Hanzo Counters and Matchups

D.Va

His attacks are easily absorbed by D.Va's Defense Matrix. Hanzo has difficulty dealing with Booster engagements

Winston

Hanzo's low DPS makes it hard to break Winston's barrier. Hanzo has difficulty dealing with Winston's dives

Wrecking Ball

Hanzo has difficulty dealing with Wrecking Ball's dives

Echo

Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit airborne targets

Genji

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

Vendetta

Hanzo has great difficulty dealing with Vendetta's close-range pressure

Lúcio

Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit fast targets like Lucio. Lucio can use wall ride constantly to make it even harder for Hanzo to land headshots

Juno

Hanzo's projectiles have travel time, making it difficult to hit airborne targets

Mauga

Hanzo's Storm Arrows deals very high damage against Mauga. Hanzo's peek playstyle is hard for Mauga to pressure

Roadhog

Hanzo's peek playstyle avoids Roadhog's Hook. Also, Storm Arrows can burst damage, allowing unexpected kills on Roadhog before he uses Take a Breather

Bastion

Bastion's large hitbox makes him very easy to hit with Hanzo's primary fire

Ashe

Ashe's peeking patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Hanzo's headshots

Cassidy

Cassidy is easily tracked by Hanzo's Lunge and vulnerable to headshots

Ana

Ana lacks mobility and her peek patterns tend to be predictable, making her vulnerable to Hanzo's headshots. Hanzo rarely pushes forward, so he's less likely to get hit by Ana's Sleep and Biotic Grenade

Baptiste

Hanzo can one-shot many heroes with headshots, making it difficult for Baptiste's Immortality Field to function in time

Zenyatta

Zenyatta has a large and tall hitbox with no mobility, making him easy to hit with Hanzo's primary fire