"Beam weapons counter Genji because they go through deflect"

It’s often said that Genji gets countered by beam weapons because he cannot deflect them. But you know who else can’t deflect beam weapons? EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ENTIRE GAME. Every character is just as vulnerable to beam attacks as Genji - but most other characters don’t have the mobility he does to consistently evade beam heroes.

Consider Winston for example: Winston does just as much damage to McCree as he does to Genji. But McCree doesn’t have double jump, wall climb, or dash to escape. I’m way more afraid of a Winston on McCree than on Genji.

Beam weapons do not counter Genji - they are simply as effective against him as they are against everyone else in the game.

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This is sort of the Superman problem. People say Superman is “weak” to magic, but truthfully, he is simply vulnerable to it. You know who else is vulnerable to magic? Everyone. You blast Batman with a magic bolt, he’s not going to laugh it off and go, “Aha! You see, I am not Kryptonian and therefore this has no effect on me!” He’s going to go, “AAHAGAAHGHHGH MY KNEE MY KNEE”

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Exactly. This game doesn’t have Kryptonite.

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You could say something like this for almost any hero’s counter.

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Well beam weapons cannot go through barriers so there’s that.

And the reason they counter genji is cuz he is able to deflect most of the other heroes abilities, which gives him great surviveability and by taking that away you’re making one aspect of his kit useless. And since he’s mostly flanking or on the enemy backline he has no barriers to protect him unlike the rest of the team that’s safely hiding behind whatever barrier the team has

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Yeah like try keeping a consistant Zarya beam with a controller on a Genji that actually knows how to evade. I’d rather just wait for his deflect to end and then just shoot him with McCree.

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I think it’s not so much that Genji can’t deflect Winston’s Tesla cannon or Symmetra’s bacon wave, but more that these types of attacks don’t require aim and that makes it easier to chip his HP down than with a weapon that requires aim due to his mobility.

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If a Genji is constantly dancing around you and you can’t hit him with a beam then, tbh, you deserve to die. Just chasing him away should be a victory. If he isn’t in the backline doing work then he’s dead weight for his team. Just chasing him off is countering him.

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If Dash is on CD, Genji can’t attack while in Deflect. If he’s only being targeted by beam attacks while his Deflect is active, he becomes helpless. That’s why they’re stronger against Genji.

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well reaper counters tanks because the spread on his gun pretty much doesn’t matter when the hitbox is so big, then again doomfist has a monstrous hitbox, so he counters a non tank, kinda how the game goes.

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They counter deflect not necessarily genji although some of them do counter genji

its funny because genji has to be in close range (aka in the beams range) than all these other heroes you mention. this is either a troll or a bait.

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But it negates an ability.

Also 568 hours on Genji and I stil try deflecting beams

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Good luck evading moira.

Or literally any other beam hero for that matter ,if you want anything done you have to get in their range.

moira’s range tho ;-;-;-;-;-;-;

Most people playing Genji think themselves untouchable…I still laugh when one tries to deflect.

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That’s why I don’t agree with “Switch _____ they have a _____” The game is about adapting and it isn’t just a 2D card game where you put down a card better than your opponent

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No it is often said that beam weapons counter deflect, not Genji.

But the difference between Tesla Cannon vs Genji and vs McCree is that the Tesla Cannon does not make McCree’s abilities useless.

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I will NEVER be good enough to Zarya beam a bouncing genji

McCree has a flashbang, so there’s that. Also, since Genji is made to NOT BE HIT as he is squishy as a bean bag, deflect is his only choice when someone focuses him down. OH WAIT, he can’t deflect beams. Oof. Guess he’ll just die then. Yep. It is a counter. McCree has some survivability to him (though not much) but Genji is a flanker. The difference with McCree, is that if Winston jumps him, that McCree’s team is going to focus down the Winston. Can’t really do that with a flanker can you. Every other flanker, has beam counter or evasion. McCree isn’t a good example. And yes beams counter Genji.