How do I deal with McCrees?

McCree, the closest substitute for a broken clock, packs a mean kit that includes one of his deadliest abilities, the flashbang.

It seems there's no end to what the flashbang can do. Reinhardt shield? Not a problem. Groups of enemies? No big deal. Just flashbang, fan that hammer, and enjoy seeing your name constantly being brought up in the killfeed.

Or is there? Are there alternative ways to deal with a competent McCree? Or is my only choice to accept my fate and eagerly await my looming death by this cowboy?

I know of some abilities that can totally mitigate flashbangs, like Genji's deflect. But most times I try that against good McCrees, they bait that so hard I think, just as my deflect ends, "well, it was a good life". Are there other heroes that can best counter McCree's flashbangs, before the bang or after the bang?

Is there any hero that best counters McCree?

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Best Answer

In my experience, the best person to counter the flash bang is Zarya. Her shields can nullify the stun on not only herself, but also an ally of your choosing. If you see someone fighting a Mcree, throw a shield on them as soon as you see the flash bang, or think they are going to use it. The same applies if you are fighting him yourself. Your shield can block his stun and help charge your laser beam to better burn him to death.

Other than that, Lucio and Mercy can help as you can try to heal up the target as they get hit, or provide them with a large shield (Lucio ultimate) or revive them (Mercy ultimate) in the likely case that they die.

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How do you deal with a tracer Mcree?

McCree's primary fire will fire two shots per second from his revolver.

How fast does Mcree shoot?

there is no \u201cright way\u201d it is however one of the few flexible ults that has many uses.

Use it during overtime to zone out the enemy from approaching.

Try to flank and pick off the supports.

use it during a big teamfight to disorganize the enemy and get them to try and focus you while u kill them.

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Answer 2

McCree is in fact, in my opinion, best at long/medium range (primary fire). Considering Flashbang's extremely short effect time, it doesn't do much unless you are against an experienced McCree. I find that rushing McCree with Soldier: 76 and using Helix Rockets/Biotic Field so you can deal good damage while healing. Using Reaper against McCree is also effective because Hellfire Shotguns deal massive damage at long range, as well as having Shadow Step and Wraith Form as escape abilities. Also, conduct well-orchestrated team pushes to get rid of annoying characters played by experts (Hanzo, Genji, McCree).

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