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YOUR MAIN · SUPPORT

PLAYING ANA

Who to ban, which matchups hurt, where to play and who has your back.

ANA CHANGED IN THE 6 OCT 2026 PATCHLocal Anesthetic · Minor perk · Hit volume · head · See the impact
TierC
Win rate47.0%
Pick rate24.2%
Ban rate9.4%

OFFICIAL KIT · SUPPORT

KIT

Season 5 notes

Local Anesthetic replaces Groggy as a minor perk in Season 5.

  1. Biotic Rifle

    Weapon

    Long-range rifle that heals allies and damages enemies. Hold to zoom in.

  2. Sleep Dart

    14s

    Ability

    Fires a dart that puts an enemy to sleep.

  3. Biotic Grenade

    12s

    Ability

    Throws a grenade that heals and increases healing on allies, while damaging and preventing healing on enemies.

  4. Nano Boost

    2,300 pts

    Ultimate

    Increases an ally's damage, while reducing damage taken.

Minor perksLevel 2 · pick one

  • Local Anesthetic

    Sleep dart explodes on impact, slowing enemies and dealing 45 damage over 3 seconds.

    Season 545 dmg over 3sSleep Dart explodes on impact, slowing nearby enemies. It replaces Groggy as a minor perk.

  • Speed Serum

    Nano Boost grants a 30% movement speed boost to both Ana and her target.

Major perksLevel 3 · pick one

  • Biotic Bounce

    After exploding, Biotic Grenade bounces and explodes again for 60 damage and healing.

  • Headhunter

    Biotic Rifle can crit enemies.

Know this

  • This is a selected perk; the base sleep and anti-heal toolkit still drives the matchup guidance.

Official live patch notes · Cooldowns from the Overwatch Wiki and the patch notes, ultimate cost in points.

Ability and perk icons and descriptions © Blizzard Entertainment.

KNOW YOUR PROBLEMS

TOUGH MATCHUPS

Heroes that counter Ana, strongest first. Tap one to see what beats them.

GOOD5 PICKS

Anran Good Damage A

Anran can reach Ana quickly, force defensive cooldowns and deny comfortable backline positioning.

  • CLEAN ENGAGE REQUIRED
HOW TO PLAY IT

Stand close to your tank so Anran has to run through your team to reach you. Keep your self-defence tools until they commit, then fall back toward help.

PERK PICK Solid pickDefault build

MinorLocal AnestheticMajorBiotic Bounce

Anran plays as a flanker, so anti-flank and anti-dive matter most. Local Anesthetic brings crowd control and anti-dive; Biotic Bounce brings area damage and peel.

D.Va Good Tank D

D.Va can reach Ana quickly, force defensive cooldowns and deny comfortable backline positioning.

  • CLEAN ENGAGE REQUIRED
HOW TO PLAY IT

Hold Sleep Dart for when D.Va boosts in, and wait for Defense Matrix to drop first. Stay within a step of your tank so the dive ends inside your team.

PERK PICK Solid pickDefault build

MinorLocal AnestheticMajorBiotic Bounce

D.Va plays as an initiator, so anti-dive and crowd control matter most. Local Anesthetic brings crowd control and anti-dive; Biotic Bounce brings peel.

Doomfist Good Tank S

Doomfist can reach Ana quickly, force defensive cooldowns and deny comfortable backline positioning.

  • CLEAN ENGAGE REQUIRED
HOW TO PLAY IT

Save Sleep Dart for Doomfist's Rocket Punch or landing, not for poke. Play near cover and your tank so a punch can't pin you alone.

PERK PICK Solid pickDefault build

MinorLocal AnestheticMajorBiotic Bounce

Doomfist plays as an initiator, so anti-dive and crowd control matter most. Local Anesthetic brings crowd control and anti-dive; Biotic Bounce brings peel.

Kiriko Good Support D

Suzu and high mobility can deny Ana's key punish window and quickly reset endangered teammates.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Kiriko's Suzu cleanses your Biotic Grenade and Sleep, so bait it first: grenade a smaller fight, then use Sleep or Nano once Suzu is spent.

PERK PICK Solid pick

MinorLocal AnestheticMajorHeadhunter

Kiriko plays as a medic, so burst and duels matter most. Local Anesthetic brings burst; Headhunter brings burst and duels.

Winston Good Tank S

Winston can reach Ana quickly, force defensive cooldowns and deny comfortable backline positioning.

