Matchup · November 6, 2026
Baba vs Calico
55.7%
Favoured32,032 matches
All Baba matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
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How Baba beats Calico
Mystic vs Assassin
Keep your CC for their dive. One stun on an assassin is usually a kill for your team.
Your game plan as Baba
A chaotic hex-caster who turns fights into a mess of silences, slows and stolen Spirit.
Lane
Trade with Threadsap. It steals Spirit, so every hit swings the lane. Granny Long Legs gives you an escape and a knockback kick.
Mid game
Throw Baba’s Brew into contested chokes and watch the cycle: barrier for allies, silence or burn for enemies.
Late game
Feed The Birds wins teamfights that last — start the channel on a grouped team behind your frontline.
How to beat Calico
A shadow-hunter who appears, bursts and vanishes before anyone can turn around.
- 01Move in pairs once she leaves lane; Calico hunts solo targets.
- 02Make her use Return to Shadows before you spend your big cooldown.
- 03Spread out against Gloom Bombs. Extra bomb hits deal reduced damage, but a full cluster still hurts.
Respect
Punish
When she lands from Leaping Slash
Per match
Head-to-head
BabaCalico
55.7%Win rate44.3%
0.98Kills per death1.17
+8.2Last-hit edge+0
+0Deny edge+1.2
+0Soul lead+2.5K
+514Objective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: Baba into Calico
- 01Baba out-farms Calico by ~8.2 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit.
- 02Calico denies ~1.2 more orbs per match — secure your orbs before they can.
- 03Calico looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order
Skill order for this matchup
This matchup
Usual
63.4% win rate over 80,843 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Baba's Brew: Calico dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
Calico’s kit
Threats
Calico has no hard crowd control — take the trades.
Baba’s kit
Your tools
Baba's Brew
SilenceBarrier28s cd
Granny Long Legs
DisplacementSlow32s cd
Feed The BirdsUltimate
Slow150s cd
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Mid & late game
Winning the fights after lane
- Baba averages 0.98 kills per death against Calico.
- Baba finishes 2.5k souls behind Calico on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Baba deals 514 more objective damage per match than Calico — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins Baba vs Calico?
Baba wins 55.7% of 32,032 recent matches against Calico — favoured.
How do I beat Calico as Baba?
Baba out-farms Calico by ~8.2 last hits per match. Contest every orb and punish them for walking up to last-hit. Track Return to Shadows (115s cooldown). The window right after Calico uses it is your best time to fight.