Key takeaways
- Reign of Talon Season 5: A Grim Doctrine started October 6, 2026, with Doctrine as the newest Support and Sombra moved from Damage to Support (Blizzard)
- The November 3 midseason patch buffed Junker Queen, Mauga, Reaper, Brigitte and Illari and nerfed Doctrine, Ana, D.Mon, Genji and Jetpack Cat (Blizzard)
- In Competitive Role Queue (PC, Americas, all tiers) the top win rates by role are Junker Queen at 55.2%, Zenyatta at 53.7% and Vendetta at 53.5% (Blizzard Hero Statistics)
- Zarya is the most banned hero in Competitive at 39.2%, followed by Doomfist at 32.7% and Anran at 30.8% (Blizzard Hero Statistics)
- At Grandmaster and Champion, Kiriko is played in 41.8% of the data and Jetpack Cat is banned at a 54.7% rate (Blizzard Hero Statistics)
The best Overwatch heroes in Season 5 are Junker Queen, Reinhardt and Domina at Tank, Vendetta, Genji, Pharah and Torbjörn at Damage, and Zenyatta and Brigitte at Support, based on Blizzard's own Competitive win rates since the November 3, 2026 midseason patch. Junker Queen has the highest win rate in the game at 55.2% after a health buff, while Zarya, Doomfist and Anran are the heroes players ban most. Blizzard's patch notes now call the game Overwatch, without the 2, and the current season is Reign of Talon Season 5: A Grim Doctrine, which began October 6. This guide gives the full tier list by role, what changes at Grandmaster and Champion, and the patch changes behind each placement.
Checked against Blizzard's Overwatch Hero Statistics page (Competitive Role Queue) and the October 6, November 3 and November 5, 2026 patch notes on November 12, 2026.
Data basis: tiers come from Blizzard's official Hero Statistics page with the filters Competitive Role Queue, Mouse and Keyboard, All Tiers, All Maps and Americas, viewed November 12, 2026. Blizzard says the page uses data from the start of the most recent patch. The tier cut-offs are fixed: S is a win rate of 52.5% or higher, A is 50.5% to 52.4%, B is 48.0% to 50.4%, C is 46.0% to 47.9%, and D is below 46%. European numbers on the same page are within about a point for nearly every hero. Pick rate is Blizzard's playtime-based measure.
What is the best Overwatch tier list for Season 5?
Junker Queen, Reinhardt and Domina lead the tanks, Vendetta, Genji, Pharah and Torbjörn lead Damage, and Zenyatta and Brigitte lead Support. The tables below list every hero with its win, pick and ban rate.
Tank tier list
| Tier | Hero | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Junker Queen | 55.2% | 6.4% | 2.8% |
| S | Reinhardt | 53.7% | 13.5% | 3.2% |
| S | Domina | 52.6% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| A | Doomfist | 52.1% | 7.5% | 32.7% |
| A | Hazard | 51.5% | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| A | Winston | 51.2% | 7.9% | 12.8% |
| B | Wrecking Ball | 49.5% | 2.7% | 8.3% |
| B | Roadhog | 48.7% | 8.1% | 15.4% |
| B | Mauga | 48.6% | 4.2% | 12.5% |
| B | Sigma | 48.1% | 8.4% | 2.7% |
| C | D.Mon | 47.8% | 3.3% | 9.2% |
| C | Ramattra | 47.5% | 8.3% | 7.8% |
| C | Zarya | 46.2% | 4.3% | 39.2% |
| D | D.Va | 45.1% | 5.5% | 3.2% |
| D | Orisa | 44.5% | 11.1% | 13.3% |
Junker Queen's lead follows the November 3 patch, which raised her base health from 375 to 425 and cut Carnage's cooldown from 9 to 7 seconds. Mauga also got his base armor back up from 125 to 150 and more burn damage after Blizzard said his win rate had fallen below acceptable bounds; he is B tier overall but much stronger at the top of the ladder.
