Sombra Counters | Overwatch Sombra Hero Counter Pick

CTier

Damage

48.2%Win Rate

3.5%Pick Rate

200HP

SOMBRA HERO COUNTERS

Pick the right hero to shut down Sombra or avoid getting countered.

Best Counters

Heroes that counter Sombra

Worst Matchups

Heroes Sombra struggles against

Brigitte

Brigitte Inspire passive heals through Sombra poke damage and Shield Bash catches her during Hack animation

D.VaD.Va Defense Matrix eats Sombra primary fire and Boosters chase her through Translocator escape

JunkratJunkrat trap catches Sombra when she decloaks and his spam damage zones her out of Hack range

MeiMei freeze catches Sombra when Translocator is on cooldown and Ice Wall blocks her stealth escape routes

MizukiSanctuary blocks Sombra projectiles on deploy and Binding Chain catches her mid-Hack animation

ReaperReaper close-range shotgun burst kills Sombra before Hack finishes and Wraith Form cleanses Hack debuff

ReinhardtReinhardt Barrier blocks Hack line of sight and his team groups tight enough that Sombra can't isolate targets

SojournSojourn Railgun headshot kills Sombra before Hack completes and Disruptor Shot reveals stealth position

Best Teammates

Heroes that pair well with Sombra

Juno

Hack sets up free kills while Orbital Ray damage-boosts the whole team and EMP strips any defense before the push

PharahHack silences escape abilities so Pharah rockets hit targets with no Recall or Wraith to bail them out and EMP strips every barrier in sight

VendettaHack disables the target for Vendetta to Soaring Slice in and sword down before they can fight back

WidowmakerHack reveals Widowmaker targets so she knows exactly where to scope and EMP strips shields for free headshot kills

AnaHack cuts escape abilities so Sleep Dart is way harder to dodge and EMP into Nano Boost swings the whole fight

MAP PERFORMANCE

Win rate data showing where Sombra thrives and struggles.

Best Maps

Aatlis

54.7%

Esperança

52.9%

Colosseo

51.0%

Blizzard World

49.8%

Junkertown

49.2%

Worst Maps

Numbani

46.3%

Lijiang Tower

46.7%

Suravasa

46.9%

King's Row

47.0%

Nepal

47.1%

ABILITIES

Full kit breakdown with damage, cooldown, and range stats.

A stealthy hacker who disables enemy abilities and reveals their positions.

Primary FireMachine Pistol

Sombra’s fully-automatic machine pistol fires in a short-range spread.

Dmg 2.4-8Ammo 60

Ability 1Hack

Sombra hacks enemies to temporarily stop them from using their abilities, or hacks first aid kits to make them useless to her opponents. The animation gets cancelled, if Sombra receives damage or losesLine of Sightto her target, except for the last 0.2 seconds.

CD 8.00sDur 5.00s

Ability 2Stealth

Sombra becomes invisible for a infinite period of time, during which her speed is boosted considerably. Attacking, using offensive abilities, or taking damage disables her camouflage.

CD 6.00s

Ability 2Translocator

Sombra tosses out a translocator beacon. She can instantly return to the beacon’s location while it is active (including when it’s in mid-flight). Pressing the Interact Hotkey destroys (cancels) the current translocator.

CD 6.00s

UltimateEMP

Sombra discharges electromagnetic energy in a wide radius, destroying enemy barriers and shields and hacking all opponents caught in the blast. Note that hacking Health Packs and hacked Health Packs getting used doesn't give you extra Ult Charge.

Dmg 10,000 to shields and barriers, 0 to players andAIAoE 15 meters

PassiveOpportunist

Sombra sees enemies below 50% health through walls.

COUNTER MATRIX

How Sombra performs against every hero in the roster.

AllTankDamageSupport