Need a list of Overwatch 2 hero counters plus some tips on how to best play each hero?
With 42 heroes already in the game, Freja arriving in Season 16, and the new Perks system added, Overwatch 2 continues to expand its roster and meta. As players duke it out in the current season, they may wonder which heroes counter others best. Read on for the top Overwatch 2 hero counters and more.
Overwatch 2 counters
We've included videos from the Overwatch 2 content creators whose work influenced the Overwatch 2 heroes counters list as well. These videos include useful tips on how to master different heroes. In general, you'd want to think about each hero's overall kit.
For example, hitscan heroes like Cassidy and Solder: 76 work well against Pharah. Meanwhile, Tracer has no vertical mobility, Ana's Biotic Grenade can be cleansed by Kiriko's Protection Suzu, D.Va's Defense Matrix can eat projectiles, and Ramattra can punch through shields. Do keep in mind that the meta is always changing due to updates, hotfixes, the map, a player's rank in Competitive mode, and so on.
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Overwatch 2 hero counters
Hero | Counters | Tips |
|---|---|---|
| Ana | Winston, Sombra, Kiriko, Widowmaker | Ana |
| Ashe | Genji, Winston, Doomfist, Widowmaker, Kiriko | Ashe |
| Baptiste | Sombra, Reaper, Venture | Baptiste |
| Bastion | Genji, Sigma, Ana | Bastion |
| Brigitte | Ramattra, Junkat, Baptiste | Brigitte |
| Cassidy | Widowmaker, Tracer, Mei | Cassidy |
| D.Va | Mei, Symmetra, Zarya | D.Va |
| Doomfist | Echo, Pharah, Mei | Doomfist |
| Echo | Cassidy, Ashe, Soldier: 76 | Echo |
| Genji | Moira, Symmetra, Winston, Zarya | Genji |
| Hanzo | Winston, D.Va, Echo, Genji | Hanzo |
| Hazard | D.Va, Ana, Orisa, Sombra | Hazard |
| Illari | D.Va, Genji, Sombra, Kiriko | Illari |
| Junker Queen | Orisa, Bastion, Mei, Kiriko | Junker Queen |
| Junkrat | Pharah, Echo | Junkrat |
| Kiriko | Winston, Pharah, Echo | Kiriko |
| Lifeweaver | Sombra, D.Va, Pharah | Lifeweaver |
| Lucio | Ramattra, Sombra, Moira | Lucio |
| Mauga | Sigma, Kiriko, D.Va, Sojourn, Sombra | Mauga |
| Mei | Orisa, Kiriko, Pharah | Mei |
| Mercy | Sombra, Soldier: 76, Cassidy, Widowmaker | Mercy |
| Moira | D.Va, Brigitte, Reaper | Moira |
| Orisa | Bastion, D.Va, Winston, Lifeweaver, Zarya, Sombra, Zenyatta | Orisa |
| Pharah | Cassidy, Widowmaker, Soldier: 76, Symmetra | Pharah |
| Ramattra | Zenyatta, Ana, Orisa, Hazard | Ramattra |
| Reaper | D.Va, Pharah, Echo | Reaper |
| Reinhardt | Ramattra, Sombra, Pharah, Junkrat | Reinhardt |
| Roadhog | Ashe, Sojourn, Orisa | Roadhog |
| Sigma | Zarya, Ramattra, Sombra, Bastion, Symmetra | Sigma |
| Sojourn | D.Va, Widowmaker, Winston, Tracer | Sojourn |
| Soldier: 76 | D.Va, Winston, Widowmaker, Ashe, Lucio | Soldier: 76 |
| Sombra | Hanzo, Moira, Zenyatta | Sombra |
| Symmetra | Winston, Zarya, Pharah | Symmetra |
| Torbjorn | Winston, Ramattra, Widowmaker, Sombra, Junkrat | Torbjorn |
| Tracer | Torbjorn, Moira, Symmetra | Tracer |
| Venture | Mei, Sombra, Pharah, Echo | Venture |
| Widowmaker | Winston, D.Va, Wrecking Ball, Genji, Widowmaker, Sombra, Lucio | Widowmaker |
| Winston | Bastion, D.Va | Winston |
| Wrecking Ball | Sombra, Cassidy, Tracer, Roadhog, Brigitte | Wrecking Ball |
| Zarya | Reinhardt, Soldier: 76, Cassidy, Ashe, Lifeweaver | Zarya |
| Zenyatta | Sombra, Tracer, Junker Queen, Zarya | Zenyatta |
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