Valhein Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Elsu

Curse of Death is Valhein’s only way to lock someone down, but he has to actually land the dagger on a target, while Elsu can shoot from very far away. Snipe aims for 2 seconds to increase range and accuracy, dealing physical damage and slowing the first enemy hero hit; a Valhein with no dash has a very hard time dodging it while farming. If he steps up to trade, Disengage lets Elsu roll back and fire in return, slowing him and gaining movement speed for 2 seconds to get out of dagger range. Sentinel places a Sentinel that provides vision, letting Elsu know when it’s safe to stand still and stack armor penetration.

Murad

Thorn of Time lets Murad dash in and stun Valhein, slashing up to three times and returning to the starting position on the third, while Valhein has no dash at all to chase or dodge. When it’s time to finish, Another Dimension makes Murad untargetable the moment it activates, slowing for 2 seconds and reducing armor for 3 seconds, then Temporal Turbulence slashes 5 times in a row while untargetable. The stun dart Curse of Death needs a target, so throwing it at Murad at that moment is useless. Wait for Valhein to use the golden dart on someone else before going in.

Rourke

The stun from Curse of Death is useless against Rourke ‘s Determination : Rourke removes all current crowd control, gains a shield, and stays immune to crowd control as long as the shield holds, plus bonus physical attack and armor for 6 seconds. Valhein loses his only self-defense tool. To close in on a marksman with no dash, Charged Shot grants 40% movement speed for 1.5 seconds and fires a volley of slowing arrows, while Bolt dashes forward and knocks back, reducing its cooldown by 2 seconds when it hits an enemy hero. Each bolt from the Scattershot passive reduces armor, stacking up to 12 times, making Valhein bleed out very quickly at close range.

Ignis

Ignis ‘s Rain of Fire calls down a rain of fire for 3 seconds and slows victims for 2 seconds, an area Valhein has no dash to escape. If he was already hit by Fire Crash and carries the Sacred Flame mark, the fire rain also stuns for 0.75 seconds, while Fire Crash gives Ignis a shield for 2 seconds to absorb damage from Bullet Storm . Holy Embers turns its damage into true damage against targets marked with Sacred Flame, which really hurts on a marksman. The Sacred Flame passive heals each time Sacred Flame is detonated, helping Ignis hold up through long poke exchanges.

Raz

Raz has plenty of ways to close the gap, while Valhein has no way to back off. Rising Uppercut dashes in and knocks up an area, interrupting his attempt to throw Curse of Death , then the Fancy Footwork passive gives Raz a lightning-fast step after each skill to stick to him. Power Surge slows and reduces magic defense, opening the way for Explosive KO to charge in with an explosive punch and knock him back. Start your combo from outside dagger range and chain your skills seamlessly: if Valhein can’t land his stun in time, he has almost nothing left to save himself.