TERM_DEFINITION · ID: crouch-spam

Crouch Spam

aka しゃがみ撃ち · しゃがみ連打 · クラウチスパム · ぴょこぴょこ

Spamming crouch to move your head height up and down and throw off aim that is hunting for headshots.

DIFF
2/5
PRO
3/5
Role DPSSupport
Style PokeBrawl
Phase Mid-Fight
§ Breakdown [AI-translated — feedback channel coming soon]

Against headshot heroes like Widowmaker and Cassidy, you change your head height — the line their shot is predicted on — irregularly. Where jump shooting disrupts tracking with a large vertical movement, crouch spam is a separate mechanic that jitters the hitbox by shifting head height in small increments, and the community generally holds it to be more effective than jump shooting against higher ranks (because a jump trajectory is easy to read). It is useful not only mid-duel but also at a wall edge combined with jiggle peek. On the other hand, your movement speed drops while crouching, so in a retreat where you have no intention of shooting back it risks taking more damage. It reduces head damage not only against snipers but also against close-range, high-damage heroes.

When to Use [AI-translated — feedback channel coming soon]

When dueling opponents with high headshot value like Widowmaker, Hanzo, or Cassidy, spam crouch to jitter your head height while landing return fire. Combine it with jiggle peek: crouch in the instant you expose your body at a wall edge to break their head-line prediction.

Failure Modes [AI-translated — feedback channel coming soon]

Spamming crouch while retreating, getting run down because of the movement speed loss, and taking more damage as a result. Or letting the crouch rhythm become regular, so a flick player reads your head height and lands shots in a cluster.

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