How to counter BabaHow to counter
Counter heroes, counter items and the window to fight
Heroes that do best against Baba, the items that do best when Baba is on the enemy team, and the window to fight. Each number compares a hero's (or item's) result against Baba with its usual result, relative to how everyone does against Baba, so neither a strong counter-pick nor a strong Baba skews the list.
Their combo: Baba throws Baba’s Brew while it’s on Silence to shut your casters down, then covers your group in bread with Feed The Birds: the longer you stay in front of her, the more you’re slowed, and when the channel ends you’re hexed into pigeons and bombarded.
When to fight: Get out of the bread cone early: damage and pigeon time grow with every second of bread. Stunning her ends the channel, but the hex still goes off with whatever bread you have.
Beware: Her Brew cycles between barrier, silence and burn, so watch which one she throws. While brewing she can’t shoot or cast her other abilities.
Best heroes against Baba
+3.0 ppVindicta49.5% vs usual 50.5% · 4.7k
+2.3 ppRem45.3% vs usual 47.1% · 2.6k
+2.0 ppPaige50.9% vs usual 52.9% · 5.3k
+2.0 ppVyper51.0% vs usual 53.1% · 2.4k
+1.3 ppPocket43.2% vs usual 46.0% · 4.2k
+1.3 ppHolliday48.3% vs usual 51.1% · 3.7k
+1.2 ppInfernus45.4% vs usual 48.2% · 5.3k
+1.1 ppThe Doorman43.9% vs usual 47.2% · 1.7k
Best in lane against Baba
Vindicta+3.6 pp · 50.5% vs usual 50.5% · 1.5k
Pocket+2.6 pp · 44.8% vs usual 46.0% · 1.5k
Silver+2.5 pp · 47.4% vs usual 48.7% · 956
Vyper+2.3 pp · 51.6% vs usual 53.1% · 799
Rem+2.3 pp · 45.5% vs usual 47.0% · 884
Billy+1.8 pp · 46.3% vs usual 48.4% · 1.1k
Infernus+1.8 pp · 46.2% vs usual 48.2% · 1.8k
Lash+1.8 pp · 49.0% vs usual 51.0% · 2.3k
Paige+1.5 pp · 50.6% vs usual 52.9% · 1.9k
Seven+1.4 pp · 49.4% vs usual 52.0% · 1.2k
Items that beat Baba
| Item | Win rate vs Baba | Usual win rate | Lift | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glass Cannon | 56.9% | 56.6% | +3.1 | 171k |
 Lucky Shot | 58.3% | 58.5% | +2.7 | 212k |
 Frenzy | 57.8% | 58.0% | +2.5 | 112k |
 Spellslinger | 56.8% | 57.1% | +2.5 | 188k |
 Fury Trance | 48.5% | 48.8% | +2.5 | 48k |
 Crippling Headshot | 55.1% | 55.5% | +2.3 | 220k |
 Armor Piercer | 54.3% | 55.0% | +2.1 | 85k |
 Vampiric Burst | 53.3% | 54.0% | +2.0 | 321k |
 Inhibitor | 54.6% | 55.4% | +2.0 | 178k |
 Colossus | 57.0% | 57.9% | +1.9 | 167k |
 Cursed Relic | 49.0% | 50.0% | +1.8 | 146k |
 Silencer | 57.5% | 58.5% | +1.7 | 342k |
 Mercurial Magnum | 52.4% | 53.5% | +1.7 | 461k |
 Leech | 53.4% | 54.6% | +1.6 | 340k |
 Siphon Bullets | 57.2% | 58.4% | +1.6 | 448k |
Updated 2026-10-31 20:19 UTC · all ranks, last 30 days