Qi Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Qi is a Clash Lane fighter who thrives on sudden engages. Skill 1 Star-Chasing Palm dashes in a chosen direction and knocks up enemies along the way, skill 2 Heaven-Shaking Palm strikes repeatedly in front of her and reduces the target’s armor, and her ultimate Vast Palm knocks enemies back; if the victim slams into terrain, they take bonus damage and get stunned, after which Qi can dash again. Her passive Guardian Qi makes the 2 basic attacks after each skill hit gain attack speed, deal bonus physical damage and heal her. Qi ‘s weaknesses are pretty clear: her strongest stun needs a nearby wall, she has no CC immunity skill, all her damage is physical, and once both dashes are used she’s very easy to catch. Cleanses, CC immunity and heroes tanky enough to take her combo and hit back are the most effective answers. Qi ‘s counters include Skud, Allain, Kil’Groth in the Clash Lane, Zanis, Rourke in the jungle, Chaugnar, Y’bneth at support and Hayate in the Farm Lane.

• Skud
• Allain
• Kil'Groth

Skud

The passive Boiling Blood gives Skud bonus max HP, and when attacking a target with less max HP than his own, each of Skud’s hits deals bonus magic damage. Against a burst fighter like Qi , that means Skud can both tank the combo and hit back harder. When Qi dashes in with Star-Chasing Palm , Wrathful Gauntlet charges up and then knocks up and pushes back all nearby enemies, interrupting the empowered basic attack chain from Guardian Qi . Rampage Gauntlet gradually ramps movement speed up to 40% and slows with an empowered attack, letting Skud catch up when Qi runs. Just avoid standing next to walls so you don’t get stunned by Vast Palm.

Allain

Allain has both crowd control and a way out of Qi ‘s ultimate. Death at Sunset makes Allain instantly vanish and lock onto an enemy hero, only crashing down to deal true damage after 1.5 seconds, so if you cast it right as Qi is about to knock him back, he won’t be there to get pushed into a wall. Meteor Strike deals multiple hits and knocks up, interrupting Qi right as she dashes in with Star-Chasing Palm , while Moonflash dashes and slows. The passive Howling Sword increases armor penetration with each hit and heals after enough hits land, helping Allain win the extended trades where Qi has no advantage.

Kil'Groth

Qi ‘s power relies almost entirely on crowd control: the knock-up from Star-Chasing Palm and the stun when she knocks a target into a wall with Vast Palm . Kil'Groth wipes all of that out with Gore Lord : he instantly removes all crowd control effects, gains 5 stacks of The Fanatic, then becomes fully immune to crowd control for the next 4 seconds, with each basic attack that hits a hero extending it further, up to 3 seconds. During that window, Enraged Spear empowers his attacks and heals based on the number of targets hit, more when the victims are heroes. Wait until you have a few items and enough passive stacks before going for the duel.

• Zanis
• Rourke

Zanis

Qi ‘s kit is built around lockdown: knock up, then push into a wall to stun. Against Zanis , neither lasts long, because his passive Dragoon lets each of his skills cleanse crowd control (except suppression). Pushed into a wall, he just needs to activate Blood Wyrm to break free instantly, with bonus movement speed to close in again. Tail Sweep boosts attack speed and lifesteal, letting Zanis match the healing from the 2 empowered attacks of Guardian Qi . Once Qi has used both Star-Chasing Palm and the dash after Vast Palm , Dragon Wraith charges in to deal true damage plus a stun and slow, leaving her nowhere to retreat.

Rourke

The ultimate Determination turns Rourke into a nightmare for a stun-reliant hero like Qi . Rourke removes all current crowd control effects, creates a shield and is immune to crowd control for as long as the shield holds; each hit he lands also adds to the shield, up to 150% of its original value, along with bonus physical attack and armor for 6 seconds. Meanwhile, the shots from his passive Scattershot reduce Qi’s armor for 6 seconds, stacking up to 12 times. Bolt knocks back and has its cooldown reduced by 2 seconds if it hits a hero, while Charged Shot grants 40% movement speed to stay on her. Pop your ultimate as soon as Qi dives in.

• Chaugnar
• Y'bneth

Chaugnar

In team fights, Qi is most dangerous when Vast Palm knocks several enemies into terrain at once. Chaugnar answers with Chaos Protection : a stream of chaotic energy cleanses all crowd control effects from allies while granting Resistance, damage reduction and movement speed for 1 second to allies and 3 seconds to the caster. Qi’s team-wide stun is effectively wasted. Then Energy Surge reduces the victim’s movement speed by 50%, enough to keep Qi from getting away once her dashes are used, while Shock Wave reduces Energy Surge’s cooldown by 1 second after each cast. Save your ultimate for the exact moment Qi unleashes Vast Palm.

Y'bneth

Y'bneth is CC-immune during the ultimate Seed of Life , so Qi ‘s knockback and wall stun can’t interrupt it. Y’bneth instantly gains a 1000 (+500 per skill level) point shield lasting 6 seconds and creates a field that slows movement speed by 60% for 1.5 seconds, making it very hard for Qi to dash into the backline. Enemy heroes hit by seeds 10 times are stunned for 1 second and pulled toward Y’bneth. Besides the ultimate, Nature's Embrace pushes targets toward the center, dealing 50% bonus damage and stunning if it catches two or more victims; Vine slows to keep Qi in place after she has used up her dashes.

• Hayate

Hayate

Hayate is one of the rare mobile marksmen that Qi struggles to catch. Qi’s strongest stun requires knocking the target into terrain, while Shadow Step lets Hayate dash in a chosen direction, even over terrain. Save Shadow Step for the moment Qi dashes in with Star-Chasing Palm , then dash away from the wall. Shuriken Toss throws shurikens while boosting movement speed for kiting, and the passive Blood of the Dragon , after 6 hits on the same target, makes attacks over the next 4 seconds deal bonus true damage. Kunai Blitz blinks to a chosen location, which also helps dodge the path of Vast Palm.