Baba build & counters

Tier by rank

• All ranksA51.0%
• Initiate – AcolyteA49.9%
• Sentinel – RitualistB49.0%
• Emissary – OracleB48.2%
• Phantom – EternusA50.5%

Best Baba items

The items Baba players buy most at each shop tier this patch, with the win rate of the players who bought them. Late items show higher win rates because winning players can afford them, so compare items within a tier.

Abilities and skill order

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  1. Threadsap

  Weave a scraggly thread that follows your crosshair before bursting along its path, dealing spirit damage and stealing enemy Spirit, increased in effectiveness for Baba. While holding stolen Spirit, Baba deals bonus spirit damage with every bullet.

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  2. Granny Long Legs

  Your bench's legs extend, granting bonus move speed, higher jumps, Debuff Resistance and Melee Resistance. Light Melee: Perform a kick that knocks enemies back. Heavy Melee: Perform a ground pound that applies knockup, slow, and deals spirit damage. Hold Crouch / slide to charge a high jump, release to jump.

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  3. Baba's Brew

  Brew a pot of tea that applies a magical effect in an area when thrown, cycling over time between a soothing barrier, Silence, or scalding burn that deals spirit damage over time and reduces spirit resist. Press to pause or resume brewing.

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  4. Feed The Birds · ultimate

  Cover targets in front of you with bread, adding a stacking slow . When the channel ends a flock of pigeons bombard the targets, dealing spirit damage and hexing each target into a pigeon, increasing in both damage and duration based on bread count.

Most common skill order

1. 1
2. 1
3. 3
4. 2
5. 1
6. 3
7. 4
8. 3
9. 1
10. 2
11. 2
12. 2
13. 3
14. 4
15. 4

Numbers match the abilities above: each box is one ability point, left to right. This exact order wins 62.7% of 20,424 games. Threadsap is maxed first in 52% of common orders.

Recent official changes

No Baba changes in Valve's recent patch notes.