Kenji Counters

Best counters to Kenji

• Charlie

  Stops Kenji's close-range pressure with Cocoon, blocking his attacks and healing while teammates reposition to punish his release.

• Cordelius

  Isolates Kenji in the Shadow Realm, disabling his Super and gadgets while outranging his dash and slash.

• RT

  Outranges Kenji with marked shots, adding damage to follow-up hits while his short dash struggles to close.

• Chester

  Bursts Kenji at close range, where multiple bells overwhelm the healing from his attacks.

• Frank

  Out-tanks Kenji's sustained attacks with massive health, punishing every close-range commitment with heavy area damage.

• Draco

  Out-tanks Kenji in prolonged melee, where Dragon Solo's continuous flames overwhelm the healing from his alternating attacks.

• El Primo

  Out-tanks Kenji at close range, where rapid punches overwhelm the healing from his alternating attacks.

Kenji is a strong pick against

• Barley

  Weaves past Barley's slow projectiles with dashes, sustaining each close-range assault through healing on hit.

• Berry

  Traverses Berry's damaging puddle zones with dashes, then exploits his slow reload and low health in melee.

• Dynamike

  Escapes Dynamike's delayed blast zones with dashes, then overwhelms his low health through rapid alternating attacks.

• Grom

  Reaches Grom through his delayed blasts with dash-slash attacks, then recovers from recent damage while denying him point-blank safety.

• Jacky

  Survives Jacky's close-range pressure by recovering recent damage, then dashes away between exchanges.

• Janet

  Dashes through Janet's attack-focusing window, then sustains close-range pressure by healing from repeated slashes.

• Kit

  Outlasts Kit in close-range trades by recovering from his opening burst with Hosomaki Healing.

• Larry

  Threads between Larry's delayed blasts, reaches melee range, and recovers from recent damage suffered during the approach.

• Lou

  Sidesteps Lou's linear volleys with repeated dashes, then sustains pressure through healing at close range.

• Mina

  Slices through Mina's defensive projectile wall, using Hosomaki Healing afterward to erase damage from her combo.

• Nita

  Circles Nita's bear with alternating dashes and slashes, sustaining pressure by healing on each hit.

• Pearl

  Denies Pearl time to build Heat by cycling dashes and slashes while sustaining repeated close-range trades.

• Penny

  Advances during Penny's lengthy reloads and neutralizes pouch bursts through healing once the fight reaches melee.

• Sam

  Outlasts Sam during melee exchanges by restoring recently lost health with Hosomaki Healing.

• Sandy

  Answers Sandy's steady chip damage by restoring lost health with Hosomaki Healing and chaining close-range attacks.

• Squeak

  Dashes between Squeak's delayed explosions, then exploits his slow reload while healing through the close-range fight.

• Tick

  Threads through Tick's delayed minefield with dashes, then overwhelms his low health while healing from close-range strikes.

• Ziggy

  Escapes Ziggy's delayed strike circles with dashes, then pressures his low health while healing on every close-range hit.

Kenji shines on these maps