Paige’s main threat#
Paige is a support: keeps allies alive and makes them stronger, while still contributing damage.
The kit is spirit-leaning, so spirit resistance and spirit shields do the most to blunt it.
Abilities to play around#
Ability 1
Bookwyrm
Conjures a dragon that flies forward, dealing spirit damage and leaving a burning trail that keeps damaging enemies who stay in it.
Play around it Respect its range and cooldown; fight when it’s been used.
Ability 2
Plot Armor
Grants an ally — or Paige herself — a barrier that also boosts weapon damage, delivered by a homing projectile.
Play around it Defensive window — stop shooting into it, reposition, and burst when it ends.
Ability 3
Captivating Read
Marks an area that slows enemies, then detonates after a short delay to deal spirit damage and immobilize anyone inside.
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.
Play around it Slows — Enduring Speed and Debuff Reducer help you walk out of it.
Ultimate
Rallying Charge
Releases spectral knights that charge across the entire city, healing allies and damaging enemies; their effects grow the farther they travel.
Play around it Healing or sustain — buy healing reduction (Healbane, Toxic Bullets or Decay) so it’s worth less, and focus burst damage rather than chip damage.
Play around it Mobility — it’s also the escape. Don’t chase it into their team; force it out first, then commit. Slowing Hex shuts down many movement abilities.
Counter items, with reasons#
Specific answers to this kit
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 Paige#
- Dispel Magic can remove Bookwyrm and Captivating Read effects.
- Indomitable prevents Captivating Read's disable.
- Debuff Resist shortens Captivating Read's slow and immobilize.
Mistakes to avoid
- Ignoring them — an untouched support makes every enemy harder to kill.
- Fighting long, drawn-out battles against their healing.
Want to see the hero from the other side? Read the Paige guide, or open the counter-pick helper to plan against a whole enemy team.