Hero Counters

Zarya Counter

Zarya shows up often in Overwatch 2, and knowing how to answer this pick matters more than memorizing a specific patch's numbers. Here's the evergreen strategy for dealing with Zarya.

About Zarya

Game: Overwatch 2
Role: Tank

Counter strategy

Zarya's damage output scales with her personal shield charge, so heroes who can burst her down before she builds charge, or who deal damage in ways that don't feed her shields (over time effects, environmental kills), reduce her impact the most.