Kriknak Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Keera

Kriknak’s combo starts with the landing of Drone Drop , then Horn Rush charges straight in while his attacks are empowered by Bite . Skill 2 Triangle Maze lets Keera dash and become untargetable while casting, enough to dodge the charge, and the triangle border stuns him if he chases through it. Her ultimate Fading Phantom blocks 3 basic attacks from enemy heroes, exactly the hits Kriknak uses to finish targets, and lets Keera turn invisible when touching terrain. Once Kriknak has whiffed his dive, Umbra Dream pulls him in close, then reactivate it to have the phantom strike straight at the marked victim.

Omen

Kriknak’s only ways out after landing are Horn Rush or flying up again with Drone Drop once it’s off cooldown. Omen ‘s ultimate Death's Embrace locks down both: Omen dashes to the first enemy hero hit and creates a death arena that prevents the target from escaping for 5 seconds and reduces the damage they deal. Skill 2 Untouchable increases damage reduction for 2 seconds and reflects enemy basic attacks with a slow, so the attacks empowered by Bite bounce right back at Kriknak. Skill 1 Death's Beckon pulls him back if he tries to charge away.

Veera

Kriknak has no crowd-control immunity, and when he lands with Drone Drop he always ends up at close range. Veera ‘s skill 2 Mesmerize deals magic damage and stuns, enough to pin him right at his landing spot before he can charge Horn Rush into the backline. After the stun, Hell Bat and the ultimate Inferno Bats with up to 5 bats unload damage onto an assassin who dove in too deep. The passive Come Hither grants 25% movement speed while out of combat: when you see Kriknak flying in, Veera can reposition before he picks his landing spot.

TeeMee

Kriknak’s goal is to quickly take down a carry with his landing combo and the Terrifying Plague mark. TeeMee ‘s ultimate Being a Bro ruins that plan: after 3 seconds, a magic circle covers TeeMee and the lowest-HP ally, and anyone killed during this time revives after 2 seconds, dealing magic damage and slowing nearby enemies for 2 seconds. It can be cast even while under crowd control, so the slow from Kriknak’s landing can’t stop it. Skill 2 Chain Lance hooks forward and stuns for 1 second, while Pooty Poots stuns longer the longer it’s charged, perfect for waiting for him to land.

Stuart

Almost all of Kriknak’s damage is physical: Terrifying Plague , Horn Rush , the landing of Drone Drop and the empowered attacks from Bite ; only the mark detonation deals magic damage. Stuart ‘s skill 2 Blood Shadow Eye grants physical damage immunity plus bonus movement speed, so if you activate it right as he lands, his combo loses most of its effect. Then the ultimate Destructive Blast dashes to the target, dealing damage and slowing to keep him in place when he tries to charge away, while Death Missile fires a projectile in a straight line to finish him off. Tip: don’t pop Blood Shadow too early while Kriknak is still in the air.