Pharah
9/10
- ・Junkrat's projectiles are slow, making it very difficult to hit airborne targets.
Junkrat
52% Win10% Pick
Frag Launcher
Bouncing explosive projectile weapon.
Concussion Mine
Throw a knockback mine with LSHIFT then detonate it with ABILITY 1.
Steel Trap
Place an immobilizing trap.
RIP-Tire
Drive and detonate an exploding tire.
Total Mayhem
Deals no damage to self with explosives. Drop bombs on death.
Junkrat countered by
Widowmaker
9/10
- ・Widowmaker's primary fire is hitscan, making it easy to hit Junkrat launched in the air. Junkrat in the air has almost no control over his movement, making him an easy target for Widowmaker.
D.Va
8/10
- ・D.Va can absorb Junkrat's attacks and even his Concussion Mine, making it difficult for Junkrat to escape.
Freja
8/10
- ・Junkrat's projectiles are slow, making it difficult to hit flying Freja. Junkrat is vulnerable to Freja's poke damage.
Juno
8/10
- ・Junkrat's projectiles are slow, making it very difficult to hit airborne targets. Juno's primary fire is hitscan, making it easy to hit Junkrat in the air.
Jetpack Cat
8/10
- ・Junkrat's attacks have slow projectile speed, making it very difficult to hit airborne targets.
Ashe
7/10
- ・Ashe's primary fire is hitscan, making it easy to hit airborne targets. Ashe often positions at long range on high ground, making it hard for Junkrat's attacks to reach.
Soldier: 76
7/10
- ・Soldier: 76's primary fire is hitscan, making it easy to hit Junkrat launched in the air.
Baptiste
7/10
- ・Junkrat in the air has almost no control, making him weak against hitscan. Baptiste can use Regenerative Burst
to avoid Junkrat's attacks and easily reposition. Baptiste can counter Junkrat's ultimate with Lamp
.
Wrecking Ball
6/10
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Lifeweaver
5/10
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Reinhardt
3/10
- ・Reinhardt often stays grounded, making him easy to hit with Junkrat's primary fire and Trap. Junkrat can easily create distance from Reinhardt with Concussion Mine.
Junkrat counters
Reinhardt
3/10
- ・Reinhardt often stays grounded, making him easy to hit with Junkrat's primary fire and Trap. Junkrat can easily create distance from Reinhardt with Concussion Mine.
Brigitte
3/10
- ・Brigitte has no jump abilities, making her vulnerable to Junkrat's attacks. Even when Brigitte closes in, Concussion Mine easily creates distance.
Lifeweaver
5/10
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…Wrecking Ball
6/10
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…Ashe
7/10
- ・Ashe's primary fire is hitscan, making it easy to hit airborne targets. Ashe often positions at long range on high ground, making it hard for Junkrat's attacks to reach.
Soldier: 76
7/10
- ・Soldier: 76's primary fire is hitscan, making it easy to hit Junkrat launched in the air.
Baptiste
7/10
- ・Junkrat in the air has almost no control, making him weak against hitscan. Baptiste can use Regenerative Burst to avoid Junkrat's attacks and easily reposition. Baptiste can counter Junkrat's ultimate with Lamp.
D.Va
8/10
- ・D.Va can absorb Junkrat's attacks and even his Concussion Mine, making it difficult for Junkrat to escape.
Freja
8/10
- ・Junkrat's projectiles are slow, making it difficult to hit flying Freja. Junkrat is vulnerable to Freja's poke damage.
Juno
8/10
- ・Junkrat's projectiles are slow, making it very difficult to hit airborne targets. Juno's primary fire is hitscan, making it easy to hit Junkrat in the air.
Jetpack Cat
8/10
- ・Junkrat's attacks have slow projectile speed, making it very difficult to hit airborne targets.
Junkrat's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Very high poke power from primary fire.
Junkrat's primary fire deals 125 damage per shot, so any non-tank hero is killed by two direct hits. He performs well poking in narrow corridors.
Can keep distance even when approached, using traps or Concussion Mine
.Even when approached by a tank or flanker, he can create distance or apply kill pressure by using Concussion Mine
or catching them in a trap.Burst damage from combos using Concussion Mine
.Poke heroes generally tend to be weak at close range, but even up close Junkrat can deal very high burst damage with a Concussion Mine
+ primary fire combo.
How to Counter
Use heroes that can fly into the air.
Junkrat's attacks generally travel in an arc, making them hard to land on airborne enemies. His ultimate tire also has trouble finishing off airborne enemies, making it easy to gain an advantage.
Use hitscan heroes.
Junkrat has poor control while airborne and often has a floaty flight pattern, so hitscan heroes can shoot him down easily. His ultimate tire is also easy to destroy with hitscan heroes.
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