Tag Along keeps saving a low target or letting Rem escape
Slowing HexWhat to do: Apply Slowing Hex before the ally jump.
Why it helps: Denying the movement prevents the save/escape that often turns one low target into two safe heroes.
Deadlock matchup guide
How to Counter Rem
Learn which items answer Rem’s threats, how to play the lane, and when to commit or disengage.
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Buy for the threat you are facing. These are situational options, not a build to purchase in full. Tap an item for its breakdown.
Matchup Overview & Game Plan
Remove Little Helpers from valuable resources when safe, and watch Tag Along before committing burst. If ally jumping keeps Rem out of reach, grounding answers access; if the ultimate catches you, reactive timing is the priority. For repeated healing, choose an actual anti-heal item instead of relying on movement denial.
Slowing Hex blocks his ally jump, Counterspell answers the telegraphed ultimate, and real anti-heal items such as Healbane, Toxic Bullets, or Spirit Burn reduce his late-fight sustain.
Laning Phase
- Remove Little Helpers from lane resources or neutral camps with a safe light melee.
- Clear buffed minions so the resource pressure does not remove your farming room.
- Watch Tag Along before spending a full burst sequence or the movement lock needed to finish.
- Avoid low-value sustain trades when a kill is unlikely; reliable anti-heal and a punishable position create a better commitment.
Most Common Problems vs Rem
Identify what is losing the exchange, then use the answer and timing below.
Slowing HexNaptime is landing for full value in teamfights
CounterspellWhat to do: Counterspell the telegraphed ultimate.
Why it helps: The timing is readable enough that a prepared parry can remove the highest-impact part of his teamfight control.
His healing numbers are making fights drag forever
HealbaneWhat to do: Apply reliable anti-heal such as Healbane, Toxic Bullets, Decay, or Spirit Burn.
Why it helps: Rem can produce large healing totals, so healing reduction directly attacks the reason the fight is not ending.
Rem Lil Helpers are stealing farm and taking over the lane
Monster RoundsWhat to do: Buy Monster Rounds and clear Lil Helpers quickly.
Why it helps: Removing the summoned/resource pressure keeps Rem from turning lane control into free farm and reduces the healing/support value the helpers create.
Gameplay Counterplay
- If Little Helpers are attached to neutral camps or lane resources, light melee them off instead of letting Rem convert them into free farm.
- Rem has exploitable melee resistance, so safe melee pressure can be worthwhile when you are not walking into an obvious parry.
- Track Tag Along before committing a full burst sequence.
Mistakes to Avoid Against Rem
Leaving Little Helpers on resources during a quiet window
Light melee can remove them. Use a safe opportunity to reduce their contribution before the next fight.
Treating grounding as an anti-heal purchase
Slowing Hex addresses the jump route. Healbane, Toxic Bullets, or Spirit Burn address healing; choose the answer you can apply reliably.
Threat / Fight Plan
Anti-Heal
Reduces enemy healing and sustain during fights.
Useful answers: Healbane · Toxic Bullets · Decay · Spirit Burn
Interrupt & Cast Denial
Interrupts vulnerable channels or denies an important cast before it starts. Silence alone is not a universal channel interrupt.
Useful answers: Silence Wave
Anti-CC & Combo Breaking
Limits control-led combos through immunity, a qualifying automatic response, shorter debuffs, or a barrier after the catch.
Counter Items Breakdown
Slowing Hex
Slows the target and disables affected movement abilities.
- Pin down mobile heroes
- Stop recasts of move tools like Apollo's 2
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Counterspell
Upgrades parry to block ability damage and effects.
- Blocks Lash grabs/Infernus ults
- Skill-based defense
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Healbane
Spirit damage applies anti-heal; affected enemy deaths restore health.
- Reliable anti-heal for heroes that can consistently apply spirit damage
- Offers a healing reward when an affected target is finished
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Spirit Burn
Spirit-damage buildup triggers an explosion, burn, and healing reduction.
- Combines spirit-damage pressure with anti-heal
- Fits spirit builds that can reliably trigger and maintain the burn
Toxic Bullets
Repeated weapon hits apply anti-heal and maximum-health bleed.
- Best for weapon carries
- Strong against tanks
Decay
Targeted healing reduction with current-health damage over time.
- Strong into high-health sustain heroes
- Long-duration anti-heal that does not need repeated weapon buildup
Silence Wave
Silences enemies before an important escape or defensive cast.
- Teamfight tool
- Interrupt rotations before they start
Monster Rounds
Improves damage against minions and summons.
- Counter Turrets/Jars
- Fast wave clear
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