VENDETTA HERO COUNTERS
Vendetta is pure melee. Palatine Fang combo, Soaring Slice gap closer, and Warding Stance frontal damage reduction. Outranging her is the counter. Soldier: 76 sprints away and shoots. Junkrat grenades arc over Warding Stance. Sigma barrier blocks her approach entirely. She gets in by throwing her sword with Soaring Slice and dashing to it, so shooting the sword or CCing her mid-dash stops the engage.
Vendetta's top counters are Soldier: 76, Emre, and Cassidy.
Best Vendetta Counters
Heroes that counter Vendetta
Soldier sustained fire kills Vendetta at range before she closes for sword attacks and Sprint kites her dashes
Vendetta Worst Matchups
Heroes Vendetta struggles against
Bastion Assault mode melts Vendetta before Warding Stance blocks enough damage and she has no range to fight back
Best Vendetta Teammates
Heroes that pair well with Vendetta
Hack disables the target for Vendetta to Soaring Slice in and sword down before they can fight back
MAP PERFORMANCE
Win rate data showing where Vendetta thrives and struggles.
ABILITIES
Full kit breakdown with damage, cooldown, and range stats.
A shadowy operative who strikes from the darkness with deadly precision.
Primary FirePalatine FangHard-light greatsword. Combo swings to end with a destructive overhead slash.
Primary FireProjected EdgeAvaliable while Warding Stance is active. Consume energy to fire a wide projectile
Secondary FireWarding StanceBlock with your sword, reducing frontal damage and deflecting melee attacks. Blocking damage depletes energy.
Ability 1Windwirl DashRush forward into a circular dash
Ability 2Soaring SliceHurl your sword in the direction you are facing and then fly into it.
UltimateSundering BladeCleave through most defenses, dealing severe damage to enemies in front of you.
Stike enermies to increase movement and attack speed
COUNTER MATRIX
How Vendetta performs against every hero in the roster.
D.VaSigmaDomina
Widowmaker
Baptiste
Brigitte
IllariSojourn
Mizuki
Hanzo
GenjiSoldier: 76
Hazard
Roadhog
Winston
Orisa
Junker Queen
Ana
Symmetra
Torbjorn
Tracer
Wuyang
MaugaRamattra
Anran
ReinhardtSombra
ReaperZarya
Ashe
Doomfist
Jetpack CatEcho
Zenyatta
Moira
Pharah
Juno
Lifeweaver
KirikoMercy
Freja
Venture
MeiJunkrat
Wrecking BallCassidy
LucioEmreBastionFAQ
Junkrat, Soldier: 76, and Sigma keep Vendetta at range where she can't swing. Junkrat grenades arc over Warding Stance and Steel Trap catches her during Soaring Slice. Soldier sprints backwards while shooting and she can't close. Sigma Experimental Barrier blocks her entire approach and Accretion stuns through Warding Stance.
Vendetta sits at B Tier right now with a 54.5% win rate and 4.0% pick rate across all ranks. Solid but not dominant. Works well in the right hands and team comps.
Don't fight her in melee. Every advantage in Vendetta's kit assumes close range. Palatine Fang, Whirlwind Dash, Warding Stance, all close-quarters tools. At 15+ meters she has no damage at all except Soaring Slice, which is also her only gap closer. Bait the slice, dodge it, and she's stranded.
Zero ranged damage. Vendetta literally can't hurt you from distance. Her only way in is Soaring Slice, and if it misses or gets interrupted, she stands at range doing nothing until the cooldown returns. Warding Stance blocks frontal damage but she can't attack while guarding, so beam weapons from the side melt her.
Sigma Experimental Barrier blocks Vendetta's entire approach path. She has to go around it, which buys time for the team. Reinhardt outswings her with hammer and his shield blocks Soaring Slice projectile. Zarya beam from the side goes through Warding Stance frontal block.
Soldier: 76 sprint maintains perfect distance and his tracking melts her 200 HP. Junkrat Steel Trap catches Soaring Slice landings and grenades arc over Warding Stance. Emre burst rifle drops her at mid-range before she closes. Cassidy Magnetic Grenade slows her advance for easy headshots.
Mercy damage boost on a ranged DPS makes Vendetta die before she touches anyone. Lucio Speed Boost lets the whole team kite backwards out of Palatine Fang range. Mizuki Binding Chain roots her mid-Soaring Slice approach.