# Seraphine Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Seraphine counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Seraphine in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Seraphine ## Page Content Enchanter · Healer · Support, Bot Prepare for battle with Seraphine — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Seraphine is a protector — defends carries by neutralizing incoming threats Teamfight Role Backline Protector Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Seraphine's Strengths - Keeps carries alive through burst — Seraphine's peel makes hyper-carries nearly unkillable in teamfights ## How to Play Seraphine Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Hold your E-Q combo away from the wave until you have enough AP to one-shot caster minions, as partial damage leaves them at awkward health thresholds for last-hitting. ### Lane Phase Cast Q to hit the entire minion wave for pushing, as its slow travel time makes raw champion poke unreliable unless the enemy walks directly toward you. ### Lane Phase Delay forcing aggressive trades until reaching level 7 and your first completed item, when your wave clear comes online and you can safely shove and reset. ### Mid Game Purchase Rylai's Crystal Scepter to guarantee your single-cast E roots targets, since the item's slow applies before the ability checks for existing crowd control. ### Mid Game Clear waves instantly before moving to objectives by hitting the caster minions with E first, then dropping Q to maximize its missing health damage. ### Mid Game Force skirmishes near narrow jungle corridors and objective pits to easily extend your ult through multiple grouped targets. ### Late Game Layer your crowd control by casting E immediately after your ult hits, guaranteeing a root or stun right as the charm duration expires. ### Late Game Double-cast W proactively for the immediate AoE shield and movement speed to help your team reposition, rather than holding your passive stacks strictly for the delayed heal. ### Late Game Cast your ult directly through your frontline during Baron dances or base sieges to massively extend its range and catch the enemy backline by surprise. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Rylai's Crystal Scepter — 2,600 - Luden's Echo — 2,750 - Sorcerer's Shoes (Boots) — 1,100 - Blackfire Torch — 2,800 - Malignance — 2,700 - Shadowflame — 3,200 total: 15,150 ## How to Counter Seraphine Counter strategies and draft context apply grievous wounds, dive past the frontline, or burst through their shields before they stack - Struggles against multi-angle pressure — Seraphine can't peel multiple threats at once - All-in engage supports that outpressure in lane - Champions with anti-heal in their kit or builds - Assassins that delete carries before shields apply ### Seraphine's Weaknesses - Multiple dive threats at once — Seraphine can only peel one target, and coordinated dives overwhelm the backline ## Best Synergies with Seraphine Team synergies and draft context - Hyper-carry ADCs that thrive behind Seraphine's protection — the longer fights last, the more value you get - Hyper-carry ADCs that scale with your shields and heals - Bruisers and fighters that become unkillable with your buffs - Late-game compositions that benefit from your scaling support ### Draft Context - Drafts only squishies — Seraphine can peel, but there's nothing to absorb damage in the frontline ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Seraphine's win rate changes with mastery level Seraphine rewards dedicated play — meaningful improvement continues well beyond the basics, and getting started is comfortable. Results come quickly from the first few games. Skill Cap High Cost of Learning Low Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 48.5% | 3-4 | 52.2% | 5-6 | 52.2% | 7-8 * | 54.1% | 9-12 | 54.1% | 13-16 | 54.1% | 17+ | 54.1% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## 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)