Heroes / Winston

Winston

Winston

TANK PC Console stats → divebrawl B Tier

Win rate51.1%

Pick rate3.9%

Ban rate6.3%

Win rate since Jul 11 +1.8%

Pick rate since Jul 11 -1.9%

The quintessential dive initiator — leaps onto enemy backlines and deploys a bubble for temporary safety. Enables coordinated dive compositions by jumping in first.

Abilities

Tesla Cannon Short-range electrical beam that auto-targets nearby enemies.

Jump Pack Leaps a long distance through the air, dealing damage on landing.

Barrier Projector Deploys a dome-shaped shield protecting allies inside.

Primal Rage Greatly increases HP and empowers Jump Pack and melee attacks.

Meta Analysis

Consistent across ranks (Master vs Silver: +1.1%), with a neutral skill curve. Strongest on Flashpoint maps (50.5% avg WR) and weakest on Hybrid (47.7%) — a 2.8% spread across game modes. Best on Watchpoint Gibraltar, Dorado, Colosseo — maps characterized by chokepoint and sightlines terrain, where forced chokepoints concentrate enemies for sustained brawl pressure. Struggles most on Circuit Royal and Kings Row (high-ground, multi-flank, open maps).

Win Rate by Rank

Bronze

52.1%

Silver

50.9%

Gold

51.0%

Platinum

50.7%

Diamond

51.5%

Master

52.0%

Grandmaster

51.7%

Ban Rate by Rank (as of 2026-07-26)

Bronze

7.6%

Silver

7.3%

Gold

6.5%

Platinum

6.0%

Diamond

4.2%

Master

2.4%

Grandmaster

1.1%

Win Rate by Map (All tiers) (per-map data as of 2026-07-26)

Playing Winston? Strongest maps: Watchpoint Gibraltar, Dorado, Colosseo.

Kit fit (✓✓ … ✗✗) rates how well Winston's abilities suit each map's mode and geometry — independent of the observed win rates.

Map Mode Win rate ↓ ± avg Kit fit Bans

Watchpoint Gibraltar Escort

54.1% +4.8% ✓✓ 12.3%↑

Watchpoint Gibraltar's enclosed interiors bring every fight into Tesla Cannon range

Dorado Escort

52.6% +3.3% ✓✓ 7.9%↑

51.9% +2.6% ✓✓ 6.0%

Jump Pack lets Winston cover Colosseo's long rotations and reach the fight first

Ilios Control

51.8% +2.5% ✓✓ 4.9%

Busan Control

51.3% +2.0% ✓✓ 6.3%

Aatlis Flashpoint

51.2% +1.9% ✓✓ 4.8%↓

51.1% +1.8% ✓ 6.1%

Oasis Control

50.8% +1.5% ✓✓ 5.5%

Suravasa Flashpoint

50.6% +1.3% ✓✓ 4.8%↓

Numbani Hybrid

50.3% +1.0% ✗ 9.0%↑

Junkertown Escort

50.1% +0.8% – 7.2%

New Junk City Flashpoint

49.6% +0.3% ✓✓ 4.9%

Route 66 Escort

49.6% +0.3% ✓✓ 6.8%

Samoa Control

49.5% +0.2% ✓✓ 5.5%

Lijiang Tower Control

48.9% -0.4% ✓✓ 5.1%

New Queen Street Push

48.8% -0.5% ✓✓ 5.8%

Paraiso Hybrid

48.8% -0.5% ✗ 7.6%

Blizzard World Hybrid

48.7% -0.6% – 6.8%

Hollywood Hybrid

48.7% -0.6% – 7.1%

48.6% -0.7% ✓ 5.3%

Nepal Control

48.5% -0.8% ✓✓ 5.2%

Shambali Monastery Escort

48.4% -0.9% – 6.2%

Havana Escort

48.1% -1.2% ✗ 6.7%

Rialto Escort

48.0% -1.3% – 5.9%

Antarctic Peninsula Control

47.6% -1.7% ✓✓ 5.4%

On paper Antarctic Peninsula's enclosed interiors bring every fight into Tesla Cannon range — but the numbers disagree (-1.7pp vs their average).

Neon Junction Hybrid

47.1% -2.2% – 5.5%

Eichenwalde Hybrid

46.7% -2.6% – 6.2%

Circuit Royal Escort

46.5% -2.8% ✗ 6.4%

Circuit Royal's long payload lanes let poke chip Winston down before Tesla Cannon gets into range

Kings Row Hybrid

45.6% -3.7% – 5.6%

Midtown Hybrid

45.6% -3.7% – 6.5%

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