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BabaNew hero

ControllerMageSupport Mid Range Spirit Damage Mid Game

51.9% win rate (#10 of 42), 2.9% pick rate on patch 09-29-2026 across 366,803 matches; 50.7% at Oracle and above.

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How to counter Baba

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How to play against Baba

  • Interrupt Feed The Birds Feed The Birds 18m Range150s Cooldown Baba channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Crowd Control A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon… Damage Up to 450 spirit damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached… Mobility She can keep moving while she channels. 1 +4m cast range and +32% max slow 2 -55s cooldown 5 +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex early with a Stun, Silence or Knockup — a short channel means a weak barrage and a short hex
  • Strafe off the thread before it bursts; without stolen Spirit her gun does only about 28 DPS
  • Buy Spirit Resist and Debuff Reducer Debuff Reducer 1,600 souls Tier 2ArmorPassive +25% Debuff Resist +90 Bonus Health : the burst, the empowered bullets, the burn, the Silence and the ultimate are all Spirit Damage or debuffs

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How Baba plays
  • Three kinds of control in one kit: Silence, a hex and several slows
  • Steals Spirit from enemy casters while powering up her own bullets
  • Can shield allies with the soothing brew
  • Strong self-peel against melee divers while the bench is up
  • Low health and a weak gun until Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m lands
  • Her ultimate is a long channel that a Stun or Silence cuts short
  • Almost everything she does is Spirit Damage or a debuff, so Spirit Resist and debuff resist answer most of her kit
  • The brew's effect depends on timing — a mistimed throw gives the enemy a free barrier window or no Silence when she needs it
  • Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m reaches 35m and steals Spirit from both laners at once if they stand in line, so she wins spirit trades early
  • Granny Long Legs Granny Long Legs 10s Duration30s Cooldown Baba's bench grows legs for 10 seconds. Crowd Control Kick: 10m knockback. Ground pound: a short knockup and a 50% slow for 4s.… Damage 75 spirit damage on the ground pound (+0.6 per Spirit). Mobility +5 m/s movement speed for 10s, higher jumps and a charged high jump from… 1 +2.5 m/s movement speed 2 -7s cooldown 5 +15% debuff resist and melee resist, and +50% melee lifesteal gives her a speed burst and a knockback, so a single diver has a hard time sticking to her
  • Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. 's Brew lets her Silence an all-in or shield herself, depending on what the lane needs
  • 780 base health and a weak gun until Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m lands — a laner who dodges the thread out-trades her
  • Her damage leans on one ability; with Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m on its 26s cooldown her gun is about 28 DPS
  • Long-range bullet heroes can poke her from outside her brew's 12m throw
  • Feed The Birds Feed The Birds 18m Range150s Cooldown Baba channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Crowd Control A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon… Damage Up to 450 spirit damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached… Mobility She can keep moving while she channels. 1 +4m cast range and +32% max slow 2 -55s cooldown 5 +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex unlock — Lets her slow and hex a whole team that walks into her cone
  • Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m T1 — +8 more Spirit Damage on every bullet while she holds stolen Spirit doubles the payoff of a hit
  • Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. 's Brew T2 — The brew comes back every 13 seconds, so the Silence, barrier or burn is ready in nearly every fight
  • Feed The Birds Feed The Birds 18m Range150s Cooldown Baba channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Crowd Control A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon… Damage Up to 450 spirit damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached… Mobility She can keep moving while she channels. 1 +4m cast range and +32% max slow 2 -55s cooldown 5 +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex T2 — -55s on the ultimate brings it to 95s, often once a fight

Weapon

Rapid-Fire Long-Range Spreadshot

Rapid FireLong Range

28.4 DPS

Falloff Range 15m 42m

Bunko-Night Special fires three pellets of 8.8 damage per shot at about 3.2 shots a second, but the three pellets count as a single hit, for roughly 28 DPS (about 18 sustained) from a 15-round clip with a 2.5s reload. Falloff runs from 15m to 42m and crits do 20% less than usual. On its own the gun is weak; it becomes her main damage only while Threadsap's stolen Spirit adds spirit damage to every bullet. Game data, 6 October 2026.

