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Reaper counters
Who beats Reaper, who Reaper beats, and why. The hardest counters to Reaper include Ana, Baptiste and Echo. Reaper is strongest into Winston.
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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 Reaper
Pick one of these into an enemy Reaper, or watch for them when you play Reaper.
Damage heroes
- Echo : flies out of his range
- Freja : Quick Dash and Updraft keep her out of range
- Pharah : stays out of shotgun range
- Widowmaker : picks him before he reaches range
- Ashe : outranges him and Coach Guns away
Supports
- Ana : Sleep Dart and Biotic Grenade stop his sustain
- Baptiste : Immortality Field survives Death Blossom
- Jetpack Cat : flying support out of his range
- Brigitte : Shield Bash and Whip disrupt his close-range burst
- Illari : Outburst knocks him out of range
Heroes Reaper counters
Reaper is a good answer when the enemy plays one of these.
Tanks
- Winston : shotguns melt bubble and tank up close
- D.Mon : out-damages the mech at close range
- D.Va : out-damages her at close range
- Domina : weak up close with little escape
- Mauga : big target for lifesteal shotguns
- Roadhog : big target; Compactor cannot absorb hitscan pellets
- Wrecking Ball : shreds a big tank that must come close
- Orisa : shreds her once Fortify is down
- Sigma : rushes past the barrier to fight him up close
Damage heroes
- Anran : wins the close trade; Wraith Form clears burn
Supports
- Moira : close-range burst outdamages her drain
Reaper against dive, brawl and poke
- Good into dive: dive tanks must come into shotgun range
- Good into brawl: lifesteal shotguns shred big brawl tanks
- Bad into poke: long sightlines keep him out of shotgun range