Holliday’s main threat#
Holliday is a marksman: deals damage from long range and punishes enemies who stand still.
The kit is weapon-leaning, so bullet resistance and weapon shields do the most to blunt it.
Abilities to play around#
Ability 1
Powder Keg
Throws a barrel that explodes after a delay, dealing spirit damage, setting enemies on fire and knocking them up. Shooting or meleeing the barrel detonates it early.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Ability 2
Bounce Pad
Drops a pad that launches any hero into the air; landing causes an explosion that damages nearby enemies. Allies also gain a move speed boost on landing.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Ability 3
Crackshot
Headshots deal bonus weapon damage and apply a fading slow, but only while the ability is off cooldown. It ignores range falloff.
Play around it Slows — Enduring Speed and Debuff Reducer help you walk out of it.
Ultimate
Spirit Lasso
Throws a lasso that deals spirit damage, pulls the target toward Holliday and stuns them. Using a Bounce Pad extends its duration.
Play around it Disable or displacement — this is what starts kills. Track its cooldown and punish the window after it’s used; Debuff Reducer shortens it, and Unstoppable or Indomitable answer the biggest ones.
Counter items, with reasons#
Specific answers to this kit
Unstoppable
Vitality · 6,400 souls
Unstoppable suppresses CC from Powder Keg, Crackshot and Spirit Lasso.
General answers
General answers are our editorial reading of the kit. Counter items only help if you’re the one being hit — buy for the threat you actually face.
How to beat Holliday#
- Slowing Hex disables Bounce Pad.
- Plated Armor prevents Crackshot's on-shot effect.
- Unstoppable suppresses CC from Powder Keg, Crackshot and Spirit Lasso.
- Dispel Magic can remove Powder Keg effects.
Mistakes to avoid
- Peeking long sightlines one at a time.
- Letting them shoot freely from high ground.
Want to see the hero from the other side? Read the Holliday guide, or open the counter-pick helper to plan against a whole enemy team.