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: +0.6%), with a neutral skill curve. Strongest on Control maps (51.1% avg WR) and weakest on Push (48.5%) — a 2.7% spread across game modes. Best on Nepal, Ilios, Lijiang Tower — maps characterized by high-ground and chokepoint terrain, where forced chokepoints concentrate enemies for sustained brawl pressure. Struggles most on Runasapi and New Queen Street (high-ground, chokepoint, 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: Nepal, Ilios, 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
Nepal Control 52.9% +3.0% ✓✓ 4.3% Nepal's enclosed interiors bring every fight into Frag Launcher range
Ilios Control 52.7% +2.8% ✓✓ 3.9% Concussion Mine can throw enemies into Ilios's environmental hazards
Lijiang Tower's enclosed interiors bring every fight into Frag Launcher range
Aatlis Flashpoint 51.8% +1.9% ✓✓ 3.6% Oasis Control 51.1% +1.2% ✓✓ 3.5% Samoa Control 50.5% +0.6% ✓✓ 4.2% Dorado Escort 50.2% +0.3% – 4.5% Rialto Escort 50.1% +0.2% – 3.8% Busan Control 48.8% -1.1% ✓✓ 3.8% On paper New Queen Street's enclosed interiors bring every fight into Frag Launcher range — but the numbers disagree (-3.2pp vs their average).
Havana Escort 46.5% -3.4% ✗ 3.9% Havana's long payload lanes let poke chip Junkrat down before Frag Launcher gets into range