YOUR BENCH, ON TRIAL
Pick 2–4 heroes from one role. We compare their listed Counters, show where a swap covers another pick's weakness, and find your next heroes to learn.
THE VERDICT · DAMAGE
Good coverage. Most bad matchups have an exit.
Your score balances listed matchup coverage with the benchmark across 2–4 heroes in your role. It measures your options, not your skill.
Your picks against enemies that threaten this pool. A hero can help even when another pick is the stronger counter.
Pharah
Widowmaker32% weighted coverage. 4 / 12.5 threat points answered. Strong counters cover more than conditional ones.
among 2-hero Damage pools.
Your pool's same-size percentile is 99.8. Ties share a rank. This is a comparison with other pools, not a win rate or coverage percentage.
01 · THE READOUT
Superior pick pressure challenges Ashe's sightlines and punishes exposed peeks.
Wrecking Ball pressures Pharah, Widowmaker.
See how to play this matchup
Tier is the hero’s current place in our Tier List. Buff means a recent strengthening, Nerf a weakening, Mixed both, and Rework a changed kit. Tap a badge to see what changed.
The tiers shown are for PC Competitive Role Queue, Bronze to Diamond. Updated 2026-10-20.
Patch reviewed: 2026-10-06, including hotfixes. Your pool score uses counter matchups; these badges do not add or subtract points.
Where does your whole pool have room to play? Maps with more favorable picks come first. Each row compares that hero with their own usual results.
1 / 2 favorable picks
PharahAbove usual results
WidowmakerNo reliable map data
Pharah: +5.3 points
Win rate compared with the same hero across all maps. Points means percentage points.
1 / 2 favorable picks
PharahBelow usual results
WidowmakerAbove usual results
Pharah: -4.7 points
Widowmaker: +4.4 points
Win rate compared with the same hero across all maps. Points means percentage points.
1 / 2 favorable picks
PharahBelow usual results
WidowmakerAbove usual results
Pharah: -2.1 points
Widowmaker: +3.8 points
Win rate compared with the same hero across all maps. Points means percentage points.
1 / 2 favorable picks
PharahAbove usual results
WidowmakerBelow usual results
Pharah: +3.7 points
Widowmaker: -2.9 points
Win rate compared with the same hero across all maps. Points means percentage points.
Favorable means at least 1 percentage point above that hero's usual win rate. Below usual means at least 1 point lower; smaller differences count as around usual. Missing data stays unknown.
These are individual hero results, not a combined pool win rate or a prediction of your next match. More favorable picks means more alternatives if you need to switch.
PC Competitive Role Queue, all tiers · 2026-10-15. Select a hero for their map guide and source details.
02 · KNOW THE OPPOSITION
See who forces a difficult fight, why they do it, and which pick can help.
Wrecking BallPressures Pharah, WidowmakerExposedWrecking Ball can close the gap quickly, force Widowmaker off safe angles, and keep pressure on after repositioning.
Save Grappling Hook to escape Wrecking Ball's engage. Pick perches near your team, not isolated ones.
Mobility lets Wrecking Ball contest Pharah's vertical space and force them off comfortable angles.
Wrecking Ball can reach you on high ground. Stay aware, and use Concussive Blast to knock him away when he commits.
Our counter guide does not recommend Pharah / Widowmaker against Wrecking Ball. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
D.VaPressures Pharah, WidowmakerExposedMobility lets D.Va contest Pharah's vertical space and force them off comfortable angles.
D.Va can follow you in the air. Stay near cover and your team, and don't hover alone when she's looking for you.
D.Va can close the gap quickly, force Widowmaker off safe angles, and keep pressure on after repositioning.
Keep Grappling Hook for when D.Va boosts onto you. Pick perches with an exit toward your team.
Our counter guide does not recommend Pharah / Widowmaker against D.Va. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
EchoPressures PharahExposedEcho can match Pharah's vertical mobility and pressure them directly in the air.
Echo can match you in the air. Stay near cover and your team, and don't take a long air duel you can't win.
Our counter guide does not recommend Pharah / Widowmaker against Echo. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
WinstonPressures WidowmakerExposedWinston can close the gap quickly, force Widowmaker off safe angles, and keep pressure on after repositioning.
Keep Grappling Hook for when Winston jumps in. Pick perches with an exit toward your team, not isolated ones.
Our counter guide does not recommend Pharah / Widowmaker against Winston. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
BaptistePressures PharahExposedHitscan bursts can contest Pharah while healing nearby teammates; clear sightlines and aim matter.
Stay out of Baptiste's clear sightlines and use cover between rockets. Fly near buildings instead of hovering in the open.
Our counter guide does not recommend Pharah / Widowmaker against Baptiste. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
GenjiPressures WidowmakerExposedGenji can close the gap quickly, force Widowmaker off safe angles, and keep pressure on after repositioning.
Keep Grappling Hook for when Genji dives you. Don't shoot into Deflect, and stay near teammates who can help.
Our counter guide does not recommend Pharah / Widowmaker against Genji. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
IllariPressures PharahExposedAccurate hitscan shots contest exposed flight paths; cover and long-range angles still matter.
