Marja Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Marja

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Heroes That Counter Marja

Heroes that counter Marja in both 1v1 solo lane and full team fights include: Ryoma, Allain, Yue, Lauriel, Murad, Hayate, Thane. These heroes all have extremely strong poking ability, burst damage, or plenty of crowd control, helping easily counter her annoyance and prevent Marja from fighting for too long.

Fighter Heroes (Top Lane) That Counter Marja

Ryoma

Ryoma can wait for Marja to close in or proactively dash up to combo, easily poking away half of Marja’s HP bar. Then recasting Skill 1 to retreat to a safe position will leave her extremely helpless.

Allain

Although Marja has a life-draining Skill 2 Soul-Devouring Worm , Allain’s extremely strong healing ability gets stronger the more he fights, letting him duel with Marja for a long time. Use your ultimate at the right time to break Marja’s drain skill, then just keep swinging continuously to win this matchup.

Assassin Heroes (Jungle) That Counter Marja

Murad

Murad’s dash range is far longer than Marja’s Skill 1 Wave of Agony , so she can’t do much except accept being continuously poked by Murad. Note: keep your shadow in a safe position to avoid being detected and ambushed by Marja.

Mage Heroes (Mid Lane) That Counter Marja

Yue

Yue’s extremely fast shocking damage and long reach will put Marja in a very tough spot; just one accurate cut takes away more than half her HP bar, preventing her from sustaining. Note: always keep a reasonable distance, don’t let Marja close in.

Lauriel

Lauriel with her strong healing and continuous damage, especially the ability to dive to neutralize the life-drain skill, gives this hero a full advantage over Marja. Watch Marja’s retreat direction to proactively chase her down.

Support Heroes That Counter Marja

Thane

Thane, with his durability and strong crowd control, will cut off the life-drain connection, preventing Marja from comfortably sustaining. Stick close and continuously apply disruptive effects on her, creating an opportunity for teammates to eliminate her.

Marksman Heroes (Dragon Lane) That Counter Marja

Hayate

Hayate deals strong true damage at high speed, very effective at countering Marja’s healing ability. When hit with her life-draining link, dash out of range then turn around and counterattack to take her down

Items and summoner spells that counter Marja

Removes the connection from Marja’s Skill 2 Soul-Devouring Worm .

Greatly reduces Marja’s healing ability.

For fighters and assassins, to reduce Marja’s healing ability.

Increases resistance to magic damage from Marja.

Greatly increases healing and magic-damage resistance in a fight.

how to counter Marja in a 1v1 solo lane

Don’t get drained: Proactively retreat or use a cleanse to break the link from Skill 2 Soul-Devouring Worm .

Watch the crow’s direction: See where Marja directs her crow Wave of Agony to proactively intercept or dodge it.

Don’t drag it out: Poke then retreat, or burst quickly rather than fighting Marja for a long time.

How to Counter Marja in Combat

Prioritize hard crowd control: Use crowd-control skills from Thane to hold Marja in place, preventing her from reaching allies and healing.

Focus damage quickly: Focus all your damage onto Marja right as her immunity ends to quickly eliminate her.

Keep a reasonable distance: Always keep a safe distance, don’t let Marja close in and deal wide-area damage.

Tips for Countering Marja

Strengths to Watch Out For

  • Extremely strong healing ability and continuous magic damage.
  • Has untargetability from her ultimate Vile Spirit .
  • Extremely annoying ability to steal damage from the opponent for herself.

Weaknesses to Exploit

  • Average reach, hard to attack a target who knows to keep distance.
  • Cannot burst, can only deal damage gradually.
  • Not very mobile, lacks burst potential.