Baba

Deadlock hero Baba: win rate, tier, counters, synergies, builds and every buff and nerf received. Current win rate 53.2% across all ranks, tier A in our live tier list.

Strong against

• Solomon — 60.5% win rate
• Mirage — 58.7% win rate
• Sinclair — 58.5% win rate
• Shiv — 58.5% win rate
• Pocket — 58.1% win rate

Struggles against

• Rat King — 45.5% win rate
• Paige — 46.8% win rate
• Seven — 47.2% win rate
• Graves — 47.3% win rate
• Haze — 47.6% win rate

Best teammates

• Graves — 60.5% win rate
• Paige — 60.4% win rate
• Rat King — 58.6% win rate
• Kelvin — 58.6% win rate
• Seven — 57.9% win rate

Our articles about Baba

• October 14 patch: Deadman Danny jumps nearly eight points at once, Baba drops six
• Valve reins in Baba and rescues Deadman Danny: the October 14 patch, by the numbers
• Halfway through the six heroes: Solomon has the worst start on record, Baba went from 44% to 56%
• City Never Sleeps is complete: Nurse Harrow, Violet and the first days of all six new heroes

Recent changes

• Spirit Resist scaling reduced from 0.1 to 0.07 (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Threadsap - Spirit Steal duration reduced from 22s to 16s (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Threadsap - When a victim cleanses the Threadsap debuff, the matching spirit Baba gained is also removed (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Granny Long Legs - Light Melee knockback distance reduced from 10m to 8m (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Granny Long Legs - Heavy Melee cooldown reduced from 1.4s to 1.2s (default is 1.0s) (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Granny Long Legs - Heavy Melee slow duration reduced from 4s to 2s (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Granny Long Legs - Heavy melee stomp now only hits the closest Rejuvenator in range (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Baba's Brew - No longer has an initial brew time (buff, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Baba's Brew - Brew order is now random each time she casts it (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Baba's Brew - Cycle time between each type of brew increased from 1s to 1.5s (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Baba's Brew - UI indicator color now matches the current brew (change, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Baba's Brew - Silence duration reduced from 3s to 2.75s (nerf, Halloween 2026 + Gameplay Update)
• Spirit Resistance scaling reduced from 0.12 to 0.1 (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Now has -7% Base Bullet Resistance (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Threadsap - Spirit reduction on enemies now ends when Baba dies (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Threadsap - Cooldown increased from 26s to 28s (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Granny Long Legs - Cooldown increased from 30s to 32s (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Granny Long Legs - Repeat light melees while airborne now have diminishing forward momentum (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Granny Long Legs - Light melee upward launch reduced (looking up no longer lifts her as high) (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Granny Long Legs - Heavy melee ground pound no longer gains horizontal speed when landing on slopes (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Baba's Brew - Barrier scaling reduced from 1.2 to 0.7 (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Baba's Brew - Barrier reduced from 100 to 90 (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Baba's Brew - Cooldown increased from 25s to 27s (moved to T2) (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Street Brawl: Baba Threadsap duration lasts 35% less (nerf, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Baba’s Brew: the cooldown upgrade now takes off 14s instead of 12s, so the upgraded cooldown stays at 13s (not in the patch notes) (change, Minor Update - 10-14-2026)
• Granny Long Legs: melee lifesteal now scales with healing output (not in the announcement) (buff, Make Your Move.)
• Feed The Birds: the pigeon hex now takes priority over other appearance changes (bugfix, Silent Update - 10-07-2026 (builds 6762-6763))
• Feed The Birds: the description now says every target covered in bread is bombarded and hexed into a pigeon, not just one (bugfix, Silent Update - 10-07-2026 (builds 6762-6763))
• Feed The Birds: the lock-on marker is fainter, and brighter once a stack is locked (change, Silent Update - 10-07-2026 (builds 6762-6763))
• Threadsap: stack tracking moved out of the ability itself (technical change) (change, Silent Update - 10-07-2026 (builds 6762-6763))
• Baba's Brew: the barrier from the soothing brew is now removed when its effect ends (nerf, Silent Update - 10-06-2026 (build 6759))
• Granny Long Legs: the end of the heavy melee (ground pound) is reworked, and its 0.6s grace window is removed (change, Silent Update - 10-06-2026 (build 6759))
• Feed The Birds: the lock-on marker is smaller on targets that are not heroes (change, Silent Update - 10-06-2026 (build 6759))
• Baba no longer uses Bebop's movement sounds (new footsteps and teacup clinks) (bugfix, Silent Update - 10-06-2026 (build 6759))
• New hero: Baba is now playable (Threadsap, Granny Long Legs, Baba’s Brew, Feed The Birds) (change, Mind the Birds!)