Yes i am gold in dps role, so don’t say “hur dur get good” haha
Anyways i do feel like he is an oppressive character and i think hes disgusting so i would like to hear how you guys counter him. Hugging corners doesn’t seem to do much for me as a smart doom will just ground slam around the corner then combo you.
i feel like the characters that do counter him (som, brig, orisa, mei) have low damage and can’t finish him off, and in gold you cant really rely on your team for that. I know mcree can counter him with fth and pharah is a good check but with his high mobility i find it very hard.
is there anything i could focus on ?
Your main tool here is positioning. Try sitting further back and shooting him when he engages on someone else. Try sitting on the high ground so he can’t get to you as easily. Think about what parts of the map he can reach, then try to avoid those parts of the map. That’s the best I can say without knowing who you play.
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Road hog just hooks and one shots him (given that he has no extra shield, armor, bubble or other defense buffs) .
And for heroes that don’t counter Doomfist, you really need to work on your positioning; don’t position yourself far from your team if you’re vulnerable to him and don’t position yourself next to a wall where he can one shot you. If you see doomfist hiding on the high ground: call it out. Too often, the reason doom gets out unscathed is because his enemies weren’t anticipating him.
Cc. Mcree is good against him, keep tabs on his whereabouts and slink back into your team. As he goes for a healer for example, cc him and that usually kills him.
Note, positioning and being aware of any flanks is really important. Or just don’t play heros that can be killed by him. Play tracer or genji for example
Doomfist struggles against other high-mobility heroes and heroes with large health pools. CC also works well.
Per role:
Zarya, Roadhog, and Orisa work very well against him. Zarya can use bubbles to protect her teammates from Doomfist. Roadhog can use his hook to stop a Doomfist’s combo or punch and execute him or bring him to very low HP. Orisa’s fortify makes her immune to Doom’s CC and Halt allows her to interrupt his slams and slow him down a lot.
For DPS, Sombra and Mei work, but Reaper can do well against him too. Reaper does more damage in close quarters than Doomfist can, and Wraith allows Reaper to avoid Doomfist’s abilities for a time.
Hitscans like Ashe, Widowmaker, and McCree can deal damage to Doom before he can get within range, and that can cost him his life. Ashe and McCree also have CC that can interrupt Doomfist’s abilities.
Symmetra and Torbjorn’s turrets can apply constant pressure to a Doomfist in your backline. Symm herself will have a harder time dealing with Doomfist, but Torbjorn works especially well due to Overload’s additional armor.
For supports, Lucio and Mercy are essentially not targets for Doomfist. They have too much mobility. Moira has Fade to escape a Doom’s combo and Brig and Ana have Shield Bash and Sleep Dart resepectively to stun Doomfist.
Otherwise its just the general stuff everyone else said.
Edit: Echo is basically impossible for Doomfist to touch, like Pharah. It’s really irritating and can make him swap off if you’re screwing him over enough.
Brig definitely isn’t countering him anymore with her 2nd lowest dmg per sec in game. You can still bash him but will probably die 2 sec later unless whole team is with you
Really the only good way is to get good at Pharah
Doesn’t doomfist run circles around Reaper for days? Any respectable doomfist wouldn’t dive a target next to reaper. Plus, doom counters Reaper’s ultimate.
Once in Reaper’s range, Doomfist usually has a single option: Punch. If the punch misses, the Reaper just does much more damage and will have more sustain thanks to his lifesteal.
Whip shot is SPLENDID at messing up Slam, same with Lucio’s boop. That alone can mess up a Doom by making him waste a cooldown.
With a 50% movement speed reduction, doomfist would need to be aiming on a bloody dance mat to miss reaper in his death blossom state.
hanzo can delete him before he reaches him if you are good with projectile aim also you can use wall hacks to check which roof he is bouncing on if it is that kind of doom, reaper is also very good most doom wont come near you, tracer can harass and kill him.
Junkrat cause doom has to get near you but if he gets near you, you blow him away.
Sombra hacks shuts him down.
Mei is decent but right now she needs follow up.
Echo is good too.
torb can go toe to toe with doom when he is overloaded not to mention his turret which keeps him in check.
oh i forgot bastion, doom can do nothing against him, its just bastion is f tier though against others.
Camp backline with mccree is the best option
Or sticky him since when you’re on the air his angle is pretty predicable, so you should be able to land some stickies at him
Then don’t Death Blossom next to a Doomfist? You can kill him. You can ult while he’s not around. You can bait his punch, dodge it with Wraith Form, then pop ult while punch is on cooldown. You’ve got a lot of options.
Mainly stuns. If you want to make their life a living hell, I suggest that you play sombra against him.
The best is Sombra if you’re good with her. But other than that McCree is a good option. You can use coach gun as ashe to boop him away If he slams/uppercuts you.