Erin Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Tel'Annas

Eagle Eye greatly boosts Tel'Annas ‘s attack range and attack speed, letting her shoot Erin from a distance Erin can’t reach, while Erin has to land hits to charge energy for Leaf Spirit . Note that Butterfly Leaf makes Erin immune to slows, so the slow from Penetrating Shot only works when she hasn’t activated it; what really locks Erin down is Arrow of Chaos , the chaos arrow that stuns enemy heroes. Save your ultimate for when Erin activates Laurel Leaf to stun her mid-cast. With an ally nearby, the passive The Morning Star also grants 8% physical attack.

Thane

Thane has two knockbacks that the slow immunity from Butterfly Leaf can’t block: Valiant Charge charges in, repeatedly pushing the victim back before knocking them away at the end, while Avalon's Fury plants his sword into the ground to knock back an entire area. Both are hard CC that Erin has no way to cleanse. Once Erin has lost HP, Excalibur deals true damage plus 15% of missing HP as physical damage, and Thane is unstoppable while slashing. Against the barrage of golden leaves from Laurel Leaf , the passive Royal Power heals based on max HP and grants brief damage immunity when Thane’s HP drops low.

Cresht

Cresht is better at protecting than chasing. Aquatic Shield lets Cresht leap in and create a wave that protects allied heroes, right when Erin ‘s Laurel Leaf is targeting the lowest-HP teammate. With full Rage, Metamorphosis grants Cresht powerful protection and creates a great flood that pushes enemies back; knockback is hard CC, so even with Butterfly Leaf active, Erin still gets pushed out of her attacking position. The slow from the passive Tidal Rage is useless while she’s slow-immune, so use knockbacks to break the basic attack rhythm Erin needs to charge energy.

Aoi

Dragon Claw lets Aoi launch her claw into terrain to fly in from angles Erin doesn’t expect, and Aoi is CC-immune while charging or flying, so the slowing circle from Golden Leaf Arrow can’t stop her. Once in range, Dragon's Wrath sends Aoi into the sky and makes her untargetable, so the golden leaves from Erin ‘s Laurel Leaf can’t target her at that moment; the claw retraction afterward deals damage based on the target’s missing HP. If Erin has Arctic Orb , hang on the terrain and wait for her to use it before diving in with Dragon Slash .

Murad

Thorn of Time lets Murad dash up to 3 times and stun the victim, with the third dash returning him to his starting position, so he can get into Erin ‘s range and still have an escape route. Stuns are hard CC, so the slow immunity from Butterfly Leaf can’t save Erin. When activating Another Dimension and throughout Temporal Turbulence , Murad can’t be attacked or targeted, so Erin’s attacks and the golden leaves from Laurel Leaf can’t touch him. The edge of the Another Dimension zone also reduces armor for 3 seconds, on top of the armor penetration from the passive Rift .

Liliana

In human form, Liliana ‘s Blinding Light fires a magic bolt that stuns for 0.75 seconds, enough to interrupt Erin while she stands still basic attacking to build energy. Then Foxtrot lets Liliana dash forward and shift into fox form; while casting she is immune to crowd control and damage, so the slowing circle from Golden Leaf Arrow can’t hold her. Fox form grants extra armor, magic resist and movement speed thanks to the passive Fox Form ; since Erin’s penetration works against both types of defense, stacking both is the most reliable way to stay safe. When Erin activates Laurel Leaf , Liliana dashes out, then switches back to human form to keep poking.

Skud

The passive Boiling Blood increases Skud ‘s max HP, and when hitting a target with lower max HP, each of Skud’s attacks deals bonus magic damage; a marksman like Erin almost always falls into this case. Rampage Gauntlet gradually increases Skud’s movement speed up to 40% over 3 seconds, letting him run down a hero with no dash. The slow from his empowered attack does nothing while Erin has Butterfly Leaf active, but Rebel Gauntlet pounces in to close the gap, then Wrathful Gauntlet knocks her up and back, hard CC she can’t cleanse. His huge HP pool also lets Skud tank Laurel Leaf .