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Overwatch Hero Tier List· Season 4

As of Season 4, updated Aug 27, 2026, the strongest Overwatch hero by win rate is Torbjörn at 55.8%, ahead of Symmetra (54.5%) and D.Mon (54.1%). Every hero below is ranked S through F by shrunk win rate across all ranks, so a small-sample fluke never reaches the top.

Filter by mode, rank, game type, or role, and click any hero for counters, synergies, and map-specific stats.

Meta snapshot: Season 4, updated Aug 27, 2026.

How the tier list is calculated: Overwatch tier list explained: how Bayesian shrinkage ranks every hero

S Tier
6 heroes
HeroWin Rate
TorbjörnTorbjörnDamage
55.8%
SymmetraSymmetraDamage
54.5%
D.MonD.MonTank
54.1%
ZenyattaZenyattaSupport
53.8%
Junker QueenJunker QueenTank
53.6%
ReinhardtReinhardtTank
53.3%
A Tier
11 heroes
HeroWin Rate
MeiMeiDamage
52.8%
VentureVentureDamage
52.7%
MizukiMizukiSupport
51.9%
GenjiGenjiDamage
51.9%
AnranAnranDamage
51.9%
PharahPharahDamage
51.8%
BrigitteBrigitteSupport
51.8%
AsheAsheDamage
51.8%
VendettaVendettaDamage
51.7%
JunkratJunkratDamage
51.6%
Jetpack CatJetpack CatSupport
51.5%
B Tier
12 heroes
HeroWin Rate
Wrecking BallWrecking BallTank
51.5%
WuyangWuyangSupport
51.5%
HazardHazardTank
51.3%
DominaDominaTank
51.2%
LúcioLúcioSupport
51.1%
SigmaSigmaTank
51.0%
JunoJunoSupport
50.8%
TracerTracerDamage
50.7%
DoomfistDoomfistTank
50.7%
ReaperReaperDamage
50.5%
IllariIllariSupport
50.5%
MaugaMaugaTank
50.3%
C Tier
13 heroes
HeroWin Rate
HanzoHanzoDamage
50.0%
MoiraMoiraSupport
49.8%
ShionShionDamage
49.7%
WinstonWinstonTank
49.6%
Soldier: 76Soldier: 76Damage
49.6%
ZaryaZaryaTank
49.5%
SierraSierraDamage
49.3%
EchoEchoDamage
49.3%
MercyMercySupport
49.3%
RamattraRamattraTank
49.0%
FrejaFrejaDamage
48.8%
LifeweaverLifeweaverSupport
48.7%
AnaAnaSupport
48.6%
D Tier
7 heroes
HeroWin Rate
SombraSombraDamage
48.4%
BastionBastionDamage
48.3%
EmreEmreDamage
48.2%
KirikoKirikoSupport
47.9%
WidowmakerWidowmakerDamage
47.8%
CassidyCassidyDamage
47.8%
BaptisteBaptisteSupport
47.5%
F Tier
4 heroes
HeroWin Rate
RoadhogRoadhogTank
46.5%
OrisaOrisaTank
45.8%
SojournSojournDamage
45.7%
D.VaD.VaTank
45.6%

Current Overwatch meta

The Overwatch meta right now, in numbers: Torbjörn (55.8%), Symmetra (54.5%), and D.Mon (54.1%) lead the ladder in 5V5, all ranks in Season 4. This page is the live meta read: it re-ranks every day as matches come in, so patch impact shows up here first.

Want the season's story instead of today's numbers? Read the Overwatch meta snapshots →

How the Overwatch tier list is built

This page is computed, not written. Every Overwatch hero on it is ranked from matches tracked by opted-in Counterwatch players, re-aggregated daily, with no editorial pass and nobody's opinion in the order. That is the trade it makes: it will not tell you a hero feels strong before the data says so, and it will not keep a hero high because they used to be.

What the win rate on this page measures

Each row is the share of tracked matches a hero's team won while that hero was played, weighted by how many matches sit behind each map they appeared on. It is a real outcome rate rather than a rating: nobody scores the hero, the matches do.

That also bounds what it can say. A win rate is a team result attributed to one player's hero pick, so a hero who is usually picked by people already winning will read higher than the hero alone deserves. Read it as "teams with this hero win this often", not "this hero wins matches for you".

Why shrinkage moves a hero's position

Raw win rates are unusable at the top of a list, because the loudest number always comes from the smallest sample. Every rate here is blended toward a neutral 50% in proportion to how little data supports it, so a hero with a handful of matches is pulled most of the way back and a hero with tens of thousands barely moves.

The visible effect is that a hero can climb without their raw rate changing at all, simply by accumulating enough matches for the number to be believed. If you are comparing this list against a site that publishes raw rates, that is where the two disagree, and it is deliberate.

What a tier list cannot tell you

It cannot tell you what to pick in a specific match. The order is an average across every composition, every map and every player at your rank, and the decisions that actually swing a match are the ones that average erases. Overwatch heroes swing hard on the enemy composition. A hero can be mid-table overall and the single best answer to the specific tank in front of you, which is what the counters pages are for.

