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Illari counters

Who beats Illari, who Illari beats, and why. The hardest counter to Illari is Winston. Illari's strongest matchups include Echo, Jetpack Cat and Pharah.

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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 Illari

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

Tanks

Winston (hard counter): Tesla ignores her aim, bubble blocks shots and he jumps her and Pylon
D.Va (strong counter): boosts onto her and kills the Pylon
Doomfist (slight edge): punches her off her Pylon and kills it

Damage heroes

Anran (strong counter): dashes in past her rifle and burns her
Genji (strong counter): Deflect returns her charged shots
Shion (strong counter): clears the Pylon and bursts her
Venture (strong counter): surfaces beside her and her Pylon
Tracer (slight edge): too small and fast for charged shots up close
Vendetta (slight edge): Soaring Slice reaches her angle

Supports

Moira (slight edge): lock-on beam wins close duels
Sombra (slight edge): stealth reaches her angle and Weaken halves her healing

Heroes Illari counters

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

Tanks

Roadhog (slight edge): hitscan rifle isn't absorbed by Trash Compactor

Damage heroes

Echo (strong counter): charged hitscan punishes her flight paths
Pharah (strong counter): charged hitscan reaches fliers at long range
Torbjörn (strong counter): outranges his turret with charged shots from cover
Bastion (slight edge): charged shots hit his slow frame from beyond Assault's best range
Reaper (slight edge): Outburst knocks him out of range

Supports

Jetpack Cat (strong counter): charged hitscan hits a slow flier
Baptiste (slight edge): charged shots outdamage his bursts at long range

Illari against dive, brawl and poke

Bad into dive: divers break the Pylon and she has one escape
Good into brawl: outranges slow brawlers from a covered Pylon angle
Good into poke: charged hitscan trades at long range

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