Pocket Counter Guide
PocketPocket Performance Stats
Best Items Against Pocket
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 Pocket are Disarming Hex, Metal Skin and Bullet Resilience, with Disarming Hex yielding the strongest results. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Pocket wants to start or finish a fight. Metal Skin helps enemies live through bullet pressure, which can waste Pocket's best damage window. Bullet Resilience helps enemies soak weapon damage, so Pocket may need more time or help to secure the kill. Most top-performing counter purchases are spirit items that disrupt Pocket's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Pocket counters include Baba, Victor and Rat King, with Baba being the hardest counter at 40.6% win rate. Pocket performs best against Mirage, Warden and Paradox. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Pocket's engage window and control lane trades.
Pocket Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
45.4%
Pick Rate
16.4%
Pocket is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Pocket stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Pocket's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Pocket gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Pocket has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Pocket
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Disarming Hex1,333 total matches | 34.9% | 30.7% | 34.1% | 29.0% | 26.7% | 36.1% | 31.5% | 36.6% | 42.9% | 39.9% | 37.2% |
 Metal Skin1,399 total matches | 30.8% | 41.9% | 36.2% | 30.7% | 40.0% | 35.0% | 36.7% | 24.8% | 26.9% | 45.0% | 45.6% |
 Bullet Resilience1,081 total matches | 37.8% | 37.4% | 36.6% | 44.2% | 31.5% | 26.8% | 30.8% | 43.3% | 36.8% | 39.0% | 31.3% |
 Fury Trance512 total matches | 44.0% | 37.1% | 40.4% | 26.0% | 34.7% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 45.9% | 30.0% | 45.0% | N/A |
 Rusted Barrel1,064 total matches | 33.9% | 30.9% | 43.6% | 34.7% | 39.1% | 38.6% | 40.3% | 26.7% | 47.5% | 38.7% | 48.6% |
 Return Fire435 total matches | 48.4% | 40.0% | 31.4% | 32.4% | 35.7% | 32.0% | 38.6% | 40.6% | 41.4% | 44.9% | N/A |
 Knockdown2,082 total matches | 38.2% | 41.2% | 37.0% | 30.6% | 36.3% | 34.6% | 28.7% | 44.5% | 39.7% | 42.6% | 39.8% |
 Slowing Hex2,778 total matches | 43.9% | 40.5% | 36.9% | 39.0% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 38.9% | 45.1% | 49.2% | 56.5% | 39.0% |
 Decay474 total matches | 34.3% | 38.6% | 36.6% | 41.2% | 40.0% | 48.4% | 41.0% | 57.1% | 44.4% | 45.6% | 34.1% |
 Weapon Shielding579 total matches | 45.6% | 46.3% | 40.7% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 44.7% | 40.8% | 41.0% | 39.7% | 39.1% | 42.0% |