Edgar Counters

Best counters to Edgar

• Surge

  Knocks Edgar away on landing with a precharged Super, denying punch healing and creating room for follow-up shots.

• Doug

  Out-sustains Edgar at point-blank range because Self Service heals every attack while Doug's revival punishes an all-in.

• Jacky

  Out-tanks Edgar's close-range punches and returns part of their damage through Counter Crush during every committed dive.

• Shelly

  Bursts Edgar at point-blank range with concentrated shotgun pellets, denying him time to heal through repeated punches.

• Chester

  Bursts Edgar at point-blank range because later bell sequences concentrate multiple projectiles where his short punches must connect.

• Otis

  Silences Edgar on arrival, denying both his attacks and the healing those punches would generate during the duel.

• Griff

  Bursts Edgar at close range by concentrating every coin, overwhelming his punch healing before it can stabilize the duel.

• Bull

  Out-tanks Edgar at point-blank range, with Tough Guy reducing his punch damage once Bull drops low.

• Stu

  Outmaneuvers Edgar with fast Nitro Boost dashes, repeatedly breaking contact before his short punches can restore meaningful health.

Edgar is a strong pick against

• Barley

  Jumps onto Barley and overwhelms his low health with rapid self-healing punches before he can escape or reload.

• Dynamike

  Lands beside Dynamike before his delayed explosives detonate, sustaining through stray blasts with rapid self-healing punches.

• Grom

  Collapses Grom's artillery spacing by jumping behind him, where weak point-blank damage cannot overcome self-healing punches.

• Kit

  Outlasts Kit at close range, using Fisticuffs to amplify punch healing and punish his committed dive.

• Larry

  Jumps past Larry's artillery range, then healing punches overwhelm him before his delayed blasts detonate.

• Lou

  Closes on Lou, then bursts and heals at point-blank range before repeated volleys can build freeze.

• Mr P

  Leaps past the porter screen protecting Mr P, landing behind him to overwhelm his weak close-range defense.

• Sprout

  Vaults the Hedge protecting Sprout and collapses his artillery spacing, sustaining through Seed Bomb damage with rapid punches.

• Squeak

  Breaks through Squeak's zoning with a jump behind him, then sustains through delayed blasts while landing rapid punches.

• Ziggy

  Lands beside Ziggy and overwhelms his low health with rapid healing punches before delayed lightning can strike nearby.

Edgar shines on these maps