Overwatch Meta
Patch 1.8 Meta
Attack Tier List
Tier S
Soldier 76
PRO
1. Highly moblie w/
rocket jump + sprint
2. Aoe heal
3. Kites tanks well
4. Tac Visor
rocket jump + sprint
2. Aoe heal
3. Kites tanks well
4. Tac Visor
CON
1. D-Va in face
Ana
PRO
1. Shuts down enemy healers
2. Heals incredibly fast
3. Strong cc
2. Heals incredibly fast
3. Strong cc
CON
1. Heavily focused
Reinhardt
PRO
1. Strongest main tank
2. Fast charging ult
3. High melee damage
2. Fast charging ult
3. High melee damage
CON
1. Kited easily
2. Needs constant healing
2. Needs constant healing
Roadhog
PRO
1. Big hook picks
2. 300 health self-heal
3. High damage at close/midrange
2. 300 health self-heal
3. High damage at close/midrange
CON
1. Ineffective outside of hook range
2. Bullet sponge
2. Bullet sponge
Tier A
Bastion
PRO
1. Highest dps of any hero
2. Largest healthpool(other than tanks)
2. Largest healthpool(other than tanks)
CON
1. Immoble
2. Very wide hitbox
2. Very wide hitbox
Tracer
PRO
1. Highly moblie
2. Strong flanker
3. Fast charging ult
2. Strong flanker
3. Fast charging ult
CON
1. Low healthpool
Genji
PRO
1. high burst damage
2. strong flanker
3. highly moblie
2. strong flanker
3. highly moblie
CON
1. does poorly against tanks
Zarya
PRO
1. Decent damage at all ranges
2. Can save teammates
3. strong ult
2. Can save teammates
3. strong ult
CON
1. Can be energy starved at times
Winston
PRO
1. strong gape closer
2. works well in dive comps
3. Decent burst
2. works well in dive comps
3. Decent burst
CON
1. outclassed by other tanks in damage output
2. Susceptible to kiting
2. Susceptible to kiting
D. Va
PRO
1. Defense matrix counters most ults
2. 2 lives
3. Chases kills well
4. Pilot D.Va tiny hitbox
2. 2 lives
3. Chases kills well
4. Pilot D.Va tiny hitbox
CON
1. Poor damage at distance
Lucio
PRO
1. Speedboost for peal or pushing
2. Aoe heal
3. Highly moblie
2. Aoe heal
3. Highly moblie
CON
1. Weak damage
2. Slow charging ult
2. Slow charging ult
Tier B
Sombra
PRO
1. Health pack control
2. Strong flanker
3. Strong escapes
2. Strong flanker
3. Strong escapes
CON
1. Low damage
Mercy
PRO
1. Low cool down escape
2. High risk/high reward ult
2. High risk/high reward ult
CON
1. Weak damage
2. Useless without teammates
2. Useless without teammates
Zenyatta
PRO
1. Discord orb
2. Highest possible damage of any support
2. Highest possible damage of any support
CON
1. Weak healing
2. Wide hitbox
2. Wide hitbox
Hanzo
PRO
1. cheesey 1 shots
2. dragon combos
3. Sonic arrow
2. dragon combos
3. Sonic arrow
CON
1. most of the time he misses
McCree
PRO
1. high damage
2. stun
2. stun
CON
1. large damage falloff
2. fan the hammer huge random spread
2. fan the hammer huge random spread
Mei
PRO
1. Wall off chokes separating teams
2. slow and stun + icicle headshot combo
3. ult on point
2. slow and stun + icicle headshot combo
3. ult on point
CON
1. Zarya bubble
Tier C
Pharah
PRO
1. High damage fast projectiles
2. Can 2 shot most heroes
3. Almost no damage falloff
2. Can 2 shot most heroes
3. Almost no damage falloff
CON
1. Is a floating target for hitscan heroes
Reaper
PRO
1. Strong close range damage
2. Higher healthpool than most dps heroes
2. Higher healthpool than most dps heroes
CON
1. Kited easily
2. Heavy damage falloff
3. Slow teleport cast
2. Heavy damage falloff
3. Slow teleport cast
Widowmaker
PRO
1. High damage at all ranges
2. Can oneshot most classes
2. Can oneshot most classes
CON
1. Weaker at close ranges
2. D.Va/monkey in face
2. D.Va/monkey in face
Junkrat
PRO
1. High damage
2. Strong at holding tight chokes
2. Strong at holding tight chokes
CON
1. Easy to dodge projectiles
2. D.Va in face
2. D.Va in face
Tier D
Symmetra
PRO
1. Highest winrate in comp at 56%
2. Fast charging ult
3. Annoying turrent are annoying
2. Fast charging ult
3. Annoying turrent are annoying
CON
1. Kited fairly easliy
2. No escapes
2. No escapes
Torbjorn
PRO
1. Turrent huge range
2. High weapon damage with low falloff
3. Armor on supports
4. Ulting with turrent up stops most pushes
2. High weapon damage with low falloff
3. Armor on supports
