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Reinhardt counters

Who beats Reinhardt, who Reinhardt beats, and why. The hardest counter to Reinhardt is Bastion. Reinhardt's strongest matchups include Brigitte, D.Va and Genji.

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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 Reinhardt

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

Tanks

Ramattra (strong counter): punches pierce his shield
Zarya (strong counter): bubbles block Shatter and she charges off his hammer
Mauga (slight edge): shreds his shield and Overrun breaks his line

Damage heroes

Bastion (hard counter): Assault shreds his barrier and big frame
Ashe (strong counter): holds high ground he cannot reach
Echo (strong counter): cannot reach her in the air
Junkrat (strong counter): grenades bounce past his shield and break it
Pharah (strong counter): flies over his shield where he can't hit her
Symmetra (strong counter): her beam charges off his shield
Emre (slight edge): zoomed bursts poke him from range
Freja (slight edge): shoots over his shield from Updraft
Torbjörn (slight edge): turret shoots around his shield

Supports

Ana (strong counter): anti-heal and Sleep stop his walk-in and Charge
Jetpack Cat (strong counter): flies over his shield, out of hammer range
Lifeweaver (strong counter): Life Grip saves pinned or shattered allies
Sombra (strong counter): EMP breaks his shield and Cyberspace weakens his grouped brawl
Doctrine (slight edge): mid-range shots kite his hammer and infused blasts pierce his grouped team
Juno (slight edge): hovers and glides out of hammer range
Lúcio (slight edge): boops break his shield push and speed outruns Charge
Mercy (slight edge): Guardian Angel keeps her above his hammer
Wuyang (slight edge): Guardian Wave knocks his push back and boosts healing on its targets
Zenyatta (slight edge): Discord and orbs from range

Heroes Reinhardt counters

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

Tanks

D.Va (slight edge): his hammer ignores Matrix and wins close trades
Hazard (slight edge): shield blocks his spikes and the hammer out-trades him
Wrecking Ball (slight edge): Charge and hammer punish his landing

Damage heroes

Genji (slight edge): shield blocks shuriken and Shatter stops Dragonblade
Venture (slight edge): hammer and Shatter punish her surfacing

Supports

Brigitte (slight edge): hammer swings outrange her flail and outlast her small shield
Moira (slight edge): her short-range spray puts her in hammer range

Reinhardt against dive, brawl and poke

Good into dive: divers who land in hammer range get Shattered and swung down
Bad into poke: kited and shot over or around his shield

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