Avoid exposed flight paths. Use cover and fly between buildings instead of hovering in Illari's lines.
Our counter guide does not recommend Pharah / Widowmaker against Illari. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
JunoPressures PharahExposedJuno can pressure aerial movement consistently while staying mobile enough to avoid easy retaliation.
Juno can pressure your air movement. Stay near cover and change angles often so she can't track you.
Our counter guide does not recommend Pharah / Widowmaker against Juno. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guideCovered means a Strong listed counter. Situational means a Good or Situational partial answer. Exposed means this enemy pressures a pick but no counter is listed in your pool. Unlisted matchups stay unknown.
PLAN B, PLEASE
Tap a hero to ban them. See who you can still play and which swaps you lose.
Your original pool stays selected. This is just a practice scenario.
Pharah IS BANNED
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You lose Pharah's best counter option in these matchups:
Pharah was your swap here.
Vertical pressure attacks D.Mon from angles their close-range frontline tools struggle to contest.
Pharah was your swap here.
Pharah attacks from vertical angles Hazard struggles to pressure consistently.
0% weighted coverage. 0 / 6 threat points answered.
One hero remains. The score and percentile require 2–4 heroes, so neither is rated here.
Widowmaker IS BANNED
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You lose Widowmaker's best counter option in these matchups:
Widowmaker was your swap here.
Long-range pick pressure punishes Cassidy whenever they expose predictable sightlines.
Widowmaker was your swap here.
Superior pick pressure challenges Emre's sightlines and punishes exposed peeks.
0% weighted coverage. 0 / 6.5 threat points answered.
One hero remains. The score and percentile require 2–4 heroes, so neither is rated here.
03 · BUILD A BETTER BENCH
One hero to learn. More ways out of a bad matchup.
Keep your picks. Add a new way to fight back.
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Examples of the matchups you improve by learning this hero.
Control and peel punish Wrecking Ball's committed engage and make it harder to escape after diving.
Echo
BeforeNo listed counterAfterGood counter
Jetpack Cat
BeforeNo listed counterAfterStrong counter
Reliable hitscan pressure punishes Echo in the air and sharply limits safe flight angles.
Start with these matchups when you practice the new pool.
D.VaWatch this matchup on Cassidy.
GenjiWatch this matchup on Cassidy.
Cassidy brings different weaknesses too. Check these before you swap.
HanzoWatch this matchup on Cassidy.
SigmaWatch this matchup on Cassidy.
CoverageBefore 32% After 34.9%
Pool scoreBefore 55 After 58 /100
Coverage gain: +2.9 percentage points, including the new pool's own weaknesses.
Before: 4 / 12.5 threat points. After: 5.5 / 15.75.
Adding a slot changes pool size; same-size percentiles are not compared. These recommendations are alternatives, not a combined pool.
Keep your picks. Add a new way to fight back.
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Examples of the matchups you improve by learning this hero.
High close-range pressure punishes Winston for committing into the team and makes extended dives expensive.
Bastion can pressure Roadhog after Trash Compactor ends; the new absorption window prevents uninterrupted frontal firing from being a reliable answer.
Start with these matchups when you practice the new pool.
D.VaWatch this matchup on Bastion.
Wrecking BallWatch this matchup on Widowmaker.
Bastion brings different weaknesses too. Check these before you swap.
HanzoWatch this matchup on Bastion.
Junker QueenWatch this matchup on Bastion.
CoverageBefore 32% After 32.3%
Pool scoreBefore 55 After 56 /100
Coverage gain: +0.3 percentage points, including the new pool's own weaknesses.
Before: 4 / 12.5 threat points. After: 5.25 / 16.25.
Adding a slot changes pool size; same-size percentiles are not compared. These recommendations are alternatives, not a combined pool.
Matchups reviewed for 2026-10-06. This measures listed matchups, not player skill, map fit, or the current live meta.
NEXT STEP
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HOW THE COURT SCORES IT
Hero Pool Score: practical matchup coverage, balanced against every 2-, 3- and 4-hero pool in your role. Each size gets equal weight. The score combines that standing with your actual coverage, so being a great pair does not hide big gaps. It is a matchup guide, not a promise of wins. Season 5 includes conditional kit inferences for new and reworked heroes; this percentile compares the listed graph, not observed match results.
Coverage: Strong threats count for 1 point, Good for ½ and Situational for ¼. Your best listed answer covers all, half or a quarter of a threat respectively. Conditional answers help, but do not erase a weakness. Shared threats count for each hero they pressure.
Among pools your size: the secondary percentile shows how efficiently you use your slots. Top 10% means your coverage beats roughly nine out of ten pools with the same role and number of heroes. Ties share a rank.
Next heroes: the first option brings the largest useful gain against your current threats. The second offers different coverage. Each must also improve the coverage rate of the resulting pool, including its new weaknesses. With four picks, we test replacements and name the hero to swap out. Options are alternatives, not a promise that both belong in the same pool.
Map, execution and team composition still matter. Missing matchups are unknown, not proof of safety. Check how the latest patch hits your heroes, explore the reasons in Overwatch Counters or broader performance on the Tier List. Shared links recalculate with the current catalog; no result snapshots are stored.
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