Haze Counter Guide
HazeHaze Performance Stats
Best Items Against Haze
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 Haze are Metal Skin, Knockdown and Disarming Hex, with Metal Skin yielding the strongest results. Metal Skin helps enemies live through bullet pressure, which can waste Haze's best damage window. Knockdown can interrupt Haze before a play is finished, especially when the fight is already crowded. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Haze wants to start or finish a fight. Most top-performing counter purchases are vitality items that disrupt Haze's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Haze counters include Baba, Rat King and Graves, with Baba being the hardest counter at 46.3% win rate. Haze performs best against Mirage, Warden and Grey Talon. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Haze's engage window and control lane trades.
Haze Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
51.6%
Pick Rate
53.3%
Haze is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Haze stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Haze's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Haze gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Haze has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Haze
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Metal Skin3,203 total matches | 38.4% | 36.8% | 36.6% | 36.5% | 36.9% | 34.6% | 32.4% | 35.2% | 39.6% | 45.3% | 38.1% |
 Knockdown1,943 total matches | 37.5% | 39.7% | 31.5% | 36.4% | 39.3% | 38.7% | 34.2% | 24.7% | 46.3% | 44.4% | 35.0% |
 Disarming Hex1,692 total matches | 36.6% | 40.5% | 40.4% | 35.6% | 34.1% | 40.3% | 46.1% | 37.0% | 46.3% | 35.5% | 49.5% |
 Spirit Strike844 total matches | 34.1% | 32.1% | 40.0% | 41.9% | 46.1% | 34.4% | 45.0% | 34.8% | 37.5% | 39.8% | 58.3% |
 Melee Lifesteal658 total matches | 47.8% | 43.8% | 50.0% | 45.2% | 28.0% | 33.3% | 45.0% | 42.3% | 36.3% | 42.4% | 55.9% |
 Spirit Snatch934 total matches | 30.0% | 37.0% | 48.1% | 53.8% | 47.0% | 33.3% | 47.6% | 39.0% | 38.3% | 42.5% | 71.4% |
 Return Fire440 total matches | 40.0% | 58.3% | 62.1% | 33.3% | 55.0% | 37.7% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 56.5% | 34.9% | 37.5% |
 Alchemical Fire237 total matches | 36.0% | 46.9% | 37.5% | 45.2% | 36.4% | 50.0% | 44.0% | 50.0% | N/A | 42.9% | N/A |
 Lifestrike1,492 total matches | 46.9% | 43.8% | 39.1% | 39.3% | 46.9% | 44.2% | 45.5% | 41.9% | 37.7% | 43.8% | 50.0% |
 Melee Charge936 total matches | 34.0% | 39.4% | 48.6% | 55.0% | 48.4% | 37.0% | 42.9% | 33.3% | 43.1% | 43.9% | 52.6% |