
WinstonCounters, win rate & synergies
- Kills19.018.1
- Deaths6.36.3
- Assists3.83.9
- Damage8,8869,647
- Mitigation12,8248,445
Winston leans dive, and can flex into rush comps when the team shape calls for it.
Winston is a Tank hero in Overwatch. In 5V5, All Ranks, Winston holds a 50.3% win rate across 59,165 community-tracked matches. Winston's hardest counters are Roadhog, Mauga, and Bastion, while their strongest team-up partners are Symmetra, Torbjörn, and Zenyatta. Looking for who counters Winston, or which heroes Winston counters? This page ranks Winston's hardest counters and easiest matchups, plus per-10-minute combat stats versus the Tank role average, strongest duos, and the best and worst maps. Data refreshes daily from community matches, last updated Jul 11, 2026.
Mode Performance
Win rate per game mode for Winston. Click a mode to filter maps below.
Map Performance
Where Winston shines and where they struggle.
Performance by Rank
How Winston's win rate and pick rate shift from Bronze to GM+. Higher ranks have fewer matches, so those win rates sit closer to 50%.
| Division | Win rate | Pick rate | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 50.9% | 6.7% | 1,320 |
| Silver | 50.1% | 8.6% | 6,358 |
| Gold | 50.7% | 9.4% | 10,408 |
| Platinum | 50.9% | 11.3% | 11,897 |
| Diamond | 49.5% | 14.2% | 6,532 |
| Master | 49.3% | 16.1% | 1,728 |
| Grandmaster+ | 50.5% | 17.2% | 313 (low sample) |
Winston counters, answered
- Who counters Winston in Overwatch?
- Winston's hardest counters in Overwatch are Roadhog, Mauga, and Bastion. They rank highest on Counterwatch's counter score against Winston, built from one-on-one duels and teamfight outcomes in recent community matches rather than match win rate.
- Who is Winston strong against?
- Winston counters Widowmaker, Genji, and Anran hardest, ranked by counter score in Winston's favor from duel and teamfight data.
- Who are the best heroes to play with Winston?
- Winston's strongest team-ups are Symmetra, Torbjörn, and Zenyatta, ranked by how well they perform alongside Winston in recent community matches.
Winston counters & matchups
Higher is always stronger on each card. Counter ratings come from duel and teamfight outcomes, not match win rate, across all game types.
HARDEST MATCHUPS
Counter rating vs Winston
EASIEST MATCHUPS
Winston's counter rating vs them
STRONGEST DUOS
Combined win rate with Winston
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Ban suggestions
Heroes to ban against Winston
Highest expected impact: enemies that beat Winston often AND get picked often.
How is this calculated?
Three lenses on the same data, all filtered to enemies whose counter rating against Winston is positive. The rating comes from one-on-one duels and teamfight outcomes in community matches, not match win rate, and it strips each hero's general strength so only the matchup remains. The rating on the row is the same value shown on the hardest-matchups card, and matchups need 50+ contributing players before they appear at all.
- Combined: pickrate multiplied by counter rating. The default. A moderate counter you'll face every other match ranks higher than a hard counter nobody plays.
- Pickrate: how often the hero shows up in this slice. Useful when you want to ban someone you'll definitely face.
- Counter strength: the counter rating alone, ignoring frequency. Useful when you want to remove your worst matchup regardless of how often they're picked.
Per-map ban data isn't available yet. Matchups in our dataset aren't broken down by map.
The confidence dots on each row reflect how many players contributed duel data to that matchup. A niche hero with a thin player base lands lower on the dots even when their rating is high, so you can tell which bans are battle-tested and which are still forming.
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