Jetpack Cat counters, tier and perks

Hero Playbooks tier: B (confidence medium). Matchup data confidence: medium. Last updated 2026-10-14.

Abilities

Biotic Pawjectiles · Frenetic Flight · Lifeline · Purr · Catnapper

D.Va: Boosters let D.Va hit targets in the air easily. (high confidence)
Ashe: Going airborne doesn't protect Jetpack Cat: Ashe's rifle hits instantly. (high confidence)
Cassidy: Cassidy can punish Jetpack Cat in the air because the revolver needs no travel-time lead. (high confidence)
Bastion: Bastion's hitscan fire reliably hits targets in the air. (high confidence)
Emre: Emre can punish Jetpack Cat in the air because the rifle needs no travel-time lead. (high confidence)
Baptiste: Baptiste's hitscan weapon reliably hits targets in the air. (high confidence)

Junkrat: Junkrat's projectiles are slow, so targets in the air are very hard for him to hit. (high confidence)
Reinhardt: Reinhardt can do very little against heroes in the air. (high confidence)
Mei: With slow-moving primary fire, Mei has a hard time landing shots on Jetpack Cat in the air. (high confidence)
Mizuki: Mizuki's primary fire is a projectile with travel time, so targets in the air are hard for him to hit. (high confidence)
Venture: Stat-based: team pressure in Counterwatch duel data (rating +4.1); also favored by Overpicker counter matrix and RankedBoost counters. No written explanation in our sources yet. (high confidence)
Doomfist: Doomfist struggles to damage targets in the air. (high confidence)

Ulterior Motive: 15% of the healing from Biotic Pawjectiles is turned into fuel.
Transport Shielding: Jetpack Cat gains as much as 50 bonus shield health while carrying a hero.

Purrfect Form: Every Purr pulse is made up of 3 waves.
Claws Out: Every 6 seconds Quick Melee gets empowered: it wounds the target for 40 damage and slows them 30% for 1 second.