Genji Counters and Matchups

Winston

Winston's primary fire requires no aim, allowing him to consistently damage Genji. Deflect passes through Winston's primary fire. Winston can chase Genji even when he tries to escape

Zarya

Deflect passes through beams. Zarya can use her barrier to save teammates from Genji

Mei

Mei's primary fire is a beam with slow and freeze, making it very effective against fast targets like Genji. Even when in danger against Genji, Mei can become invulnerable with Cryo-Freeze

Symmetra

Symmetra's primary fire is a beam, so it penetrates Genji's Deflect. Symmetra can handle Genji's engage by having Turret turrets placed

Pharah

Genji's projectiles are slow, making it difficult to hit airborne targets. Pharah can easily escape even when Genji uses Swift Strike on her

Moira

Moira's primary fire requires no aim, allowing her to consistently damage Genji's fast movement. Even when in danger, Moira can escape with Fade

Brigitte

Brigitte can easily land attacks on Genji when he engages, making him easy to handle

Lúcio

Lucio can handle engaging Genji with Boop. Lucio can avoid Genji's attacks by using wall ride effectively

Sigma

Sigma is weak against dives. Genji's movement is very fast, making it difficult for Sigma to land his primary fire

Widowmaker

Widowmaker has great difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure. Genji's movement is very fast, making headshots difficult

Ashe

Ashe is weak in close-range combat and has difficulty when Genji closes in

Hanzo

Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit fast targets like Genji. Genji can block Hanzo's Storm Arrows and primary fire with Deflect

Ana

Ana has difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure. Ana's attacks are easily reflected by Genji's Deflect, which can result in significant punishment when reflected

Zenyatta

Zenyatta has difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure

Lifeweaver

Lifeweaver has difficulty dealing with Genji's close-range pressure