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Hanzo counters

Who beats Hanzo, who Hanzo beats, and why. The hardest counters to Hanzo include Anran, D.Va and Genji. Hanzo is strongest into Bastion and Zenyatta.

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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 Hanzo

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

Tanks

  • D.Va (strong counter): Defense Matrix eats arrows and Storm Arrows
  • Winston (strong counter): jumps him and the bubble blocks arrows
  • Domina (slight edge): barrier segments block his arrows
  • Doomfist (slight edge): closes on him before he can kite
  • Hazard (slight edge): Vault reaches his angle and he can't kite
  • Roadhog (slight edge): Trash Compactor absorbs arrows
  • Sigma (slight edge): Kinetic Grasp absorbs arrows
  • Wrecking Ball (slight edge): too fast to hit and knocks him off his perch

Damage heroes

  • Anran (strong counter): weak up close and his arrows miss her dashes
  • Genji (strong counter): Deflect returns arrows and he dives
  • Tracer (strong counter): too fast for arrows at close range
  • Vendetta (strong counter): closes fast and Warding Stance blocks arrows
  • Venture (slight edge): surfaces in his weak range

Supports

  • Mercy (slight edge): Resurrect undoes his one-shot picks

Heroes Hanzo counters

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

Damage heroes

  • Bastion (strong counter): one-shot headshots on a stationary target
  • Cassidy (slight edge): one-shots from beyond his falloff
  • Mei (slight edge): outranges her
  • Symmetra (slight edge): outranges her and clears turrets
  • Torbjörn (slight edge): clears the turret and punishes a slow target

Supports

  • Zenyatta (strong counter): big, slow target for headshots
  • Ana (slight edge): one-shot threat on an immobile support
  • Mizuki (slight edge): long-range arrows pick his close group

Hanzo against dive, brawl and poke

  • Bad into dive: divers reach him and arrows struggle up close
  • Good into brawl: one-shots and Storm Arrows punish slow grouped teams

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