While looking for a visual hero reference guide, I came across a reddit post with a nicely laid out infographic. I wanted to share it here.

This infographic gave a lot of useful information about each hero and assisted quite a bit when attempting to learn characters that I can not play comfortably (for the longest time I did not know what a hit-scan character was but this helped). It is also useful with making a balanced team composition.  This infographic is well written and wonderfully put together!

First, lets start with the Keywords:

AoE Healer: Provides consistent area of effect healing or regeneration

AoE Sweeper: Potentially deals high amounts of area damage for point clearing

Anti-sweeper: Prevents team-wiping ultimates from working efficiently

Assassin: Effective at removing priority targets or finishing wounded heroes

Assistant: Enables others to get kills but struggles to perform final blow

Awareness Dependent: Usefulness varies on map knowledge of the player and enemy team

Back-line: Supports the fight from rear, behind the line

Back-line harass: Gets into the enemy back-line and causes problems

Builder: Requires set-up time to be effective; turrets and sentry

Close Range: Strong at fighting point blank

Commander: Enables individual heroes to perform better for a short amount of time

Evasive: Difficult to land a final blow on

Flanker: Has ways of getting behind the enemy team and is effective behind enemy lines

Front Line: Prevents the enemy from pushing and fights directly

Heavy Assault: A special kind of tank that is more of a durable assault

Hit Scan: Uses Hit-Scan weapons to deal most of their damage

Long Range: Strong at long distance fighting

Loner: Can “hold their own” away from the team

Main tank: Strong at protecting the majority of the team

Medium Range: Strong at fighting over moderate distances

Mobile: Can exploit most pathways on the map; able to move easily

Payload-Pusher: Especially strong on payload (*I personally think any hero is decent at payload pushing)

Projectile Dependent: Uses projectile weapons to deal most of their damage

Ramp-up: Needs to be consistently active to be effective

Rusher: Effective at charging into or past the enemy line

Skill Dependent: Usefulness varies on the skill of the player and the enemy team

Spot Healer: Heals single targets

Tank-buster: Deals high amounts of burst damage to remove tanks

Team Player: Requires a grouped-up team to really shine

Tunneled: Vulnerable to attacks from the side and behind but strong up front

 

Assault     Tank     Defense    Support

 

 

The heroes:

Assault

Strong Against:

Genji, Mercy, Roadhog, Reinhardt, Bastion

Weak Against:

Lucio, Torbjorn, Pharah, Junkrat

Keywords:

Close-range, Flanker, Assassin, Back-line Harass, Hit-Scan, Evasive, Mobile, Loner

Strong Against:

Winston, Roadhog, Reaper, Lucio, Pharah

Weak Against:

Zarya

Keywords:

Close-range, Medium Range, Rusher, Assassin, AoE Sweeper, Front Line, Hit-Scan, Skill Dependent, Tank Buster

Strong Against:

Torbjorn, Mei, Hanzo, Zarya

Weak Against:

Zenyatta, Widowmaker, McCree, Soldier 76

Keywords:

Medium Range, Flanker, Front Line, Rusher, AoE Sweeper, Skill Dependent, Projectile Dependent, Assassin

Strong Against:

Winston, Mei, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Bastion

Weak Against:

McCree, Pharah

Keywords:

Close Range, Tank Buster, Flanker, Assassin, AoE Sweeper, Loner, Mobile, Back-Line Harass, Hit-Scan, Evasive, Awareness Dependent

Strong Against:

Roadhog, D.Va, Pharah

Weak Against:

Junkrat

Keywords:

Medium Range, Front-line, Hit-Scan, Payload Pusher, AoE Healer, Team Player

Strong Against:

Mercy, Lucio, Zenyatta, Widowmaker, Bastion

Weak Against:

Zarya, Winston, Pharah

Keywords:

Close Range, Long Range, Mobile, Tank-Buster, Flanker, Assassin, Loner, Skill Dependent, Evasive, Projectile Dependent

Assault     Tank     Defense    Support

Tank

Strong Against:

Pharah, Bastion, Widowmaker

Weak Against:

Zarya, Zenyatta, Symmetra, Lucio

Keywords:

Close Range, Tank Buster, Flanker, Back-Line Harass, AoE Sweeper, Mobile, Evasive, Heavy Assault

Strong Against:

Torbjorn, Roadhog, Widowmaker, Zenyatta

Weak Against:

