Gene Counters

Best counters to Gene

• Gus

  Outtrades Gene's split-projectile chip, then answers a pull with a damage-absorbing shield and point-blank knockback.

• Mr P

  Overwhelms Gene's slow reload with recurring porters that absorb his single-target shots and intercept his pull.

• Penny

  Blocks Gene's shots and pull with Salty Barrel, denying the isolation his team uses to secure kills.

• Tara

  Overruns Gene's slow single-target fire with three shadows that absorb his shots and intercept his pull.

• Eve

  Outranges Gene's full-damage shot and floods his slow reload with hatchlings that absorb attacks and intercept his pull.

• Charlie

  Overwhelms Gene's slow reload with three spiders that block his shots and pull before Cocoon disables him.

• Belle

  Outranges Gene's full-damage projectile and punishes allies clustering for his healing with bolts that bounce between them.

Gene is a strong pick against

• Carl

  Interrupts Carl's spinning dive with Lamp Blowout, pushing him away before his Super can deal sustained damage.

• Glowy

  Chips Glowy from beyond glowbeam range, then pulls him from teammates to break his support tether.

• Jae-Yong

  Pulls Jae-Yong away from nearby teammates, removing his stacking speed boosts and exposing him to focused damage.

• Mr P

  Sustains teammates through Mr P's porter pressure with Magic Puffs, denying his spawnables the chip damage they need.

• Najia

  Keeps teammates healthy through Najia's poison with Magic Puffs, preventing her damage over time from securing eliminations.

• Nani

  Punishes Nani's distant positioning with Vengeful Spirits, whose homing missiles gain damage across long travel distances.

• Piper

  Pulls Piper out of her preferred long-range lane, forcing close combat where her distance-scaled damage falls sharply.

Gene shines on these maps