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Seraphine Counters: Who Beats Seraphine

Updated for patch 26.20. Ability details come from Riot’s official game data for this patch.

Seraphine counters are champions who can get on top of her, block the charm, or make her pay for having no escape. Seraphine is a support-mage with area damage, team shields and a long-range charm, but no dash, so you either jump on her or block her CC.

These picks are editorial and based on how each kit interacts with Seraphine’s abilities. We don’t use win-rate data, so treat it as our reasoning, not a stat sheet.

Seraphine counters: Seraphine, the Starry-Eyed Songstress, splash art

Why is Seraphine hard to counter?

  • Stage Presence (passive): every third basic spell casts twice, and casting near allies boosts her next attack.
  • High Note (Q): damage in an area.
  • Surround Sound (W): shields and speeds up nearby allies, and heals them if she is already shielded.
  • Beat Drop (E): damages and impairs the movement of enemies in a line.
  • Encore (R): damages and charms enemies hit, with range that refreshes for every champion it passes.

Put simply, Seraphine wins fights from a distance. Close the gap or block her charm and she has little left. The rest of her kit just shields allies or slows you, nothing in it actually stops you from walking her down.

Which champions are the best Seraphine counters?

Nautilus

Dredge Line (Q) pulls Nautilus and the target together. Seraphine has no dash to escape once hooked.

Leona

Zenith Blade (E) briefly immobilizes the last enemy champion struck and dashes Leona to them, and Seraphine has nothing to answer that.

Morgana

Black Shield (E) absorbs magic damage and disabling effects until it breaks. Encore’s charm and Beat Drop’s impair are both stopped on a shielded ally.

Sylas

Hijack (R) steals the enemy’s ultimate, and Encore gains range with every champion it passes, so a stolen Encore can hit her own team hard.

Fizz

Playful / Trickster (E) makes Fizz untargetable while he hops, so in mid lane he can dodge her charm and land on her without being hit.

How do you counter Seraphine in lane?

  • Count her casts. Every third basic spell casts twice. Trade right after the double cast, not before.
  • Spread out against Encore. Its range refreshes for every champion hit, so a line of teammates lets it travel much farther.
  • Engage directly. She has no dash, so one landed hook or stun and the fight is over.
  • Cut her shields. Surround Sound protects her whole team, so look for fights right after she wastes it.

Which items counter Seraphine?

You want Magic Resist and cleanses. Mercury’s Treads give you Magic Resist and Tenacity (less time stuck in her charm and slows). Quicksilver Sash removes crowd control except airborne, including her charm. If you’re playing support, Mikael’s Blessing lets you cleanse a teammate. Her team’s healing and shields can be cut with Grievous Wounds from items like Morellonomicon or Oblivion Orb. Check our LoL items database for stats, cost and patch history on every item here.

When is Seraphine at her weakest?

When should you engage on her? Right after her double cast. Stage Presence makes every third basic spell cast twice, so once the double Beat Drop or High Note is spent, her next spells are single casts again.

For what it’s worth, she’s also exposed when Encore is down (it’s her ultimate and her longest cooldown). The charm is her main tool for stopping an engage, and without it she has only Beat Drop’s impair (and no dash) to keep enemies away.

Do her shields matter? Real talk, they do. Surround Sound protects her whole team, so if she just used it, go in: her side is fighting without that shield.

Is Seraphine hard to play against for newer players?

Not very, honestly, at least once you know where her charm comes from. Her main threat is the long charm, and it travels farther through a crowd, so new players often line up for it without noticing. Spread out and engage on her directly. Our guide to LoL roles covers support and mid if you need it, skins are on the Seraphine skins page, and ARAM players should check our Seraphine ARAM build.

Good Seraphine counters reach her before the third cast and keep the team spread against Encore.

FAQ

Who counters Seraphine the most?

Engage supports like Nautilus and Leona, who reach her despite her range, and Morgana, whose Black Shield blocks her charm.

How do you dodge Seraphine’s ultimate?

Spread out. Encore’s range refreshes for every champion it hits, so a tight line lets it travel farther.

Does Seraphine have a dash?

No. Her kit has area damage, shields, a slow and a charm, but no dash or blink.

Which items help against Seraphine?

Magic Resist items like Mercury’s Treads and cleanses like Quicksilver Sash, plus Grievous Wounds against her team’s healing.

Is this list based on win rates?

No. It is an editorial list based on ability interactions in patch 26.20. We don’t use win-rate data.