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, Fury Trance and Return Fire, 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. Fury Trance helps enemies survive the first commit and keep fighting after Pocket spends pressure. Return Fire is a warning sign when Pocket has to keep shooting into someone who can throw that pressure back. Most top-performing counter purchases are vitality 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 Victor, Seven and Graves, with Victor being the hardest counter at 40.0% win rate. Pocket performs best against Mirage, Silver and Venator. High-threat counter picks consistently limit Pocket's engage window and control lane trades.
Pocket Performance By Rank
View Detailed Hero Pick RatesWin Rate
46.3%
Pick Rate
28.7%
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 Hex4,783 total matches | 36.8% | 36.5% | 37.2% | 35.6% | 30.9% | 36.0% | 28.9% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 39.9% | 37.2% |
 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 |
 Return Fire463 total matches | 48.4% | 32.1% | 31.4% | 32.4% | 35.7% | 32.0% | 38.6% | 40.6% | 41.4% | 44.9% | N/A |
 Rusted Barrel3,904 total matches | 44.1% | 38.9% | 44.9% | 40.3% | 36.3% | 38.7% | 35.1% | 35.9% | 36.8% | 38.7% | 48.6% |
 Metal Skin9,637 total matches | 42.7% | 36.7% | 37.7% | 41.2% | 36.2% | 37.2% | 37.7% | 39.2% | 39.1% | 42.0% | 45.6% |
 Weapon Shielding1,304 total matches | 45.7% | 41.0% | 37.6% | 40.5% | 43.8% | 35.5% | 43.1% | 43.8% | 43.8% | 42.2% | 42.0% |
 Knockdown7,805 total matches | 43.1% | 43.5% | 43.0% | 41.2% | 38.9% | 41.4% | 41.8% | 38.7% | 42.9% | 42.6% | 39.8% |
 Melee Charge438 total matches | 24.6% | 39.3% | 42.3% | 54.8% | 39.3% | 48.9% | 52.0% | 46.8% | 40.0% | 33.3% | 40.0% |
 Bullet Resilience5,040 total matches | 43.1% | 45.2% | 40.9% | 41.1% | 41.3% | 41.6% | 40.5% | 42.4% | 36.8% | 39.0% | 31.3% |
 Decay919 total matches | 40.7% | 40.7% | 45.2% | 38.2% | 43.9% | 44.3% | 36.7% | 48.3% | 44.4% | 45.6% | 34.1% |