Aoi Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Zuka

Zuka beats Aoi in trades: Panda Chariot rolls forward and grants a shield for 2.5 seconds, his next attack knocks up nearby enemies for 0.5 seconds, and when the shield breaks Zuka also regenerates HP every second for 3 seconds. Aoi’s burst gets absorbed by the shield, while the knock-up interrupts her chain of empowered attacks from Dragon's Blessing . When Aoi lands after Dragon Slash , Sky Fall slams down to stun for 1 second, then Pain on a Stick can be recast within 5 seconds to chase her when she tries to grapple away. Don’t throw out CC while Aoi is flying with Dragon Claw , since she’s CC-immune then.

Wukong

Dragon's Wrath needs to hook onto an enemy, but Shadow Clone puts Wukong into stealth instantly, making Aoi lose her target right as she goes for the kill. The slow from her ultimate can’t hold Wukong for long either, since reactivating Monkey Business within 5 seconds cleanses slows and grants another stealth. Great Sage boosts armor before diving in, reducing Aoi’s physical damage, and then Monkey Business stuns her in place. The passive God Of War turns the attack after each skill into a gap-closer onto the target, and combined with his built-in crit chance, that’s enough to burst down a squishy assassin.

Airi

Airi has up to three dashes from Shadow , so wherever Aoi grapples to nearby, Airi can still follow. Spin stuns briefly, enough to interrupt Aoi right as she lands, then Ryuu slashes twice: the first slows, the second stuns for 1 second. Each hero hit by Ryuu grants Airi a damage-absorbing shield and 30% attack speed for 8 seconds, so Aoi’s burst gets soaked up while Airi hits back faster. The passive Slash reduces cooldowns with each basic attack, so Airi almost always has a way to chase.

Raz

When Aoi dives the backline, Raz has a ready-made chain of crowd control from his fists: Rising Uppercut dashes in and knocks airborne, Explosive KO charges forward and knocks back, and the passive Fancy Footwork makes the first and third punches knock enemies back too. A knock-up timed right as Aoi lands interrupts her chain of empowered attacks from Dragon's Blessing , and each knockback pushes her away from her target, costing her the position to use Dragon's Wrath . Power Surge slows and reduces magic defense, making Raz’s magic damage cleaner. After each skill, the Dodge part of the passive lets Raz sidestep extremely quickly to avoid her next dive.

Thane

Aoi needs to take down her target in a single burst, but Thane is extremely hard to kill: his passive Royal Power restores HP based on max HP and grants damage reduction when his HP drops below a threshold. When Aoi dives onto your carry, Valiant Charge charges in, repeatedly pushing her back before knocking her away, and Avalon's Fury plants his sword to knock up and slow the whole area, leaving Aoi no time to grapple out. Finish with Excalibur : true damage plus 15% of missing HP as physical damage, while Thane gains 20% damage reduction and becomes unstoppable while casting. Against an assassin already down to half HP, this slash hits very hard.