



As Season 4 comes to a close, the meta continues to shift towards dive heroes. D.Va solidifies herself as the dive tank hero of choice, while flankers, Pharmercy, and Zenyatta continue to remain popular.

Big Movers this Meta Report

Comparing Hero Usage between Tiers





Hero Usage by Tier and Tier Lists

Grandmaster Tier List

Master Tier List

Tier 1 (> 75% Usage Rate): Mercy (85%)

Tier 2 (> 50% Usage Rate): Reinhardt (61%), Soldier76 (58%), Roadhog (53%)

Tier 3 (> 25% Usage Rate): Lucio (46%), Zarya (39%), Genji (27%), Pharah (26%), Zenyatta (26%), D.Va (25%)

Tier 4 (> 15% Usage Rate): Tracer (24%), McCree (22%), Ana (18%), Winston (17%), Symmetra (16%)



Diamond Tier List

Platinum Tier List



Tier 1 (> 75% Usage Rate): Mercy (78%)

Tier 2 (> 50% Usage Rate): Reinhardt (57%), Soldier76 (54%)

Tier 3 (> 25% Usage Rate): Lucio (43%), Zarya (39%), Roadhog (38%), D.Va (36%), Zenyatta (28%), Pharah (28%)

Tier 4 (> 15% Usage Rate): Genji (24%), Tracer (23%), Symmetra (21%), Ana (19%), Winston (17%), McCree (15%)



Gold Tier List

Silver Tier List

Bronze Tier List

The main trends:andcontinue their ascent this report as the biggest gainers of popularity, while dive and flanker-heavy team compositions continue to be popular., andremain popular offensive heroes for dive compositions on console. For Tanks,, andare gaining whileandlose popularity.continues his decline for the second straight report, but maintains his #2 support hero title. A final surprise is that Defense heroes have surged in popularity in Bronze tier, possibly due to end of the season antics.Follow OmnicMeta articles on Twitter or Facebook : A report and tier lists for Overwatch hero usage and trends across competitive ladder (Grandmaster -> Bronze), representing data from: We do not report any data from professional or Esports tournaments.For information on our data, see the About page.The infographic above presents the top 2 usage gainers for the competitive tiers. The big usage gainers this week vary depending on the tier, but several trends emerge. Mercy and D.Va continue to grow in popularity across the board, with both increasing by more than 2% across all the tiers. Perhaps the biggest surprise this report is the shake up in Bronze. In the past two weeks there has been a shift in Defense hero play, with different heroes being played, and less Junkrat. It's unclear whether this change coincidences with Season 4 ending soon, but regardless there appears to be a big meta shift toward Defense heroes at Bronze.As far as the top 2 biggest usage losers this report, Lucio continues his decent from last week, while Zarya and Reinhardt are the Tanks that appear to be less less popularity with the continued rise of D.Va. The huge drops at Bronze demonstrate the apparent "end of season" meta shift towards defensive heroes. In higher tiers, offensive hero preferences also seem to be changing, with Genji, Soldier, and McCree seeing less usage this report.The above chart breaks down average usage of a hero by tier, grouped into the same categories (Offense, Defense, Tank, Support) as found in the game. Generally speaking, higher tiers prefer higher skill cap characters that can reward them for their play, while lower tiers prefer heroes that are easier to learn and be productive with.Let's take a deeper look at each hero category:heroes remain mostly unchanged from the last week, with a few exceptions.has been the most popular hero all season forheroes. Highly aggressive and flanker-heavy team compositions continue to be popular, andremains the #2 most used hero at most tiers, withandnot far behind. Whilecontinues to lose significant popularity at tiers Diamond -> Grandmaster, he still remain relatively popular at higher ranks and useful for dealing with flankers.andcontinue to be unpopular in the current meta.heroes remain a collection of heroes considered niche for competitive play. This report, Defensive hero usage in Bronze tier has shifted and grown greatly, with nearly all defense heroes making Tier 4 in the tier lists (>15% usage). Overall, Defense hero usage as a whole has gone up 6% this week, and Bronze teams in competitive now has 2x to 3x the usage of Defensive heroes as compared to other tiers. As mentioned at the beginning of the article, it's unclear whether this is a end-of-season shift to niche heroes as some players stop competing, or due to another reason entirely. Regardless of the reason, preferences for Defensive heroes have also shifted at Bronze, asandusage shrinks while, andusage increases. For the remaining tiers, only Silver has heroes making tier list cutoffs (and).Changes inusage continue this report.continues to gain, as does, whileandmostly fall.in particular is approaching 75% usage, and has risen 2% on average across the tiers. Bothandfit well into dive-heavy team compositions, and provide not only consistent close range damage but also utility through defense matrix and shielding. Withusage on Console remaining lower than on PC, it seems thatis filling the key role as primary dive tank. Despite experiencing a 2% drop in usage across all tiers this week,narrowly remains the most popular tank overall, and the only true anchor tank in Overwatch. However,andcontinue to compete for the #2 slot at higher tiers, as's damage / hook kill potential and's projected barrier / ult remains powerful given the meta.remains a niche pick for the second report in a row, though the incoming buff to her shield cooldown (from 12 seconds to 8 seconds) may change her usage in the future.popularity continues to shift. For the second straight report,is the biggest loser of popularity, falling an average of 2% across all tiers. While a most of the change can be chalked up to a large loss in Bronze (13%),still lost significant popularity in 5 out of 7 tiers. If the trend continues in future weeks, it seems likely that the recent kit rework is to blame (most notably the huge aura radius nerf). Still,currently remains the #2 support hero, with no looking competition for that spot.continues to gain, this report she is up 3% in Gold, 5% in Diamond and 8% in Grandmaster tiers.is now above 75% usage in 5 out of 7 tiers.continues to be useful for dive-heavy team compositions with his discord and harmony orbs.maintains her gains from last report, and still is above 20% usage in tiers Bronze -> Platinum, likely due to her effectiveness against an increasing number of flankers. For the first time this season,usage has not decreased and appears to have stabilized, though she remains the least popular support hero on console.