  • 8.80 Bullet Damage
  • 3 Pellets per Shot
  • 3.23 Bullets per sec
  • 15 Ammo
  • 2.50s Reload Time
  • 178m/s Bullet Velocity
  • 50Light Melee
  • 116Heavy Melee
Vitality and movement
  • 780 Health
  • 2.50 Health Regen
  • 6.50m/s Move Speed
  • 1.60m/s Sprint Speed
  • 2 Stamina
  • 4.50s Stamina Cooldown

Base values on patch data. Items and boons change all of these.

Abilities

Threadsap

Ability 1 Steerable Thread That Bursts Along Its Path, Spirit Damage Plus a Spirit Steal

Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Every enemy on the line takes Spirit Damage and has some of their Spirit stolen. While she holds stolen Spirit, each of her bullets deals extra Spirit Damage.

Purpose: Her damage engine. The burst itself is modest; the payoff is the stolen Spirit, which turns a weak gun into a spirit-damage weapon for the next 22 seconds and weakens the enemy's own abilities at the same time.

Damage
50 Spirit Damage on the burst. Steals 10 Spirit per hit (scales with her power level), up to 45, and stolen Spirit is 175% as effective for her. +8 Spirit Damage per bullet while she holds it (+0.26 per Spirit). The steal lasts 22s. Game data, 6 October 2026.
Crowd control
None at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread.
Defensive
Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities, so a sapped mage hits her team for less.

How to play against it

  • Strafe off the line before it bursts — it detonates along its path a moment after it stops, so moving sideways is what dodges it
  • Spirit Resist cuts both the burst and her empowered bullets; Plated Armor Plated Armor 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorPassive +1s Cooldown +30% Deflection Percent +50% On-Hit Prevention Percent +130 Bonus Health blocks the on-hit part
  • Dispel or wait out the 22 seconds before you trade with your abilities, since your Spirit is lower until then

Interactions

  • The thread bends with her crosshair while it travels, so it can be curved around cover or along a fleeing enemy's path
  • The bonus damage is on her bullets, so Plated Armor Plated Armor 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorPassive +1s Cooldown +30% Deflection Percent +50% On-Hit Prevention Percent +130 Bonus Health stops that on-hit part and Spirit Resist cuts all of it
  • The steal is a debuff: debuff resist shortens it and a dispel removes it
  • Hitting several heroes with one thread steals from each of them, which is why it is strongest into a grouped team
  • 26s cooldown, one charge (Tier 3 adds a second, 6s apart)
Upgrade tiers
  • T1: +8 Spirit Damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit
  • T2: -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal
  • T3: +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m

Granny Long Legs

Ability 2 Self Buff: Move Speed, High Jumps, Resists, Empowered Melee

Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. 's bench grows legs for 10 seconds. She moves faster, jumps higher and gains debuff resist and melee resist. Her light melee becomes a kick that knocks enemies back, and her heavy melee becomes a ground pound that knocks up, slows and deals Spirit Damage. Holding crouch charges an extra-high jump.

Purpose: Her mobility and her answer to divers. It gets her into a cast position or out of trouble, and the kick and ground pound let her peel anyone who reaches her in melee range.

Damage
75 Spirit Damage on the ground pound (+0.6 per Spirit). The light-melee kick deals ordinary Melee Damage and knocks the enemy back 10m. Game data, 6 October 2026.
Crowd control
Kick: 10m knockback. Ground pound: a short Knockup and a 50% slow for 4s. The kick can be parried, and a parried kick stuns her; a parried ground pound does not.
Mobility
+5 m/s movement speed for 10s, higher jumps and a charged high jump from crouch. 30s cooldown.
Defensive
30% debuff resist and 30% melee resist while the bench is up (45% each at Tier 3), plus the knockback to shove a diver away.

How to play against it

  • Parry the light-melee kick — it stuns her
  • Do not melee-trade with her while the bench is up; wait the 10 seconds and the resists are gone
  • Save slows and stuns for after the bench ends, when her debuff resist drops back to normal

Interactions

  • The ground pound counts as a heavy melee, so it also hits what a heavy melee hits, such as Tough Crates Tough Crates Pickup Breakables that only open to a heavy melee hit. They always drop souls, and more of them than a normal crate. Souls 46 souls a crate, always drops +4 a minute
  • Parry the kick and she is stunned; parrying the ground pound does not Stun her
  • The bonus resists last only while the bench is up — 10 seconds out of every 30 at base
  • Tier 3 adds 50% melee Lifesteal for the duration
Upgrade tiers
  • T1: +2.5 m/s movement speed
  • T2: -7s cooldown
  • T3: +15% debuff resist and melee resist, and +50% melee Lifesteal

