Case file · Oct 30 patch

Baba

Cackling · Beady · Hexing

How to play BabaHow to counter Baba

Updated 2026-11-01 04:08 UTC · n = 96,070 matches

Build path · Oct 30 patch

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From this patch's purchase data and the top public builds. Hover an item for its timing.

How to play against Baba

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.

Punish window: 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.

Heroes and items that counter Baba →

Builds graded by real games

In-game builds, best win rate first. Win rates are adjusted for games played (a build needs 100+ games) and graded S+ to D against Baba's average this patch. Open one for its notes and how to import it.

#1 BABA BENCH BRAWLER [67% WR] [deadlocklabs.gg]S

59.4% win rate · 467W–319L · +3.3 pp vs average

Sap their spirit, stomp them on long legs, time the tea. Every item buys more legs uptime or a bigger stomp. Made by deadlocklabs.gg: we go through Emissary+ g

Open build · import ID 923517 →

#2 GILF BABA STEPS ALL OVER THE OPPONENTSS

60.6% win rate · 146W–95L · +2.9 pp vs average

bottom heavy baba skin when?

Open build · import ID 855720 →

#3 SN|P3R : Hex Marks the Spot ( Baba Spirit )B

56.0% win rate · 232W–182L · +0.5 pp vs average

→ Featured in Top Daily Builds for 16 heroes: Rat King, Nurse Harrow, Solomon, Baba, Deadman Danny, Haze, Infernus, Wraith, Mirage, Grey Talon, Doorman, Victor,

Open build · import ID 856179 →

#4 Eido's Baba [Made with Lockbuilds]B

54.3% win rate · 467W–393L · −0.8 pp vs average

>> This build has been inspired from the Eido's build that he did with Crayon on stream. Some changes have been made to make the build suitable for all ranks.

Open build · import ID 855373 →

#5 Metro BABA STILL BROKEN (twitch.tv/metro)C

53.6% win rate · 275W–238L · −1.2 pp vs average

Broken Hero, I mean 35% Winrate, buff pls Yoshi. On a serious note, this is a high skill ceiling hero that is absolutely broken if played correctly. Play slow

Open build · import ID 856180 →

#6 NA #1 GAM GAM - ShmuckC

52.4% win rate · 129W–117L · −1.5 pp vs average

yo grandma so stupid, she doesn't use a shmuck build discord: discord.gg/KVHpb94rUJ

Open build · import ID 834916 →

#7 ttvcrayon x eido walking tankD

51.4% win rate · 270W–255L · −2.8 pp vs average

ttvcrayon_fps

Open build · import ID 859407 →

Who beats Baba

−4.9 ppPaige
5.3k games−4.8 ppVyper
2.4k games−4.3 ppRat King
13k games−4.2 ppIvy
4.9k games−3.5 ppVindicta
4.7k games

Baba beats

+8.1 ppDeadman Danny
6.3k games+7.3 ppSolomon
6.1k games+6.6 ppMirage
1.7k games+4.3 ppSinclair
1.7k games+4.1 ppGrey Talon
3.3k games

Win-rate change for Baba in matches with that enemy, against Baba's own average. Full counters and counter items →

Best teammates

Nurse Harrow
59.3% togetherIvy
59.1% togetherWraith
58.1% togetherGraves
57.5% togetherCeleste
57.4% togetherRat King
56.8% together

Ability order

	10m	21m	32m	44m	55m	66m	76m	88m	912m	1013m	1115m	1220m	1326m	1428m	1532m
ThreadsapAbility 1		I			II				III
Granny Long LegsAbility 2										I	II	III
Baba's BrewAbility 3						I		II					III
Feed The BirdsUltimate														I	II

unlock I II III upgrade tiers · column labels are the average minute of each step

The most common skill-point order this patch (1.3k matches).

Patch history

• 2026-10-30 · Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update nerf
  Baba: Spirit Resist scaling reduced from 0.1 to 0.07+0.9 pp
• 2026-10-16 · Paint the Town−2.7 pp
• 2026-10-14 · Minor Update - 10-14-2026 nerf
  Baba: Spirit Resistance scaling reduced from 0.12 to 0.1+1.2 pp
• 2026-10-13 · Fairfax Industries Employee Spotlight+1.8 pp
• 2026-10-09 · Make Your Move.+8.3 pp
• 2026-10-06 · Mind the Birds! adjust
  Tourists in the park might not think much of ol' Baba sitting on her bench - sipping tea and talking to her birds - but the locals have always suspected that something more brews below the surface. In the heat of battle,no clear change

Items Baba buys

Item	Bought in	Win rate	vs average	Avg. time
Extra Charge	99%	54.3%	+0.1	2:33
Mystic Regeneration	97%	54.8%	+0.5	4:27
Radiant Regeneration	96%	54.9%	+0.7	9:12
Healing Booster	86%	55.7%	+1.5	11:24
Torment Pulse	85%	57.2%	+3.0	16:01
Extra Regen	85%	55.1%	+0.9	3:29
Spirit Strike	81%	55.1%	+0.8	8:23
Reactive Barrier	69%	56.4%	+2.1	13:39
Spirit Snatch	63%	56.8%	+2.6	21:09
Superior Cooldown	58%	59.8%	+5.5	23:32
Duration Extender	55%	59.7%	+5.4	20:52
Grit	54%	56.1%	+1.9	11:31
Compress Cooldown	50%	59.0%	+4.7	20:02
Superior Duration	47%	62.0%	+7.6	25:32
Healbane	44%	54.6%	+0.4	14:31
Mystic Vulnerability	36%	60.1%	+5.7	24:40
Mystic Expansion	35%	56.5%	+2.2	15:15
Greater Expansion	33%	60.1%	+5.7	25:19
Rapid Recharge	32%	51.4%	−2.7	25:12
Bullet Resilience	27%	56.0%	+1.8	21:54
Restorative Locket	26%	59.0%	+4.6	13:38
Metal Skin	26%	52.4%	−1.8	22:50
Improved Spirit	25%	57.3%	+3.0	24:11
Boundless Spirit	23%	65.0%	+10.4	29:37
Extra Spirit	23%	58.3%	+3.9	20:22
Plated Armor	20%	61.3%	+6.7	28:55
Escalating Exposure	19%	64.4%	+9.7	30:56
Rapid Rounds	12%	42.0%	−11.4	7:04
Spirit Lifesteal	12%	48.6%	−5.2	19:32
Alchemical Fire	12%	61.8%	+7.0	25:13