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How to counter Storm
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Storm leads every Duelist on Counterwatch at 56.4%. Black Widow counters her best (+10.6) and is a strong pick in our picker, alongside Magneto.
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Counter picks for Storm
From our counter data, strongest first. Bars show the weight: strong, good, soft. How weights work
Vanguards
Strategists
What you are playing against
Storm flies and pokes. Wind Blade is her piercing primary and Bolt Rush fires a lightning bolt. Weather Control switches between Tornado, a team movement boost, and Thunder, a team damage boost. Goddess Boost empowers herself with the same weather: Tornado adds speed and slows enemies, Thunder adds damage and calls down lightning. Omega Hurricane, her ult, turns her into a hurricane that pulls enemies in.
Picks that work
Black Widow (+10.6) is the sightline answer. Adam Warlock (+7.2) applies team pressure, and Spider-Man, Psylocke and Hela win the 1v1 (+5.3 to +6.4).
Our picker's strong picks are Black Widow and Magneto, with Doctor Strange, Peni Parker, Hawkeye, Winter Soldier, Hela, Star-Lord and Spider-Man as good picks.
Don't answer her with Wolverine or Squirrel Girl. They are her easiest matchups.
Habits that beat her
Check her weather. Thunder means she and her team are hitting harder; Tornado means they're about to move.
Omega Hurricane pulls you in. Move away from it early; strafing inside it doesn't help.
Like every flyer, she's weakest when she drifts away from her healers. Punish that.
Storm by the numbers
Storm wins 56.4% of games across all ranks (S tier on the tier list), from 16,762 tracked matches. Best map: Thebes. Worst map: Royal Palace.
| Hero | How | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Black Widow | Mixed threat | +10.6 |
| Adam Warlock | Team pressure | +7.2 |
| Spider-Man | Wins the 1v1 | +6.4 |
| Psylocke | Wins the 1v1 | +5.4 |
| Hela | Wins the 1v1 | +5.3 |
| Hero | How | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Wolverine | +11.2 | |
| Squirrel Girl | +10.7 | |
| Peni Parker | +8.0 | |
| Human Torch | +6.5 | |
| Devil Dinosaur | +6.1 |
Best teammates for Storm: Peni Parker (65.5%), Ultron (64.3%), Mantis (61.9%), Adam Warlock (60.8%), Gorr (60.8%).
Ratings and win rates from Counterwatch, all ranks, as of October 29, 2026. A rating is how much better a hero does than average in fights against Storm, from duel and teamfight results.