Baba's Brew

Ability 3 Thrown Area Effect That Cycles Between Barrier, Silence and Burn

Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. brews a pot of tea, then throws it to splash an area. The brew cycles over time between three effects: a barrier for allies, a Silence on enemies, and a scalding burn that deals Spirit Damage over time and lowers Spirit Resist. She can pause or resume the brewing with alt-fire to hold the effect she wants.

Purpose: Three tools on one button. The Silence is her strongest teamfight control, the barrier keeps a teammate alive, and the burn softens a target for her Spirit Damage. Choosing the right one at the right moment is most of what playing her well means.

Damage
Scalding Brew: 12 Spirit Damage a second for 8s (+0.152 per Spirit) and -15% Spirit Resist. Soothing Brew: a 100 barrier (+1.2 per Spirit) for 8s. Silencing Brew: 3s Silence. 6m radius, thrown up to 12m. Game data, 6 October 2026.
Crowd control
Silencing Brew silences everyone in the splash for 3s (4s at Tier 3). Reduced by debuff resist, removable by a dispel, and blocked by Indomitable Indomitable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorPassive +55s Cooldown +10s Duration +10% Bullet Resist +10% Spirit Resist +20s Cooldown On Apply +2 Out of Combat Regen Builds from Reactive Barrier and Unstoppable Unstoppable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorInstantCast +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer .
Defensive
Soothing Brew shields allies in the splash, including Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. herself.

How to play against it

  • Read the pot before you walk in: a Silence brew means hold your abilities or stay out of the splash
  • Spread out so one 6m splash cannot Silence your whole team
  • Debuff Reducer Debuff Reducer 1,600 souls Tier 2ArmorPassive +25% Debuff Resist +90 Bonus Health shortens the Silence and the burn; Unstoppable Unstoppable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorInstantCast +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer ignores the Silence

Interactions

  • The effect depends on when she throws it, so the same pot can be any of the three — watch which one it is on before you walk in
  • Pausing the brew lets her hold a Silence ready for the moment an enemy commits
  • 25s cooldown, 1s to brew; Tier 3 makes every effect a third stronger
  • Triggers Reactive Barrier Reactive Barrier 1,600 souls Tier 2ArmorPassive +55s Cooldown +10s Duration +1 Out of Combat Regen Builds from Grit on the heroes it hits
Upgrade tiers
  • T1: +3m radius
  • T2: -12s cooldown
  • T3: every effect is a third stronger (barrier, burn, spirit-resist cut and Silence)

Feed The Birds

Ultimate Channelled Cone That Stacks a Slow, Then a Pigeon Barrage and a Hex

Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Every moment a target spends in the bread stacks a slow on them. When the channel ends, a flock of pigeons bombards each target, dealing Spirit Damage and hexing them into a pigeon; the more bread they took, the more damage and the longer the hex.

Purpose: A teamfight ultimate that rewards keeping several enemies in front of her. Short channels give a small hex; a full one locks a whole team down for nearly three seconds after a heavy hit.

Damage
Up to 450 Spirit Damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached after 3.5s of bread. Tier 3 adds +125 and +1.5 Spirit scaling. Game data, 6 October 2026.
Crowd control
A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon hex of up to 2.75s (3.25s at Tier 3). Blocked by Indomitable Indomitable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorPassive +55s Cooldown +10s Duration +10% Bullet Resist +10% Spirit Resist +20s Cooldown On Apply +2 Out of Combat Regen Builds from Reactive Barrier and Unstoppable Unstoppable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorInstantCast +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer .
Mobility
She can keep moving while she channels.
Defensive
The slow and the hex stop a team that is chasing her, so it also works as a disengage.

