How does the damage calculation of Genji's deflect work?
Is it calculated based on the damage it would have done to the Genji, or is it recalculated after being deflected?
Some examples:
- A Widowmaker shoots at Genji's head, but he reflects it into her torso. Critical hit or no?
- An opponent is damage-boosted by Mercy and shoots at Genji, is the reflected projectile damage-boosted? (actually answered here) How about if it was the Genji that was being damage-boosted instead?
- What if Genji has an orb of discord when he deflects?
Anyone feel free to add any scenarios to this question.
I have strong guesses about how each of these would behave, but no conclusive evidence.
Best Answer
No, it is not a critical hit. Actual damage is not calculated until the bullet hits the target, and in the case of Genji deflecting, the target hit is Widow's torso.
No, the reflected bullet is not damage-amplified... unless there is a Mercy boosting the deflecting Genji.
Whether Genji is affected by an Orb of Discord does not affect his damage output.
When a projectile hits Genji's deflect, the projectile is basically eliminated (similar to a D.Va's defense matrix nullifying it) and a new projectile is spawned using the original's base damage, heading in the direction of Genji's crosshairs. The new projectile is affected by any damage boosts/dampers currently affecting the Genji.
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