So since there’s a plague of Doomfist players I thought I’d make a thread of Doomfist counter tips for everyone to share be sure to leave your own tips down below.
Current heros I use to down a Doomfist.
Tanks: Zarya, Doomfist, Orisa, JunkerQueen, Roadhog, Rammatra, Sigma.
The idea here is to fight fire with fire. Distruption is Doomfist’s game and if he wants to do that then take the time to stop his plays with some well timed and aimed CC to keep him in place. A well timed JQ knife pull can stop him midair and keep him in place as many Doomfists will use their punch for a kill and their slam to disengage. So land your abilities during block.
DPS: Echo, Pharah, Junkrat, Sombra
For DPS the most effective ones are the ones that not only chip and annoy DF they can also ignore him. Sombea can stay invis thus avoiding his punch hack timing is crucial. Junkrat can just mine away to create distance and maintain high ground to force DF to waste abilities just to get to Junkrat. The fliers Echo/Pharah can outright ignore DF and harrass his backline or even chip away at the DF. What makes these DPS more potent is the fact that they can focus fire and redirect it as to never power up DF’s punch. When block is up DF wants to be shot at to enable the powered up punch. Which is a trap most Hitscan heros will run into. Try to dps DF from the back as his block only works from the front.
SUPPORT: Ana, Kiriko, Illari, Brigitte, Lifeweaver
For supports you still want to lay down the CC heavily on DFs. Nade, sleep, Whipshot, Bash, Outburst all help to control DF when he is going in but need to be timed. Kiriko and Lifeweaver can make life difficult for a DF with a well timed Lifegrip or Suzu to deny rocket punch potential. As an ability reliant hero, DFs are not great in a long drawn out fight, so if you make him wastes those abilities he’ll be forced to retreat which gives your team more time on objectives. But timing is highly crucial here. Again CC right around when block happens or if you can afford it before he gets a rocket punch off.
So basic tips for DF, he is open when you hear rocket punch charging. Adding in that essential dps before he gets it off can really put him in a jam or even force rocket punch early which can reduce the dps of the punch. Before a DF engages you want to scatter so he doesn’t get big value off his slam. If he happens to get close scatter and avoid bunching up. Giving a DF multiple targets will make it difficult for him to focus on any one particular hero he might want to kill. And doing so allows you to surround DF so that he can get properly picked off by shooting his back.
Do not shoot block. Theres only several instances you would want to do that. When his team is already dead, when there is a CC availble as to stop his block so wait on that, and of course when DF is low. CC him when he starts blocking to open him for dps. DFs use their block to buy time for his cooldowns to refresh so lessen the value by ensuring if he stays he will die so leave him a sitting duck.
DF’s shotgun is pretty potent and very constant. So you do not want to in his crosshairs. Those four shots can do an amazing amount of dps especially from close so be sure to be strafing constantly. Make yourself a hard target and make DF easte those shots. Since he doesn’t have a basic reload mechanic he has to treat his shots loke a cooldown. Wasting them allows your team to play more into doomfist.