How to play against it

  • Interrupt the channel — a Stun, Silence or Knockup early leaves the pigeons with almost no bread to work with
  • Get out of the cone or behind cover as soon as the bread starts landing; the payoff grows with every second you stay
  • Unstoppable Unstoppable 6,400 souls Tier 4ArmorInstantCast +60s Cooldown +5.5s Duration +125 Bonus Health +25% Debuff Resist Builds from Debuff Reducer , or a dispel right after the barrage, saves your carry from the hex

Interactions

  • It is a channel: stuns, silences and sleeps that interrupt channels cut it short and the barrage comes in weak
  • 18m range in front of her (22m at Tier 1); stepping out of the cone stops the bread from stacking
  • 150s cooldown, 95s at Tier 2
  • Triggers Reactive Barrier Reactive Barrier 1,600 souls Tier 2ArmorPassive +55s Cooldown +10s Duration +1 Out of Combat Regen Builds from Grit
Upgrade tiers
  • T1: +4m cast range and +32% max slow
  • T2: -55s cooldown
  • T3: +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex

Playing against Baba
  • Interrupt Feed The Birds Feed The Birds 18m Range150s Cooldown Baba channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Crowd Control A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon… Damage Up to 450 spirit damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached… Mobility She can keep moving while she channels. 1 +4m cast range and +32% max slow 2 -55s cooldown 5 +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex early with a Stun, Silence or Knockup — a short channel means a weak barrage and a short hex
  • Strafe off the thread before it bursts; without stolen Spirit her gun does only about 28 DPS
  • Buy Spirit Resist and Debuff Reducer Debuff Reducer 1,600 souls Tier 2ArmorPassive +25% Debuff Resist +90 Bonus Health : the burst, the empowered bullets, the burn, the Silence and the ultimate are all Spirit Damage or debuffs
  • Spread out against the brew and the ultimate so neither can catch your whole team
  • Parry her kick — it stuns her — and fight her after the 10 seconds of bench resists run out
  • Poke her from beyond 35m; she has no reach past Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m

Bait these first

  • Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. 's Brew first — show yourself at the edge of a fight so she throws the Silence early, then commit
  • Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m second — dodge the thread and her gun is harmless for the next 26 seconds
  • Granny Long Legs Granny Long Legs 10s Duration30s Cooldown Baba's bench grows legs for 10 seconds. Crowd Control Kick: 10m knockback. Ground pound: a short knockup and a 50% slow for 4s.… Damage 75 spirit damage on the ground pound (+0.6 per Spirit). Mobility +5 m/s movement speed for 10s, higher jumps and a charged high jump from… 1 +2.5 m/s movement speed 2 -7s cooldown 5 +15% debuff resist and melee resist, and +50% melee lifesteal last — once the bench is down she has no escape and no resists

What Baba does to you
  • Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m steals your Spirit and gives her more, so after a hit your abilities do less and her bullets carry Spirit Damage for 22 seconds
  • Baba Baba New hero Released 6 October Released 6 October. A spirit controller: Threadsap steals enemy Spirit and powers up her bullets, her bench grows legs for speed and a knockback kick, Baba’s Brew cycles between a barrier, a silence and a burn, and Feed The Birds hexes everyone in her cone into pigeons. 's Brew can Silence everyone in a 6m splash for 3 seconds — the same button that might be a barrier for her team
  • Feed The Birds Feed The Birds 18m Range150s Cooldown Baba channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Crowd Control A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon… Damage Up to 450 spirit damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached… Mobility She can keep moving while she channels. 1 +4m cast range and +32% max slow 2 -55s cooldown 5 +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex stacks a slow on everyone in her 18m cone, then hits each of them for up to 450 and turns them into pigeons for up to 2.75 seconds
  • While the bench is up she kicks divers 10m away, ground-pounds them with a slow, and takes less Melee Damage

Punish windows

  • While she channels Feed The Birds Feed The Birds 18m Range150s Cooldown Baba channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Crowd Control A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon… Damage Up to 450 spirit damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached… Mobility She can keep moving while she channels. 1 +4m cast range and +32% max slow 2 -55s cooldown 5 +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex — any Stun or Silence cuts the barrage short
  • The 26 seconds after a missed Threadsap Threadsap 35m Range26s Cooldown Baba throws a spool of thread that follows her crosshair as it flies, then bursts along the whole line it drew. Crowd Control none at base. Tier 3 makes each hit pull the enemy 7m along the thread. Damage 50 spirit damage on the burst. Defensive Taking Spirit away from a caster lowers the damage of their next abilities… 1 +8 spirit damage per bullet while she holds stolen Spirit 2 -12s cooldown and +8s on the steal 5 +1 charge, and every hit pulls the enemy 7m : no stolen Spirit, so her bullets are plain
  • The 20 seconds between benches (30s cooldown, 10s duration): no speed boost, no knockback and no resists
  • Right after she throws the brew — her main control is spent for 25 seconds

Baba's hardest and easiest matchups

Ranked by how far each pairing lands from Baba's own baseline win rate — not by raw win rate, which mostly measures how strong the other hero is in general.

