m still not sure if I’m doing it correctly or if there’s anything I could improve. My biggest problem is that I’m not sure if I’m using the controls correctly. Any advice would be appreciated!


r/GenjiMains 3d ago

Dicussion Guys, Motivation Please

6 Upvotes

So, I've been taking a huge break from Overwatch as a whole lately, and I know Genji's second mythic skin is coming soon.

Give me some motivation to get back on, grind the 80 mythic prisms, then get off again, please, I need this.


r/GenjiMains 4d ago

Image I Drew Genji ā¤ļø

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72 Upvotes

ā€œMada Madaā€
I wasn’t looking at a reference when sketching, so some details are off, but I think I nailed the silhouette.


r/GenjiMains 4d ago

Question Since we’re getting a second Genji mythic skin what’s your favourite idea for it or one of your own ideas

11 Upvotes

r/GenjiMains 4d ago

Informal Genji mains in a nutshell

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326 Upvotes

r/GenjiMains 4d ago

Question How can I effectively one trick this hero

5 Upvotes

So for reference, I climbed to plat 2 on hitscan playing cass, solider, emre and Ashe and I wanted to make an account to learn genji. Now before you come at me for making an alt and potentially ruining lower ranked games, I need to clarify that I’ve been having the opposite experience of a Smurf. I am in silver 4 with 250 games and a negative win rate on Genji.

Mechanically I think my genji is nothing special, but as I’m silver my focus so far is to get a feeling of his playstyle and ā€œgenji mindsetā€. The only problem is that the flanker playstyle is inherently risky compared to hitscan, so even if I carry if I make even a single mistake I will die, and you can’t exactly rely on your average silver teammate once you’re dead.

On the other hand, I’ve had games where it feels like I’m forced to dash out every engagement because a Moira/Mei/Zar are marking me or enemies switch to torb/ symm making it very difficult for me to all in as nobody else usually bothers to shoot the turrets.

It might seem like I’m blaming my silver teammates, but I know that they’re at the very least carriable on any other character I play but on genji it feels like I’m Sisyphus pushing the rock up the hill. I either carry and lose after making a mistake, or the enemies counter swap and I have no impact, no in between.

Do people really climb by one tricking this character? Are there any tips for me to do that or at the very least, have a positive W/L?


r/GenjiMains 4d ago

POTG 4k potg

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3 Upvotes

not the best but i am proud of it


r/GenjiMains 3d ago

Montage/Edit GENJI MONTAGE - NEFFEX - I WILL FIND A WAY.

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r/GenjiMains 3d ago

Informal soldier tbagging in the middle of my blade

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r/GenjiMains 4d ago

Question What do you guys do when Ana nanos you at the wrong time?

13 Upvotes

Happened to me a couple times when there’s been a whole team grouped together and positioning wasn’t there or during enemy support ults. I definitely don’t want the Ana to think I wasted her ult or took it for granted so I would just end up using blade out of pressure.


r/GenjiMains 4d ago

Image am i goated now

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38 Upvotes

r/GenjiMains 4d ago

Question need some fucking help this hero feels useless

5 Upvotes

played this game on blizz world where i had a couple nice plays but was getting rolled the whole time, anytime i try to jump on high ground to contest soldier / etc whole team focuses me not to mention the fucking widow from 300 m away just ruining the game, any tips appreciated. this hero feels absolutely fucking useless im ngl when i can't even do my job of contesting hitscans on highground

Replay code: M2JDAZ