Damage tier list
| Tier | Hero | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Vendetta | 53.5% | 6.5% | 25.4% |
| S | Genji | 53.2% | 14.3% | 9.6% |
| S | Pharah | 52.6% | 5.3% | 7.6% |
| S | Torbjörn | 52.6% | 7.2% | 1.5% |
| A | Venture | 52.4% | 3.0% | 0.6% |
| A | Reaper | 51.3% | 10.4% | 2.4% |
| A | Junkrat | 51.1% | 12.2% | 8.5% |
| A | Tracer | 51.1% | 9.0% | 10.5% |
| A | Anran | 50.6% | 7.4% | 30.8% |
| A | Mei | 50.6% | 10.7% | 9.8% |
| A | Hanzo | 50.5% | 8.4% | 1.3% |
| B | Sierra | 50.4% | 15.0% | 24.0% |
| B | Widowmaker | 50.4% | 5.5% | 8.3% |
| B | Symmetra | 50.1% | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| B | Echo | 49.6% | 4.7% | 0.6% |
| B | Shion | 49.2% | 7.6% | 0.6% |
| B | Ashe | 49.1% | 8.1% | 1.2% |
| C | Freja | 47.6% | 4.9% | 7.1% |
| C | Soldier: 76 | 47.4% | 14.4% | 0.4% |
| C | Emre | 46.7% | 4.5% | 0.1% |
| C | Cassidy | 46.2% | 14.9% | 7.8% |
| D | Sojourn | 44.7% | 11.5% | 0.9% |
| D | Bastion | 43.9% | 10.7% | 3.7% |
Vendetta stays on top even though the November 3 patch slowed her Palatine Fang (initial swing delay up from 0.15 to 0.2 seconds, leap speed down from 11 to 9.5) and a quarter of lobbies ban her. Genji's Deflect was cut from 2 to 1.5 seconds in the same patch; he still wins 53.2% across all ranks but only 47.0% at Grandmaster and Champion. Reaper gained 25 base health (275 to 300) to offset earlier hitbox changes.
Support tier list
| Tier | Hero | Win rate | Pick rate | Ban rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | Zenyatta | 53.7% | 11.1% | 2.0% |
| S | Brigitte | 53.1% | 6.2% | 0.4% |
| A | Illari | 51.4% | 4.0% | 0.1% |
| A | Lúcio | 51.3% | 5.5% | 0.4% |
| A | Juno | 51.1% | 16.8% | 0.3% |
| A | Wuyang | 51.0% | 5.0% | 0.1% |
| A | Mizuki | 50.7% | 11.1% | 4.4% |
| B | Mercy | 50.3% | 15.6% | 5.9% |
| B | Moira | 50.1% | 31.2% | 5.5% |
| B | Sombra | 49.8% | 9.2% | 10.6% |
| B | Doctrine | 49.6% | 15.1% | 2.8% |
| B | Lifeweaver | 48.9% | 11.5% | 0.5% |
| C | Jetpack Cat | 47.7% | 4.4% | 30.7% |
| C | Ana | 46.6% | 23.3% | 12.3% |
| C | Kiriko | 46.2% | 24.8% | 2.8% |
| D | Baptiste | 45.3% | 4.7% | 0.1% |
Brigitte and Illari both got buffs on November 3: Brigitte's Inspire instant healing rose from 12 to 15 with a shorter internal cooldown, and Illari's Healing Pylon now heals 50 per projectile instead of 40. Ana went the other way, with Biotic Grenade's explosion damage cut from 90 to 60. Moira is the most played Support in Competitive at 31.2%, but her win rate is only average.
Which heroes are best at Grandmaster and Champion?
The top of the ladder looks different. At Grandmaster and Champion (Americas, same filters), Brigitte (55.0%), Junker Queen (55.6%), Pharah (54.6%), Juno (54.5%), Mauga (54.4%) and Illari (54.2%) post the best win rates, while Genji and Reinhardt fall below 48.5%.
| Hero | All tiers win rate | Grandmaster and Champion win rate | Note at the top |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junker Queen | 55.2% | 55.6% | Strong everywhere |
| Mauga | 48.6% | 54.4% | 19.2% ban rate |
| Zarya | 46.2% | 52.1% | 23.3% ban rate |
| Kiriko | 46.2% | 49.8% | 41.8% pick rate |
| Tracer | 51.1% | 52.2% | 29.5% pick, 28.1% ban |
| Jetpack Cat | 47.7% | 46.7% | 54.7% ban rate |
| Reinhardt | 53.7% | 48.1% | Falls off at the top |
| Genji | 53.2% | 47.0% | 20.4% pick rate despite the drop |
Use the all-tiers list if you play below Master; use this view if you are near the top or watching the meta that pros copy. Jetpack Cat is banned in more than half of high-rank data, although the November 3 patch already cut her base health from 225 to 200.
Which subroles are strongest in Season 5?
