Zill Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Heroes that counter Zill in 1v1 duels and team fights include: Zephys, Aoi, Bolt Baron, Marja, Aleister, Raz, Thane, Zip, Gildur — all of these heroes have abundant crowd control and untargetability, helping neutralize his flashy combos and send Zill straight to the kill feed.

• Zephys
• Aoi

Zephys

Zephys, with his passive that increases damage immunity based on health lost, makes it far too hard for a single Zill combo to take him down. On top of that, Zephys’s damage and mobility are more than enough to send a paper-health hero like Zill to the graveyard in an instant.

Aoi

With two zipline charges and an untargetable ultimate, Aoi can both dodge Zill’s ultimate and easily hunt him down. With noticeably higher burst damage, Zill is clearly no match for Aoi.

• Bolt Baron
• Marja

Bolt Baron

Bolt Baron can continuously dash to keep his distance while generating a shield, making it extremely hard for Zill to close in and burst him down — and if Zill uses his ultimate, Baron can just fly up to dodge it, then land and counterattack for a guaranteed kill on Zill.

Marja

If Zill runs into Marja, it’s like a child meeting its mother — try to burst her and she dives to lose the target, try to run and he doesn’t have the mobility to escape, try to hit another target and all the damage gets siphoned away — in short, completely helpless.

• Aleister
• Raz

Aleister

Every assassin dreads Aleister, since getting silenced by him is basically a death sentence, and Zill is no exception — plus Zill’s attack range can be called short, so he becomes nearly useless against Aleister.

Raz

An assassin hero like Zill is terrified of crowd control, and that’s exactly what Raz has plenty of — the moment Raz gets a magic resistance item, Zill will have no choice but to keep eating knockbacks, hooks, and kicks to the face without being able to do anything.

• Gildur
• Zip
• Gildur
• Thane

Gildur

Gildur is the king of stuns — vertical stun, horizontal stun, area stun — leaving Zill completely unable to move a muscle. In short, just having Gildur nearby protecting the core damage dealer is enough to cripple Zill significantly.

Zip

A hard counter to squishy assassin types. When Zill jumps in, just swallowing an ally makes Zill lose his main target entirely, and since Zill isn’t mobile enough to safely enter and exit a fight, he easily ends up in a difficult spot.

Gildur

Gildur’s extremely powerful skill 3 crowd control is a massive obstacle for a hero like Billow who needs to close the gap, and on top of that, his tankiness and ability to stun and knock back also make Billow’s mobility far less effective.

Thane

Extremely bulky with plenty of hard crowd control, Thane will turn Zill’s match into a nightmare. This hero only needs to stay close to the core damage dealer or stick to Zill and keep crowd-controlling him throughout the fight, and Zill might as well stop playing.