4. Ulting with turrent up stops most pushes
CON
1. Easy to headshot
Defense Tier List
Tier S
Soldier 76
PRO
1. Highly moblie w/
rocket jump + sprint
2. Aoe heal
3. Kites tanks well
4. Tac Visor
rocket jump + sprint
2. Aoe heal
3. Kites tanks well
4. Tac Visor
CON
1. D-Va in face
Ana
PRO
1. Shuts down enemy healers
2. Heals incredibly fast
3. Strong cc
2. Heals incredibly fast
3. Strong cc
CON
1. Heavily focused
Reinhardt
PRO
1. Strongest main tank
2. Fast charging ult
3. High melee damage
2. Fast charging ult
3. High melee damage
CON
1. Kited easily
2. Needs constant healing
2. Needs constant healing
Roadhog
PRO
1. Big hook picks
2. 300 health self-heal
3. High damage at close/midrange
2. 300 health self-heal
3. High damage at close/midrange
CON
1. Ineffective outside of Hook range
2. Bullet sponge
2. Bullet sponge
Tier A
Symmetra
PRO
1. Highest winrate in comp at 56%
2. Fast charging ult
3. Annoying turrent are annoying
2. Fast charging ult
3. Annoying turrent are annoying
CON
1. Kited fairly easliy
2. No escapes
2. No escapes
D. Va
PRO
1. Defense matrix counters most ults
2. 2 lives
3. Chases kills well
4. Pilot D.Va tiny hitbox
2. 2 lives
3. Chases kills well
4. Pilot D.Va tiny hitbox
CON
1. Poor damage at distance
Zarya
PRO
1. Decent damage at all ranges
2. Can save teammates
3. strong ult
2. Can save teammates
3. strong ult
CON
1. Can be energy starved at times
Mei
PRO
1. Wall off chokes separating teams
2. Slow and stun + icicle headshot combo
3. Ult on point
2. Slow and stun + icicle headshot combo
3. Ult on point
CON
1. Zarya bubble
Torbjorn
PRO
1. Turrent huge range
2. High weapon damage with low falloff
3. Armor on supports
4. Ulting with turrent up stops most pushes
2. High weapon damage with low falloff
3. Armor on supports
4. Ulting with turrent up stops most pushes
CON
1. Easy to headshot
Lucio
PRO
1. Speedboost for peal or pushing
2. Aoe heal
3. Highly moblie
2. Aoe heal
3. Highly moblie
CON
1. Weak damage
2. Slow charging ult
2. Slow charging ult
Zenyatta
PRO
1. Discord orb
2. Highest possible damage of any support
2. Highest possible damage of any support
CON
1. Weak healing
2. Wide hitbox
2. Wide hitbox
Tier B
Mercy
PRO
1. Low cool down escape
2. High risk/high reward ult
2. High risk/high reward ult
CON
1. Weak damage
2. Useless without teammates
2. Useless without teammates
McCree
PRO
1. High damage
2. Stun
2. Stun
CON
1. Large damage falloff
2. Fan the hammer huge random spread
2. Fan the hammer huge random spread
Genji
PRO
1. High burst damage
2. Strong flanker
3. Highly moblie
2. Strong flanker
3. Highly moblie
CON
1. Does poorly against tanks
Junkrat
PRO
1. High damage
2. Strong at holding tight chokes
2. Strong at holding tight chokes
CON
1. Easy to dodge projectiles
2. D.Va in face
2. D.Va in face
Widowmaker
PRO
1. High damage at all ranges
2. Can oneshot most classes
2. Can oneshot most classes
CON
1. Weaker at close ranges
2. D.Va/monkey in face
2. D.Va/monkey in face
Winston
PRO
1. strong gape closer
2. works well in dive comps
3. Decent burst
2. works well in dive comps
3. Decent burst
CON
1. Outclassed by other tanks in damage output
2. Susceptible to kiting
2. Susceptible to kiting
Pharah
PRO
1. High damage fast projectiles
2. Can 2 shot most heroes
3. Almost no damage falloff
2. Can 2 shot most heroes
3. Almost no damage falloff
CON
1. Is a floating target for hitscan heroes
Tier C
Hanzo
PRO
1. cheesey 1 shots
2. dragon combos
3. Sonic arrow
2. dragon combos
3. Sonic arrow
CON
1. most of the time he misses
Reaper
PRO
1. Strong close range damage
2. higher healthpool than most dps heroes
2. higher healthpool than most dps heroes
CON
1. Kited easily
2. Heavy damage falloff
3. Slow teleport cast
2. Heavy damage falloff
3. Slow teleport cast
Tracer
PRO
1. Highly moblie
2. Strong flanker
3. Fast charging ult
2. Strong flanker
3. Fast charging ult
CON
1. Low healthpool
Sombra
PRO
1. Health pack control
2. Strong flanker
3. Strong escapes
2. Strong flanker
3. Strong escapes
CON
1. Low damage
Tier D
Control Tier List
Tier S
Soldier 76
PRO
