What counters Mei?
Extremely frustrating playing against Mei, whether it's in a teamfight or solo. Heck, trying McCree, a supposedly high CQC damage hero fails because most of the time the Mei can freeze me then headshot me to death with her alt fire.
Is there a true counter to Mei? Because it seems like every match I play against Mei is a struggle because of her freeze and her godlike defensive powers.
Best Answer
Killing her from a distance.
Mei can only freeze at close range and it takes several seconds to do so. That is, unless she uses her Ultimate to do it (which is in a circle from where the item lands).
Mei also doesn't have the DPS to kill a Tank by herself.
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What characters counter Mei?
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Mei is surprisingly versatile and hard to counter. A good Mei player who understands the character and her boundaries can easily sidestep her usual counters, that being long-ranged DPS.How do you deal with Mei?
Be aggressive when the wall is on cooldown because they have way less spam than normal. Mei can't just hang in the frontline if she's being overrun and focused, and if she iceblocks don't just ignore her since she's a sitting duck and as tank you should try to secure the territory near her to prevent an escape.How do you counter Mei Zarya?
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Answer 2
Mei strength comes from her ability to freeze one of her opponents. To do so, she has to use her freezing ray a few second on an enemy at a relatively close distance.
If you analyze my first two sentences you can guess what are Mei's weaknesses:
freeze ONE of her opponents
By grouping with your allies, it won't be easy for Mei to freeze you and shoot an icicle through your skull. Moreover, if she is alone against your team and use ice block, you should get plenty of time to decide to flee of finish her!
use her freezing ray A FEW SECONDS
Mei doesn't have the biggest dps of all the Overwatch characters, as I said earlier, she rely on her crowd control more than on her damages. This means that if you out damage her in two seconds, you win. Roadhogg is a good choice, but while playing this guy you are more likely to play close to your team mates, meaning a good Mei should not be here (Mei is probably killing your lone mates).
My favorite character to kill Mei (and my favorite character overall) is Reaper. Once you get close to someone you can deal a ton of damages really fast. If you are really good, you can kill her in two shots (she probably won't have time to use her ice block). Moreover, if things turn bad, you can still use your Shift ability to flee, remove the slow effect of Mei's gun and reset the freezing process.
a relatively CLOSE distance
If Mei can't freeze you she will have an hard time to kill you. Stay far away from her and use your mobility to flee/chase her. A good Widowmaker/Hanzo can snipe her or flee easily by climbing walls.
Finally, don't forget that taking your opponents by surprise, knowing your enemies, knowing your character and knowing maps will help you to be a better player.
Answer 3
Long range characters only counter Mei if she's out in the open often. A good Mei player will stick to alleyways and buildings, where she has the advantage.
Mei is strong against heroes who break off on their own, but weak against groups. So the best advice to counter Mei is "stay with the group".
Answer 4
As far as 1 vs 1 fights go, Reaper and the new Junkrat (with 2 mines) are easy counters. Their burst damage takes her down before any freezing can occur. As Mei, I've almost never won against either unless they were distracted or just rather unskilled.
Answer 5
Widow is pretty good because.. she can one shot mei if charged properly, and D-Va for some reason doesn't take much damage from freeze, BUT she still does slow and stop from it.
Answer 6
The only counter i have found 1 vs 1 is reaper. two shots can take her down before she has a time to react.
In a group fight, she has no counter. she will survive to the end, ice block to heal then ice wall to get away and join the next time fight.
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