D.Va
8/10
- ・His attacks are easily absorbed by D.Va's DM
. Hanzo has difficulty dealing with Boosters
engages.
Hanzo
49.6% Win9% Pick
Storm Bow
Hold to charge then release to launch arrows further.
Storm Arrows
The next 5 arrows ricochet and fire instantly at reduced damage.
Sonic Arrow
Reveals enemies for a short time upon impact.
Lunge
Double Jump.
Dragonstrike
Launch a deadly Dragon Spirit that devastates enemies it passes through.
Wall Climb
Jump at walls to climb up them.
Hanzo countered by
Winston
8/10
- ・Hanzo's low DPS makes it difficult to break Winston's barrier. Hanzo lacks options to deal with Winston's dives.
Genji
8/10
- ・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
.
Lúcio
8/10
- ・Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit fast targets like Lucio. Lucio can use wall ride constantly to make it even harder for Hanzo to land headshots.
Tracer
7/10
- ・Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit fast targets like Tracer.
Junker Queen
6/10
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Widowmaker
5/10
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Lifeweaver
5/10
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…
Soldier: 76
4/10
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Mauga
3/10
- ・Hanzo's Storm Arrows deals very high damage against Mauga. Hanzo's peeking style makes it difficult for Mauga to apply burning.
Roadhog
3/10
- ・Hanzo's peeking style makes it difficult for Roadhog to land Hook
. Hanzo can also burst down Roadhog with Storm Arrows before he uses Take a Breather
.
Ashe
3/10
- ・Ashe's peeking patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Hanzo's headshots.
Symmetra
3/10
- ・Symmetra's peeking patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Hanzo's headshots. In mid-range fights, Hanzo's Storm Arrows can melt Symmetra before her beam charges up.
Torbjörn
3/10
- ・Torbjorn's Turret
is easily destroyed by Hanzo. Torbjorn's wide hitbox makes him easy to hit with Hanzo's primary fire.
Ana
3/10
- ・Ana lacks mobility and her peek patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Hanzo's headshots. Hanzo rarely pushes forward, so he's less likely to get hit by Ana's Sleep
and Nade
.
Baptiste
3/10
- ・Hanzo can one-shot many heroes with headshots, making it difficult for Baptiste's Lamp
to function in time.
Zenyatta
3/10
- ・Zenyatta has a large and tall hitbox with no mobility, making him easy to hit with Hanzo's primary fire.
Illari
3/10
- ・Hanzo can one-shot many heroes with headshots, making it difficult for Illari's Pylon
to function in time.
Jetpack Cat
-/10
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Hanzo counters
Mauga
3/10
- ・Hanzo's Storm Arrows deals very high damage against Mauga. Hanzo's peeking style makes it difficult for Mauga to apply burning.
Roadhog
3/10
- ・Hanzo's peeking style makes it difficult for Roadhog to land Hook. Hanzo can also burst down Roadhog with Storm Arrows before he uses Take a Breather.
Ashe
3/10
- ・Ashe's peeking patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Hanzo's headshots.
Symmetra
3/10
- ・Symmetra's peeking patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Hanzo's headshots. In mid-range fights, Hanzo's Storm Arrows can melt Symmetra before her beam charges up.
Torbjörn
3/10
- ・Torbjorn's Turret is easily destroyed by Hanzo. Torbjorn's wide hitbox makes him easy to hit with Hanzo's primary fire.
Ana
3/10
- ・Ana lacks mobility and her peek patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Hanzo's headshots. Hanzo rarely pushes forward, so he's less likely to get hit by Ana's Sleep and Nade.
Baptiste
3/10
- ・Hanzo can one-shot many heroes with headshots, making it difficult for Baptiste's Lamp to function in time.
Zenyatta
3/10
- ・Zenyatta has a large and tall hitbox with no mobility, making him easy to hit with Hanzo's primary fire.
Illari
3/10
- ・Hanzo can one-shot many heroes with headshots, making it difficult for Illari's Pylon to function in time.
Soldier: 76
4/10
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…Widowmaker
5/10
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…Lifeweaver
5/10
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…Junker Queen
6/10
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…Tracer
7/10
- ・Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit fast targets like Tracer.
D.Va
8/10
- ・His attacks are easily absorbed by D.Va's DM. Hanzo has difficulty dealing with Boosters engages.
Winston
8/10
- ・Hanzo's low DPS makes it difficult to break Winston's barrier. Hanzo lacks options to deal with Winston's dives.
Genji
8/10
- ・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.
Lúcio
8/10
- ・Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit fast targets like Lucio. Lucio can use wall ride constantly to make it even harder for Hanzo to land headshots.
Jetpack Cat
-/10
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…Hanzo's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
A pick from long range via headshots.
By landing Hanzo's primary fire arrow as a headshot, he can deal 250 damage in one shot. Though it's hard to land, he can fire it at the enemy backline with almost no risk, and landing it gets a pick, making it easy to create a pick advantage.
Very high burst damage via Storm Arrows
.Storm Arrows
has a very high firepower of 300 DPS. On top of this it can also headshot, so it's an ability that can temporarily put out DPS exceeding Bastion's Configuration: Assault
.Positioning to high ground via wall climb.
Hanzo can compensate for his weakness in close combat by taking positions on high ground via wall climb. Also, since his primary fire charge doesn't reset even while wall climbing during a charge, he can launch an ambush on enemies on high ground with an attack of charge primary fire → wall climb → fire.
How to Counter
Don't make your peeks consistent.
Peeking with a set rhythm - stepping out from a wall, shooting, hiding again, stepping out from the same wall, hiding again - makes it easy to eat Hanzo's headshots. By varying your rhythm and avoiding reusing cover you've already used, Hanzo has a harder time landing headshots.
Approach with dive tanks or flankers.
Although Hanzo has a double jump, he has almost no way to deal with a tank or flanker approaching. Especially when heroes like Winston or D.Va get close, it easily leads to a kill unless your supports help.
Use heroes that can fly into the air or have fast movement speed.
Hanzo's arrows have travel time and arc through the air, making them hard to land on airborne heroes or fast-moving heroes. Airborne heroes especially can be even harder to hit by consciously moving vertically while fighting.
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