Who counters Baba?

HeroBaba winsvs usual
Paige Paige SupportControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 56.9% win rate on this patch. Currently among the strongest heroes in the game: deadlocklabs.gg records 54.1% win rate at 2.8% pick, S tier, after a recent buff package worth about +2.2 points. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) 45.0% -6.9 pts
Rat King Rat King BruiserSupportClose rangeBullet damage Measured 57.8% win rate on this patch. Makes his whole team's guns better: stacking bullet-resist shred from Rat Swarm Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing low (1/3) 45.3% -6.6 pts
Haze Haze AssassinCarryClose rangeBullet damage Measured 54.9% win rate on this patch. Highest single-target sustained DPS in the roster once Fixation is stacked Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) 45.8% -6.1 pts
Graves Graves ControllerSummonerClose rangeHybrid damage Measured 56.3% win rate on this patch. Best-in-class unattended map pressure via Borrowed Decree Ghouls marching at objectives Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing low (1/3) 46.5% -5.4 pts
Seven Seven MageControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 55.3% win rate on this patch. Best-in-class wave and jungle clear, so he reaches item breakpoints ahead of most mid-laners Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing none (0/3) 46.5% -5.4 pts
Ivy Ivy SupportInitiatorMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 53.1% win rate on this patch. True flight — she can go places no other hero in this group can reach, with an ally in tow Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3) 48.3% -3.6 pts
Kelvin Kelvin SupportControllerMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 53.7% win rate on this patch. Frozen Shelter is a hard physical barrier that stops ranged damage and ultimates outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) 48.5% -3.4 pts
Dynamo Dynamo SupportControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 52.5% win rate on this patch. Singularity is a multi-target hard CC long enough to decide a teamfight outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) 48.9% -3.0 pts

Who does Baba counter?

HeroBaba winsvs usual
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny SkirmisherInitiatorMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 36.3% win rate on this patch. Free flight: he picks his angles and reaches heroes others can't Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing low (1/3) 71.5% +19.6 pts
Solomon Solomon ControllerMageMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 44.6% win rate on this patch. Layered control: slows, a root and a stun, all aimed in predictable shapes Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing none (0/3) 62.2% +10.3 pts
Mirage Mirage CarrySkirmisherMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 44.7% win rate on this patch. Best-in-class split pressure: a global teleport means he is never out of position on the macro map. Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) 57.4% +5.5 pts
Shiv Shiv AssassinBruiserClose rangeHybrid damage Measured 43.7% win rate on this patch. The most reliable single-target removal tool in this group; Killing Blow ignores positioning once the target is low Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) 57.3% +5.4 pts
Sinclair Sinclair MageControllerLong rangeSpirit damage Measured 47.1% win rate on this patch. One of the longest effective weapon ranges in this group (60m falloff end) combined with a steerable skillshot Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing none (0/3) 56.6% +4.7 pts
The Doorman The Doorman ControllerSupportMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 45.9% win rate on this patch. Hotel Guest is the cleanest anti-carry tool in this group — it does not reduce a hero's output, it removes the hero Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing none (0/3) 56.3% +4.4 pts
Warden Warden BruiserInitiatorClose rangeHybrid damage Measured 45.5% win rate on this patch. The best anti-mobility ability in this group: Binding Word forces a 20m-in-2.8s escape check and silences you through it at T3 Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing high (2/3) 56.3% +4.4 pts
Viscous Viscous SupportControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 45.6% win rate on this patch. Best-in-class single-target save: The Cube is invulnerability, not a shield, and it eats any ultimate outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) 56.2% +4.3 pts

Only matches whose average rank was Oracle and above. Ranked against Baba's 50.7% win rate at that rank.

Who counters Baba?