1. Highly moblie w/
rocket jump + sprint
2. Aoe heal
3. Kites tanks well
4. Tac Visor
rocket jump + sprint
2. Aoe heal
3. Kites tanks well
4. Tac Visor
CON
1. D-Va in face
Ana
PRO
1. Shuts down enemy healers
2. Heals incredibly fast
3. Strong cc
2. Heals incredibly fast
3. Strong cc
CON
1. Heavily focused
Reinhardt
PRO
1. Strongest main tank
2. Fast charging ult
3. High melee damage
2. Fast charging ult
3. High melee damage
CON
1. Kited easily
2. Needs constant healing
2. Needs constant healing
Lucio
PRO
1. Speedboost for peal or pushing
2. Aoe heal
3. Highly moblie
2. Aoe heal
3. Highly moblie
CON
1. Weak damage
2. Slow charging ult
2. Slow charging ult
Tier A
D. Va
PRO
1. Defense matrix counters most ults
2. 2 lives
3. Chases kills well
4. Pilot D.Va tiny hitbox
2. 2 lives
3. Chases kills well
4. Pilot D.Va tiny hitbox
CON
1. Poor damage at distance
Roadhog
PRO
1. Big hook picks
2. 300 health self-heal
3. High damage at close/midrange
2. 300 health self-heal
3. High damage at close/midrange
CON
1. Ineffective outside of hook range
2. Bullet sponge
2. Bullet sponge
Tracer
PRO
1. Highly moblie
2. Strong flanker
3. Fast charging ult
2. Strong flanker
3. Fast charging ult
CON
1. Low healthpool
Genji
PRO
1. high burst damage
2. strong flanker
3. highly moblie
2. strong flanker
3. highly moblie
CON
1. does poorly against tanks
Zarya
PRO
1. Decent damage at all ranges
2. Can save teammates
3. strong ult
2. Can save teammates
3. strong ult
CON
1. Can be energy starved at times
Winston
PRO
1. strong gape closer
2. works well in dive comps
3. Decent burst
2. works well in dive comps
3. Decent burst
CON
1. outclassed by other tanks in damage output
2. Susceptible to kiting
2. Susceptible to kiting
Zenyatta
PRO
1. discord orb
2. highest possible damage of any support
2. highest possible damage of any support
CON
1. weak healing
2. wide hitbox
2. wide hitbox
McCree
PRO
1. high damage
2. stun
2. stun
CON
1. large damage falloff
2. fan the hammer huge random spread
2. fan the hammer huge random spread
Pharah
PRO
1. High damage fast projectiles
2. Can 2 shot most heroes
3. Almost no damage falloff
2. Can 2 shot most heroes
3. Almost no damage falloff
CON
1. Is a floating target for hitscan heroes
Tier B
Bastion
PRO
1. highest dps of any hero
2. largest healthpool(other than tanks)
2. largest healthpool(other than tanks)
CON
1. immoble
2. very wide hitbox
2. very wide hitbox
Mercy
PRO
1. Low cool down escape
2. High risk/high reward ult
2. High risk/high reward ult
CON
1. Weak damage
2. Useless without teammates
2. Useless without teammates
Hanzo
PRO
1. cheesey 1 shots
2. dragon combos
3. Sonic arrow
2. dragon combos
3. Sonic arrow
CON
1. most of the time he misses
Mei
PRO
1. Wall off chokes separating teams
2. slow and stun + icicle headshot combo
3. ult on point
2. slow and stun + icicle headshot combo
3. ult on point
CON
1. Zarya bubble
Reaper
PRO
1. strong close range damage
2. higher healthpool than most dps heroes
2. higher healthpool than most dps heroes
CON
1. kited easily
2. heavy damage falloff
3. slow teleport cast
2. heavy damage falloff
3. slow teleport cast
Tier C
Widowmaker
PRO
1. high damage at all ranges
2. can oneshot most classes
2. can oneshot most classes
CON
1. weaker at close ranges
2. D.Va/monkey in face
2. D.Va/monkey in face
Junkrat
PRO
1. high damage
2. strong at holding tight chokes
2. strong at holding tight chokes
CON
1. easy to dodge projectiles
2. D.Va in face
2. D.Va in face
Sombra
PRO
1. Health pack control
2. Strong flanker
3. Strong escapes
2. Strong flanker
3. Strong escapes
CON
1. Low damage
Tier D
Symmetra
PRO
1. Highest winrate in comp at 56%
2. Fast charging ult
3. Annoying turrent are annoying
2. Fast charging ult
3. Annoying turrent are annoying
CON
1. Kited fairly easliy
2. No escapes
2. No escapes
Torbjorn
PRO
1. Turrent huge range
2. High weapon damage with low falloff
3. Armor on supports
4. Ulting with turrent up stops most pushes
2. High weapon damage with low falloff
3. Armor on supports
4. Ulting with turrent up stops most pushes
CON
1. Easy to headshot