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Overpowered
Bomb King - Huge pick or ban, a must on Ice Mines. Has very good damage with some AoE radius to his bombs, great CC with his grumpy bomb and movement with his poppy bomb that can reposition effectively. He is the best CC punisher and will clear teams inflicted with CC very effectively. His ultimate is decent if used after a poppy bomb detonation as the start-up is very slow and vulnerable to being killed, if it hits it can possibly CC multiple targets, which is a huge opportunity to pick off the key champions on their team, mainly the healer.
Counters:
-Maeve
-Terminus
-Makoa
-Khan
Countered by:
-Strix
-Vivian
-Evie
s
Super Strong
Torvald - Great pick or ban, a must on Frog Isle and Fishmarket. Best supporting off-tank because he can pair well with any flank to target the healers and keep the flank and other teammates alive. His bubbles are great due to wrecker nerf and provides suitable movement speed with a minimal damage boost. His nullify can shut down most attacks and can be effective for coordinated teams. His ultimate is good especially on his best maps with edges and open areas because chances are that the target wont recover from it, when used it can knock many characters off the payload from a defensive or offensive viewpoint, this can destroy other enemy ultimates by wasting the duration or ultimates that work in a certian AoE. The main target for this is Ash.
Counters:
(can counter any target with nullify, but these are stronger counters he can beat)
-Terminus
-Makoa
-Inara
-Ash
Countered by:
-Viktor
-Tyra
-Skye
Zhin - great pick or ban, a must on Ascension Peak. Best flank at the moment as he is the top pair with torvald for off-tank pushes and dealing with healers. His billowing is effective for survivability and can be reinforced by torvalds bubble. His whirl is a great movement ability that can even deal some damage to a target. His counter is his fastest attack that can turn the encounters to an advantageous point. His ultimate has high potential but must be used from an angle that doesnt risk death, as he can be melted stationary in his ultimate, this is a particular game changer with guillotine because his ultimate will kill anything, which is great deciding what enemy will be killed, this is great against Makoa and Inara.
Counters:
-Jenos
-Furia
-Tyra
Countered by:
-Viktor
Strix - great pick or ban, good pick on Ascension Peak, Frog Isle and Fishmarket. His sniper has a good fire rate and can dish out solid damage to shields even after the wrecker nerf. His flare is good for team Intel and awareness from an anchor position. His stealth is decent for needed escapes. His pistol can be useful to clean up weak enemies.
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Very Strong
Jenos - Great pick or ban, a must on Stonekeep. His astral mark has a long duration with a managed heal when multitasking between healing multiple teammates, this especially synergizes well with his damage boost to weapons. His void grip is very good for countering off-tank pushes that can be punished with coordination. His stellar wind is quite fast to move away from enemies and make good rotations or to move towards teammates to heal them in range.
Furia - Great pick or ban, a must on Jaguar Falls. Solid weapon that stacks well with wrath to protect from enemies. Her kindle soul is very effective for a swift heal on target and can benefit team with a mostly quicker heal than enemy heals. Her wings of wrath give a great distance between flanks and maintains a decent survivability in some situations. Her Pyre Strike is very strong to shut down off-tanks and can punish attackers with a coordinated team, alternatively can output good heals to tanks optionally.
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Strong
a
Good
a-
Decent
b
Average
c
Ok
d
Bad