HeroBaba winsvs usual
Paige Paige SupportControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 56.9% win rate on this patch. Currently among the strongest heroes in the game: deadlocklabs.gg records 54.1% win rate at 2.8% pick, S tier, after a recent buff package worth about +2.2 points. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) 45.7% -5.0 pts
Ivy Ivy SupportInitiatorMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 53.1% win rate on this patch. True flight — she can go places no other hero in this group can reach, with an ally in tow Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3) 46.2% -4.5 pts
Rat King Rat King BruiserSupportClose rangeBullet damage Measured 57.8% win rate on this patch. Makes his whole team's guns better: stacking bullet-resist shred from Rat Swarm Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing low (1/3) 46.3% -4.4 pts
Kelvin Kelvin SupportControllerMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 53.7% win rate on this patch. Frozen Shelter is a hard physical barrier that stops ranged damage and ultimates outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) 46.6% -4.1 pts
Dynamo Dynamo SupportControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 52.5% win rate on this patch. Singularity is a multi-target hard CC long enough to decide a teamfight outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) 46.7% -4.0 pts
Haze Haze AssassinCarryClose rangeBullet damage Measured 54.9% win rate on this patch. Highest single-target sustained DPS in the roster once Fixation is stacked Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing high (2/3) 47.1% -3.6 pts
Holliday Holliday SkirmisherInitiatorMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 48.3% win rate on this patch. Exceptional personal and team mobility via Bounce Pad and Powder Keg self-launch Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing none (0/3) 47.5% -3.2 pts
Seven Seven MageControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 55.3% win rate on this patch. Best-in-class wave and jungle clear, so he reaches item breakpoints ahead of most mid-laners Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing none (0/3) 47.5% -3.2 pts

Who does Baba counter?

HeroBaba winsvs usual
Deadman Danny Deadman Danny SkirmisherInitiatorMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 36.3% win rate on this patch. Free flight: he picks his angles and reaches heroes others can't Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing low (1/3) 74.8% +24.1 pts
Solomon Solomon ControllerMageMid rangeSpirit damage Measured 44.6% win rate on this patch. Layered control: slows, a root and a stun, all aimed in predictable shapes Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing none (0/3) 64.5% +13.8 pts
Mirage Mirage CarrySkirmisherMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 44.7% win rate on this patch. Best-in-class split pressure: a global teleport means he is never out of position on the macro map. Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) 58.3% +7.6 pts
Warden Warden BruiserInitiatorClose rangeHybrid damage Measured 45.5% win rate on this patch. The best anti-mobility ability in this group: Binding Word forces a 20m-in-2.8s escape check and silences you through it at T3 Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing high (2/3) 57.5% +6.8 pts
Sinclair Sinclair MageControllerLong rangeSpirit damage Measured 47.1% win rate on this patch. One of the longest effective weapon ranges in this group (60m falloff end) combined with a steerable skillshot Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing none (0/3) 56.2% +5.5 pts
Grey Talon Grey Talon SniperCarryLong rangeHybrid damage Measured 47.0% win rate on this patch. Longest effective engagement range in the roster — he dictates whether a fight even starts Durability none (0/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing low (1/3) 55.1% +4.4 pts
Lady Geist Lady Geist BruiserSkirmisherClose rangeHybrid damage Measured 49.8% win rate on this patch. Highest personal sustain in this group, between 100% Life Drain conversion and lifesteal itemisation Durability high (2/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing very high (3/3) 54.5% +3.8 pts
Paradox Paradox ControllerInitiatorMid rangeHybrid damage Measured 45.9% win rate on this patch. Defines displacement: Paradoxical Swap is the only ability of its kind and it decides fights outright when used correctly. Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility low (1/3) Healing none (0/3) 54.4% +3.7 pts

Best teammates for Baba

The heroes Baba wins most with on the same team, measured against what the two win rates predict.

