Capheny Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

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Heroes That Counter Capheny

Capheny is a Dragon lane marksman who lives off her passive Aquamarine Aquamarine : her cannon lets her attack while moving, and all attack speed gained from items is converted into physical attack. Skill 1 Pulse Shot Pulse Shot toggles between Cannon mode, which extends her range and pierces targets but slows her movement, and Gatling mode, which fires two bullets in rapid succession. Skill 2 Armorbreaker Armorbreaker either dashes forward and grants a crit charm, or removes slows and boosts her movement speed with an armor-pierce charm, while her ultimate Fusillade Fusillade unleashes 15 cone-shaped waves of bullets and reduces the armor of enemies hit. Capheny Capheny ‘s weaknesses are that her damage needs time to stack, she has no CC immunity, and her only dash is a short one. The best counters to Capheny Capheny are Valhein, Stuart, Violet in the Dragon lane, Mina, Baldum at support, Wukong, Aoi in the jungle, Veera, Bonnie, Raz in the mid lane and Omen in the Slayer lane.

Dragon Lane Marksmen That Counter Capheny

Support Heroes That Counter Capheny

Jungle Assassins That Counter Capheny

Mid Lane Mages That Counter Capheny

Top Lane Fighters That Counter Capheny

Counter Items Against Capheny

Mail of Pain

Every time you get shot, Backlash reflects 5% of the raw damage (before armor) back as true damage, and Counterfire boosts that to 25% for 3 seconds. Capheny fires nonstop with her basic attacks and the 15 waves of Fusillade Fusillade , so the longer she shoots, the more HP she loses herself; just note that the reflected damage gets weaker when she is far away.


Shield of the Lost

Every time you’re hit, Sentinel reduces the attacker’s attack speed by 30% and movement speed by 15%. Capheny relies both on basic attacks and on shooting while moving, so this defensive item strikes right at those two strengths.

How to Counter Capheny in Lane

Catch her while she is slowed: The Cannon form of Pulse Shot Pulse Shot increases her attack range but reduces Capheny’s movement speed, and she also moves slower while firing Fusillade Fusillade . This is the best moment to land skillshots or call your jungler down.

Prioritize hard CC over slows: The momentum phase of Armorbreaker Armorbreaker removes slows currently affecting her, but it cannot cleanse stuns, knock-ups or roots. Save your hard CC for right after she has used this skill.

Keep trades short, don’t drag them out: Her crit and armor penetration buffs stack up to 10 times, and her ultimate’s armor reduction stacks as well, so the longer the fight goes, the stronger Capheny becomes. Burst her down and back off, or only commit when you’re sure you can kill her.

Wait until she runs out of Cannon energy: Cannon form consumes energy with every shot and automatically switches back to Gatling form when empty. At that point she loses the bonus range, making her much easier to close in on.

How to Counter Capheny in Teamfights

Don’t stand in the Fusillade cone: Fusillade Fusillade fires 15 waves of bullets in a cone in front of her and applies stacking armor reduction to anyone hit. Tanks should approach from the sides instead of standing directly in front of her, and backliners shouldn’t stand right behind their tank.

CC her as soon as she starts firing: Capheny can still move while using her ultimate, but her movement speed is reduced and she has no CC immunity. A stun, knock-up or charm at this moment will interrupt the barrage.

Approach from unexpected angles: The dash from Armorbreaker Armorbreaker only covers a short distance. Assassins flanking from behind, or Stuart Stuart with physical damage immunity, can force her to use her dash early and then finish her off.

Focus her down early: The longer the teamfight drags on, the more buffs Capheny stacks. Focus her before her ultimate can take full effect.

Tips for Countering Capheny

Strengths to Watch Out For

  • Can move while attacking thanks to her passive Aquamarine, making her an excellent kiter.
  • Cannon form increases her attack range and her shots pierce through targets.
  • Fusillade unleashes 15 waves of area bullets and applies stacking armor reduction to enemies.
  • Her crit and armor penetration buffs stack up to 10 times, so the longer the fight, the stronger she gets.

Weaknesses to Exploit

  • Only one short dash from her Skill 2, easy to get caught alone.
  • No CC immunity; the other form of her Skill 2 only removes slows.
  • Slowed while in Cannon mode and while using Fusillade.
  • All of her damage is physical, very vulnerable to physical damage immunity.
  • Needs time to stack charms, weak against instant burst.