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LoL Counters

Free League of Legends tool

Pick the champion you are laning against to see who beats them, who they beat and how to play the matchup. Every matchup is written by hand from the champions' kits and explains why the pick works.

  • 173 champions
  • Patch 16.21
  • A reason for every pick
  • No login

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How to use the counter tool

  1. Find your opponent

    Search for the champion you expect to face in lane, or filter by role to see the guides we have written so far.

  2. Read why each pick works

    Every counter comes with the reason it wins: a range advantage, an ability that blocks their combo or a better power curve.

  3. Play the matchup

    Use the tips on each page to trade at the right moments, even when you could not pick the counter yourself.

What makes a counter pick work

A counter is rarely about one stat. These are the things we look at for every matchup:

Range
A champion that can hit from further away trades for free. Short-range melee champions lose lanes to anyone who can poke them while staying safe.
Mobility
Dashes dodge skillshots and decide who starts and ends a fight. Champions that dash a lot are weak to point-and-click crowd control and to abilities that punish dashing.
Crowd control type
A point-and-click stun cannot be dodged, and only spell shields stop it. Skillshots can be dodged, blocked by minions or eaten by Wind Wall.
Power curve
Some champions peak in the first levels, others need two or three items. An early bully wins by ending the lane before the late-game champion comes online.
Sustain
Healing and shields win long trades. Healing reduction, burst damage and true damage take that advantage away.

How we write the matchups

The champion list, classes, attack range and movement speed come from Riot's official Data Dragon files for the current patch, so new champions appear here as soon as Riot releases them.

The matchups themselves are written by hand. For each pick we name the mechanic that decides the lane, such as an ability that blocks the opponent's combo or a range advantage, rather than quoting a percentage.

We do not show win rates. They change with every patch and differ a lot between ranks, while the reason a matchup works usually holds until Riot reworks one of the champions. When that happens, we review the page.

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Got a question?
We have Answers!

A counter pick is a champion whose kit gives them a natural edge against a specific opponent, for example a range advantage, an ability that blocks the enemy's main spell or a stronger early game. Picking it after you see the enemy champion makes your lane easier.
Search for the champion you are facing and open their page. You will see the champions that beat them, the champions they beat, and tips for playing the matchup, each with a short reason.
No. A counter makes the lane easier, but your mechanics, wave management and how well you know the champion matter more. A champion you have mastered is often a better choice than a counter you rarely play.
Win rates change with every patch and depend heavily on rank and region. We explain the mechanic that decides each matchup instead, because that is something you can use in your game.
The champion list and stats update with Riot's patches. The written matchups are reviewed when Riot changes one of the champions involved in a way that affects the lane.
We write every matchup by hand, starting with the most played champions. The others are listed so you can see what is coming, and their pages go live as soon as their matchups are written.

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