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Torbjörn counters

Who beats Torbjörn, who Torbjörn beats, and why. The hardest counters to Torbjörn are Echo, Illari and Sombra. Torbjörn is strongest into Shion, Tracer and Venture.

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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 Torbjörn

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

Tanks

Domina (slight edge): beam and Crystal Charge clear the turret

Damage heroes

Echo (strong counter): kills the turret and his rivets miss a flier
Hanzo (slight edge): clears the turret from range
Junkrat (slight edge): spam clears the turret

Supports

Illari (strong counter): outranges his turret with charged shots from cover
Sombra (strong counter): Hotfix hacks the turret
Wuyang (slight edge): steerable orb hits his turret behind cover

Heroes Torbjörn counters

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

Tanks

D.Mon (slight edge): his turret chips her as she walks in
Orisa (slight edge): his hitscan turret chips her from angles Spin can't cover
Ramattra (slight edge): turret and rivets punish his big frame at range
Reinhardt (slight edge): turret shoots around his shield
Roadhog (slight edge): his hitscan turret is something Compactor can't absorb
Winston (slight edge): turret and rivets punish his landing

Damage heroes

Shion (strong counter): turret and Overload outlast her burst
Tracer (strong counter): the turret covers her flank and tracks a small target
Venture (strong counter): turret covers her routes; Overload survives her burst
Genji (slight edge): turret punishes his entry
Vendetta (slight edge): turret and alt-fire punish a melee flanker

Supports

Doctrine (slight edge): turret tracks his infused flight

Torbjörn against dive, brawl and poke

Good into dive: turret and Overload punish flankers who must come close
Bad into poke: long-range heroes kill the turret from beyond its reach

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