How to counter Ultron

Counter picks for Ultron

From our counter data, strongest first. Bars show the weight: strong, good, soft. How weights work

What you are playing against

Ultron is a flying Strategist. Encephalo-Ray is a beam, Imperative: Patch sends up to two drones to follow allies and heal around them, and Imperative: Firewall sends drones to a patched ally for speed and damage while giving bonus health around both of them. Dynamic Flight is a burst of speed. Rage of Ultron, his ult, summons drones that damage enemies or heal allies, and he's Unstoppable while it runs.

Season 10 (Sep 8, 2026) cut Firewall's bonus health and added a short self-heal after casting it.

Picks that work

Every counter in his top five applies team pressure: Spider-Man, Black Widow, Psylocke, Punisher (+8.3) and Adam Warlock (+8.1).

Our picker rates Magneto and Black Widow as strong picks, with Groot, The Thing, Black Panther, Magik, Punisher and Star-Lord as good ones.

Avoid melee heroes who can't reach him: Squirrel Girl, Moon Knight, Gorr, Devil Dinosaur and Wolverine are his easiest matchups.

Habits that beat him

Burst the patched ally. Ultron's Firewall drones go to that target, so killing it wastes his cooldown.

Imperative: Patch can cover two allies at once. If both drones are out, he is spread thin; dive the healer, not the patched targets.

Hitscan and Spider-Man's Get Over Here! are the direct answers to a hero who stays airborne.

Ultron by the numbers

Ultron wins 57.4% of games across all ranks (S tier on the tier list), from 36,235 tracked matches. Best map: Midtown. Worst map: Hall of Djalia.

Best teammates for Ultron: Peni Parker (67.5%), Storm (64.3%), Adam Warlock (62.6%), Gorr (62.4%), Mantis (61.9%).

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 Ultron, from duel and teamfight results.