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Doomfist counters

Who beats Doomfist, who Doomfist beats, and why. The hardest counters to Doomfist include Cassidy, Domina and Mauga. Doomfist's strongest matchups include Lifeweaver, Soldier: 76 and Widowmaker.

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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 Doomfist

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

Tanks

Domina (strong counter): Repulsors and wall stuns interrupt his engage
Mauga (strong counter): sustained crits on his big hitbox outlast Power Block
Orisa (strong counter): Fortify ignores his Punch and Javelin stuns him
Roadhog (strong counter): Chain Hook catches his Slam and Punch escapes
Junker Queen (slight edge): Jagged Blade pulls him back as he escapes
Zarya (slight edge): bubbles blank his punch combo

Damage heroes

Cassidy (strong counter): Flashbang locks his movement abilities and he crits Doom's head
Sierra (slight edge): Anchor Drone dodges his engage; tracked fire punishes recovery

Supports

Mizuki (strong counter): Binding Chain stops Rocket Punch and Slam
Baptiste (slight edge): Immortality Field saves the punched target
Brigitte (slight edge): Whip Shot and her shield peel his dive on the backline
Jetpack Cat (slight edge): flight keeps her above his punches
Mercy (slight edge): Guardian Angel carries her away from his punch

Heroes Doomfist counters

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

Damage heroes

Soldier: 76 (strong counter): punches him out of position
Widowmaker (strong counter): Slam reaches her perch and Punch knocks her off it
Ashe (slight edge): Power Block soaks her shots and he dives her off-angle
Bastion (slight edge): punches him out of position
Hanzo (slight edge): closes on him before he can kite

Supports

Lifeweaver (strong counter): punches him when Rejuvenating Dash is down
Wuyang (strong counter): punches past Guardian Wave's cone
Zenyatta (strong counter): he has no escape from the punch-and-slam combo
Doctrine (slight edge): no crowd control to stop his entry
Illari (slight edge): punches her off her Pylon and kills it
Sombra (slight edge): punches her at the Translocator landing

Doomfist against dive, brawl and poke

Bad into brawl: CC-immune and high-sustain brawlers absorb his combos
Good into poke: Slam and Punch reach static poke heroes behind cover

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