Baba vs Holliday
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Baba beats Holliday
Mystic vs Marksman
Use spells to force them out of position; marksmen hate being moved.
Your game plan as Baba
A chaotic hex-caster who turns fights into a mess of silences, slows and stolen Spirit.
How to beat Holliday
A trick-shooter. Holliday launches you into the air and then shoots you out of it.
- 01Don’t stand near Powder Keg — she can detonate it whenever she wants.
- 02Respect her headshots; she out-duels most heroes who stand still.
- 03Spread so Lasso only takes one.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Baba into Holliday
- 01Holliday wins the farm by ~15.9 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
- 02Holliday out-ranges most heroes. Fight around corners and troopers; step in when they reload or spend their mobility.
Skill order for this matchup



63.4% win rate over 80,843 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Baba's Brew: Holliday can drag you out of position, so keep a way back.
HoldHold Baba's Brew for Spirit Lasso — use it the moment Holliday commits, not before.
Early pointHolliday wins the farm: an early point into Granny Long Legs clears waves and keeps you in lane.
Threats

Your tools



Winning the fights after lane
- Baba averages 0.93 kills per death against Holliday.
- Baba finishes 1.0k souls behind Holliday on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Baba deals 834 more objective damage per match than Holliday — push structures when you win lane.
- Track Spirit Lasso (130s cooldown). The window right after Holliday uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Holliday




Matchup questions
Who wins Baba vs Holliday?
Baba wins 56.3% of 39,132 recent matches against Holliday — favoured.
How do I beat Holliday as Baba?
Holliday wins the farm by ~15.9 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone. Track Spirit Lasso (130s cooldown). The window right after Holliday uses it is your best time to fight.

