Can Genji Deflect Blade?
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Genji’s Deflect ability is one of his most powerful tools, allowing him to deflect a wide range of projectiles and ultimates, but it is not capable of deflecting melee attacks like Blade or Junker Queen’s axe without the aid of other abilities such as Dva’s Defense Matrix or Orisa’s Javelin Spin. However, Genji can use his Deflect while his Dragonblade is activated, but doing so will not increase the damage deflected, and there are specific exceptions and limitations to what he can deflect, which will be explored in more detail below.
Understanding Genji’s Deflect Ability
General Information
Genji’s Deflect ability allows him to reflect projectiles and send them rebounding towards his enemies, but it has a long cooldown timer, requiring careful consideration of when to use it.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What attacks can Genji deflect?: Genji’s deflect ability can deflect almost everything, including Widowmaker’s shots, Pharah’s rockets, and even Soldier 76’s Tactical Visor ability.
- Can Genji deflect melee?: Genji is immune to frontal attacks while Deflect is active, but frontal melee attacks are blocked and do not deliver damage back to the enemy.
- What does Genji use to deflect?: Genji uses lightning-quick swipes of his sword to reflect any oncoming projectiles.
- Can Genji deflect Ramattra punch?: Genji does not deflect the punch projectiles back to Ramattra, but he does stop all damage.
- What can Genji not deflect?: Genji cannot deflect beam attacks such as Zarya’s primary fire, Mei’s primary fire, Symmetra’s primary fire, or Winston’s Tesla Cannon.
- Who can defeat Genji?: Eren is an antihero who can rapidly regenerate in his Titan form and has more than one Titan, making him a formidable opponent for Genji.
- What is Genji’s strongest move?: Genji’s Ultimate ability is Dragonblade, which allows him to deliver killing strikes to any targets within his reach.
- Can Genji use his sword?: While his Ultimate ability is activated, Genji’s Shurikens are replaced with his blade, and he can swing once per second.
- How powerful is Genji?: Genji is one of the strongest heroes in the game, with a fantastic ultimate that makes him a valuable asset to any team.
- Can Genji deflect Widowmaker?: Yes, Genji can deflect Widowmaker’s shots, and if aimed at the Widowmaker’s head, it will be deflected and score a headshot.
- Can Genji block Hanzo’s ULT?: Yes, Genji can deflect the arrow that Hanzo fires, which guides the dragons, and it sends the dragons back.
- What is Genji’s ultimate?: Dragonblade is a transform ultimate that allows Genji to use melee attacks at close range, which can be devastating to squishier targets.
- Why is Genji so hard?: Genji can be difficult to play effectively, requiring a high level of awareness and strategy to utilize his abilities to their full potential.
- Who is a hard counter to Genji?: Winston is a supreme tank counter to Genji, with his mobility and laser gun making him a formidable opponent.
- Can Genji beat Goku?: No, Genji would be destroyed by Goku, as beam attacks cannot be deflected, and Goku’s attacks would not OHKO himself, allowing him to attack again while Deflect is on cooldown.