Overwatch is ranked separately for 5V5, 6V6 and Stadium, and the same hero can sit two tiers apart between them. 6V6 removes the single-tank pressure that shapes the 5V5 list, and Stadium runs a smaller hero pool with items on top, so treat the three as three different games rather than three views of one.

The practical read: use the list to decide what is worth learning, and use the hero, counter and map pages to decide what to play right now. A hero several tiers down is still the correct pick when the matchup says so.

Read the full methodology →

How to read the Overwatch tier list

  1. Filter to your own rank first

    The default view pools every division, and the Overwatch meta at Bronze is not the meta at Grandmaster+. Set the rank filter to the division you actually play before reading the order, because a hero that punishes coordinated teams can sit mid-table overall and near the top of the ranks where teams coordinate.

  2. Read the tier before the percentage

    Tiers are cut at fixed win-rate thresholds, the same ones for every role: S starts at 53%, and F is anything under 47%. So S means a hero is winning well above even, with enough matches to trust it. The percentage is the underlying number; the tier is what it means. Two heroes a tenth of a point apart are the same answer.

  3. Check the confidence column on anything unusual

    A hero you have never seen played high on the list is usually a sample question. The confidence column reports how much tracked data sits behind the row. Low confidence does not mean the hero is bad, it means the number has not settled yet.

  4. Compare inside a role, not across them

    Tank, Damage, Support win at different baseline rates, and the list is ranked on the shared scale. When you are choosing what to play, compare a hero against the others who could take the same slot. Role queue means you are picking inside Tank, Damage or Support, never across them. A Tank at 52% and a Support at 52% are not competing for the same slot, so compare a hero against the others in their own role before reading anything into the overall order.

  5. Open the hero for the pick that actually decides the match

    The tier list is the aggregate view and it knows nothing about the specific match in front of you. Overwatch heroes swing hard on the enemy composition. A hero can be mid-table overall and the single best answer to the specific tank in front of you, which is what the counters pages are for. Click through to a hero for their per-map, per-rank and hero-versus-hero numbers, which is where a pick gets decided.

Overwatch tier list FAQ

Why is Torbjörn at the top of the Overwatch tier list right now?
Torbjörn holds the highest shrunk win rate across Overwatch 5V5, all ranks in Season 4, around 55.8%. Shrinkage penalises low-sample heroes, so reaching the top means both a strong raw win rate and enough tracked matches to trust the number. Click the hero for per-map and per-rank breakdowns.
Tier list vs. meta snapshots: what's the difference?
This tier list is the live, computed answer: every hero ranked by shrunk win rate from the current data, refreshed daily. The meta snapshots on the blog are the narrative version: season recaps of what rose, what fell, and why. Use this page for today's numbers and the snapshots for the season's story.
What is Bayesian shrinkage, and how does it change the ranking?
Shrinkage blends each hero's raw win rate with a neutral 50%, weighted by sample size. A hero with 5 matches at 100% gets pulled most of the way back to 50%. A hero with 10,000 matches barely moves. It means a one-game fluke never floats to the top, so the tier list stays honest even when some heroes are rarely picked.
What do the S through F tiers mean on the Overwatch tier list?
S-tier means a hero's shrunk win rate clears 53%, with enough sample to trust it. F-tier is the opposite: enough matches to be confident the hero is underperforming. Most of the Tank, Damage, Support roster sits in the middle tiers, where your own mastery matters more than the ranking. The meta also shifts hard between Bronze and Grandmaster+, so filter to your rank for the read that matters to you.
How many matches feed each Overwatch tier list row?
Counterwatch aggregates matches tracked by opted-in players over a rolling recent window, weighted by match count across every map the hero appeared on. The per-hero sample is on the hero's own page, and the confidence column here reports it at a glance. The display threshold is low on purpose, because low-sample heroes are shrunk hard enough that they cannot dominate the top tiers anyway.
Should I only play S-tier Overwatch heroes?
No. The tier list does not know your rank, your map, your team or what the enemy picked. Overwatch heroes swing hard on the enemy composition. A hero can be mid-table overall and the single best answer to the specific tank in front of you, which is what the counters pages are for. Use it to decide what is worth learning, then click through to the hero page for the per-rank, per-map and matchup data that decides an individual pick. A C-tier hero is the right answer more often than the ranking suggests.
Does the Overwatch tier list change between ranks?
Substantially, and it is the filter most people skip. Heroes that need coordination climb as you go up the ladder, and heroes that punish mistakes fall as opponents make fewer of them. The rank filter runs from Bronze to Grandmaster+; setting it to your own division is the single change that makes this page more useful.
Tier list vs best one tricks: which should I trust?
The tier list answers "what's strong right now". Best one tricks answers "which hero rewards mastery", which is a different question and often a different hero: a hero can be top-3 here and a poor one-trick if their ceiling depends on matchups you cannot choose. For climbing on a single Overwatch hero, use the best one tricks page.

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