Matchup · November 6, 2026
Baba vs Drifter
53.3%
Favoured81,955 matches
All Baba matchups & countersUpdated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
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How Baba beats Drifter
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 Drifter
A stalker who marks a target and then makes sure no one can save them.
- 01Stay with your team; Eternal Night isolates people who are already alone.
- 02Cleanse or out-heal Stalker’s Mark bleed rather than running.
- 03Peel for whoever he marks.
Respect
Punish
When Stalker’s Mark is on cooldown
Per match
Head-to-head
BabaDrifter
53.3%Win rate46.6%
1.01Kills per death1.11
+0Last-hit edge+1.1
+0Deny edge+0.4
+0Soul lead+2K
+818Objective damage edge+0
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Laning
Win the lane: Baba into Drifter
- 01Farm is close (-1.1 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits.
- 02Drifter 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: Drifter dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
Drifter’s kit
Threats
Drifter 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 1.01 kills per death against Drifter.
- Baba finishes 2.0k souls behind Drifter on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Baba deals 818 more objective damage per match than Drifter — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Eternal Night (145.0s cooldown). The window right after Drifter uses it is your best time to fight.
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FAQ
Matchup questions
Who wins Baba vs Drifter?
Baba wins 53.3% of 81,955 recent matches against Drifter — favoured.
How do I beat Drifter as Baba?
Farm is close (-1.1 last hits per match), so trades decide this lane, not last hits. Track Eternal Night (145.0s cooldown). The window right after Drifter uses it is your best time to fight.