With so many heroes available in Overwatch 2, it is best to understand each playable character’s strengths and weaknesses. Whether you are using them or going up against them, you will want to exploit the enemy’s shortcomings while overcoming your own. Sometimes it is best to understand good heroes to switch to when you are struggling in a match. With that in mind, here is a table of the best counters for every hero in Overwatch 2.
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All of the best counters for every hero in Overwatch 2
For the below table, these counters were chosen largely for their abilities and how they work well against that particular hero. For example, Ana is a slow moving Support that can be easily overwhelmed by diving characters. Keep in mind that choosing a counter does not mean you will automatically win, but it can work to help you perform better in the match.
| Hero | Best Tank counters | Best Damage counters | Best Support counters |
| Ana | D.Va, Winston | Genji, Sombra, Tracer | Brigitte, Lucio |
| Ashe | D.Va, Ramattra Winston, Wrecking Ball | Genji, Tracer | Moira |
| Baptiste | D.Va, Doomfist, Ramattra, Roadhog | Echo, Genji, Reaper, Tracer | Lucio |
| Bastion | Orisa, Roadhog, Zarya | Hanzo, Junkrat, Sombra | Ana, Zenyatta |
| Brigitte | Doomfist, Reinhardt, Wrecking Ball | Cassidy, Junkrat, Pharah, Reaper, Soldier: 76, Symmetra, Torbjorn | Ana, Kiriko, Mercy, Moira |
| Cassidy | D.Va, Ramattra, Winston, Wrecking Ball | Genji, Sombra, Tracer, Widowmaker | Ana, Moira |
| D.Va | Zarya | Echo, Genji, Mei, Reaper, Sombra, Symmetra, Tracer | Ana, Baptiste, Kiriko, Moira, Zenyatta |
| Doomfist | D.Va, Orisa, Roadhog | Ashe, Cassidy, Hanzo, Mei, Pharah, Sojourn, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Symmetra, Torbjorn, Widowmaker | Ana, Kiriko, Moira |
| Echo | D.Va, Ramattra, Roadhog, Winston | Ashe, Cassidy, Sojourn, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Torbjorn, Widowmaker | Ana, Baptiste, Moira, Zenyatta |
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| Genji | Doomfist, Winston, Zarya | Echo, Mei, Pharah, Sojourn, Sombra, Symmetra, Torbjorn | Brigitte, Moira |
| Hanzo | D.Va, Doomfist, Ramattra, Wrecking Ball | Echo, Genji, Sombra, Tracer | Ana, Baptiste, Lucio |
| Junker Queen | D.Va, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Zarya | Ashe, Cassidy, Hanzo, Pharah, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Symmetra, Widowmaker | Ana, Brigitte |
| Junkrat | Roadhog, Sigma, Zarya | Ashe, Cassidy, Echo, Pharah, Sojourn, Sombra, Torbjorn | Ana, Baptiste, Kiriko |
| Kiriko | D.Va, Orisa, Reinhardt, Winston, Wrecking Ball | Echo, Genji, Pharah, Sombra, Symmetra, Tracer | Brigitte, Lucio |
| Lucio | D.Va, Doomfist, Ramattra, Roadhog, Winston | Echo, Genji, Junkrat, Mei, Pharah, Reaper, Sombra, Symmetra, Torbjorn | Ana, Brigitte, Mercy, Zenyatta |
| Mei | Junker Queen, Orisa | Ashe, Cassidy, Echo, Junkrat, Pharah, Reaper, Sojourn, Soldier: 76, Symmetra, Tracer, Widowmaker | Ana, Kiriko, Zenyatta |
