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Waste Not, Want Not

Waste Not, Want Not

Get 3 solo kills with a single clip of Reaper's shotguns in Quick or Competitive Play.

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How to unlock the Waste Not, Want Not achievement in Overwatch 2 - Definitive Guide

Edit3: Reaper has been changed twice since I posted this. He now reloads when he Wraiths and when he Death Blossoms. Comments confirm Death Blossom kills still count, however.

Your best bet when going for this achievement is to try to make your first kill on your first shot after reloading. As far as we can tell so far, a solo kill is where no one else gets an assist. You may not necessarily do 100% damage, but it's been long enough since the person got hurt for no one to get an assist. People have inconsistently been getting credit for using Reaper's Ult as well.

Other than that, your best bet is to look for the squishy characters - Widow, Mercy, a D.Va not in her Mech, Hanzo, Zenyatta, etc. Essentially anyone with a small frame. Tracer is pretty weak but her movement makes it hard to get a good shot in. You actually want to AVOID helping teammates, as you're just wasting shots you need for your solo kills.

At least for me, I was in a fight where we both had to reload at the same time, so I was able to get a kill on my first shot. Sneak behind the the enemy, or wait somewhere you don't think theyll see you if you're on defense. Get them while they're distracted. Avoid reloading. Only reload if you wasted too many shots on your previous kills.

Edit: I've seen enough reports now to say with (some) confidence that death blossoming enemies you've hurt with the shotgun should count, as long as they are solo kills.
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25 May 2016 05:04

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I got three full kills in one load by my own, but no pop. I guess there is a time limit because I took some time to find the last two.
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By Relic2077 on 05 Jul 2016 09:19
Yeah this definitely seems to be one of the least clear achievements on unlocking correctly.
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By Elite1111111111 on 05 Jul 2016 13:09
I just unlocked this achievement by getting 2 kills both about about 70-80 points and then getting 2 kills with my ult without reloading. Not sure if this is intended or not.
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By Purds on 26 May 2016 02:32
Did you damage either of the other 2 with your shotgun?
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By Elite1111111111 on 26 May 2016 02:34
Honestly I can't remember. I very well may have, I wasn't really paying that heavy of attention cause I didn't expect it to unlock
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By Purds on 26 May 2016 02:47
I got 3 'solo kills' or 100's today boosted by mercy in 4 shots and had no luck in popping this.
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By GuiT4rPlYnPrik on 26 May 2016 05:30
Hmm so maybe the 'solo' means you can't be buffed then. We'll see if we can get more data.
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By Elite1111111111 on 26 May 2016 05:33
I killed bastion, he got revived, i killed him again, then i ulted 2 people without shooting them first, then i killed mercy, all without reloading and no achievement
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By Frankies Back on 26 May 2016 05:48
Just got 3 kills with 1 clip (no reload to start) with 100, 56, 100 and did not get it. Not buffed by Mercy either. :( Got a couple more really close ones like that as well that didn't work.
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By Maka91 on 28 May 2016 06:13
Just did 100, 79, 80 and also didn't unlock it...
Clip here: https://twitter.com/PMaka1991/status/736559127611215872

