Overwatch - Genji impressions

Genji is definetly my favourite hero in Overwatch. There is a high learning curve to him, so playing as him always feels fresh. I find out new stuff I can do in every map and against every character consistently and that makes me want to go back to Genji the most out of all the heroes.
Here are some of my impressions on his partners and matchups.


Best partners:
Genji likes to play around on his own mostly, scouting around areas searching for teleporters, snipers and weakened enemies that you can kill with swift strike. He does however combo well with the following heroes.

Zenny:
His orb is really good for you! That way you have a somewhat consistent way to heal that doesn't require a Mercy staying away from her team.

Hanzo and Widowmaker:
They can both tell you where enemies are and your swift strike can take care of enemies that survived their shots.

Zarya:
Zarya shields help you out a lot, since they allow you to stay protected without limiting your mobility.

Phara: Once the enemy is distracted by a Phara fliying above their heads you can get in and do some damange, then peace out and let Phara finish the job.



Matchups:

Offensive:
Genji:
One of the most awkward mirror matches in the game lol. Shurikens are hard to aim at mobile targets and both Genji's can move around walls and double jump to confuse the opponent. Normally what I do is wait for the enemy Genji to use reflect and then just run away, since this battles tend to last quite a lot and end up being a huge waste of time.

McCree:
Pretty even but I feel is slighty in favor of McCree. The cowboy can actually aim his bomb over your reflect and still stun you. Even if you reflect the bomb there is not much you can do afterwards. Outside of that, reflected shots are deadly and Genji can jump around to avoid the scatter shot. The match will most likely be decided if Genji has reflect aviable or not. You can reflect high noon if you want to feel like a badass.


Phara:
Reflected rockets are hard to aim due to their slow travel time. Phara can just fly away and attack you from afar. I a hallway situation I believe Genji has more of an upper hand because reflection and shurikens become more deadly. If Phara activates her ultimate Genji can reflect part of it, then jump and swift strike her ass but this is very risky, I suggest doing it only if there is no one else that can counter her during this. Overall I feel Phara beats Genji but doesn't destroy him.

Reaper:
Even. The match depends heavily on Genji having reflect and Reaper having his dash to run away. Reflect is deadly for Reaper since his shotguns do stupid damange but it is deadly for Genji as well. If Reaper runs away with his invincible dash, chase him if you can kill him with swift strike if not don't bother.

Soldier 76:
Even as well. If you are feeling ballsy go right up to his face and reflect his heal, lol no don't do it. Not much to say here really, I just feel it's fair.

Tracer:
Among one of Genji's worst matchups. It is never worth fighting a Tracer alone just because she is so hard to hit with Shurikens and reflect doesn't do much on her. You should stay away from her and only engage if you can kill her with swift strike. If you manage to reflect her sticky bomb you are a hero and deserve a medal.


Defensive:
Bastion:
There are two kinds of Bastion players in Overwatch, the ones that only go into turret mode and spam shots and the ones that actually know how to play the character. Against dumb Bastions just standing in from of them and reflecting will kill them no problem. Against a smarter Bastion however, I suggest using your mobilty to sneak around him and get him with your shurikens, then get close to him with swift strike to force him out of turret form. Either way this is your best matchup, your job is to kill the Bastion when you see him. Go and do it. If Bastion goes into tank, a reflected shot is lethal.

Hanzo:
BROTHA. Evenish, but in Genji's favor. A reflected arrow can be lethal to Hanzo. Scatter arrow and sonic arrow are reallya annoying to deal with as Genji though. You never want the opponent to figure out where you are after all. Once you are close to a Hanzo there is not much he can do if you keep moving around him. Outside of that getting hit by an arrow can be lethal, making this more evenish. You can reflect the starting arrow of his ultimate, but not the dragon once it formed. Also you cannot cut the dragon with your ultimate like in the animaton. Blizzard why you lie to me?

Junkrat:
Slighty in favor of Junkrat. Granades are annoying to deal with as Genji, and reflecting them only makes things bad for the opposing team for like a second. Genji has a lot of ways to flank a weak Junkrat, but these two usually don't face each other.

Mei:
One of your worst matchups. You can't do much against her freeze gun and climbing over her walls is really not that useful considering that it gets you close to her and you just wanna stay away. You can reflect her ultimate but that is usually not gonna happen. HOWEVER, if you see a Mei healing herself, get in close and aim for her head. Once she comes out of her ice you can throw your spread shurikens right between her eyes, cancel that into a meele strike and cancel the meele strike into a swift strike. This will instantly kill her and Mei can't do much about it besides putting a wall, in which case you can just finish her away with a swift strike if her health is low enough or just run away. Don't engage alone against Mei outside of this situation but always take the chance when the situation shows off, this is pretty consistent.

Torbjorn:
Genji SUCKS agaisnt turret characters. Don't really engage against a turret unless you are absolutely sure you can kill it, you are out of range or Torby is in the middle of building it. If you do engage, reflect, then throw shurikens and then run away if the turret is not dead. You should really let another player destroy the turret. If that is not happening change characters, do it yourself and then get in. There is not much Genji can do with a turret around.


Widowmaker:
Another match that you dominate. Reflected sniper shots are extremely deadly against her. You can also parkour your way around the map and flank her out while she is distracted. Once you are close to her there is not much she can do, set up your combo and take her out.

Tanks:
D.Va: Even. D.Va has enough health do wistand your shots and you have enough mobility to parkour around her or just get the fuck out. If you destroy a D.Va mech you can set up your combo and fuck her up.

Renhardt:
Even. Try to sneak shurikens around his shield. Spread shot works really well against him since he has a really big hitbox. Don't even get close to him since his hammer is lethal.

Roadhog:
Even. There is not much Roadhog can do after chaining you since you can just reflect the shots (or the chain even) or dash away. If you don't have either options you are fucked though. Your spread shot works great against him. He has a hard time hitting you but once he does you are pretty much done.

Winston:
Horrible matchup for you. You really can't do anything about Winston, if you see him get the fuck out.

Zarya:
Also horrible, but not as much. Stay out of range, don't attack her when her shield is up and reflect balls.


Support:
Lucio:
There is not much you can do against Lucio, he is too fast for you. Reflected shots are really slow and he can just evade them. He is not deadly against you, but you are not deadly to him. Don't engage unless you can kill him with swift strike, is not worth your time.

Mercy:
Genji can flank Mercy out pretty well thanks to his mobility. If you see one and she is not near one of your worst matchups, kill her ASAP. One of your best matchups.

Symmetra:
Slighty in favor of Symmetra. Don't ever get near her, fight her outside of the range of her gun. If she thorws orbs don't bother reflecting, just dodge. Her turrets can fuck you up but as long as you stay away from her you are usually fine. Never chase her since she is usually leading you to a turret. You should focus on destroying her teleporter more than killing her.

Zenny:
He does well against you from afar, but once you get close he is pretty much done. The thing is that he is usually behind a hero or two, so you should focus on sneaking behind him. Not much going on here. If you get hit by a discord orb, hide until the orb is gone. This matchup is in your favor.