I’m starting to think that McCree counters the most characters in Overwatch.
He counters
Flyrs (Phara & Echo) Because he’s hitscan.
Dive Tanks (Wrecking ball, Winston, Dva) because flashbang and right click.
Main tanks (Rein, Zarya, Hog) they got big head hit boxes for criticals as well can get burst down 600 health quickly because of combat roll.
Shield Tanks (Orisa, Rein, Winston, Sigma) Because of his McRightClick Shift+McRightClick technique that can do 600 dmg. And you can simply deadeye sigmas ult.
*Mobile Damage (Doomfist, Tracer, Genji, Junkrat, Hanzo, Sombra, Soldier) because of flashbang.
*The entire support cast because they are squishy that get deleted by his flashbang
And he himself doesn’t seem to be hard countered by anyone. One might say widow but she got her health nerfed making McCree stronger against mid-short range duels against. And long range cause he’s got burst mobility he can simply roll to cover.
Is there any other hero that counters as much as he does?
Alright, well McCree does not counter D.va, it’s the other way around.
He does not counter Zarya. Hog can go either way because McCree is an easy hook.
He does not counter Orisa or Sigma because he has no good way to close the gap. Additionally, if Orisa halts him he is dead, and Sigma has a myriad of ways to deal with McCree.
He does not counter Genji, Hanzo, or Soldier, and his ability to deal with Tracer and Sombra is flimsy.
McCree is notoriously easy to shoot with his rather large hitbox and rather poor mobility. Characters that can abuse that are good to pick against him. Like seriously, Orisa gets a halt on him? All headshots, and there’s not a chance McCree is gonna outdamage her in time.
He doesn’t really hard counter anyone other than flyers and flankers, but his matchups against every hero except Widow, Ana, and Hanzo (maybe Ashe) are still heavily favoured towards him.
it feels like it cuz he broke but when he balanced its 50/50
orisa wins against cree
sig samething
soldier is a non counter, he should honestly be winning the fight at range unless he terribly misplays
supports? no only lucio and mercy are bad into cree
his hardest counter is ashe rn since widow is now a specialist pick, hanzo is his most reliable one for me
brig is a close contender because unlike cree she just cake walks like a third of the roster although cree can counter more they still have an opportunity to win
Every single ranged hitscan counters Junkrat (to varying degrees) by being able to play outside of his effective range while still being able to deal consistent damage.
Well, if the McCree times well the matrix he does counter her
It’s skill dependant, no one beats the other notably more
Well, he can cancel his heals with it and the 225hp makes him survive hooks way more than before
Just shoot Orisa’s 4head
Same as Zarya
It’s actually the most reliable counter to Genji in my opinion. Just flash the floor and easy free kill.
Agree
Well, it’s actually true
McCree wins the 1v1 against Genji both in close and long range, due to flash and long range poke damage.
He also counters Junk from close range if he lads the flash and from long range since he’s got a massive hitbox
Maybe 20m is more close due to fall-off, but Junk has raw less spam than FtH Cree
Skill matchup? I main both Genji and McCree and it’s just as simple as flashing the floor. Knowing something isn’t skillful if it’s easy to develope
Then? I agree with that, so that’s why Junk is countered by McCree. He wins both close and long range matchups
Obviously Junk can do things that make Cree have a worst time against him as all the heroes, but when Junk is playing on the corners he’s not really countering McCree and McCree is making him lose value, which is basically countering.
I mean try playing him if you think he counters the entire roster. He doesn’t.
He does do well against aerial heroes (as do most hitscans) but aerial mains know how to work around him. He can’t just 1 shot them out of the sky.
All shield tanks counter Cree, not the other way around. Zarya & Hog takes the space not the other way around. Cree can’t get close to either without dying.
Hanzo & Soldier are way stronger against Cree as they play outside his FB range.
Sombra can literally ignore him.
Tracer & Doom are skill matchups.
Junk is pretty even depending on the circumstance. Just don’t fly in the air like a silly boy.
Genji is at a disadvantage except when he has blade… which is pretty much just Genji things.
There is a reason why Cree has a below average win rate. Because he simply does not counter all the heroes you think he does. He’s pretty average against most of the roster.
He does not, but as the OP said he’s the character which counters more heroes
He counters everybody except characters who have more long range poke (Ashe, Hanzo, Widowmaker, and arguably Soldier and McCree).
