Tulen Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Tulen

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Heroes That Counter Tulen

Heroes that counter Tulen in both 1v1 solo lane and full team fights include: Zata, Lauriel, Zuka, Wukong, Florentino, Batman, Yorn, Paine. These heroes have fast closing ability, strong burst damage, or flexible mobility, helping easily neutralize the mobility of and eliminate Tulen .

Mage Heroes (Mid Lane) That Counter Tulen

Zata

With his ultimate “Heaven’s Wing”, Zata easily dodges Tulen’s damage-dealing combo, and can even close in on Tulen while he’s dashing away and dump damage to take him down quickly.

Lauriel

Lauriel’s ability to dive-dodge skills combined with continuous healing helps this hero easily dominate Tulen in skill trades. Watch for his dash skill Lightning Strike before committing to a damage burst.

Assassin Heroes (Jungle) That Counter Tulen

Paine

Paine’s ultimate helps this hero suddenly reach Tulen from a long distance, then silence him before dumping damage, making Tulen evaporate quickly without a chance to react.

Wukong

With stealth ability, stunning, and extremely strong burst damage, Wukong easily closes in and takes down Tulen in an instant before Tulen can react.

Kaine

Thanks to stealth and fast burst damage, Kaine can effectively pick off Tulen when he’s caught off guard. Note: save your ultimate so you can chase Tulen down if he manages to dash away.

Fighter Heroes (Top Lane) That Counter Tulen

Bolt Baron

Bolt Baron can dash continuously and his ultimate lets him cross terrain, so he has more than enough mobility to chase Tulen down, plus attacking him with a long reach. Note: if Tulen is too fed, consider building a magic-resist item to avoid being burst down.

Florentino

With mobility, strong healing, and continuous stunning from his flower throws, Florentino easily closes in on and dominates Tulen in a fight. Note: throw your flowers accurately and save your ultimate to be ready to dash after Tulen if he tries to flee.

Zuka

Zuka can dash and deal rapid burst damage from his very long skill combo, easily catching and finishing off Tulen. Additionally Zuka is fairly tanky, so he’s not afraid of getting burst down back by him.

Support Heroes (Sp) That Counter Tulen

Thane

Thane has plenty of hard crowd control and tankiness, making him extremely well suited to counter Tulen’s flying ability as well as his burst damage. Always stay near your core to be ready to block Thunderbird , while looking for ways to crowd-control him for your teammates to finish off.

Marksman Heroes (Dragon Lane) That Counter Tulen

Yorn

To pick an AD that effectively faces Tulen, you should choose marksmen with fast and strong burst ability once itemized, so he has no chance to fly around. That’s why Yorn is an optimal choice for this purpose.

Violet

Just like Yorn, Violet bursts very hard with a long skill range, very well suited to maximally limit Tulen’s flying mobility.

items that counter Tulen

Reduces magic damage and increases durability.

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

Proactively freeze yourself to nullify Tulen’s burst damage when he attacks you unexpectedly.

Increases survivability against Tulen’s extremely fast damage bursts.

how to counter Tulen in a 1v1 solo lane

Keep your distance: Keep a far enough distance to avoid getting hit by his passive Thunderclap and Skill 1 Ion Blasts .

Attack fast when Tulen is out of skills: Take advantage of the window while Tulen’s skills are on cooldown to close in and burst damage quickly.

Pick heroes with fast burst damage: Heroes like Zata, Wukong… help you close in and take down Tulen quickly.

How to Counter Tulen in Combat

Prioritize crowd-controlling Tulen: Use hard crowd-control skills to hold Tulen in place, not letting him fly around comfortably.

Protect your marksman and mage position: Always have someone shield your core, preventing Tulen from using his ultimate Thunderbird to take down important positions.

Corner Tulen into a disadvantaged position: Use fighters and assassins to corner Tulen, forcing him to continuously use Skill 2 Lightning Strike to dodge, limiting the damage he can deal.

Tips for Countering Tulen

Strengths to Watch Out For

  • Extremely fast and strong magic damage burst.
  • Extremely high mobility, can dash continuously.
  • Skill 3 Thunderbird deals big damage over a very long range.

Weaknesses to Exploit

  • Purely damage-focused skill kit, no crowd control.
  • Weak once out of mobility skills, easily caught and burst down.
  • Skill range isn’t too wide, easy to dodge if you keep your distance or move skillfully.