Astrid Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Astrid is a melee fighter who, since the 08/04/2026 update, plays mainly in the jungle and can still hold the top lane. Her passive Sword Heart reduces the cooldowns of skills 1 and 2 every time her basic attacks hit a hero, skill 1 Sword Draw stacks attack speed, movement speed and armor penetration, skill 2 Valor places a Knight’s Mark that empowers her basic attacks, chases and heals, and her ultimate Giant Sword channels for 1 second while invulnerable before slashing out true damage with a stun. After her rework, Astrid no longer gets a shield from skill 2, so she is squishier, her range is short, and outside of her ultimate she is not immune to crowd control. Hard crowd control after she has slashed, anti-heal, and heroes that are mobile enough or tanky enough to trade blows are the most effective ways to counter her. The best counters to Astrid are Rourke, Zuka in the jungle, Omen, Florentino in the top lane and Baldum as support.

• Rourke
• Zuka

Rourke

Rourke is the hero players mention most when discussing how to beat Astrid in the jungle. His ultimate Determination removes all crowd control on him and creates a shield; as long as the shield lasts, Rourke is immune to crowd control, so neither the stun of Giant Sword nor the knockback of the 2-stack Valor attack can hold him. The shield also grows with the damage Rourke deals, right when both sides are trading blows up close. His passive Scattershot reduces armor with every arrow, stacking up to 12 times, and Astrid no longer has a shield from skill 2. Wait for her to use Giant Sword before you activate your ultimate and turn around to fight.

Zuka

Zuka has several dashes and a shield, enough to avoid being stuck to and killed by Astrid . Pain on a Stick dashes forward and can be recast within 5 seconds, and Panda Chariot rolls and grants a 2.5-second shield, letting Zuka leave the Valor area before Astrid can come back to collect her mark, or dodge out of her slash range while she is channeling Giant Sword . More importantly, Zuka has hard crowd control: the empowered attack after Panda Chariot knocks airborne, and Sky Fall stuns for 1 second, enough to interrupt the charge-up of the 2-stack mark attack. Save Sky Fall for the moment she starts charging her 2-stack attack.

• Omen
• Florentino

Omen

Omen locks Astrid in place, so she cannot reach the glowing spot of her Knight’s Mark. Death's Beckon pulls enemies in front of him closer and slows them, while his ultimate Death's Embrace charges at the first enemy hero hit, creating an arena the target cannot escape for 5 seconds and also reducing the damage that target deals. Astrid deals most of her damage with basic attacks empowered by Valor , so Untouchable fits perfectly: for 2 seconds, an enemy hero’s basic attack on Omen is reflected back once, dealing damage and slowing. Activate Untouchable as soon as she dives in with her mark.

Florentino

Florentino is too mobile for Astrid to use her mark in time. His passive Shuffle lets Florentino dash in with Charge and then dash again with Sword Step, immune to crowd control while dashing, so the slow and the 2-stack attack of Valor have a hard time hitting him. Blossom stuns, enough to interrupt the charge-up of the 2-stack mark attack, while Triple Threat deals true damage based on max HP, and Astrid no longer has a shield. His ultimate Gentlemen's Duel challenges Astrid to a Duel: for 5 seconds Florentino is immune to crowd control, so even the stun of Giant Sword cannot hold him, and her armor is reduced as well.

• Baldum

Baldum

Baldum brings exactly what Astrid fears most: hard crowd control after she has used her ultimate. Giant Sword makes Astrid invulnerable from the moment she starts channeling until the slash lands, so wait for her to finish the slash before using Wild Prison : after 0.5 seconds, the ground collapses and imprisons enemies for 3 seconds, during which the victims can do nothing. Wild Charge charges in, knocks airborne and deals bonus damage equal to 8% of max HP, interrupting the charge-up of the 2-stack mark attack. Wild Stomp slows and reduces the physical damage victims deal to Baldum, and outside of her ultimate, all of Astrid’s damage is physical.