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Damage hero guide

Pharah Counters and Matchups

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Best counter-picks

These heroes are listed as strong answers into Pharah.

Tank

D.Va

Her attacks are easily absorbed by D.Va's Defense Matrix. D.Va can also commit to airborne targets

Vs. Pharah: 8/10
Mauga

Mauga has strong anti-air with Incendiary Chaingun

Vs. Pharah: 7/10
Zarya

Pharah's primary fire makes it easy for Zarya to gain barrier charge

Vs. Pharah: 7/10

Damage

Cassidy

Cassidy's hitscan shots make it easy to hit airborne targets

Vs. Pharah: 8/10
Soldier: 76

Soldier: 76's primary fire is hitscan, making it easy to hit Pharah

Vs. Pharah: 8/10
Sombra

Sombra's hack grounds Pharah, putting her in a very dangerous position

Vs. Pharah: 8/10

Support

Juno

Juno's hitscan shots and aerial mobility make her effective against Pharah

Vs. Pharah: 9/10
Illari

Illari's hitscan shots can easily hit Pharah

Vs. Pharah: 8/10
Baptiste

Baptiste's hitscan shots make it easy to hit Pharah

Vs. Pharah: 7/10

Favorable targets

Pharah is listed as performing well into these heroes.

Tank

Reinhardt

Reinhardt has weak anti-air and is vulnerable to Pharah's poke

Vs. Pharah: 1/10
Hazard

Hazard lacks anti-air options

Vs. Pharah: 1/10
Doomfist

Doomfist has difficulty committing to airborne targets

Vs. Pharah: 2/10

Damage

Junkrat

Junkrat's projectiles are slow, making it very difficult to hit airborne targets

Vs. Pharah: 1/10
Genji

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

Vs. Pharah: 2/10
Mei

Mei's primary fire has travel time, making it very difficult to hit airborne targets

Vs. Pharah: 2/10

Support

Brigitte

Brigitte's primary attack has very short range and cannot attack airborne targets

Vs. Pharah: 1/10
Lifeweaver

Lifeweaver's primary fire has slow projectile speed, making it hard for him to damage Pharah. Pharah can easily attack targets on Lifeweaver's lift

Vs. Pharah: 2/10
Zenyatta

Zenyatta's primary fire has slow projectile speed, making it difficult to hit airborne targets

Vs. Pharah: 3/10