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Zarya guide

Zarya is a tank.

Recommended comps: Brawl · Dive

One habit to change: Spend both bubbles early in the fight to build charge.

Good into

AnaBubble yourself when she could sleep you, and bubble a slept teammate.
SierraBubble her damage for charge, then close the distance.
GenjiBubble the teammate he dashes onto and beam him; he has no dash left.

Struggles against

ZenyattaDiscord and range; Transcendence answers Graviton.
BastionAssault form fries you, bubbles and all.
ReaperShreds you and your teammates up close.

Best maps

Best by win rate: New Junk City, Rialto and Samoa, then Busan, Junkertown and Midtown
Tight points and corners that keep fights inside 15m

Playing against Zarya

She's a snowball. Don't feed her bubbles, keep out of her beam's range, and only burst her when you can finish the kill.

The full guide is in the app

All 53 of Zarya's matchups with a plan for each, map tips, comps, perks and kit. In a match, Hardstuck tells you when to stay on Zarya and when to swap.

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Our own advice, kept in step with the patch notes. Updated 2026-11-03.