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Shion counters

Who beats Shion, who Shion beats, and why. The hardest counters to Shion include Brigitte, Cassidy and D.Va. Shion is strongest into Illari, Mercy and Zenyatta.

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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 Shion

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

Tanks

D.Va (strong counter): Defense Matrix eats her pistols and Execution
Winston (strong counter): bubble is slow to break and he chases her after Evade
Roadhog (slight edge): Chain Hook pulls her off the bike

Damage heroes

Cassidy (strong counter): Flashbang locks Evade
Symmetra (strong counter): turrets slow her and take two shots each to clear
Torbjörn (strong counter): turret and Overload outlast her burst
Junkrat (slight edge): Steel Trap stops her flank
Mei (slight edge): slows her and Cryo survives her burst

Supports

Brigitte (strong counter): Barrier Shield blocks Execution and Shield Bash interrupts
Ana (slight edge): Sleep Dart stops her flank

Heroes Shion counters

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

Tanks

Sigma (slight edge): Joyride flanks and dodges his slow projectiles

Damage heroes

Sojourn (slight edge): flanks her after her slide is used
Tracer (slight edge): hitscan burst and Evade overhealth win the duel

Supports

Illari (strong counter): clears the Pylon and bursts her
Mercy (strong counter): hitscan pistols and Execution hit her in flight
Zenyatta (strong counter): Execution bursts a big, slow target
Doctrine (slight edge): bursts him on a flank
Lifeweaver (slight edge): bursts a target with weak escape

Shion against dive, brawl and poke

Bad into brawl: grouped teams with peel, turrets and crowd control catch her after Evade
Good into poke: Joyride passes long sightlines and she bursts immobile backliners

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