Have done this achievement about 6 times right now... Maybe 80 is the cut-off for a solo kill?
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By Maka91 on 28 May 2016 14:08
Yeah kinda wish I had recorded mine now so we had a comparison. Barring that 80 thing then it has to be glitched. Guess we'll have to see if you get one where they're all above 80.
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By Elite1111111111 on 28 May 2016 17:08
I definatley got kills under 80% when I did it. I think it just glitched in a good way for me
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By Purds on 29 May 2016 17:45
Got the achievement getting 2 solo kills then popping ult and getting 2 DB kills. No reloads inbetween
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By FISK on 29 May 2016 18:31
Also if Mercy is boosting you the player playing Mercy gets kill assists, that might void the solo aspect of the cheevo
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By FISK on 29 May 2016 18:33
Well so far this achievement just seems to be very janky XD. Fisk did you shoot the other 2 with your shotgun at all?
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By Elite1111111111 on 29 May 2016 19:18
This is a clip that shows how I got this achievement, to be honest I wasnt expecting to get it. I thought I got the quad kill with death blossom achievement at first, but I later noticed the cheevo that popped was this one
JDovah playing Overwatch 2
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By JDovah on 30 May 2016 01:21
Hmm so it seems like as long as you just kill 3 people without reloading, whether or not it's your shotgun. Guess we'll keep gathering the data =P
I'd say its because you hurt them all with your shotgun at least but I don't even think you hit the Zayra,
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By Elite1111111111 on 30 May 2016 01:36
Just got the achievement! I did it with 85-100-100, the last kill was death blossom. Here is a clip of the 2 last kills. Here is a clip of the 2 last kills
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By losgarcias on 30 May 2016 10:09
430 people have it so it is not unobtainable. As far as I can tell it's just really inconsistent. Unless you post videos I can't speak for what happened to you in particular.
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By Elite1111111111 on 31 May 2016 15:20
I got this with 99, 72, 100. I was not being buffed/boosted by any teammates.

Could it have to do with people shooting at the enemies you are killing? No one was actively attacking the three I killed.
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By hunterIV on 01 Jun 2016 00:55
That's what I'm wondering. While you aren't getting full credit for the kill, I'm wondering if people don't get assists if it has been long enough, thus counting as a solo kill.
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By Elite1111111111 on 01 Jun 2016 04:57
79, 100 and 100 in that order. No damage buff. No cheevo.
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By Luka Meraki on 01 Jun 2016 18:15
Yeah, I think it has to be no one else gets an elimination, too. So they can be damaged, but it has been long enough since they were attacked that the elimination only counts for you.
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By hunterIV on 01 Jun 2016 20:18
When I got mine no one on my team was shooting at them. I ganked about 20 seconds after a big team fight When they were attempting to capture the objective. I got 4 kills when I got this achievement 2 of which were from my ult. 2 of my kills were like 70 points and the other 2 were above 80 but not 100.
It pretty much has to be what thefourthhunter said
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By Purds on 02 Jun 2016 02:38
Boosting right now if anyone wants to join. Add my GT.
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By OoGREG0RYoO on 02 Jun 2016 17:50
playing
What is this BS?
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By Darkl1ng2 on 08 Jun 2016 03:03
Well if we're right about solo kills, your teammates were mid-fight with them, so I highly doubt what you got were solo kills. As far as we can tell so far, if anyone gets an assist, it isn't a solo kill.
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By Elite1111111111 on 08 Jun 2016 04:44
Thanks for the post!
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By Elite1111111111 on 12 Jul 2016 01:13
So the way i got this was i killed the same zenyatta twice with 6 bullets, shot a junkrat once and then used death blossom. Junkrats bullets bounced off of my bullets i guess? and he killed himself. I still got the achievement so yeah
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By AnnihiIatorSama on 18 Sep 2016 18:10
I'm struggling to get this one lol
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By LIGHT Of ETRO on 16 Feb 2017 01:25
When you wraith form you auto reload , maybe what's happening to people when they say it isn't unlocking ?
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By Bandicoot V2 on 13 Jun 2017 18:57
That is only a recent change to the game.
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By Elite1111111111 on 13 Jun 2017 19:41
I didn't know, while going for the achievement, i killed 2 people wraithed away and it reloaded but then i died
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By Bandicoot V2 on 14 Jun 2017 21:40
Hello ^^ Just unlock it with the second achievement randomly in Volskaya. I can assure that the auto reload in wraith form DOESN'T block the achievement. I've open the fire (accidentally ^^'') 2 times at middle range in a group protected by Reinhart just before a quick wraith and followed by death blossom (4 kills). The reload was there, but the 1st achievement to pop was this one, so it mean my death blossom killed 3 of the 4 people that were touch by my 2 shots before the wraith reload.

