Murad Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Murad

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Heroes That Counter Murad

Heroes that counter Murad include Omen, Qi, Raz, Krixi, Gildur, Thane, Mina. These are heroes with extremely strong hard crowd control, able to catch Murad and prevent him from freely dancing around dealing damage.

Fighter Heroes (Top Lane) That Counter Murad

Omen

Omen is extremely effective at holding Murad in place thanks to his ultimate “Killing Abyss”, tightly locking him down so he can’t dance around or retreat. Time it for when Murad slashes the last hits of Temporal Turbulence and immediately use your ultimate to bind him.

Qi

With a fairly long stun from his ultimate, Qi can push Murad into terrain and control him. Note: time it accurately for when Murad is about to finish slashing Skill 3 to execute this combo.

Mage Heroes (Mid Lane) That Counter Murad

Raz

Depending on the situation, Raz uses his combo flexibly to dodge damage or quickly close in on Murad’s shadow. Additionally, Raz can also time it for when he’s about to finish slashing his ultimate to push Murad into an unfavorable position or eliminate him outright.

Krixi

Krixi with her ranged launching Skill 2 counters Murad extremely effectively. Both keep your distance and continuously poke from range with Skill 1. When Murad dives in, time it well to launch him in place, or move to his shadow’s position to control him when Murad blinks back.

Support Heroes That Counter Murad

Gildur

Gildur possesses continuous crowd control with “Golden Blast” and “Golden Kingdom”, preventing Murad from moving freely. Especially his Skill 3’s long stun is extremely effective at holding Murad in place when he dives in.

Thane

Thane is extremely useful against Murad thanks to his durability and strong crowd-control skills. Time it accurately for when Murad is about to finish slashing his ultimate, quickly launch and push him back to coordinate with teammates to eliminate him.

Mina

Mina, with her pulling ability from “Scythe of Death” and ultimate “Dark Enchantment”, is excellent at holding Murad in place. When Murad tries to close in and poke, time it accurately then use your skill to pull and lock him down, creating an opportunity for teammates to finish him off.

items that counter Murad

Increases armor and slows movement speed, making it easier to chase down Murad.

Reflects physical damage, making it hard for Murad to continuously deal damage to you.

Increases survivability, creating a chance to turn the tables in situations where Murad bursts strong damage.

Greatly increases HP and healing ability, helping restore HP after each poke from Murad

Strong armor penetration, high damage, effective at quickly taking down Murad before he can recover his cooldowns.

how to counter Murad in a 1v1

Time Skill 3 Temporal Turbulence : When Murad slashes the last hit of his ultimate is when you can attack him.

Keep your distance: Always keep a safe distance and avoid letting Murad poke you with “Illusion Slash”.

Intercept his shadow: When Murad dashes up with Thorn of Time , you can move to the shadow’s position he left behind and wait to intercept.

How to Counter Murad in Combat

Focus strong crowd control: Use strong crowd-control skills from heroes like Omen, Thane, Gildur to quickly lock Murad down.

Protect your core: Always have a fighter or support standing close to your core to immediately react when Murad dives in.

Hold a reasonable position: Avoid grouping together in one spot, limiting Murad’s wide-area damage ability.

Tips for Countering Murad

Strengths to Watch Out For

  • Extremely flexible ability to enter and exit a fight.
  • Big damage and wide effective range
  • Very hard to catch if the opponent doesn’t know how.

Weaknesses to Exploit

  • Weak when tightly locked down by hard crowd control.
  • Heavily reliant on stacking his passive Rift .
  • Lacks durability, easily eliminated if he makes a mistake in a fight.