  • Paige Paige SupportControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Currently among the strongest heroes in the game: deadlocklabs.gg records 54.1% win rate at 2.8% pick, S tier, after a recent buff package worth about +2.2 points. Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing high (2/3) — 59.9% duo win, +5.5 above expected why it works →

    Root into the bread: Captivating Read Captivating Read 30m Range30s Cooldown Paige marks an area with latent magic that slows anyone standing in it, then after a short delay the magic goes off, dealing spirit damage and locking enemies caught in it in place. Crowd Control A slow on entry, then an immobilize (root) when the zone detonates. Damage 90 spirit damage (deadlock.one). Defensive Immobilizing a diver is her only real self-peel, since she has no movement… 1 increased cooldown reduction. 2 +2m radius, on hit reduce spirit resist by 18% for 6s, and doubled range. slows and then locks enemies in place, so they cannot walk out of the Feed The Birds Feed The Birds 18m Range150s Cooldown Baba channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Crowd Control A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon… Damage Up to 450 spirit damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached… Mobility She can keep moving while she channels. 1 +4m cast range and +32% max slow 2 -55s cooldown 5 +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex cone while the bread stacks toward the most damage and the longest hex.

  • Graves Graves ControllerSummonerClose rangeHybrid damage Best-in-class unattended map pressure via Borrowed Decree Ghouls marching at objectives Durability low (1/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing low (1/3) — 58.9% duo win, +4.8 above expected why it works →

    Roots inside the cone: Grasping Hands Grasping Hands 24m Range5s Duration34s Cooldown Raises a line of undead hands out of the ground that damages and immobilizes anyone passing through, spawns a Ghoul, and leaves a lingering rift behind. Crowd Control immobilize (root) on enemies who pass through; Damage roughly 90 spirit at base, +90 more at tier 2 (metabot.gg, deadlock.one) Mobility none for Graves 1 +90 damage and +10m wall length 2 +1 Ghoul, about -14s cooldown and +0.75s immobilize roots anyone who walks through it, which keeps enemies standing in the Feed The Birds Feed The Birds 18m Range150s Cooldown Baba channels for up to 6.5 seconds, covering enemies in front of her with bread. Crowd Control A stacking slow up to 32% during the channel (64% at Tier 1), then a pigeon… Damage Up to 450 spirit damage per target at full stacks (+1.6 per Spirit), reached… Mobility She can keep moving while she channels. 1 +4m cast range and +32% max slow 2 -55s cooldown 5 +125 max damage, +1.5 Spirit scaling and +0.5s on the hex cone long enough for the bread to stack toward the full hex.

  • Kelvin Kelvin SupportControllerMid rangeHybrid damage Frozen Shelter is a hard physical barrier that stops ranged damage and ultimates outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 57.5% duo win, +4.7 above expected duo →
  • Seven Seven MageControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Best-in-class wave and jungle clear, so he reaches item breakpoints ahead of most mid-laners Durability low (1/3) Burst high (2/3) Mobility none (0/3) Healing none (0/3) — 57.4% duo win, +3.8 above expected duo →
  • Dynamo Dynamo SupportControllerMid rangeSpirit damage Singularity is a multi-target hard CC long enough to decide a teamfight outright Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility high (2/3) Healing very high (3/3) — 55.8% duo win, +3.6 above expected duo →
  • Ivy Ivy SupportInitiatorMid rangeHybrid damage True flight — she can go places no other hero in this group can reach, with an ally in tow Durability high (2/3) Burst low (1/3) Mobility very high (3/3) Healing high (2/3) — 56.0% duo win, +3.5 above expected duo →

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Baba combos

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Baba: quick answers
How do you counter Baba in Deadlock?
Interrupt Feed The Birds early with a stun, silence or knockup — a short channel means a weak barrage and a short hex. Strafe off the thread before it bursts; without stolen Spirit her gun does only about 28 DPS. Heroes that do well against Baba: Paige, Rat King, Haze.
Who counters Baba?
On patch 09-29-2026, Baba does worst against Paige (Baba wins 45.0%), Rat King (Baba wins 45.3%), Haze (Baba wins 45.8%) — measured against Baba's own 51.9% baseline.
What items counter Baba?
For silences and ability denial: Debuff Reducer, Dispel Magic, Indomitable; for air mobility: Cold Front, Slowing Bullets, Slowing Hex; for channelled ultimates: Counterspell, Knockdown, Silence Wave.
What is Baba's win rate?
51.9% on patch 09-29-2026 across 366,803 matches, number 10 of 42 heroes. Refreshed daily.
What are Baba's abilities?
Threadsap, Granny Long Legs, Baba's Brew, and the ultimate Feed The Birds.
Sources and confidence for this record

Record confidence: Strategic. Compiled for patch 09-29-2026, researched 2026-10-13.