Viscous’s main threat#
Viscous is a controller: shapes where fights happen with zones, walls, traps and disables.
The kit is spirit-leaning, so spirit resistance and spirit shields do the most to blunt it.
Abilities to play around#
Ability 1
Splatter
Throws a bouncing ball of goo that damages enemies and leaves slowing puddles.
Play around it Slows — Enduring Speed and Debuff Reducer help you walk out of it.
Ability 2
The Cube
Encases a target — or Viscous himself — in restorative goo that blocks damage and boosts regen. The encased target can't act.
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 Defensive window — stop shooting into it, reposition, and burst when it ends.
Ability 3
Puddle Punch
Summons a fist that knocks up everyone in the area; enemies take melee damage and are slowed. It can be parried.
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
Goo Ball
Turns Viscous into a big goo ball that stuns enemies on impact, resists damage, bounces off walls and can double jump.
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
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 Viscous#
- Parry Puddle Punch to avoid it.
- Dispel Magic removes Splatter's effect.
- Unstoppable suppresses his crowd control.
Mistakes to avoid
- Fighting inside their zones and walls.
- Chasing into areas they prepared before the fight.
Want to see the hero from the other side? Read the Viscous guide, or open the counter-pick helper to plan against a whole enemy team.