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Brigitte counters

Who beats Brigitte, who Brigitte beats, and why. The hardest counter to Brigitte is Pharah. Brigitte is strongest into Genji and Tracer.

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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 Brigitte

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

Tanks

  • Ramattra (strong counter): Nemesis punches pierce Barrier Shield
  • D.Mon (slight edge): Power Barrier and saber outlast her in close brawls
  • Reinhardt (slight edge): hammer swings outrange her flail and outlast her small shield

Damage heroes

  • Pharah (hard counter): flies beyond her flail and Whip
  • Bastion (strong counter): Assault fire breaks her shield and outranges her
  • Echo (strong counter): fights from the air outside her reach
  • Freja (strong counter): explosive bolts from Updraft height outrange her
  • Junkrat (strong counter): spam arcs over Barrier Shield

Heroes Brigitte counters

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

Tanks

  • D.Va (strong counter): flail and Whip Shot aren't absorbed by Defense Matrix
  • Doomfist (slight edge): Whip Shot and her shield peel his dive on the backline

Damage heroes

  • Genji (hard counter): Barrier Shield blocks shuriken and the flail ignores Deflect
  • Tracer (hard counter): Whip, Shield Bash and Inspire punish close flankers; 175 health plus 75 armor
  • Anran (strong counter): Whip knocks her out and Inspire out-heals her burn
  • Shion (strong counter): Barrier Shield blocks her pistols and Whip breaks her dive
  • Venture (strong counter): Whip and flail punish her surfacing beside the backline
  • Reaper (slight edge): Shield Bash and Whip disrupt his close-range burst

Supports

  • Sombra (slight edge): Whip and Inspire punish her Translocator landing

Brigitte against dive, brawl and poke

  • Good into dive: Whip, Bash and Inspire peel divers off the backline
  • Good into brawl: Inspire and Rally win long close fights
  • Bad into poke: she can't reach heroes trading at range