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Zenyatta guide

Zenyatta is a support.

Recommended comps: Poke

One habit to change: Take flanks and off-angles often, since you have no footsteps to give you away.

Good into

ReinhardtStay out of his reach and he can't touch you.
RoadhogStay out of hook range and he's a bullet sponge.
AsheShe's easy to headshot when scoped. Peek when she shoots someone else, and take off-angles with charged volleys.

Struggles against

D.VaMatrix eats your orbs; Boosters bring her onto you.
TracerCatches up to you eventually.
SombraHunts isolated supports from stealth.

Best maps

Best by win rate: New Queen Street, Gibraltar, Esperança, Nepal and Junkertown
Corners and off-angles to flank from silently

Playing against Zenyatta

He has no escape and no mobility. Get on him, and save your big burst for after Transcendence.

The full guide is in the app

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

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