



As Season 4 starts to wind to a close, there continue to be shakeups in the Overwatch competitive mode on PC. Tanks and supports are seeing the biggest changes in popularity, as buffs/nerfs and team composition preferences are affecting which heroes are in the meta. With more hero changes looming on the horizon, it seems as though we will have a very different meta at the end of Season 4 than the meta at the start of Season 4.

Comparing Hero Usage between Tiers

















Hero Usage by Tier and Tier Lists

Grandmaster Tier List





Master Tier List

Tier 1 (> 75% Usage Rate):

Tier 2 (> 50% Usage Rate): Ana (69%), Reinhardt (57%), Mercy (55%), Soldier76 (54%)

Tier 3 (> 25% Usage Rate): Roadhog (48%), Lucio (48%), Zarya (38%), Genji (29%), Winston (28%), Zenyatta (26%)

Tier 4 (> 15% Usage Rate): Pharah (24%), McCree (22%), D.Va (22%), Tracer (21%)



Diamond Tier List





Platinum Tier List



Tier 1 (> 75% Usage Rate):

Tier 2 (> 50% Usage Rate): Mercy (73%), Reinhardt (60%), Soldier76 (52%)

Tier 3 (> 25% Usage Rate): Ana (46%), Roadhog (42%), Lucio (42%), Pharah (35%), Zenyatta (30%), Zarya (30%), D.Va (27%)

Tier 4 (> 15% Usage Rate): Genji (24%), Winston (24%), McCree (20%)



Gold Tier List



Silver Tier List

Bronze Tier List

The main trends: Shockingly,has the biggest loss of usage this report (possible due to kit changes), whilecontinues to fall andgain.is the biggest gainer this report, asalso gains andfall.is as popular as ever, withgrowing in popularity .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 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 usage appears to be mostly stabilized since the last report two weeks ago.continues to be the most popular hero across all tiers in Season 4. While a 5% damage nerf looks like it will hit live servers soon, the general expectation seems to be that his usage won't dip much if at all. He continues to be the only offensive hero with a full kit of utility: self-healing, mobility (sprint), ranged damage, and burst damage (helix rockets). The biggest continuing trend - for the past monthhas been growing in popularity whilehas been falling. Team compositions have shifted to dive, and it seems thathas been the big winner. Particularly at the higher tiers,, andseem to be core to the team composition. Despite's incredibly popularity,continues to lose popularity at the higher tiers. It's unclear exactly why this is, but it simply may be a case where there aren't enough DPS team composition slots to go around. In other words, why choosewhen there may be better options?usage has somewhat waned this report, by 1% to 2% across the tiers. Withbeing less popular andgrowing in usage, what we are likely seeing that double hitscan is less popular.andcontinue to be unpopular in the current meta.Thecategory contains some of the most niche and situational heroes. The continuing trend for the category is that Bronze tier continue to appreciate the heroesat a much higher rate than other tiers. In particular,continues to be an incredibly popular hero at Bronze and Silver (#7 and #10 most popular respectively). The remaining defensive heroes (and) remain uncommonly seen across all tiers. With the 10% arrow charge speed and climbing buff coming soon to, it will be interesting to see if his usage will increase, particularly at higher tiers. Effective increases to DPS has historically improved the fates of other heroes (e.g.), andalready has a potential for high game impact with headshot, sonic, and scatter arrows. Time will tell if the buffs help negate his glaring weaknesses.Major shakeups inusage continue this report.remains the most popular tank overall, but this week has been eclipsed byfor the #1 spot at Grandmaster. He remains the only real anchor tank on the roster, buthuge PTR buff for her shield cooldown (from 12 seconds to 8 seconds) may give Reinhardt more competition for that slot.popularity otherwise has stagnated as the least popular tank overall, and is mostly a niche hero at this point in the meta. The biggest mover for the last month has been, who gains an average of 3% usage across the tiers this week.biggest strengths (her defense matrix and mobility) are being used in a number of team compositions in the professional scene.rise in popularity has slowed for the first time in months, and now has saturated at around 30% usage at high tiers. He remains a key fixture in dive team compositions. Throughout most of Season 4,andcompeted for the #2 tank spot across most of the tiers, but ashas decreased in popularityhas become the clear #2.one-shot potential and ability to deal withmake him particularly useful in the meta, whileult and projected barrier is still powerful, and especially so withandThe biggest news this report is the shakeups inpopularity. For the first time in Season 4,is the biggest loser of popularity across all categories. He has lost an an average of 3% across all tiers this report, a somewhat shocking result given his prior popularity and near 100% usage rate in the pro scene. The recent rework ofkit significantly increased his skill ceiling and raised the skill floor, and it is unclear if his drop in popularity in the last two week will be a continuing trend.continues to be the story this season, rises from near obscurity at high tiers to become on of the most popular heroes in the game. At 70% usage at most tiers, she appears to be an auto-pick in each match. Many players online continue to debate whetheris too strong, with many of these conversations centered around her resurrect ultimate.popularity continues to wane at Master and Grandmaster tiers, but as appears to have stabilized otherwise.is a bright spot for Grandmaster tier, as he jump 5% in usage from the last report. With tank heavy and dive team compositions continuing to be popular, his discord orb continues to prove its use.remains a situational niche pick and the least popular support hero in Overwatch.