Lu Bu Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Maloch

After Cleave hits an enemy hero, Maloch enters Plunder : all damage from his skills and basic attacks becomes 100% true damage, so the attack and effect resistance Lu Bu gains from God of War do not make him any harder to kill. Maloch also has twice the attack range of other melee heroes, so he can poke Lu Bu before he closes in with Red Hare . When Lu Bu dives in, Souleater slows and creates a shield that grows with every soul taken, and each basic attack in Plunder heals Maloch, so long trades favor him.

Florentino

The ultimate Gentlemen's Duel from Florentino dashes in and starts a Duel with the first hero hit: for 5 seconds Florentino deals bonus damage, lowers the target’s armor, is immune to all crowd control and takes no damage from enemies outside the Duel. The third knock-up dash of Red Hare becomes useless, and the allies of Lu Bu cannot save him. Every slash of Triple Threat adds true damage based on the target’s max HP, so the more HP and healing Lu Bu stacks, the more damage he takes. The stun from Blossom also lets you start the fight before he can cast his ultimate.

Diaochan

The passive Ice Queen gives Diaochan a shield that fully blocks one skill, damage and crowd control included, if she has not been attacked or controlled for a while. The third knock-up dash of Red Hare or the slow of Sky Piercer Halberd gets blocked completely, throwing off the engage of Lu Bu . Chilling Frost slows by 50% for kiting, and Diamond Dust freezes the target for 2.5 seconds. Because God of War removes crowd control, save Ice Blossom until Lu Bu has used his ultimate, when he will stand frozen in the middle of the fight for your team to burst.

Thane

Thane has two knockback and knock-up skills that cut Lu Bu’s dash chain short. Valiant Charge charges forward with repeated knockbacks and knocks the target airborne at the end, while Avalon's Fury slams the holy sword down to knock up and slow a whole group, very useful when Lu Bu has just used Red Hare to reach your backline. The ultimate Excalibur deals true damage plus 15% of the target’s lost HP as physical damage, and Thane gains 20% damage reduction and cannot be stopped while casting, so even right after Lu Bu heals with God of War , the slash ignores his armor. The passive Royal Power keeps Thane alive through the empowered attacks.

Valhein

Valhein deals magic damage from range, so the physical attack and effect resistance Lu Bu gets from God of War do not help him. Curse of Death throws a golden dart that stuns the target, enough to stop Lu Bu in the middle of his Red Hare dashes or right after he has used his ultimate. The passive Pocket Glaive fires a special dart every third basic attack and grants movement speed, so Valhein can attack while backing away from a hero who must land basic attacks to be strong. When Lu Bu dives into a fight, Bullet Storm fires six silver bullets to shred him while your team locks him down.