Tracer, Symmetra, Reaper

Keywords:

Close-Range, Main Tank, Tunneled, Anti-Sweeper, Assassin, Team Player, Payload-Pusher, Rusher

Strong Against:

Junkrat, Pharah, Lucio, Bastion

Weak Against:

Zenyatta, Tracer, Reaper, McCree, Hanzo

Keywords:

Close-Range, Tank Buster, Front Line, Heavy Assault, Assassin, Team Player

Strong Against:

Symmetra, Widowmaker, Genji, Tracer

Weak Against:

Zenyatta, Reaper, McCree

Keywords:

Close-Range, Back-Line Harass, Mobile, Rusher, Main Tank, Payload Pusher, Evasive

Strong Against:

D.Va, Genji, Symmetra, Torbjorn, McCree

Weak Against:

Zenyatta, Reinhardt, Pharah

Keywords:

Close-Range, Medium Range, Risher, Front Line, Ramp-Up, Commander, Payload-Pusher, AoE Sweeper

Assault     Tank     Defense    Support

Defense

Strong Against:

Reinhardt, Winston

Weak Against:

Roadhog, Widowmaker, Pharah, Tracer, Genji

Keywords:

Close-Range, Medium Range, Tunneled, Tank-Buster, Back-Line, Builder, Awareness Dependent, Hit-Scan, Team Player

Strong Against:

D.Va, Roadhog, Bastion, Mercy

Weak Against:

Reinhardt, Tracer

Keywords:

Medium Range, Flanker, Back-Line, Tank-Buster, Assassin, Mobile, AoE Sweeper, Projectile Dependent

Strong Against:

Torbjorn, Zenyatta, Reinhardt, Bastion

Weak Against:

Pharah, McCree, Lucio

Keywords:

Medium Range, Back-Line, Flanker, Back-Line Harass, Tank-Buster, AoE Sweeper, Assistant, Projectile Dependent

Strong Against:

Winston, Genji, Reinhardt, Torbjorn

Weak Against:

Widowmaker, McCree

Keywords:

Close-Range, Ramp-Up, Front Line, AoE Sweeper, Commander, Evasive, Awareness Dependent

Strong Against:

Tracer, Roadhog, Genji

Weak Against:

Reinhardt, Widowmaker, D.Va, Junkrat, Zarya

Keywords:

Medium Range, Back-Line, Builder, Ramp-Up, Awareness Dependent, Assistant, Team Player

Strong Against:

Zenyatta, Pharah, Mercy, Torbjorn

Weak Against:

Reinhardt, Winston, Tracer, Genji

Keywords:

Long Range, Back-Line, Assassin, Hit-Scan, Skill Dependent, Tunneled, Loner

Assault     Tank     Defense    Support

Support

Strong Against:

Junkrat, Mei, D.Va, Tracer, Winston

Weak Against:

Genji, McCree, Widowmaker, Roadhog

Keywords:

Medium Range, AoE Healer, Rusher, Projectile dependent, Mobile, Evasive, Anti-Sweeper, Team Player

Strong Against:

Weak Against:

Tracer, Widowmaker, McCree, Genji

Keywords:

Back-Line, Spot Healer, Anti-Sweeper, Team Player, Assistant, Commander, Evasive, Awareness Dependent, Mobile

Strong Against:

D.Va, Genji, Reinhardt

Weak Against:

Winston, Junkrat, Zarya

Keywords:

Close-Range, Builder, Team Player, Ramp-Up, AoE Healer

Strong Against:

D.Va, Pharah, Zarya, Winston

Weak Against:

Widowmaker, Genji, Tracer, Reinhardt

Keywords:

Long Range, Tank-Buster, Assistant, Back-Line, Spot Healer, Skill Dependent, Projectile Dependent, Commander, Anti-Sweeper

Strong Against:

Mercy, Lucio, Bastion, Soldier 76

Weak Against:

Genji, Reaper, D.Va, Winston, Tracer

Keywords:

Long-Range, AoE Healer, Spot Healer, Back-Line, Tunneled

 

 

There are a couple of listed counters that I think should be added or disagree with (For example: Soldier 76 has difficulties countering Reinhardt’s shield or Genji and Reaper are weak against Mei), however I am not sure if that is due to my play style or perhaps due to buffs and nerfs since this infographic was posted. I thought this was very thorough! What are some counters that you think should be included or disagree with?