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 · TANK
You have options. The enemy still has too many.
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.
14% weighted coverage. 1.5 / 10.75 threat points answered. Strong counters cover more than conditional ones.
among 2-hero Tank pools.
Your pool's same-size percentile is 86.2. Ties share a rank. This is a comparison with other pools, not a win rate or coverage percentage.
01 · THE READOUT
Winston can reach Ana quickly, force defensive cooldowns and deny comfortable backline positioning.
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.
2 / 2 favorable picks
RoadhogAbove usual results
WinstonAbove usual results
Roadhog: +1.4 points
Winston: +2.4 points
Win rate compared with the same hero across all maps. Points means percentage points.
1 / 2 favorable picks
RoadhogAround usual results
WinstonAbove usual results
Roadhog: +0.4 points
Winston: +4.6 points
Win rate compared with the same hero across all maps. Points means percentage points.
1 / 2 favorable picks
RoadhogBelow usual results
WinstonAbove usual results
Roadhog: -3.5 points
Winston: +3.3 points
Win rate compared with the same hero across all maps. Points means percentage points.
1 / 2 favorable picks
RoadhogAround usual results
WinstonAbove usual results
Roadhog: -0.2 points
Winston: +3.1 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.
BastionPressures Roadhog, WinstonExposedHigh close-range pressure punishes Winston for committing into the team and makes extended dives expensive.
Don't jump into Bastion when he's transformed. Wait for his window to end, and dive the backline away from him.
Bastion can pressure Roadhog after Trash Compactor ends; the new absorption window prevents uninterrupted frontal firing from being a reliable answer.
Use cover or Trash Compactor for the incoming volley, then disengage. Do not assume two seconds of absorption covers Bastion's full five-second firing window.
Our counter guide does not recommend Roadhog / Winston against Bastion. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
MaugaPressures Roadhog, WinstonExposedSustained brawl pressure makes Winston's frontline commitments difficult to survive or disengage from.
Avoid long fights against Mauga. Dive targets away from him, and jump out as soon as his damage ramps up.
Mauga can sustain close-range pressure across Roadhog's short absorption window, making prolonged exposed trades costly.
Use Trash Compactor for a short incoming volley and retreat through cover. Keep Take a Breather for a safe recovery instead of a prolonged open trade.
Our counter guide does not recommend Roadhog / Winston against Mauga. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
TorbjörnPressures Roadhog, WinstonExposedHigh close-range pressure punishes Winston for committing into the team and makes extended dives expensive.
Destroy the turret before diving, or dive targets away from it. Don't commit into Torbjörn's controlled space.
Turret crossfire can punish Roadhog outside his frontal absorption window; a frontal volley can instead charge Trash Compactor.
Fight away from turret crossfire or remove the turret with your team. Absorbing one firing lane does not protect your flanks.
Our counter guide does not recommend Roadhog / Winston against Torbjörn. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
D.VaPressures Roadhog, WinstonExposedDefense Matrix can contest Scrap Gun projectiles and the returned Trash Compactor shot when D.Va has resources and a clean angle.
Do not send the compacted projectile into an active Defense Matrix. Bait its resources and coordinate the next hook displacement.
Defense Matrix denies key ranged pressure while Boosters let D.Va force Winston out of position.
D.Va can peel your dive. Bait her boost first, then jump, and dive targets she can't reach quickly.
Our counter guide does not recommend Roadhog / Winston against D.Va. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
Junker QueenPressures WinstonExposedSustained brawl pressure makes Winston's frontline commitments difficult to survive or disengage from.
Don't get stuck in long brawls with Junker Queen. Dive, take your value and jump out before she outlasts you.
Our counter guide does not recommend Roadhog / Winston against Junker Queen. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
MeiPressures RoadhogExposedIce Wall can isolate Roadhog from allies and close-range beam pressure does not become an absorbable projectile.
Watch for Ice Wall behind you and keep an exit. Trash Compactor is projectile protection, so do not use it as a substitute for cover against Mei's beam.
Our counter guide does not recommend Roadhog / Winston against Mei. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guideRoadhogPressures WinstonExposedChain Hook can pull a committed Winston away from his escape, but the new pull spacing makes teammate follow-up important.
Track Chain Hook before jumping. Keep your barrier and escape route for the return pressure rather than assuming every hook means an instant elimination.
Our counter guide does not recommend Roadhog / Winston against Roadhog. Use the advice above to play the matchup, or explore another pick in the guide.
See the full counter guide
RamattraYour swap: RoadhogSituationalSustained brawl pressure makes Winston's frontline commitments difficult to survive or disengage from.
Don't get stuck in long brawls with Ramattra. Dive targets away from him, and leave when he's in Nemesis Form.
Chain Hook can pull Ramattra out of his frontline, but Roadhog now needs coordinated follow-up to capitalize.
Covered 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.
Roadhog IS BANNED
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You lose Roadhog's best counter option in these matchups:
Roadhog was your swap here.
Chain Hook can pull Ramattra out of his frontline, but Roadhog now needs coordinated follow-up to capitalize.
Roadhog was your swap here.
Hook can displace Reaper after Wraith Form is spent, but longer pull spacing reduces the old close-range combo assumption.
1.1% weighted coverage. 0.06 / 5.75 threat points answered.
One hero remains. The score and percentile require 2–4 heroes, so neither is rated here.
Winston IS BANNED
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You lose Winston's best counter option in these matchups:
Winston was your swap here.
Timing and team support matter. Winston can reach Zenyatta quickly, force defensive cooldowns and deny comfortable backline positioning.
Winston was your swap here.
Winston can reach Ana quickly, force defensive cooldowns and deny comfortable backline positioning.
0% weighted coverage. 0 / 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.
Bastion
BeforeNo listed counterAfterGood counter
Mauga
BeforeNo listed counterAfterSituational counter
D.Va
BeforeNo listed counterAfterGood counter
Barrier control, absorption and Accretion reduce Bastion's pressure while creating punish windows at range.
Barrier placement blocks hook lanes while absorption can contest Roadhog's projectile pressure and compacted return shot.
Start with these matchups when you practice the new pool.
MaugaWatch this matchup on Winston.
MeiWatch this matchup on Roadhog.
Sigma brings different weaknesses too. Check these before you swap.
SymmetraWatch this matchup on Sigma.
EchoWatch this matchup on Sigma.
CoverageBefore 14% After 23.7%
Pool scoreBefore 27 After 45 /100
Coverage gain: +9.7 percentage points, including the new pool's own weaknesses.
Before: 1.5 / 10.75 threat points. After: 3.38 / 14.25.
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.
Mauga can sustain close-range pressure across Roadhog's short absorption window, making prolonged exposed trades costly.
Junker Queen
BeforeNo listed counterAfterGood counter
Ramattra
BeforeSituational counterAfterGood counter
High sustained damage and self-sustain punish Junker Queen in prolonged tank-to-tank engagements.
Start with these matchups when you practice the new pool.
BastionWatch this matchup on Winston.
MaugaWatch this matchup on Winston.
Mauga brings different weaknesses too. Check these before you swap.
SierraWatch this matchup on Mauga.
SymmetraWatch this matchup on Mauga.
CoverageBefore 14% After 20%
Pool scoreBefore 27 After 39 /100
Coverage gain: +6 percentage points, including the new pool's own weaknesses.
Before: 1.5 / 10.75 threat points. After: 3.25 / 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.