| Mercy | D.Va, Doomfist, Ramattra, Roadhog, Winston, Wrecking Ball | Ashe, Cassidy, Echo, Genji, Pharah, Sojourn, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Symmetra, Torbjorn, Tracer, Widowmaker | Ana, Baptiste, Moira, Zenyatta |
| Moira | Doomfist, Junker Queen, Orisa, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Winston, Wrecking Ball | Ashe, Cassidy, Echo, Junkrat, Mei, Reaper, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Symmetra, Torbjorn, Tracer | Brigitte |
| Orisa | D.Va, Junker Queen, Roadhog, Zarya | Echo, Genji, Hanzo, Junkrat, Pharah, Reaper, Sombra, Tracer | Ana, Baptiste, Kiriko, Lucio, Zenyatta |
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| Pharah | D.Va, Ramattra, Roadhog | Ashe, Cassidy, Echo, Sojourn, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Torbjorn, Widowmaker | Ana, Baptiste, Moira |
| Ramattra | D.Va, Roadhog, Wrecking Ball | Bastion, Genji, Junkrat, Mei, Pharah, Reaper, Sombra, Tracer | Ana, Zenyatta |
| Reinhardt | Doomfist, Junker Queen, Orisa, Ramattra, Roadhog, Wrecking Ball | Bastion, Echo, Genji, Hanzo, Junkrat, Mei, Pharah, Reaper, Sombra, Symmetra, Tracer | Ana, Kiriko, Lucio, Mercy, Zenyatta |
| Reaper | D.Va, Junker Queen, Orisa, Zarya | Cassidy, Echo, Genji, Hanzo, Junkrat, Pharah, Sojourn, Sombra, Torbjorn | Ana, Kiriko, Zenyatta |
| Roadhog | D.Va, Junker Queen, Sigma, Zarya | Echo, Mei, Pharah, Sombra | Ana, Kiriko, Zenyatta |
| Sigma | D.Va, Doomfist, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Winston, Wrecking Ball, Zarya | Hanzo, Junkrat, Pharah, Reaper, Sojourn, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Symmetra, Tracer | Baptiste, Brigitte, Lucio |
| Sojourn | D.Va, Doomfist, Orisa, Zarya | Genji, Sombra, Tracer | Kiriko, Moira |
| Soldier: 76 | D.Va, Doomfist, Ramattra, Roadhog, Zarya | Genji, Sombra, Tracer | Ana, Baptiste, Kiriko, Moira |
| Sombra | Zarya | Cassidy, Junkrat, Mei, Symmetra, Torbjorn, Widowmaker | Baptiste, Brigitte |
| Symmetra | D.Va, Winston | Ashe, Cassidy, Echo, Mei, Pharah, Reaper, Widowmaker | Ana, Baptiste, Kiriko, Moira, Zenyatta |
| Torbjorn | D.Va, Junker Queen, Orisa, Ramattra, Roadhog, Sigma, Zarya | Ashe, Cassidy, Hanzo, Junkrat, Mei, Sojourn, Soldier: 76, Widowmaker | Ana, Baptiste, Kiriko, Zenyatta |
| Tracer | Roadhog | Junkrat, Pharah, Sojourn, Sombra, Torbjorn | Brigitte |
| Widowmaker | D.Va, Winston, Wrecking Ball | Ashe, Genji, Sombra, Tracer, Widowmaker | Ana, Baptiste, Kiriko, Zenyatta |
| Winston | D.Va, Junker Queen, Orisa, Roadhog | Cassidy, Hanzo, Junkrat, Mei, Pharah, Reaper, Sojourn, Sombra | Zenyatta |
| Wrecking Ball | Doomfist, Orisa, Ramattra, Roadhog | Junkrat, Mei, Pharah, Reaper, Sombra, Symmetra, Tracer | Ana, Zenyatta |
| Zarya | Doomfist, Sigma, Ramattra, Winston, Wrecking Ball | Ashe, Cassidy, Hanzo, Mei, Pharah, Sojourn, Soldier: 76, Symmetra, Tracer | Brigitte, Lucio, Moira |
| Zenyatta | D.Va, Doomfist, Junker Queen, Orisa, Ramattra, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Winston, Wrecking Ball, Zarya | Echo, Genji, Pharah, Sombra, Tracer, Widowmaker | Brigitte, Kiriko, Lucio, Moira |
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