Mei
9/10
- ・Mei's primary fire is a beam with a slow effect, making it very effective against fast targets like Genji. Even when in danger against Genji, Mei can become invulnerable with Cryo-Freeze
.
Genji
51.4% Win10.6% Pick
Shuriken
Throw an accurate burst of 3 projectiles. Throw a fan of 3 projectiles in an arc.
Deflect
Deflect incoming projectiles towards the direction you are aiming and block melee attacks.
Swift Strike
Rapidly dash forward and inflict damage on enemies. Eliminations reset the cooldown.
Dragonblade
Unsheathe a deadly melee weapon.
Cyber-Agility
Climb on walls and double jump.
Genji countered by
Symmetra
9/10
- ・Symmetra's primary fire is a beam, so it penetrates Genji's Deflect. Symmetra can handle Genji's engage by having Turret
turrets placed.
Moira
9/10
- ・Moira's primary fire requires no aim, allowing her to consistently damage Genji's fast movement. Even when in danger, Moira can escape with Fade
.
Winston
8/10
- ・Winston's primary fire is auto-aim, allowing him to deal continuous damage to Genji. Winston's attack goes through Genji's Deflect. Winston can chase down a low-health Genji.
Zarya
8/10
- ・Beams pierce through Genji's Deflect. Zarya can protect teammates from Genji with her barrier.
Pharah
8/10
- ・Genji's projectiles are slow, making it difficult to hit airborne targets. Pharah can easily escape even when Genji uses Swift Strike on her.
Torbjörn
7/10
- ・Torbjorn has high HP and Overload
armor, making him hard for Genji to eliminate. Turret
helps deal with Genji's flanks.
Lúcio
7/10
- ・Lucio can handle engaging Genji with Boop
. Lucio can avoid Genji's attacks by using wall ride effectively.
Junker Queen
5/10
—
…
Wrecking Ball
4/10
—
…
Sigma
3/10
- ・Sigma is weak against dives. Genji's fast movement makes it difficult for Sigma to land primary fire.
Bastion
3/10
- ・Bastion struggles when Genji closes in. Bastion's attacks and abilities can be reflected by Deflect.
Sojourn
3/10
- ・Sojourn's attacks are easily reflected by Genji's Deflect, which can result in significant punishment when reflected.
Hanzo
2/10
- ・Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit fast targets like Genji. Genji can block Hanzo's Storm Arrows
and primary fire with Deflect.
Ana
2/10
- ・Ana has difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure. Ana's attacks are easily reflected by Genji's Deflect, which can result in significant punishment when reflected.
Widowmaker
1/10
- ・Widowmaker has great difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure. Genji's movement is very fast, making headshots difficult.
Jetpack Cat
-/10
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…
Genji counters
Widowmaker
1/10
- ・Widowmaker has great difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure. Genji's movement is very fast, making headshots difficult.
Hanzo
2/10
- ・Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit fast targets like Genji. Genji can block Hanzo's Storm Arrows and primary fire with Deflect.
Ana
2/10
- ・Ana has difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure. Ana's attacks are easily reflected by Genji's Deflect, which can result in significant punishment when reflected.
Sigma
3/10
- ・Sigma is weak against dives. Genji's fast movement makes it difficult for Sigma to land primary fire.
Bastion
3/10
- ・Bastion struggles when Genji closes in. Bastion's attacks and abilities can be reflected by Deflect.
Sojourn
3/10
- ・Sojourn's attacks are easily reflected by Genji's Deflect, which can result in significant punishment when reflected.
Wrecking Ball
4/10
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…Junker Queen
5/10
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…Torbjörn
7/10
- ・Torbjorn has high HP and Overload armor, making him hard for Genji to eliminate. Turret helps deal with Genji's flanks.
Lúcio
7/10
- ・Lucio can handle engaging Genji with Boop. Lucio can avoid Genji's attacks by using wall ride effectively.
Winston
8/10
- ・Winston's primary fire is auto-aim, allowing him to deal continuous damage to Genji. Winston's attack goes through Genji's Deflect. Winston can chase down a low-health Genji.
Zarya
8/10
- ・Beams pierce through Genji's Deflect. Zarya can protect teammates from Genji with her barrier.
Pharah
8/10
- ・Genji's projectiles are slow, making it difficult to hit airborne targets. Pharah can easily escape even when Genji uses Swift Strike on her.
Mei
9/10
- ・Mei's primary fire is a beam with a slow effect, making it very effective against fast targets like Genji. Even when in danger against Genji, Mei can become invulnerable with Cryo-Freeze.
Symmetra
9/10
- ・Symmetra's primary fire is a beam, so it penetrates Genji's Deflect. Symmetra can handle Genji's engage by having Turret turrets placed.
Moira
9/10
- ・Moira's primary fire requires no aim, allowing her to consistently damage Genji's fast movement. Even when in danger, Moira can escape with Fade.
Jetpack Cat
-/10
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…Genji's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Very high fine-grained mobility.
Genji has Swift Strike
, a double jump, and wall climb, giving him very high mobility and the ability to take various positions, making it easy to attack from the enemy's off-angles.Destructive power during his ultimate.
The burst damage from Dragonblade
is very high, and by mixing in allied support abilities such as Zarya's Projected Barrier
or Nano Boost
, he can launch an attack that is almost impossible to counter.
How to Counter
Use heroes that can keep their distance to prevent Swift Strike
kill streaks.Swift Strike
's cooldown resets on a kill. Using heroes that can easily keep distance from Genji's approach means Genji can't get kills, so he can't use Swift Strike repeatedly. This also reduces the damage he does during Dragonblade.Poke in advance so Genji can't approach.
Genji is not that strong at long range, so poking Genji to lower his health while there's some distance makes it harder for him to approach and harder for him to use his strengths.
Use heroes that don't require aim, or heroes that can pierce through Shuriken (Fan).
Genji has high mobility, making it hard to keep landing aim-dependent attacks on him. Using heroes with attacks that don't require aim, such as Winston, Mei, or Moira, makes it hard for Genji to leverage his mobility.
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