Roadhog counters, tier and perks

Hero Playbooks tier: D (confidence medium). Matchup data confidence: medium. Last updated 2026-10-16.

Abilities

Scrap Gun · Trash Compactor · Chain Hook · Take a Breather · Whole Hog

Doctrine: Doctrine's range lets him stay outside the distance where Roadhog can hook him. (high confidence)
Sombra: Since the rework Roadhog's hook combo no longer kills Sombra outright, so she can teleport out after being hooked. (high confidence)
Baptiste: Stat-based: mixed threat in Counterwatch duel data (rating +13.2); also favored by Overpicker counter matrix. No written explanation in our sources yet. (medium confidence)
Zenyatta: Roadhog has no barrier, so he's very exposed once Orb of Discord is on him. (medium confidence)
Ana: Biotic Grenade's anti-heal cancels out the self-healing Roadhog gets from Take a Breather. (medium confidence)
Pharah: Stat-based: wins the 1v1 in Counterwatch duel data (rating +6.2); also favored by Overpicker counter matrix. No written explanation in our sources yet. (medium confidence)

Hazard: Hazard is an easy Chain Hook target while he's using Jagged Wall. (high confidence)
Anran: The moment Dancing Blaze runs out is when Anran is most exposed, and Roadhog can hook her right then. (high confidence)
Doomfist: Doomfist is easy to hook while he's in Power Block, charging Rocket Punch, or recovering from Meteor Strike. (medium confidence)
Winston: Roadhog's huge close-range damage breaks barriers quickly. (medium confidence)
Wrecking Ball: Landing Chain Hook lets Roadhog keep a diving Wrecking Ball off his team. (medium confidence)
Moira: Moira usually fights at mid-range, so Chain Hook catches her easily. (medium confidence)

Scrap Hook: Each successful hook puts 4 rounds back in Scrap Gun.
Here, Piggy Piggy: While Whole Hog is running, Chain Hook comes back 80% faster.

Hogdrogen Exposure: Take a Breather also heals allies nearby for 50% of what it heals Roadhog.
Toxic Exhaust: Holding Trash Compactor makes it dangerous to stand in front of Roadhog: 30% slow plus 20 damage per second.

RankedBoost not used: its page predates this hero's Season 5 changes. Based on 3 counter sources, all with only about 10 days of post-change data (Oct 6–16, 2026), including the Oct 13 hotfix.
Only 4 listed matchups are confirmed by 3+ sources; the rest by 2.