# Blitzcrank Counters Who counters Blitzcrank? Best and worst picks against Blitzcrank by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Blitzcrank in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Blitzcrank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/) ## Page Content [Blitzcrank guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/) [Play against Blitzcrank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/how-to-play-against/) [Blitzcrank counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/counters/) Best and worst picks against Blitzcrank in Support at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Shen, Rell and Galio beat Blitzcrank most often. Swain, Pantheon and Xerath win the laning phase against Blitzcrank by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Blitzcrank Highest win rate versus Blitzcrank in Support. - 1 [Shen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/) 186 games 55.9% - 2 [Rell](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rell/) 645 games 55.2% - 3 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 182 games 54.4% - 4 [Leona](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leona/) 2,010 games 54.4% - 5 [Renata Glasc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/renata/) 232 games 54.3% - 6 [Malphite](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malphite/) 127 games 53.5% - 7 [Rakan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rakan/) 694 games 53.5% - 8 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 661 games 53.1% - 9 [Poppy](https://baronbuff.com/champions/poppy/) 301 games 51.8% - 10 [Zilean](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zilean/) 525 games 51.6% - 11 [Nautilus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nautilus/) 2,158 games 51.6% - 12 [Braum](https://baronbuff.com/champions/braum/) 1,227 games 51.3% ## Worst picks against Blitzcrank Lowest win rate versus Blitzcrank in Support. - 1 [Ashe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ashe/) 252 games 37.7% - 2 [Elise](https://baronbuff.com/champions/elise/) 129 games 42.6% - 3 [Hwei](https://baronbuff.com/champions/hwei/) 121 games 43.0% - 4 [Milio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/milio/) 1,371 games 44.6% - 5 [Lulu](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lulu/) 2,651 games 45.4% - 6 [Yuumi](https://baronbuff.com/champions/yuumi/) 1,242 games 45.5% - 7 [Neeko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/neeko/) 356 games 45.8% - 8 [Zyra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zyra/) 557 games 46.1% - 9 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 2,512 games 46.5% - 10 [Soraka](https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/) 941 games 46.5% - 11 [Pyke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/) 1,231 games 46.6% - 12 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 989 games 46.7% - 13 [Karma](https://baronbuff.com/champions/karma/) 1,138 games 46.8% - 14 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 718 games 46.9% - 15 [Annie](https://baronbuff.com/champions/annie/) 505 games 47.3% ## Best lane counters vs Blitzcrank Largest gold lead over Blitzcrank at 15 minutes in Support. - 1 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 310 games +630 - 2 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 312 games +565 - 3 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 382 games +500 - 4 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 212 games +500 - 5 [Pyke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/) 361 games +464 - 6 [Senna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/senna/) 314 games +461 - 7 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 294 games +429 - 8 [Morgana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/morgana/) 670 games +367 - 9 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 1,051 games +365 - 10 [Neeko](https://baronbuff.com/champions/neeko/) 179 games +350 - 11 [Tahm Kench](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tahmkench/) 208 games +346 - 12 [Zyra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zyra/) 252 games +290 - 13 [Seraphine](https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine/) 781 games +214 - 14 [Zilean](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zilean/) 121 games +207 - 15 [Maokai](https://baronbuff.com/champions/maokai/) 159 games +157 ## How to play against Blitzcrank Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Stand behind minions and punish missed Q by walking forward while his threat is down. - Keep the wave between you and him instead of trading in open lane space. - Control objective entrances with vision before walking in; blind contests give his Q the first move. - Abandon unsafe river fights when you cannot enter together, then take the opposite side of the map. - Protect carries by keeping a front body between them and Q before objectives start. ## Where Blitzcrank is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Blitzcrank's threat is hook-centered, so minion cover and spread formations make him contribute little sustained pressure. - Pulling durable frontliners can backfire because Blitzcrank drags enemy engage tools directly into his team. ## Blitzcrank counters: questions ### Who counters Blitzcrank in Support? At Gold+, Shen (55.9%), Rell (55.2%) and Galio (54.4%) have the highest win rates against Blitzcrank. ### Who does Blitzcrank counter? Blitzcrank wins most often against Ashe (37.7%), Elise (42.6%) and Hwei (43.0%). ### Who wins lane against Blitzcrank? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Swain (+630), Pantheon (+565) and Xerath (+500) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Blitzcrank. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Support Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/support/) - [Swain counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/counters/) - [Pantheon counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)