D.Va
9/10
- ・Widowmaker has great difficulty dealing with Boosters
engages.
Widowmaker
45.9% Win7.4% Pick
Widow's Kiss
Automatic assault weapon. Hold for long-ranged sniper weapon.
Grappling Hook
Launch a hook that pulls you towards a ledge.
Venom Mine
Launch a poison trap.
Infra-Sight
Provide your team with a view of the enemy's location.
Widowmaker countered by
Winston
9/10
- ・Widowmaker lacks options to counter Winston's dives. Grappling Hook has a long cooldown, so repeated dives are hard to handle.
Genji
9/10
- ・Widowmaker has great difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure. Genji's movement is very fast, making headshots difficult.
Anran
7/10
- ・Anran has high mobility, making it difficult for Widowmaker to land headshots, and allowing Anran to close the distance on Widowmaker easily.
Kiriko
7/10
- ・Kiriko's slim hitbox lets her pressure Widowmaker with primary fire. With Swift Step
, Kiriko can pressure Widowmaker from a different angle than her teammates.
Soldier: 76
4/10
—
…
Lifeweaver
4/10
—
…
Junker Queen
3/10
- ・Widowmaker can deal damage continuously without ever entering Junker Queen's effective range.
Reinhardt
3/10
- ・Widowmaker can deal damage continuously without ever entering Reinhardt's effective range.
Domina
3/10
- ・Widowmaker can attack the enemy backline from outside Domina's range without being contested.
Mei
3/10
- ・Mei lacks mobility, so she easily takes Widowmaker's headshots. Once headshot by Widowmaker, even Mei's Cryo-Freeze
becomes meaningless.
Ana
3/10
- ・Ana easily takes Widowmaker's headshots due to her lack of mobility and predictable peeking pattern. Since Widowmaker rarely pushes forward, she is unlikely to be hit by Ana's Sleep
or Nade
.
Zarya
2/10
- ・Widowmaker deals damage from afar, staying out of Zarya's effective range. Widowmaker can immediately stop attacking when she sees Zarya's barrier. Zarya's low mobility makes her vulnerable to Widowmaker's headshots.
Ashe
2/10
- ・Ashe's peeking patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Widowmaker's headshots.
Pharah
2/10
- ・Widowmaker's hitscan shots can easily hit Pharah. Pharah's aerial positioning often gives Widowmaker clear sightlines.
Emre
2/10
- ・Without Emre:Shift active, Emre is slow, and the 3-round burst creates predictable peeking patterns, making Emre vulnerable to Widowmaker's headshots.
Widowmaker counters
Junkrat
1/10
- ・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.
Zarya
2/10
- ・Widowmaker deals damage from afar, staying out of Zarya's effective range. Widowmaker can immediately stop attacking when she sees Zarya's barrier. Zarya's low mobility makes her vulnerable to Widowmaker's headshots.
Ashe
2/10
- ・Ashe's peeking patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Widowmaker's headshots.
Pharah
2/10
- ・Widowmaker's hitscan shots can easily hit Pharah. Pharah's aerial positioning often gives Widowmaker clear sightlines.
Emre
2/10
- ・Without Emre:Shift active, Emre is slow, and the 3-round burst creates predictable peeking patterns, making Emre vulnerable to Widowmaker's headshots.
Junker Queen
3/10
- ・Widowmaker can deal damage continuously without ever entering Junker Queen's effective range.
Reinhardt
3/10
- ・Widowmaker can deal damage continuously without ever entering Reinhardt's effective range.
Domina
3/10
- ・Widowmaker can attack the enemy backline from outside Domina's range without being contested.
Mei
3/10
- ・Mei lacks mobility, so she easily takes Widowmaker's headshots. Once headshot by Widowmaker, even Mei's Cryo-Freeze becomes meaningless.
Ana
3/10
- ・Ana easily takes Widowmaker's headshots due to her lack of mobility and predictable peeking pattern. Since Widowmaker rarely pushes forward, she is unlikely to be hit by Ana's Sleep or Nade.
Soldier: 76
4/10
—
…Lifeweaver
4/10
—
…Anran
7/10
- ・Anran has high mobility, making it difficult for Widowmaker to land headshots, and allowing Anran to close the distance on Widowmaker easily.
Kiriko
7/10
- ・Kiriko's slim hitbox lets her pressure Widowmaker with primary fire. With Swift Step, Kiriko can pressure Widowmaker from a different angle than her teammates.
Winston
9/10
- ・Widowmaker lacks options to counter Winston's dives. Grappling Hook has a long cooldown, so repeated dives are hard to handle.
Widowmaker's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Pressure from a single headshot.
Widowmaker can kill almost any non-tank hero with a single headshot, so simply having a line of sight lets her apply huge pressure on the enemy backline heroes.
Can play while taking very little damage.
Widowmaker's playstyle rarely involves exposing herself heavily to enemy lines of sight, so it's easy for her to take less damage. In turn, this gives her supports more room to heal.
How to Counter
Apply pressure with dive tanks or flankers.
Widowmaker is weak in close combat, so continuously applying pressure with flankers or dive tanks makes it easy to gain an advantage.
Poke Widowmaker.
Widowmaker often takes positions where heals are hard to reach, so poking her for even a little damage when there's an opening forces her to peek at low health and makes it hard for her to push forward.
Bait her out with feints.
The positions Widowmaker can take are limited, and the spots where she holds a line of sight are relatively easy to identify, so making a light peek where she likely has a line of sight can bait her into firing a shot. Once she fires, her position is revealed, making it difficult for her to take another shot.
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