This page covers all matchups for Junkrat (Damage): 9 heroes Junkrat is strong against, and 9 heroes that counter Junkrat — each with an explanation of why the matchup works. Struggling against an enemy Junkrat? Consider switching to Pharah, Sigma, Echo.
The grenade's area-of-effect damage can chip away at even small barriers and shields.
You can fire ricocheting high-explosive shells over the barrier array.
Throw grenades over the ice wall, and you can wait with bombardments even after the Cryo-Freeze ends.
You can take out a sentry turret with a ricocheting grenade without getting in its line of fire.
You can safely destroy the turret with a grenade fired from behind the wall.
Caught by a Steel Trap During a High-Speed Break-In
Caught Stealthily Approaching by "Trap" and "Total Mayhem"
You can throw grenades over the barrier to chip away at the main body on the other side.
The Steel Trap and Concussion Mine stop the roll, and a high-explosive shell embeds itself in the large target.
Ground-attack shells cannot reach the air, so rockets can be fired at them unopposed.
You can absorb grenades with Kinetic Grasp and convert them into extra health.
It can launch one-sided attacks from the air, out of range of ground-based high-explosive shells.
You can poke them one-sidedly from a distance where their grenades can't reach you
You can deflect grenades by flipping them off a tree branch
You can target them from a distance where their shells can't reach you
RIP: You can survive a tire explosion in the Immortality Field
The Matrix can absorb high-explosive shells and concussion mines
You can advance while clearing grenades with the Javelin Spin.
Upgrades you can pick by leveling up during a match — one Minor (level 2) and one Major (level 3).
During RIP-Tire, use LSHIFT to gain a quick boost of speed. Doing so reduces RIP-Tire's damage by 50%.
After launching with Concussion Mine, Junkrat gains 35% increased attack speed for 3 seconds.
Eliminations with Concussion Mine restore one charge.
Frag Launcher's projectile speed is increased by 25%.
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