  • CLEAN ENGAGE REQUIRED
HOW TO PLAY IT

Sleep Winston when he jumps in, then step out of his bubble instead of fighting inside it. Stay near your team so his dive lands in your crossfire.

PERK PICK Clear pickDefault build

MinorLocal AnestheticMajorBiotic Bounce

Winston plays as an initiator, so anti-dive and sustain matter most. Local Anesthetic brings crowd control and anti-dive; Biotic Bounce brings area damage and peel.

SITUATIONAL2 PICKS

Widowmaker Situational Damage B

Timing and team support matter. Long-range pick pressure punishes Ana's limited mobility and exposed sightlines.

  • OPEN SIGHTLINES
  • MAP OR COMP DEPENDENT
HOW TO PLAY IT

Avoid long open sightlines; heal from behind corners and cover. On open maps, ask for a dive teammate or pressure so Widowmaker can't aim freely.

PERK PICK Clear pick

MinorSpeed SerumMajorHeadhunter

Widowmaker plays as a sharpshooter, so mobility and range matter most. Speed Serum brings mobility; Headhunter brings range.

Moira Situational Support B

Reliable close-range damage and Fade make Moira difficult for Ana to isolate or finish cleanly.

  • MAP OR COMP DEPENDENT
HOW TO PLAY IT

Don't chase Moira after Fade. Sleep her when she walks into your team, and keep anti-heal for the fight where her healing matters most.

PERK PICK Solid pick

MinorLocal AnestheticMajorHeadhunter

Moira plays as a medic, so burst and duels matter most. Local Anesthetic brings burst; Headhunter brings burst and duels.

LEVEL UP RIGHT · TACTICIAN

PERK BUILD

One minor perk at level 2, one major at level 3. The highlighted pair is the default; each tough matchup above says when to switch.

MINOR PERKLevel 2 · pick one
  • DEFAULT

    Local Anesthetic

    ▲ Buffed this patch

    Sleep dart explodes on impact, slowing enemies and dealing 45 damage over 3 seconds.

    • Crowd control
    • Burst
    • Anti-dive

  • Speed Serum

    Nano Boost grants a 30% movement speed boost to both Ana and her target.

    • Ult charge
    • Mobility
    • Peel
MAJOR PERKLevel 3 · pick one
  • DEFAULT

    Biotic Bounce

    After exploding, Biotic Grenade bounces and explodes again for 60 damage and healing.

    • Area damage
    • Peel
    • Burst

  • Headhunter

    Biotic Rifle can crit enemies.

    • Burst
    • Duels
    • Range

WHY THIS BUILD Covers what Ana's toughest matchups punish most: anti-dive, crowd control and sustain.

Perk names, text and icons as published on the official Ana page. Picks are rule-based from this hero's matchups, not win-rate data.

YOUR TARGETS

ANA IS GOOD INTO

These matchups depend on timing, positioning and teammate follow-up. Check the conditions before swapping.

DominaTank · goodHazardTank · goodRamattraTank · goodRoadhogTank · goodBastionDamage · goodDoomfistTank · situationalWrecking BallTank · situationalShionDamage · situationalReinhardtTank · situationalDoctrineSupport · situational

HERO BANS

BAN THESE

The counters you're most likely to actually face in Bronze → Diamond.

  1. 1KirikoGood counter · D tier19.6%pick rate
  2. 2MoiraSituational counter · B tier24.5%pick rate
  3. 3AnranGood counter · A tier8.7%pick rate

Ranked by counter strength × how often each hero is picked.

MAP VOTE

WHERE TO PLAY

Ana's win rate on each map compared with Ana's own All Maps average. All ranks, PC Competitive.

VOTE FOR

  • Havana+2.0 pts
  • Route 66+1.4 pts
  • Rialto+1.3 pts

AVOID

  • Esperança−2.5 pts
  • Suravasa−2.0 pts
  • New Junk City−1.6 pts

Blizzard Hero Statistics, 2026-10-15. Maps with low pick rates are left out.

Map images © Blizzard Entertainment, via OverFast API.

TEAM UP

COVERS YOUR WEAK SPOTS

Teammates who answer the heroes that counter Ana. One pick per role.

  • Tank DoomfistS AnswersKirikoMoiraWinston
  • Damage PharahS AnswersKirikoDoomfistAnran
  • Support MizukiB AnswersDoomfistWinston

Weighted by counter strength and observed pick rate.

NEXT STEP

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