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Roadhog counters

Who beats Roadhog, who Roadhog beats, and why. The hardest counter to Roadhog is Ana. Roadhog's strongest matchups include Doomfist, Moira and 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 Roadhog

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

Tanks

  • Orisa (slight edge): Fortify stops his hook pull and Spin eats his scrap

Damage heroes

  • Bastion (strong counter): hitscan Compactor can't absorb shreds his big frame
  • Reaper (strong counter): big target; Compactor cannot absorb hitscan pellets
  • Emre (slight edge): big target; Trash Compactor cannot absorb hitscan
  • Torbjörn (slight edge): his hitscan turret is something Compactor can't absorb
  • Widowmaker (slight edge): his big head on long sightlines

Supports

  • Ana (hard counter): anti-heal shuts off Take a Breather and Sleep stops his Hook
  • Baptiste (strong counter): Immortality Field denies Hook kills
  • Doctrine (strong counter): mid-range Scepter kites Hook range and Deliverance cuts his big health pool
  • Kiriko (strong counter): Suzu saves the hooked teammate
  • Lifeweaver (strong counter): Life Grip pulls hooked teammates out
  • Sombra (strong counter): Cyberspace halves his damage and Breather healing
  • Zenyatta (strong counter): Discord on his big health pool outpaces Take a Breather
  • Illari (slight edge): hitscan rifle isn't absorbed by Trash Compactor
  • Lúcio (slight edge): speed carries teammates out of Hook range

Heroes Roadhog counters

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

Tanks

  • Doomfist (strong counter): Chain Hook catches his Slam and Punch escapes
  • Winston (strong counter): Chain Hook pulls him out of his jump and big health outlasts his beam
  • Wrecking Ball (strong counter): Chain Hook's stun stops his roll

Damage heroes

  • Freja (slight edge): Chain Hook catches her Updraft arc
  • Genji (slight edge): Hook can't be deflected and Compactor eats shuriken
  • Hanzo (slight edge): Trash Compactor absorbs arrows
  • Junkrat (slight edge): Trash Compactor eats his grenades
  • Pharah (slight edge): Trash Compactor eats her rockets and throws them back
  • Shion (slight edge): Chain Hook pulls her off the bike
  • Sierra (slight edge): Trash Compactor absorbs her rifle shots
  • Sojourn (slight edge): Trash Compactor absorbs the shots that charge her rail
  • Tracer (slight edge): Chain Hook catches her when Blinks are down
  • Vendetta (slight edge): Hook stops her dash-in
  • Venture (slight edge): Hook catches her as she surfaces

Supports

  • Moira (strong counter): Hook and scrap burst kill her before Fade

Roadhog against dive, brawl and poke

  • Good into dive: Hook stun and big health punish divers
  • Bad into poke: long sightlines and hitscan out-range him