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Best teammates for Pharah

Who works well with Pharah, who clashes with them, and why. Pharah pairs best with Mercy.

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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 work well with Pharah

Good partners for Pharah: pick one beside them, or pick Pharah beside one.

Tanks

  • D.Va (good pair): dives the enemy hitscan that would shoot her down
  • Zarya (good pair): Graviton into Barrage

Damage heroes

  • Emre (decent pair): pressure from the air and from mid range splits their attention
  • Freja (decent pair): both rain explosive shots from above
  • Widowmaker (decent pair): Widowmaker picks the hitscan aiming at Pharah

Supports

  • Mercy (great pair): Mercy pocket: healing and damage boost in the air
  • Ana (good pair): long-range healing reaches her in the air; Nano Boost on Barrage
  • Jetpack Cat (good pair): a second flier who heals her in the air
  • Juno (decent pair): Pulsar Torpedoes lock on to heal her in the air
  • Sombra (decent pair): EMP breaks the barriers that block her rockets
  • Zenyatta (decent pair): Harmony Orb heals her at any range in sight

Heroes that clash with Pharah

These pull a different way from Pharah: the pair can still work, but it takes more care.

Tanks

  • Junker Queen (minor clash): fights in the air, away from the ground rush
  • Mauga (minor clash): fights in the air, far outside his Overdrive radius

Damage heroes

  • Echo (minor clash): both need the same air-capable healer and fall to the same hitscan

Supports

  • Moira (clash): 15 m spray cannot reach her in the air
  • Mizuki (minor clash): aura heals a grouped team on the ground