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Genji

Genji

Damage

S TIER51.8% win · 9.9% pick

Meta trend

+2.0June 5, 2026July 18, 2026
Meta strength — the signal behind the tier badge (win rate + pick rate). Dashed lines mark balance patches that changed Genji: buff · nerf · rework.

Base stats

Health

250

Armor

0

Shields

0

Total HP

250

Abilities

Shuriken

Throw an accurate burst of 3 projectiles. Throw a fan of 3 projectiles in an arc.

Damage: 29/shurikenBurst: 87 total
Deflect

Deflect incoming projectiles towards the direction you are aiming and block melee attacks.

Duration: 1.5sCooldown: 8s
Swift Strike

Rapidly dash forward and inflict damage on enemies. Eliminations reset the cooldown.

Damage: 70Cooldown: 8s
Dragonblade

Unsheathe a deadly melee weapon.

Damage: 120/swingDuration: 6s
Cyber-AgilityULTIMATE

Climb on walls and double jump.

Patch history

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026
Dragon's Thirst – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Moved to base kit.

Swift Backcap – Minor PerkBUFF

New - Genji progresses objectives faster.

Swift Backcap – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Deflected damage increases with distance to victim.

Swift Backcap – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Deflect final blows grant Genji a 15% damage boost for 5 seconds.

Swift Backcap – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Can now be cancelled.

Swift Backcap – Minor PerkNEUTRAL

Cancelling Dragonblade early sends out a large energy projectile and refunds Genji's cooldowns.

June 25, 2026June 25, 2026
Iaido StrikeBUFF

Damage increased to 75% (Up from 50%).

Damage50%→75%Damagenow 75
Dragon StrikeNERF

Bonus Damage reduced to 100% (Down from 120%).

Bonus Damage120%→100%Bonus Damagenow 100
Dragon StrikeBUFF

Wind up is now 50% faster.

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026
Meditation – Major PerkBUFF

Healing increased from 35 to 50 per second.

Healing35→50
Meditation – Major PerkBUFF

Cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.

Cooldown10→8
Cybernetic SpeedBUFF

Attack Speed per stack increased to 3% (Up from 2%).

Attack Speed per stack2%→3%Attack Speed per stacknow 3
Deflect-O-BotREWORK

Reworked from "+200% Deflected Projectile Speed. During the first 2s of [Deflect], automatically deflect projectiles towards enemies" to "+200% Deflected Projectile Speed. Automatically deflect projectiles towards enemies. During the first 0.3s of Deflect, deflected hits will deal 50% bonus critical damage".

Dragon's BreathBUFF

Added "deals 25% increased dmg to Airborne enemies."

Dragon's BreathNEUTRAL

Dragonblade Scaling increased to 100% (Up from 50%).

Dragonblade Scaling50%→100%Dragonblade Scalingnow 100
Forged Under FireNERF

Deflect healing reduced to 100% (Down from 125%).

Deflect healing125%→100%Deflect healingnow 100
Iaido StrikeNERF

Dragonblade Swing now has 50% reduced effectiveness.

Hanamura HealingNERF

Overhealth scaling reduced to 25% (Down from 35%).

Overhealth scaling35%→25%Overhealth scalingnow 25
LacerationNEUTRAL

Added "For each enemy [Swift Strike] damages beyond the initial target, reduce [Swift Strike] cooldown by 2s."

LacerationNERF

Bleed Damage reduced to 30% (Down from 35%).

Bleed Damage35%→30%Bleed Damagenow 30
Spirit of SojiroREWORK

Reworked from "When [Deflect] stops incoming damage, reduce the cooldown of [Swift Strike] by 1s, up to 5s" to "+1s [Deflect] Duration. Deflect now deflects attacks from both sides".

Wyrm's MawREWORK

Reworked from "Targets hit by your [Shurikens] take 10% more damage from [Swift Strike] for 4s, stacking up to 5 times" to "After dealing [Shuriken] Damage, your next [Swift Strike] gains 10% Damage and 5% Range, stacking up to 5 times".

Ambusher OpticsBUFF

Cost reduced to 9500 (Down from 11000).

Cost11000→9500
Traversal KineticsBUFF

Cost reduced to 4500 (Down from 5000).

Cost5000→4500
Traversal KineticsNEUTRAL

Weapon Power reduced to 5% (Down from 10%).

Weapon Power10%→5%Weapon Powernow 5
Traversal KineticsNEUTRAL

Ability Power reduced to 5% (Down from 10%).

Ability Power10%→5%Ability Powernow 5
Deflecting DashNERF

Removed.

Dragon StrikeNEW

25 Armor

Dragon StrikeNEW

10% Ability Lifesteal

Dragon StrikeNEW

"[Dragonblade]'s first swing is a wide [Swift Strike] that deals 100% bonus critical damage."

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
NEUTRAL

Moved from his Ultimate to his weapon.

NERF

Damage reduced from 110 to 65.

Damage110→65
NEUTRAL

Moved from his weapon to his Ultimate.

NEUTRAL

Shuriken projectile speed tripled.

NEUTRAL

Primary fire now continues firing when held down.

BUFF

Secondary fire now fires 9 projectiles at a faster rate and in a wider arc.

BUFF

Ultimate duration increased to 8 seconds

Ultimate durationnow 8
NEUTRAL

New ability.

NEUTRAL

When activated, Genji's Dragonblade will fire large energy projectiles with each slash for a short duration.

NEUTRAL

Only usable with Dragonblade equipped.

NEUTRAL

Has an 8-second cooldown.