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Abilities all values

  • 5v5Standard (5v5): the values below
  • 6v6own values not collected yet
  • Stadiumown values not collected yet

ShurikenProjectileHeadshots

Three stars per throw, 27 damage each, either in a tight line or a wide spread.

Damage
27 (per shuriken) · 81 (per shot)
Damage per second
92.05
Ammo
30
Reload
1.5 s
Fire rate
1.14 shots/s
Projectile speed
75 m/s

Secondary fire

Damage
27 (per shuriken) · 81 (per shot)
Damage per second
119.12
Ammo
30
Reload
1.5 s
Fire rate
1.47 shots/s
Projectile speed
75 m/s

Last changed on 8 January 2026: AmmoChange

Deflect

Sends enemy projectiles back where you aim and stops melee hits, 8 s cooldown.

Cooldown
8 s
Duration
0.192 s recovery

Last changed on 16 June 2026: CooldownChange

Swift StrikeMelee · Movement

15 m dash slicing enemies on the way for 50, reset instantly by eliminations.

Damage
50
Headshots
no
Cooldown
8 s
Duration
0.4 s
Range
15 m

DragonbladeMeleeUltimate

Ultimate: 6 s with a sword that hits for 110 at 5 m, moving 30% faster.

Damage
110
Damage per second
158.05
Headshots
no
Duration
6 s
Range
5 m
Speed boost
+30%
Ultimate cost
2125 points

Last changed on 13 February 2024: Swing recoveryChange

Cyber-AgilityMovement

Genji can scale walls for up to 1 s and jump again in midair.

Duration
up to 1 s

Perks one of two per level

Minor perks

Swift Cuts

Each quick melee brings Swift Strike 3 s closer to ready.

or
Dragon's Thirst

Genji heals for 30% of the damage his Dragonblade deals.

Major perks

Blade Twistingchanged 18 Mar 2025

25 extra damage over time when Swift Strike hits an enemy under half health.

or
Meditationchanged 16 Jun 2026

Deflect heals Genji 50 health each second it is up.

Stadium powers 12 to choose from

Sacred Shurikenchanged 9 Feb 2026
Hanamura Healingchanged 16 Jun 2026
Cybernetic Speedchanged 16 Jun 2026
Wyrm's Mawchanged 16 Jun 2026
Iaido Strikechanged 25 Jun 2026
Hidden Bladechanged 24 Jun 2025
Forged Under Firechanged 16 Jun 2026
Lacerationchanged 8 Sept 2026
Deflect-o-Botchanged 16 Jun 2026
Hashimoto's Bane
Dragon's Breathchanged 16 Jun 2026
Spirit of Sojirochanged 16 Jun 2026
Powers, items and changes in Stadium

Statistics Europe · PC · Ranked · All ranks · all maps · change

52.4%Win rate
Place 2 of 24 (Damage)
Win rateall 53 heroes
44.1%55.9%
Pick rate10.9% Place 6 of 24 (Damage)
1.9%31.9%
Ban rate6.5% Place 8 of 24 (Damage)
0.1%49.2%

Dots: 53 heroes, white: Genji. Blizzard , as of 25 Sept 2026

Counters by abilities, not by win rates

Hard for Genji

WinstonTesla Cannon is not a projectile, so Deflect can't send it back, and it needs no aim.ZaryaParticle Cannon's beam ignores Deflect, and Projected Barrier catches Dragonblade swings on an ally.MoiraBiotic Grasp's beam can't be deflected, and Fade gets Moira out of Dragonblade.MizukiBinding Chain hinders him and blocks Swift Strike for a moment.VendettaWarding Stance deflects his melee attacks, Dragonblade included.

Genji counters

BastionDeflect sends Configuration: Assault's bullets straight back at him.EmreDeflect returns Emre's three-round bursts, and Swift Strike reaches Emre before there is time to back off.HanzoDeflect sends Storm Arrows back at him.SierraDeflect sends Helix Rifle's projectiles back, even the ones that track.Soldier: 76Deflect sends his rifle fire and Helix Rockets back.BaptisteDeflect sends Biotic Launcher's grenades back at him.

Goes well with Genji

AnaNano Boost on Dragonblade makes the blade hit harder and Genji harder to kill.KirikoSwift Step reaches Genji wherever Swift Strike took him.ZaryaGraviton Surge holds enemies together, and Dragonblade slashes all of them.SombraEMP takes away enemy abilities right before Dragonblade.JunoOrbital Ray raises the damage of allies inside it, right when Dragonblade swings.

