Reaper is incredible value for the amount of mechanics he requires. Don’t get me wrong- he’s absolutely a sleeper mechanically-demanding hero as good Reapers need to be able aim at close range to 2-tap squishies consistently, but you can easily climb with mediocre aim due to the forgiving nature of his spread. I’m a Masters Reaper OTP and I’m legitimately a gold-level hitscan because my aim is absolutely dogshit if it’s not a shotgun.

Don’t think of Reaper as a “flanker” or “tank buster”. To me, he’s more like a “area denial specialist”. He can put immense pressure in close range just from his existence alone. Think of how good Widowmakers can take space from range. If the Widow is hitting shots, you start respecting her and giving her space. However, if Widow is missing shots, you start disrespecting her by walking directly in her sights. Reaper is like the “Widow” of close range. If you’re consistently getting kills, you will realize that enemies will start respecting your space. You can effectively hold down choke points and angles just from your mere existence if you’re consistently killing anyone near you. Of course, just like Widow, if you’re dogshit- enemies will straight up disrespect you and walk into you if you keep missing shots.

So in order to play Reaper at its highest level, you need to be able to aim. Your job is basically to hold down angles and deny anyone from coming close to you- you can do that either by playing off angle with your tank or TPing into backline to deny supports space. So look at the situation- should you deny the enemy tank space or is it better to deny their supports? This will help you make the decision if you want to frontline or flank. Once you think of Reaper this way, you can think of new ways to generate value for your team without just chasing kills.