Calico Counter Guide
CalicoCalico Performance Stats
Best Items Against Calico
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 Calico are Fury Trance, Long Range and Disarming Hex, with Fury Trance yielding the strongest results. Fury Trance helps enemies survive the first commit and keep fighting after Calico spends pressure. Long Range changes the weapon trade, making simple duels harder for Calico. Disarming Hex is a major problem because it can shut down a key play right when Calico wants to start or finish a fight. Most top-performing counter purchases are vitality items that disrupt Calico's ability timings, cleanse debuffs, and mitigate damage in team fights.
Hero Matchups
Hard counters
Slightly difficult
Even matchups
Favorable targets
Calico counters include Victor, Graves and Ivy, with Victor being the hardest counter at 45.7% win rate. Calico performs best against Mirage, Venator and Silver. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Calico's engage window and control lane trades.
Calico Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
51.7%
Pick Rate
34.6%
Calico is not going to feel the same in every rank. In some brackets, players may give cleaner openings and let Calico stay active in fights. In tougher games, enemies are more likely to respect Calico's timing, group better, and shut the play down before Calico gets full value. The strongest read is not just where Calico has the highest win rate, but where the results stay consistent across enough matches.
Detailed item stats against Calico
| Counter item | Initiate | Seeker | Acolyte | Sentinel | Mystic | Ritualist | Emissary | Oracle | Phantom | Ascendant | Eternus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fury Trance158 total matches | 33.3% | 34.8% | 25.0% | 23.8% | 45.0% | 15.0% | 55.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Long Range157 total matches | 34.8% | 40.9% | 29.2% | N/A | 37.5% | 40.0% | 45.5% | 22.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Disarming Hex5,164 total matches | 39.9% | 40.1% | 41.0% | 34.4% | 39.5% | 36.6% | 41.3% | 35.2% | 36.8% | 37.5% | 40.5% |
 Metal Skin9,593 total matches | 43.8% | 40.1% | 37.7% | 38.5% | 38.7% | 39.7% | 39.8% | 38.5% | 38.5% | 40.0% | 43.3% |
 Rusted Barrel3,398 total matches | 37.0% | 42.2% | 35.7% | 43.8% | 44.2% | 39.5% | 42.7% | 35.7% | 37.5% | 36.8% | 33.8% |
 Arcane Surge537 total matches | 38.2% | 38.8% | 47.2% | 50.0% | 41.5% | 42.6% | 36.4% | 32.7% | 38.1% | 24.0% | 38.1% |
 Return Fire1,035 total matches | 50.0% | 43.5% | 37.1% | 48.3% | 37.8% | 37.6% | 38.0% | 36.1% | 38.0% | 42.3% | 40.0% |
 Weapon Shielding893 total matches | 34.7% | 41.5% | 31.9% | 36.0% | 39.4% | 46.6% | 49.3% | 49.4% | 37.5% | 48.6% | 45.9% |
 Sharpshooter191 total matches | 33.3% | 44.4% | 35.0% | 50.0% | 46.4% | 42.9% | 28.6% | 56.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
 Restorative Shot1,877 total matches | 45.4% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 41.4% | 46.5% | 41.0% | 45.6% | 44.2% | 39.7% | 42.9% | 50.9% |