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Kiriko counters

Who beats Kiriko, who Kiriko beats, and why. The hardest counters to Kiriko include Genji, Tracer and Vendetta. Kiriko's strongest matchups include Ana, Junker Queen and Roadhog.

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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 Kiriko

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

Tanks

Winston (strong counter): bubble blocks Ofuda and Kunai and Tesla needs no aim

Damage heroes

Genji (strong counter): Deflect returns Kunai and he dives her
Tracer (strong counter): kills her between Suzu and Swift Step
Vendetta (strong counter): sword combo bursts her through Swift Step
Echo (slight edge): flies outside her Kunai range
Pharah (slight edge): Kunai are slow projectiles against a distant flier
Venture (slight edge): surfaces on her when Swift Step has no safe ally

Heroes Kiriko counters

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

Tanks

Junker Queen (strong counter): Suzu cleanses wounds and Rampage
Roadhog (strong counter): Suzu saves the hooked teammate
Mauga (slight edge): Suzu cleanses burn and saves Cage Fight targets
Zarya (slight edge): Suzu frees teammates from Graviton Surge

Damage heroes

Anran (slight edge): Protection Suzu cleanses the burn she relies on
Junkrat (slight edge): Suzu negates RIP-Tire burst
Sierra (slight edge): Protection Suzu cleanses the mark

Supports

Ana (strong counter): Suzu cleanses anti-nade and Sleep
Sombra (strong counter): Suzu cleanses Weaken and EMP's hack
Zenyatta (strong counter): Suzu cleanses Discord and Kunai crit a static target

Kiriko against dive, brawl and poke

Good into dive: Swift Step escapes and Suzu saves the dive target
Good into brawl: Suzu cleanses anti-heal and crowd control
Bad into poke: projectile Kunai lose long trades to hitscan

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