Changes 17 patches · 73 changes since 17 Nov 2022 · green helps Genji, red hurts, grey is unclear

Season 4 (2026) · Heroes of Busan

2 patches · 3 changes

Season 3 (2026) · Into the Tiger's Den

2 patches · 24 changes
StadiumPatch notes

MeditationMajor perk

  • Healing3550/s (better)

Deflect

  • Cooldown108s (better)

Cybernetic SpeedPower

  • Attack speed per stack23% (better)

Deflect-o-BotPower

  • One change without numbers

Dragon's BreathPower

  • Dragonblade scaling50100% (better)
  • One change without numbers

Forged Under FirePower

  • Deflect healing125100% (worse)

Iaido StrikePower

  • One change without numbers

Hanamura HealingPower

  • Overhealth scaling3525% (worse)

LacerationPower

  • Bleed damage3530% (worse)
  • One change without numbers

Spirit of SojiroPower

  • One change without numbers

Wyrm's MawPower

  • One change without numbers

Ambusher OpticsItem · Epic

  • Cost11,0009,500 (better)

Traversal KineticsItem · Rare

  • Cost5,0004,500 (better)
  • Weapon power105% (worse)
  • Ability power105% (worse)

Deflecting DashItem · Epic

  • One change without numbers

Dragon StrikeItem · Epic

  • Armor25
  • Ability lifesteal10%
  • 2 changes without numbers

Season 1 (2026) · Conquest

1 patch · 3 changes
StadiumPatch notes

Deflect-o-BotPower

  • Deflected projectile speed bonus50200% (better)
  • Auto-targeting duration1.52s (better)

Sacred ShurikenPower

  • Primary fire projectile speed50%

Season 20 (2025) · Vendetta

2 patches · 18 changes
StadiumPatch notes

Forged Under FirePower

  • Healing60125% (better)

Hanamura HealingPower

  • Damage2535% (better)
  • One change without numbers

Spiked GripItem · Rare

  • Ammo restore2035% (better)
  • Attack speed10%
  • Cost3,7504,000 (worse)

Swift-loaderItem · Epic

  • Cost10,00012,000 (worse)
  • One change without numbers

Traversal KineticsItem · Rare

  • unnamed field10%
  • Cost3,7505,000 (worse)

Clean SweepItem · Epic

  • Cost10,0009,000 (better)

Deflecting DashItem · Epic

  • Cost10,0009,000 (better)

Equilibrium GearItem · Rare

  • Cooldown reduction5%

Sparrowhawk FeatherItem · Rare

  • Cost4,0003,750 (better)
  • One change without numbers

Slicy CoolantItem · Epic

  • Cost10,00011,000 (worse)
  • One change without numbers

Season 19 (2025) · Haunted Masquerade

1 patch · 1 change

Season 18 (2025) · Stadium Quick Play

1 patch · 1 change

Season 17 (2025) · Powered Up!

1 patch · 6 changes
StadiumPatch notes

Hidden BladePower

  • Quick melee damage2515 (worse)
  • Melee lifesteal5060% (better)

LacerationPower

  • Damage over time2535% (better)
  • One change without numbers

Ambusher OpticsItem · Epic

  • Cost10,00011,000 (worse)

Clean SweepItem · Epic

  • Ability power1015% (better)

Season 16 (2025) · Stadium

1 patch · 2 changes

Season 15 (2025) · Honor And Glory

1 patch · 3 changes
Patch notes

MeditationMajor perk

  • Healing2535/s (better)

Blade TwistingMajor perk

  • Duration after an elimination to trigger bonus damage610s (better)
  • unnamed field21s

Season 13 (2024) · Season of Spellbinders

1 patch · 4 changes
EventPatch notes

Scary SpeedEvent

  • Attack speed+2% (better)

Vampiric DeflectEvent

  • unnamed field1015%

Bitter RevengeEvent

  • unnamed field5075%

Master WardEvent

  • Cooldown53s (better)

Season 9 (2024) · Champions

1 patch · 2 changes

Season 6 (2023)

1 patch · 3 changes

Season 5 (2023)

1 patch · 1 change

Season 1 (2022)

1 patch · 2 changes

Overwatch 1

40 patches changed Genji; the details are in Blizzard's notes

Sources

Names, pictures and icons
Blizzard Entertainment, loaded from Blizzard's servers
Base, birthday and age
Blizzard hero page , read on 23 Sept 2026
Ability values
Overwatch fan wiki , CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 , as of 24 Sept 2026
Short descriptions
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Changes
Blizzard patch notes , as values, not as text; field names from the notes or from Counterpick
Rates
Blizzard hero statistics , collected every night
Counters and reasons
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