Qi Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Qi

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Heroes That Counter Qi

Heroes that counter Qi in both 1v1 solo lane and combat include: Skud, Allain, Kil’Groth, Zanis, Rourke, Hayate, Chaugnar, Y’Bneth. These heroes all have good durability, strong burst damage, or cleanse ability, helping easily neutralize her stuns and counterattack to take down Qi .

Fighter Heroes (Top Lane) That Counter Qi

Skud

Although Skud has no cleanse, he’s fairly tanky, so it’s fairly easy to fight when facing Qi; additionally her durability and mobility aren’t too superior, so taking a few god-tier punches from Skud is entirely possible.

Allain

Healing and damage that grows the more he fights help Allain not fear a direct confrontation with Qi; just play carefully before level 4 and build semi-tank items, and this hero will certainly dominate Qi.

Kil'Groth

Kil’Groth has an ultimate that cleanses and grants crowd-control immunity, so he can fully dominate Qi once she can’t hold him in place or stun him, but note to engage once you have a few items and enough passive stacks.

Fighter Heroes (Jungle) That Counter Qi

Zanis

Extremely strong melee ability helps Zanis easily gain the upper hand dueling Qi; when Qi pushes you into a wall, just quickly activate Skill 1 to cleanse then immediately dive in to unload damage and send her to the scoreboard.

Rourke

Rourke’s cleansing, crowd-control-immune ultimate is a nightmare for a hero who relies heavily on stunning like Qi. When playing this hero, just close in and fire continuously, activate Skill 3 at the right time, and you’ll dominate her.

Support Heroes That Counter Qi

Chaugnar

With the ability to cleanse crowd control for the whole team using his ultimate “Chaos Abyss”, Chaugnar helps the whole team easily neutralize Qi’s crowd-control effects, greatly reducing her power in a fight.

Y'bneth

Y’Bneth has strong and continuous wide-area crowd control, extremely effective at preventing Qi from closing in, stunning, and dealing damage to the formation.

Marksman Heroes (Dragon Lane) That Counter Qi

Hayate

Hayate is very mobile and his true-damage poking from range is very effective at draining Qi’s HP before she can close in. Proactively keep a safe distance and play a kiting style; as long as you’re not pushed into a wall, Qi can barely pressure this hero.

items that counter Qi

Greatly reducing crowd-control duration also significantly holds back Qi’s power.

Reflects physical damage, limiting Qi’s damage ability when she combos you.

Increases your chance to survive and re-engage after being burst by Qi.

Effective crowd-control cleanse, helping escape Qi’s stun and dangerous combo.

how to counter Qi in a 1v1 solo lane

Keep a safe distance: Avoid standing near walls to limit Qi from pushing you into terrain to stun you.

Watch out for brush: Qi often hides in brush to ambush and stun then combo, so be careful.

Take advantage of her cooldowns: Once Qi has used her key skills, this is a good time to counterattack.

How to Counter Qi in Combat

Spread your formation: Don’t stand too close together and stay away from terrain to avoid group stunning.

Protect your marksman and mage: Make sure to keep your core heroes safe by using crowd control when Qi intends to reach them.

Use strong crowd control: Use heroes with plenty of crowd control to stick to and break her, not letting Qi rampage freely in combat.

Tips for Countering Qi

Strengths to Watch Out For

  • Extremely strong multi-target crowd control with Skill 3 Vast Palm .
  • Extremely strong and fast burst damage, especially onto core heroes.
  • High surprise and burst potential.

Weaknesses to Exploit

  • Reliant on terrain (walls) to maximize her skill effectiveness.
  • Easily neutralized once her key skills are used up.
  • Not too mobile, easily neutralized by crowd-control skills.