Area-denial DPS who rains explosive damage around corners and places traps on flanks. Strongest in enclosed maps and chokepoints where enemies have nowhere to dodge.
Abilities
Frag Launcher Launches bouncing grenades that explode on contact or after delay.
Concussion Mine Places an explosive that launches enemies (or himself) on detonation.
Steel Trap Places a leghold trap that immobilizes an enemy stepping in it.
RIP-Tire Deploys a fast-rolling bomb controlled remotely until it detonates.
Meta Analysis
Consistent across ranks (Master vs Silver: +0.8%), with a neutral skill curve. Strongest on Control maps (49.3% avg WR) and weakest on Push (46.8%) — a 2.5% spread across game modes. Best on Eichenwalde, Ilios, Nepal — maps characterized by high-ground and chokepoint terrain, where forced chokepoints concentrate enemies for sustained brawl pressure. Struggles most on Blizzard World and Esperanca (high-ground, multi-flank, long sightlines maps).
Win Rate by Rank
Ban Rate by Rank
(as of 2026-07-26)
Win Rate by Map (All tiers) (per-map data as of 2026-07-26)
Playing Junkrat? Strongest maps: Ilios, Nepal, Lijiang Tower.
Kit fit (✓✓ … ✗✗) rates how well Junkrat's abilities suit each map's mode and geometry — independent of the observed win rates.
Map Mode Win rate ↓ ± avg Kit fit Bans
Ilios Control 51.5% +2.8% ✓✓ 1.7% Concussion Mine can throw enemies into Ilios's environmental hazards
Nepal Control 51.3% +2.6% ✓✓ 1.8% Nepal's enclosed interiors bring every fight into Frag Launcher range
Dorado Escort 50.0% +1.3% – 1.9% Rialto Escort 50.0% +1.3% – 1.6% Samoa Control 49.0% +0.3% ✓✓ 1.7% Aatlis Flashpoint 48.8% +0.1% ✓✓ 1.9% Oasis Control 48.2% -0.5% ✓✓ 1.8% On paper New Queen Street's enclosed interiors bring every fight into Frag Launcher range — but the numbers disagree (-2.1pp vs their average).
Havana Escort 46.5% -2.2% ✗ 1.6% Busan Control 46.3% -2.4% ✓✓ 1.6% On paper Busan's enclosed interiors bring every fight into Frag Launcher range — but the numbers disagree (-2.4pp vs their average).
