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Anran counters

Who beats Anran, who Anran beats, and why. The hardest counter to Anran is Pharah. Anran's strongest matchups include Ana, Baptiste and Doctrine.

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From WinCon's coaching read of each hero's abilities, the same one the coach uses: a guide, not a measured win rate. Blizzard doesn't publish how heroes do against each other.

Heroes that counter Anran

Pick one of these into an enemy Anran, or watch for them when you play Anran.

Tanks

Winston (strong counter): no-aim beam tracks her dashes and the bubble blocks her fans
Zarya (strong counter): bubbles absorb her burst and cleanse burn
D.Mon (slight edge): the saber and barrier punish her dash-ins

Damage heroes

Pharah (hard counter): cannot reach a flier; Pharah punishes the end of Dancing Blaze
Cassidy (strong counter): Flashbang locks Inferno Rush and Dancing Blaze
Echo (strong counter): flies out of her reach
Reaper (strong counter): wins the close trade and Wraith Form cleanses burn
Mei (slight edge): slows her and Cryo-Freeze clears burn

Supports

Brigitte (strong counter): Whip knocks her out and Inspire out-heals her burn
Jetpack Cat (strong counter): dash and fans can't reach a flier
Moira (strong counter): no-aim beam and Fade outlast her burn
Kiriko (slight edge): Protection Suzu cleanses the burn she relies on

Heroes Anran counters

Anran is a good answer when the enemy plays one of these.

Tanks

Sigma (slight edge): her mobility dodges hyperspheres and rock

Damage heroes

Hanzo (strong counter): weak up close and his arrows miss her dashes
Widowmaker (strong counter): Inferno Rush closes the gap and her dodging ruins headshots
Emre (slight edge): struggles once she closes in
Genji (slight edge): burn and ability damage go through Deflect

Supports

Ana (strong counter): Dancing Blaze dodges Sleep Dart and Biotic Grenade
Baptiste (strong counter): dashes in and burns him through Regenerative Burst
Doctrine (strong counter): flanks into his weak close range; he has no crowd control
Illari (strong counter): dashes in past her rifle and burns her
Zenyatta (strong counter): no escape from a rush plus burn
Juno (slight edge): dashes onto her and burns her
Wuyang (slight edge): dashes past his Wave and burns him

Anran against dive, brawl and poke

Bad into dive: flying divers and Winston's no-aim beam ignore her dodges
Good into poke: static snipers and supports cannot stop her flank once she is close

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