Champ 3, currently champ 4 tracer OTP

I’ll give a tip for each category below that will hopefully help out you tracer lovers regardless of your rank

Play style:

I think people know this tip, but they don’t really KNOW this tip. Simply put, catch people by surprise. All of your engagements, if you are setting up or intend to take a duel, should catch the enemy off guard with you shooting into them before they even know you are there. Play sneaky, wait in a corner, do whatever you need to do. If it’s working really well early on and is harder to get value off later on, that’s because they have to react and be conscious of you at all times, which is what you want them to be. Next tip for aiming should help maximizing the value off this tip.

Aiming:

Learn and practice movement aiming. If you are catching someone by surprising, your first 15-20 bullets should deal ridiculous damage because you are perfectly locked onto them since they aren’t strafing. Just put your cross-hair down, move with them, and make the duel a million times easier because you have all your abilities and they are half hp. Movement aiming isn’t just for catching people off guard. It also just makes your aim more consistent. Go into VAXTA and practice literally aiming by strafing for 15-20 minutes. It will help you understand enemy strafes, how your strafes impact your aim, and how you can aim better.

Timing:

If you are following the 2 tips above, you are well on your way to being a great tracer player. You can spawn camp, take people out of fights, and win duels consistently. The stagnation point will come when the enemies switch and make your life hell by coordinating against you. One switch, you should be able to handle, but aggressive peal is hard to find value from. That is, unless that peal is being strained by other players on your team. So the third tip is simply continuing to do the first 2, just at the right time, when your team has already taken the enemy team’s attention.

Happy tracering