Baba vs Pocket
Updated · Patch Nov 4, 2026
How Baba beats Pocket
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.
How to beat Pocket
A trickster who hides in a suitcase and then hits you with a shotgun.
- 01Wait out Enchanter’s Satchel instead of wasting abilities into it.
- 02Affliction can’t kill you — don’t panic-use cooldowns.
- 03Shoot the Flying Cloak path; he’ll teleport there.
Head-to-head
Win the lane: Baba into Pocket
- 01Pocket wins the farm by ~40.4 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone.
- 02Pocket denies ~1 more orb per match — secure your orbs before they can.
- 03Pocket looks for burst windows. Don’t sit in lane at low health, and ping the moment they disappear — they’re hunting.
Skill order for this matchup
63.4% win rate over 80,843 matches
Early pointPut an early point into Baba's Brew: Pocket dives on you, and an escape ready beats a lost trade.
Early pointPocket 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 1.04 kills per death against Pocket.
- Baba finishes 989 souls behind Pocket on average — play for teamfights and scaling rather than lane kills.
- Track Affliction (170s cooldown). The window right after Pocket uses it is your best time to fight.
Who else beats Pocket
Matchup questions
Who wins Baba vs Pocket?
Baba wins 58.6% of 40,737 recent matches against Pocket — favoured.
How do I beat Pocket as Baba?
Pocket wins the farm by ~40.4 last hits per match. Prioritise safe last hits and denies over trades, and let your lane partner zone. Track Affliction (170s cooldown). The window right after Pocket uses it is your best time to fight.