How to counter Psylocke

Counter picks for Psylocke

From our counter data, strongest first. Bars show the weight: strong, good, soft. How weights work

What you are playing against

Psylocke fires a Psionic Crossbow whose hits reduce her cooldowns, throws Wing Shurikens that stick to you and give her bonus health, and dashes with Psi-Blade Dash. Psychic Stealth makes her invisible with a movement boost. Dance of the Butterfly, her ult, slashes everyone near her for a lot of damage.

Season 10 (Sep 8, 2026) tightened her crossbow spread and sped up her shurikens from 120 to 150 m/s. She sits at 50.7% on Counterwatch, a B tier.

Picks that work

Daredevil and Black Panther top her counter list. Both duel her up close, where her crossbow advantage disappears. Black Cat, Mister Fantastic and Magik round out the top five, all winning the 1v1.

Peni Parker is our strong pick. Psylocke's route to your backline crosses webs and Arachno-Mines, and Cyber-Web Snare can stop her mid-approach.

Our list also rates Strange, Magneto, Black Panther, Magik, Punisher, Spider-Man and Star-Lord, plus Adam Warlock, Jeff, Loki and Luna Snow on support.

Habits that beat her

When she goes into stealth, healers should back toward a tank. She is looking for whoever stands alone.

Dance of the Butterfly needs her close to several of you. When she disappears with ult charged, spread out.

Her shurikens stick and give her bonus health. Damage her before she throws them, not after.

Psylocke by the numbers

Psylocke wins 50.7% of games across all ranks (B tier on the tier list), from 42,258 tracked matches. Best map: Birnin T'Challa. Worst map: Celestial Husk.

Best teammates for Psylocke: Peni Parker (59.7%), Ultron (58.1%), Mantis (56.8%), Rocket Raccoon (56.4%), Storm (55.4%).

Ratings and win rates from Counterwatch, all ranks, as of October 29, 2026. A rating is how much better a hero does than average in fights against Psylocke, from duel and teamfight results.