Every hero now belongs to a subrole, and Blizzard's stats page filters by them. Stalwart tanks, Flanker and Recon damage heroes, and Survivor and Tactician supports have the strongest leaders right now.
| Role | Subrole | Best win rate (all tiers) | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tank | Stalwart | Junker Queen, 55.2% | Reinhardt, 53.7% |
| Tank | Initiator | Doomfist, 52.1% | Hazard, 51.5% |
| Tank | Bruiser | Roadhog, 48.7% | Mauga, 48.6% |
| Damage | Flanker | Vendetta, 53.5% | Genji, 53.2% |
| Damage | Recon | Pharah, 52.6% | Sierra, 50.4% |
| Damage | Specialist | Torbjörn, 52.6% | Junkrat, 51.1% |
| Damage | Sharpshooter | Hanzo, 50.5% | Widowmaker, 50.4% |
| Support | Tactician | Zenyatta, 53.7% | Lúcio, 51.3% |
| Support | Survivor | Brigitte, 53.1% | Illari, 51.4% |
| Support | Medic | Mercy, 50.3% | Moira, 50.1% |
Bruiser is the weakest tank subrole overall, with Zarya and Orisa both under 46.5%, although Mauga and Zarya climb above 52% at Grandmaster and Champion. Sharpshooters are the most even group: no hero in it reaches 51%, and Cassidy and Sojourn sit in the bottom tiers. Flankers also lost some sustain in Season 4, when the extra healing they get from health packs was cut from 75 to 50.
What changed in Season 5 and the November 3 patch?
Season 5 launched October 6 with Doctrine, a Sombra rework into Support, a Roadhog rework and smaller hitscan projectiles. The November 3 midseason patch then rebalanced most of the roster.
- Sombra: moved from Damage to Support. Hack was removed; Hotfix heals allies and can still hack health packs, Cyberspace weakens enemies (now 40% after November 3) and heals allies, and EMP now overrides enemy hack effects on health packs.
- Roadhog: his Scrap Gun fires two bursts per volley, and the new Trash Compactor absorbs projectiles for 2 seconds and fires them back as an explosive.
- Hitscan: large hitscan projectiles shrank from 0.07 to 0.04 meters and small ones from 0.04 to 0.02 meters, alongside hitbox updates.
- Doctrine nerfs: Infused damage 90 to 80, Infused healing 120 to 110, Shrouded Momentum cooldown 8 to 10 seconds and Infuse cooldown 8 to 9 seconds.
- D.Mon nerfs: Propulsors no longer deal impact damage (15 to 0), and Overstrike's lifesteal fell from 150% to 125%.
- Other buffs: Ramattra's Void Accelerator ammo 100 to 125, Anran's Zhuque Fans damage 22 to 24, Shion's Execution spread 8.5 to 5.7 degrees, Emre's Cyber Frag detonation 0.6 to 0.5 seconds.
A November 5 hotfix raised Wrecking Ball's speed limit while retracting Grappling Claw by 15%. For how ranks, Emerald and rewards work this year, read the Overwatch ranks guide.
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FAQ
Who is the best hero in Overwatch right now?
Junker Queen has the highest Competitive win rate on Blizzard's Hero Statistics page at 55.2% (Role Queue, PC, Americas, all tiers) after her November 3 buff. Zenyatta and Vendetta lead Support and Damage.
Is this Overwatch tier list based on official data?
Yes. It uses Blizzard's own Hero Statistics page for Competitive Role Queue since the latest patch, viewed November 12, 2026, with fixed win rate cut-offs for each tier.
What is the current Overwatch season?
Reign of Talon Season 5: A Grim Doctrine, which began October 6, 2026. The midseason patch arrived on November 3.
Which Overwatch heroes are banned the most?
Zarya (39.2%), Doomfist (32.7%), Anran (30.8%), Jetpack Cat (30.7%) and Vendetta (25.4%) in Competitive Role Queue across all tiers in the Americas.
Is Sombra a Support now?
Yes. Season 5 moved Sombra to Support, removed Hack, and gave her Hotfix and Cyberspace, which heal allies and weaken enemies. She sits in B tier with a 49.8% win rate.
Is Doctrine good in Overwatch?
Doctrine is the newest Support and is popular, with a 15.1% pick rate in all tiers and 29.2% at Grandmaster and Champion, but the November 3 nerfs left him at about a 49.6% win rate, which is B tier.
Is Overwatch still called Overwatch 2?
Blizzard's patch notes and website now use the name Overwatch, and its 2026 seasons are numbered 1 to 5 under the Reign of Talon story arc.
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