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Freja counters

Who beats Freja, who Freja beats, and why. The hardest counters to Freja include Ashe, D.Va and Genji. Freja's strongest matchups include Brigitte, Junkrat and Reaper.

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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 Freja

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

Tanks

D.Va (strong counter): Defense Matrix eats her bolts
Winston (strong counter): no-aim beam on her landing spot
Roadhog (slight edge): Chain Hook catches her Updraft arc
Sigma (slight edge): Grasp eats her bolts

Damage heroes

Ashe (strong counter): hitscan wins the long trade and catches her Updraft
Genji (strong counter): Deflect returns her bolts and he dives her
Tracer (strong counter): dives her once Dash and Updraft are down
Soldier: 76 (slight edge): sustained hitscan tracks her in the air

Supports

Sombra (slight edge): flanks her from stealth after her cooldowns

Heroes Freja counters

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

Tanks

Junker Queen (slight edge): trades from beyond her range
Reinhardt (slight edge): shoots over his shield from Updraft

Damage heroes

Junkrat (strong counter): outranges his arcs; she is hard to hit in the air
Reaper (strong counter): Quick Dash and Updraft keep her out of shotgun range
Venture (strong counter): Quick Dash and Updraft keep her away from the drill
Mei (slight edge): Updraft gets above her walls

Supports

Brigitte (strong counter): explosive bolts from Updraft height outrange her
Zenyatta (strong counter): explosive bolts burst a slow target
Ana (slight edge): bursts her from high angles

Freja against dive, brawl and poke

Bad into dive: divers catch her when Quick Dash and Updraft are down
Good into brawl: hits slow brawl teams from high angles they cannot contest

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