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Baba build & guide

Patch 2026-10-16

A
Win rate54.8%
Pick rate13.1%
Matches396,667
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Is Baba good right now?

Baba sits in tier A (#5 of 44): a very strong pick. They win 54.8% of their matches and appear in 13.1% of them (396,667 matches on patch 2026-10-16). The patch helped: 2.0 points more win rate than before (52.8%). In high ranks (Oracle+) they do better: tier S at 58.4%.

The best-performing build right now is a tank build: "БАБКА КЕРИТ", at 66.7% over 30 matches. If you prefer a spirit style, "lomein build" sits at 65.7%.

Baba does especially well against Mirage, Sinclair and Pocket and struggles most against Graves (47.7%) and Seven. Their best teammate is Graves.

Written from match statistics; updated daily.

There are a few things most denizens of The Cursed Apple hope to experience at some point in their lives. See a Broadway show. Ice Skate at Rockefeller Center during Christmas season. Get yelled at by the Central Park Pigeon Lady. Because Baba is more than just an old woman that feeds spirit pigeons in the park... she's an institution. A force of nature woven into the very lore of New York City. Is it true that she's sat at the same bench every day for the past 50 years, rain or shine? Maybe. Is she REALLY the leader of The Soho Coven? Who's to say. One thing's for sure though... she's a New Yorker. And she's not going to sit back and watch a bunch of tourists tear apart Manhattan in pursuit of power.

Best Baba builds by win rate

Most played · Spirit56.7%
BABA BENCH BRAWLER38,861 matches · 19,163 players · In-game build ID: 923517
  • Torment Pulse
  • Compress Cooldown
  • Duration Extender
  • Superior Cooldown
  • Greater Expansion
  • Superior Duration
The build most players run on Baba right now.
Alternative · Hybrid52.7%
ttv/beerlord150 matches · 74 players · In-game build ID: 856664
  • Spiritual Overflow
  • Diviner's Kevlar
  • Inhibitor
  • Silencer
  • Siphon Bullets
  • Infuser
Another option that also wins, in a different style when there is one.

Real builds published in-game, ranked by win rate over the last 14 days. When a better one appears, it takes its place automatically.

Most winning ability order

  1. 1Threadsap+1
  2. 2Threadsap+2
  3. 3Granny Long Legs+1
  4. 4Baba's Brew+1
  5. 5Threadsap+3
  6. 6Granny Long Legs+2
  7. 7Feed The Birds+1
  8. 8Granny Long Legs+3
  9. 9Threadsap+4
  10. 10Feed The Birds+2
  11. 11Baba's Brew+2
  12. 12Baba's Brew+3
  13. 13Baba's Brew+4
  14. 14Granny Long Legs+4
  15. 15Feed The Birds+3
  16. 16Feed The Birds+4

Win rate: 74.2% · 4,218 matches

Items with the highest win rate for Baba

Early (< 10 min)

  1. Spirit Strike304,640 matches · ~8 min55.7%+0.9 pp
  2. Mystic Regeneration363,628 matches · ~5 min55.2%+0.4 pp
  3. Extra Charge370,116 matches · ~3 min55.0%+0.2 pp
  4. Healing Rite24,225 matches · ~8 min54.0%-0.8 pp

Mid (10–22 min)

  1. Weapon Shielding38,496 matches · ~15 min60.6%+5.8 pp
  2. Duration Extender248,692 matches · ~20 min58.0%+3.2 pp
  3. Torment Pulse293,126 matches · ~16 min57.8%+3.0 pp
  4. Compress Cooldown229,157 matches · ~20 min57.6%+2.8 pp

Late (22+ min)

  1. Witchmail32,300 matches · ~36 min63.2%+8.4 pp
  2. Spirit Burn35,869 matches · ~38 min62.3%+7.5 pp
  3. Escalating Exposure139,114 matches · ~33 min61.7%+6.9 pp
  4. Scourge11,159 matches · ~37 min61.1%+6.4 pp

Items bought late win more partly because only players who are already ahead can afford them; compare items within the same timing column.

Baba counters and synergies

Strong against

  1. Mirage28,965 matches61.2%
  2. Sinclair19,873 matches61.2%
  3. Pocket38,752 matches60.1%
  4. Shiv59,050 matches59.5%
  5. The Doorman30,609 matches59.4%

Weak against (counters)

  1. Graves86,701 matches47.7%
  2. Seven65,397 matches48.6%
  3. Paige56,263 matches48.6%
  4. Rat King93,303 matches48.7%
  5. Kelvin31,940 matches50.3%

Best teammates

  1. Graves78,445 matches62.0%
  2. Paige48,253 matches61.2%
  3. Kelvin19,370 matches60.6%
  4. Rat King89,729 matches59.6%
  5. Seven52,250 matches59.5%

Baba's win rate in full matches against or alongside each hero, adjusted for sample size. Minimum 200 matches per pair.

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Abilities

Threadsap

#1 · Cooldown 28s

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.

  1. 1 AP Spirit Damage Per Bullet: +8
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -12s · Debuff Duration: +8s
  3. 5 AP Charges: +1 · PullDistance: +7m

Granny Long Legs

#2 · Cooldown 32s

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.

  1. 1 AP Move Speed: +2.5m m
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -7s
  3. 5 AP Debuff Resist: +15% · Melee Resist: +15% · Melee Lifesteal: +50%

Baba's Brew

#3 · Cooldown 28s

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

  1. 1 AP Radius: +3mm
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -14s
  3. 5 AP BrewEffectiveness: +33.33 · Burn DPS: +33.33 · Burn DPS: +1.3333 · Barrier: +33.33 · Barrier: +1.3333 · Silence Duration: +33.33s · Burn Spirit Resist: +33.33%

Feed The Birds

Ultimate · Cooldown 150s

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.

  1. 1 AP Max Slow: +32% · Cast Range: +4mm
  2. 2 AP Cooldown: -55s
  3. 5 AP Max Damage: +125 · Max Pigeon Duration: +0.5s · Max Damage: +1.5

Base stats

Base statsScaling (per boon)
Health780+45
Health regen2.5—
Move speed6.5 m/s—
Sprint speed1.6 m/s—
Stamina2—

Stats for patch 2026-10-16. Game data from the community Deadlock API. Data since October 28, 2026 · refreshed every 6 h