The resource thief: Why your Junkrat is bleeding games

This clip shows exactly why endless grenade spam into a choke isn't doing what you think it's doing. The real kill pressure comes when you secure a direct hit and instantly detonate a mine — that's a 160-damage burst that deletes a squishy before they can react. Every mine you toss for poke instead of saving for this combo is a potential fight you're giving away. Your spam is a clock; the combo is the knockout.

The clip demonstrates the 45-degree launch angle of Concussion Mine. That means you don't guess where the enemy goes — you know. Pop the mine, track the predictable arc, and click the grenade where they'll be, not where they were. This is the difference between a mine that 'displaces' and a mine that kills. If you're detonating mines and then spraying randomly, you're leaving elims on the table.

The source shows how to use primary fire bounce-jumps and breakable-object detonations to get high ground without burning a mine. Every mine you use for mobility is a mine you don't have for the one-shot combo or for escaping a dive. If you're double-mine jumping to reach a window, you've just told the enemy 'I have no burst threat' for the next eight seconds. Learn the bounce jump, keep your mines on cooldown for combat.

The source shows that Wuyang folds to burst and AoE because he can't split his heal and has no damage reduction. This is the matchup logic you need against every single-target support: you don't need to out-aim them, you need to out-damage their heal per second. Two grenades and a mine in rapid succession kills through a heal beam. Force the cooldown, then layer your burst. He can only save one person at a time — make sure it's never you.

The clip shows the exact sequence: mine combo a squishy, get the elimination, trigger the 50% reload speed buff, then immediately pressure the next target. That three-second window is your time to snowball. Most Junkrats get the kill and then reload at normal speed, giving the enemy tank or second support a free moment to reset. You need to be pre-aiming the next grenade before the first body hits the floor.

The source demonstrates placing Steel Trap at distance behind an enemy so that when you force them backward with spam or a mine, they step into it. The trap isn't a random 'gotcha' — it's a calculated extension of your zone control. Place it where the enemy will be in two seconds, not where they are now. A trap that catches a retreating Tracer is value; a trap that sits in the open and gets shot is a wasted cooldown.

This Soldier clip shows how he uses infinite Sprint to take aggressive off-angles and then retreat to safety before you can punish. The threat isn't his damage alone — it's that he controls the engagement range. If you let him poke from an off-angle and dip out, he'll farm you for ultimate charge all game.

The source shows Brigitte proccing Inspire by hitting your deployables — Steel Trap and mines. Every time you toss a mine for poke or a trap that gets shot, you're giving her free AoE healing for her entire team. She doesn't even need to hit you to get value; she hits your junk.

The source shows that Domina barrier fractures in segments rather than taking center damage. Uncoordinated spam into the center is inefficient because you're spreading damage across all pieces. The play is to focus one section, break it, and create a firing lane — or to avoid breaking the barrier entirely in certain positions to maintain your own cover.

The source shows Echo coordinating with a hitscan to damage the cat first, then closing with Flight and Zap to execute. The threat is the cat's mobility and the coordinated two-tap — the cat doesn't win alone, it wins with a partner that softens the target.

The source shows Emre using his bike (E) to ram into an enemy for chip damage before activating his ultimate to secure the kill. The threat isn't the ultimate alone — it's the bike that puts him in range and lowers the health threshold. If you eat the bike damage, you're dead to the charge.

The source shows Juno saving Orbital Ray for the exact moment the team commits to the fight. If you can bait it out before the real engage, you waste its value. Conversely, if you can delay the fight until after it expires, you fight without her ultimate.