Grom How to play Grom

Grom counters

The best counters to Grom right now are Vince (60.5%), Amber (60.0%), Cosmo (57.8%): the share of head-to-head games each one wins against Grom, from 249 ranked and high-trophy games.

Grom vs popular picks

1. 
   GusGrom wins 46.2%177 games
2. 
   ShadeGrom wins 46.1%82 games
3. 
   RicoGrom wins 46.6%114 games
4. 
   BrockGrom wins 45.9%227 games
5. 
   MortisGrom wins 51.2%176 games
6. 
   ColetteGrom wins 50.0%60 games

How to beat Grom

• Dive him. Grom has low health and a slow reload.
• Move diagonally. The explosion spreads in straight lines, so diagonal angles avoid it.
• Pressure him while he reloads. His slow reload leaves long gaps between throws.

Common mistake: Hiding in a straight line behind a wall, where every arm of the cross reaches you.

Best Grom Build

Star Powers

Foot Patrol

X-FactorRecommended

Your explosion deals more damage the further its arms travel. It rewards aiming the cross across lanes.

Gadgets

Watchtower

Radio CheckRecommended

Your next attack throws three walkie-talkies. A burst of area damage to clear an objective.

Recommended Gears

Shield

Vision

Adapt per mode

Hypercharge

Grom Bomb Goes Boom!

Game plan

Grom is a thrower whose walkie-talkie explodes into a cross pattern when it lands. His Super is a bigger bomb that splits into four larger blasts, destroys walls and knocks enemies back. He punishes enemies who hide behind walls in straight lines.

1. Aim so the cross covers the area around the target. The arms of the explosion hit enemies who dodge the center.
2. Throw at enemies lined up behind the same wall. The cross pattern punishes straight lines.
3. Use your Super to break the walls the enemy relies on.

Drafting Grom

When to pick

Pick Grom on closed maps with long walls, especially against slow teams.

Who to pair with

Pair him with a tank or a controller who protects him from assassins.

Ban or not

Rarely worth a ban. Fast assassins that reach him behind his wall are the answer.