If that is, only manual reload seems to lock the achievement.
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By Afr Geo Blaze on 23 Apr 2018 13:28
I can confirm that Death Blossom the 3rd person after they were shot once counts. Did two solo kills and shot the third once, then popped my ult and the cheevo unlocked!
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By a Good Gamertag on 02 Jun 2018 00:49
Solo killed one, then shot at two and ulted -> 3 solo kills overall but no achievement... did they change it or can really only the 3rd one be killed with death blossom when shot at beforehand?
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By WaKK0r on 26 Nov 2018 15:58
It should be fine for 2, it's just really inconsistent I think. If you have the kill feed up and you were the only picture for all 3 people theoretically you should be good.
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By Elite1111111111 on 26 Nov 2018 16:08
I tried this various ways through the years but never managed to get it until yesterday (I didn't expect to get it). Here is the clip https://xboxdvr.com/gamer/hun-playmore/video/65474566
It seems I hit three people by normal shot then ulted them and it counted. I believe you have to finish your third kill before the Death Blossom ends because it reloads your gun automatically. I did similar team wipes several times before but never got it, I'm guessing because I didn't damage them at least a little by RT.
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By HUN playmore on 14 Dec 2018 07:24
I've done this twice and still nothing
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By LIT0H on 22 Oct 2020 15:05
Same here, the achievement is not unlocking, like many others...
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By FxH Final on 30 Oct 2022 07:39
I got 4 solo ult kills and no achievement :/
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By MostBox287 on 10 May 2023 12:00
At one point I had the enemy team volunteer to help me with my Waste not want not achievement after my entire team ditched me in comp. I got 3 solo kills with my shotguns but I didn’t get it which means you actually need Death Blossom to get this achievement. I would’ve tried it again but time ran out. So you can’t just use shotguns and you can’t just use Death Blossom. This achievement wants you to use both of them. Combo shotguns then Death Blossom finisher 3x. No more no less, specifically only 3 kills.
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By Back4RedHood on 29 Jun 2023 06:15
I swear I've done this at least 10 times with no achievement. I've killed 2 people solo and then tagged the third and finished off with Death Blossom and had it count as a solo kill. I've done one solo and two tag and DB. Nothing. I'm wondering if it has to be 'true' solo and no support from any other team mate, such as 1hp of healing from a Mercy or 76's healing spike. Anyone else have ideas?? Tearing my hair out.
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By frankieMART on 18 Apr 2024 11:46
The only thing could be the 11 second rule tbf...
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By frankieMART on 18 Apr 2024 11:49
This achievement is possibly glitched. I just got 4 kills with 7 shots (no reload) and no pop..... :( I did all of the damage on 2 of them.
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By NYR Corodin on 25 May 2016 06:53
Well then it depends how much damage you did with the other ones. Like I said, I'm not really sure on the definition of 'solo kill', but if 2 of your kills were full kills, you would have had at most 3 shots left for the other 2 guys, assuming both of your full kills were Mechless D.Vas. Otherwise, you should have only had 1 shot each for the other 2 people, which I doubt would have been enough damage to count as a 'solo kill'.
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By Elite1111111111 on 25 May 2016 07:47
Yeah, this is glitch af... I did a 100,100,100 triple elimination without reloading and no cheevo. And suddenly, a double kill with the ult, and 7 shoots to kill a Mercy and, cheevo pops up.
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By Luka Meraki on 28 Jul 2016 18:38
For me it was kinda weird as well, did some damage with the last of one clip, reloaded, killed the person I was shooting with that clip with 100% damage and then killed two others with 100% damage, the finishing of the one opponent and the two others in one clip, then bam, it popped up so idk what the deal is but am glad it did pop up for me :)
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By KurLyJeFFerson7 on 15 Sep 2016 02:32
So based on all the information above, there are do’s and not do’s. Reaper needs to tag 2 to 3 enemies with his hellfire guns by tagging them individually or using your bullet spread to get them all at the same time. Then use Reaper ult and confirm all 3 kills in under 11 seconds. Wraith reload won’t lock the achievement but manual reload will. He can’t be supported and must be alone. Death Blossom by itself won’t unlock this achievement. If this doesn’t work then you probably took too long to get the achievement. Try to specifically get 3 kills and not 4 kills maybe but that’s all I know. Hope this helps
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By Back4RedHood on 29 Jun 2023 05:57
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Reaper's Hellfire Shotguns are his main weapons with 8 ammo, dealing UP TO 140 damage per shot with a headshot.

