Raz Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Raz

Mage Assassin
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Heroes That Counter Raz

Heroes that counter Raz in both 1v1 solo lane and full team fights include: Veera, Lauriel, Zata, Ignis, Omen, Zanis, Grakk. These heroes all have good skill-dodging ability, high damage, and plenty of crowd control, helping neutralize Raz ‘s flexible kit.

Mage Heroes (Mid Lane) That Counter Raz

Lauriel

Lauriel is extremely flexible, so she can easily dodge Raz’s closing combos. Proactively keep your distance to use Skill 2 to dodge in time while counterattacking to unload damage on him.

Zata

With extremely good skill-dodging ability from his ultimate “Heaven’s Wing”, Zata easily dodges Raz’s attacks. Wait for the moment Raz unleashes his combo, immediately fly up to dodge while unloading damage to take him down.

Ignis

Ignis has superior long reach, fairly big damage plus multiple effects that will easily prevent Raz from closing in and kite him. Keep a reasonable distance so Raz can’t dive in to burst, while continuously applying poking pressure.

Fighter Heroes (Jungle) That Counter Raz

Zanis

Zanis has extremely high durability and damage, especially Skill 1 which can cleanse Raz’s knockback. Proactively close in or bait Raz into his combo then quickly activate the cleanse and poke a few times, and he’ll have to head to the scoreboard.

Fighter Heroes (Top Lane) That Counter Raz

Omen

Omen uses “Killing Abyss” to tightly lock Raz in place, completely crippling his mobility. Once Raz is held, immediately unload continuous damage, giving him no chance to escape.

Support Heroes That Counter Raz

Grakk

With Grakk’s protection, Raz will find it very hard to hunt the core hero. Grakk uses “Demon Chain” to pull Raz into the allied formation and lock him down tightly with his ultimate “Devour”. Once Raz is held in place, teammates can easily and quickly eliminate him.

items that counter Raz

Gilded Greaves help reduce how long you’re knocked back, launched, and how much magic damage you take from Raz.

Medallion of Troy extremely well increases resistance to magic damage.

Gaia’s Standard supports healing and increases durability against Raz’s continuous damage.

Death Sickle increases survivability and creates a chance to counterattack against Raz’s combos.

Purify removes crowd-control effects when Raz tries to close in and deal damage.

how to counter Raz in a 1v1 solo lane

Keep a safe distance: Always pay attention to keeping your distance to prevent Raz from suddenly closing in with dashes from his passive Fancy Footwork

Proactively dodge his skills: Move skillfully since all of Raz’s skills are directional.

Use crowd control: Use crowd-control skills right when Raz dives in to neutralize him.

How to Counter Raz in Combat

Prioritize controlling Raz: Proactively use hard crowd-control skills to hold Raz in place right from the start of the fight, preventing him from dealing continuous damage.

Protect your core: Make sure someone always protects your core, preventing Raz from diving in to burst.

Don’t stand too close together: Raz’s kit can attack multiple targets at once, so keep your distance from teammates.

Tips for Countering Raz

Strengths to Watch Out For

  • High mobility, continuous dashing that’s extremely hard to pin down
  • Skills with continuous knockback effects and strong poking from range.
  • Extremely big damage like an assassin, but dealing magic damage.

Weaknesses to Exploit

  • Easily neutralized if hit with hard crowd control.
  • Reliant on directional skills, easily dodged if you move sensibly.
  • Lacks good durability, easily ends up on the scoreboard if he makes a mistake.