Zip Counters 2026: Best Counter Picks & Builds

Zip

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Heroes That Counter Zip

Heroes that counter Zip in 1v1 duels and overall team fights include: Ata, Baldum, Thane, Maloch, Y’bneth, Omen. These heroes all have extremely strong crowd control, making it easy to stop Zip from freely rolling away, opening fights, or rescuing his allies.

Sp Support Heroes That Counter Zip

Ata

Zip’s power comes mainly from his ultimate Zip Roll , and Ata can easily neutralize it with his wall. Skillfully use skill 3 to summon the boat to cut off his escape route or stop Zip from reaching an ally to protect.

Baldum

Baldum uses his ultimate “Earth Prison” to isolate Zip and his ally, neutralizing Zip’s protection and rescue ability. Activate the ultimate right as Zip is about to swallow an ally or roll away, and he becomes completely useless.

Thane

Thane has plenty of crowd control, making him great for disrupting Zip and preventing him from reaching an ally to support. The moment Zip shows signs of wanting to swallow an ally, use your knockup and continuous crowd control to deny him.

Y'bneth

With continuous slows and a knockback stun, Y’bneth stops Zip and his ally from freely moving around. Use your skills wisely to pin them down and force Zip to separate from his ally.

Top Lane Fighters That Counter Zip

Omen

Omen uses his ultimate “Abyssal Prison” to bind Zip, stopping him from using his ability to swallow an ally. Actively target Zip the moment he’s about to swallow someone or while he’s rolling.

Maloch

When Zip releases his ally, that’s a great opportunity for Maloch to use his ultimate to launch everyone at once. On top of that, this hero’s true damage is also very effective at punching through Zip’s thick armor.

items that counter Zip

Reduces the stun duration from Zip’s skill 1 Zip Hex .

Extremely strong armor penetration, very effective at countering Zip’s durability and support capability.

Percentage magic penetration, great for mages to punch through Zip’s thick magic resistance.

how to counter Zip

Crowd-control Zip directly: You should use crowd control directly on Zip rather than on his ally target, since it’s easy for Zip to disrupt it (note that he gains crowd-control immunity while channeling skill 2 Zip Angry )

Spread your formation: Skill 1 Zip Hex bounces and spreads crowd control across multiple targets, so don’t stand too close to your allies.

Break his ultimate: Use terrain-creating skills or hard crowd control to stop Zip from rolling away with skill 3 Zip Roll .

Tips for countering Zip

Strengths to Watch Out For

  • Can rescue allies from almost every type of crowd control.
  • Can both extract his whole team from a fight and open fights at lightning speed.
  • Can backdoor and push down towers extremely fast by carrying an ally with his ultimate.

Weaknesses to Exploit

  • Very low damage, almost none at all.
  • Needs to stay close to allies to be effective.
  • Loses a lot of impact when the formation is spread out.