We will need to kill 3 enemies without reloading and having the kills register as "solo kills". Obviously, the perfect way to get this involves 3 enemies all being killed at 100% although these scenarios are rare. A solo kill is a kill that you did the most damage to (over 70), got the final blow on (name in kill feed), and did not get buffed by a teammate in any way (no teammates got assists).

Keep in mind that this achievements seems to be very inconsistent with many people reporting that they got 2 shotgun kills and then a death blossom kill (without reloading) to unlock it.

I recommend going for this while attacking and trying to kill enemies that newly spawned, or enemies sitting at the back that have low total healths. I personally got it by getting 3 "100" kills on Pharah, Junkrat & Hanzo inside the enemy base.

One good strategy to have is trying to get your first kill on a new clip, meaning that you will have 7 ammo to get the remaining 2 kills. Damage and enemy to low health, reload and finish them off to start the chain.

If you'd like to learn more about Reaper, you can view this video. The achievement is described and shown at 10:06:
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02 Jun 2016 22:30

This achievement may seem like it requires a lot of luck, but it really does not with a simple strategy that only requires a friend to play with online. Follow these steps to get your buddy on the other team, allowing you to get this much easier than without someone else willing to cooperate.

1.) Que up for quick play with your friend and let one of you go to your icons in the upper right corner of the screen.
2.) Choose whoever may want to volunteer to be on the opposing team by having them hover over “leave group”, and do NOT yet leave until later.
3.) When you find a game, let the person going on the other team leave from the group immediately. Follow the next steps if they are on the other team. If not, repeat the previous steps. This may take multiple attempts.
4.) One of you should choose Reaper, and someone should choose Sombra (quickest way to do this achievement).
5.) Find a private location on the map, where nobody on the teams except for yourselves will see you.
6.) Let Reaper get a very close up headshot with one click on the controller on Sombra. Then repeat two times, without reloading. It should then pop up. Good luck!
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22 Mar 2018 14:59

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This is actually so much easier than trying to get it legit, which takes sheer luck. Thumbs up!
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By Moldy Tacos5000 on 10 Apr 2018 12:27
Just got it now from this method. Thank you so much! Only took two goes! +1 :)
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By PixelBlast on 06 Jun 2018 17:26
After multiple tries using this method (5+) without it working, me and a friend decided to queue up for Quick Play Classic at the same time and hope to be in the same match, different teams. After a few backouts, we found eachother, and we were both able to get it!
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By Bunny Breakfast on 19 Dec 2020 18:09
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I got this accidentally during a comp game.

Was playing Flashpoint, we got a team wipe.
I ran towards the enemy teams spawn and Death Blossomed in the middle of the team, killing all 5 of them at once.

They took zero damage from any other player, and I didn't shoot before using my ultimate so I assume it counted as the three solo kills without reloading.

Regardless, it's a strat to try, and I hope it works like that for you, because it's one of my proudest Pixel sprays along with Baptiste's.
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04 Sep 2024 09:46

You can shoot three times at different players and then kill them with your ult. The trophy will appear.
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21 Sep 2016 15:01

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You need to do just single kills, carried out by you from start to finish, without the help of your allies.
Ulta also counts.
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By ArtemObrazczov on 15 Jul 2016 00:21
Incorporeality now restores the entire clip, which automatically resets the trophy counter.
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By Anarkisscream on 26 Jun 2017 00:11