Baba Counter Guide
BabaBaba Performance Stats
Best Items Against Baba
Weapon
No weapon counter items in this tier.
Vitality
No vitality counter items in this tier.
Spirit
No spirit counter items in this tier.
The best counter items against Baba are Stalker, Kinetic Dash and Extended Magazine, with Stalker yielding the strongest results. Stalker changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Baba. Kinetic Dash gives enemies a quick movement tool, making it harder for Baba to hold them in a clean fight. Extended Magazine lets enemies keep firing longer, which can punish Baba during extended duels. Most top-performing counter purchases are weapon items that disrupt Baba's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Baba counters include Rat King, Graves and Seven, with Rat King being the hardest counter at 48.1% win rate. Baba performs best against Warden, Viscous and Mirage. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Baba's engage window and control lane trades.
Baba Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
30.2%
Pick Rate
19.4%
Baba is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Baba stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Baba's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Baba gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Baba has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Baba
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stalker103 total matches | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Kinetic Dash125 total matches | 60.0% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | N/A | N/A |
 Extended Magazine630 total matches | 22.2% | 43.5% | 60.0% | 25.0% | 42.9% | 83.3% | 12.5% | 20.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | N/A |
 Rebuttal179 total matches | 100.0% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 80.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% | 41.7% | 66.7% | 25.0% |
 Rusted Barrel112 total matches | 100.0% | 0.0% | 60.0% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 0.0% | N/A |
 Burst Fire407 total matches | 55.6% | 71.4% | 45.5% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | N/A | 50.0% | 0.0% |
 Knockdown417 total matches | 16.7% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 69.2% | 72.7% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 12.5% | 40.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
 Opening Rounds605 total matches | 28.6% | 55.6% | 35.5% | 71.4% | 70.0% | 100.0% | 30.0% | 54.5% | 66.7% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
 Titanic Magazine867 total matches | 28.6% | 53.3% | 50.0% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 61.5% | 58.3% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | N/A |
 Tankbuster426 total matches | 46.7% | 47.8% | 41.7% | 62.5% | 20.0% | 80.0% | 50.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 33.3% |