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YOUR MAIN · TANK

PLAYING SIGMA

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

TierB
Win rate49.1%
Pick rate9.7%
Ban rate3.3%

OFFICIAL KIT · TANK

KIT

  1. Hyperspheres

    Weapon

    Launch two charges which implode after a short duration, dealing damage in an area.

  2. Kinetic Grasp

    12s

    Ability

    Absorb projectiles in front of you and convert them into extra health.

  3. Accretion

    10s

    Ability

    Gather a mass of debris and throw it at an enemy to knock them down.

  4. Experimental Barrier

    Ability

    Hold to propel a floating barrier; release to stop. Press again to recall the barrier to you.

  5. Gravitic Flux

    2,300 pts

    Ultimate

    Manipulate gravity to lift enemies into the air and slam them back down.

Minor perksLevel 2 · pick one

  • Kinetic Cycle

    Absorbing projectiles with Kinetic Grasp also reduces Accretion's cooldown.

  • Hyper Regeneration

    30% of Hyperspheres' damage restores Experimental Barrier's health.

Major perksLevel 3 · pick one

  • Hyper Strike

    Every 5 direct hits with Hyperspheres, your next successful Quick Melee levitates and knocks away enemies.

  • Levitation

    Activate and hold Double Jump to briefly levitate upward.

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 Sigma, strongest first. Tap one to see what beats them.

STRONG1 PICK

Symmetra Strong Damage B

Sustained beam pressure rewards fighting into Sigma's frontline space and scales quickly in extended engagements.

  • CLOSE-RANGE MAPS
HOW TO PLAY IT

Symmetra's beam charges up on your barrier. Recall the barrier when she locks onto it, then keep your distance so her beam can't ramp up.

PERK PICK Solid pickDefault build

MinorHyper RegenerationMajorLevitation

Symmetra plays as a specialist, so mobility and sustain matter most. Hyper Regeneration brings sustain; Levitation brings mobility.

GOOD5 PICKS

Echo Good Damage B

Vertical mobility and burst let Echo pressure Sigma from angles that are difficult to answer consistently.

  • VERTICAL SPACE
HOW TO PLAY IT

Echo pressures you from above. Hold Kinetic Grasp for her burst, and let your hitscan teammates contest her.

PERK PICK Clear pick

MinorKinetic CycleMajorLevitation

Echo plays as a recon, so anti-air and range matter most. Kinetic Cycle brings anti-air; Levitation brings mobility and anti-air.

Mei Good Damage B

Close-range pressure and Wall can isolate Sigma, turning a committed frontline push into a punishable fight.

  • CLOSE-RANGE MAPS
HOW TO PLAY IT

Watch for Ice Wall before committing. Don't push past your team, and keep Kinetic Grasp to survive being isolated.

PERK PICK LeanDefault build

MinorHyper RegenerationMajorLevitation

Mei plays as a specialist, so mobility and burst matter most. Hyper Regeneration brings sustain; Levitation brings mobility.

Ramattra Good Tank C

Ramattra's sustained brawl pressure punishes Sigma when they cannot disengage or reset the frontline.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Don't get pulled into long brawls with Ramattra. Back off when he's in Nemesis Form, and poke when it ends.

PERK PICK LeanDefault build

MinorHyper RegenerationMajorLevitation

Ramattra plays as a stalwart, so anti-barrier and area damage matter most. Minor perk: no direct answer here, Hyper Regeneration is the all-round pick. Major perk: no direct answer here, Levitation is the all-round pick.

Reinhardt Good Tank S

Reinhardt can force a close brawl, reduce poke value and pressure Sigma through sustained frontline contact.

  • CLOSE-RANGE MAPS
HOW TO PLAY IT

Don't let Reinhardt force a close brawl. Back off to keep your poke range, and use Accretion to interrupt his charge.

PERK PICK Solid pick

MinorHyper RegenerationMajorHyper Strike

Reinhardt plays as a stalwart, so anti-barrier and area damage matter most. Hyper Regeneration brings sustain; Hyper Strike brings crowd control.

Zarya Good Tank C

Projected barriers absorb key pressure and beam damage becomes increasingly dangerous in sustained fights.

HOW TO PLAY IT

Don't shoot into Zarya's bubbles. Wait for them to drop, then commit, and avoid feeding her high charge.

PERK PICK LeanDefault build

MinorHyper RegenerationMajorLevitation

Zarya plays as a bruiser, so duels and sustain matter most. Hyper Regeneration brings sustain; Levitation brings mobility.

LEVEL UP RIGHT · STALWART

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

  • Kinetic Cycle

    Absorbing projectiles with Kinetic Grasp also reduces Accretion's cooldown.

    • Ammo & cooldowns
    • Anti-air
  • DEFAULT

    Hyper Regeneration

    30% of Hyperspheres' damage restores Experimental Barrier's health.

    • Sustain
    • Peel
MAJOR PERKLevel 3 · pick one

  • Hyper Strike

    Every 5 direct hits with Hyperspheres, your next successful Quick Melee levitates and knocks away enemies.

    • Crowd control
    • Anti-dive
    • Anti-flank
  • DEFAULT

    Levitation

    Activate and hold Double Jump to briefly levitate upward.

    • Mobility
    • Anti-air

WHY THIS BUILD Covers what Sigma's toughest matchups punish most: burst, mobility and sustain.

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

YOUR TARGETS

SIGMA IS GOOD INTO

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

D.VaTank · goodHazardTank · goodBastionDamage · goodCassidyDamage · goodEmreDamage · goodMaugaTank · situationalOrisaTank · situationalRoadhogTank · situationalFrejaDamage · situationalJunkratDamage · situational

HERO BANS

BAN THESE

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

  1. 1ReinhardtGood counter · S tier12.6%pick rate
  2. 2MeiGood counter · B tier8.7%pick rate
  3. 3RamattraGood counter · C tier8.2%pick rate

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

MAP VOTE

WHERE TO PLAY

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

VOTE FOR

  • Circuit Royal+4.6 pts
  • Havana+1.8 pts
  • Grímsvötn+1.5 pts

AVOID

  • New Junk City−4.3 pts
  • Colosseo−3.4 pts
  • Esperança−3.1 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 Sigma. One pick per role.

  • Tank D.MonS AnswersSymmetraZaryaMei
  • Damage PharahS AnswersReinhardtMeiRamattra
  • Support ZenyattaS AnswersReinhardtRamattra

Weighted by counter strength and observed pick rate.

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