TOP 5 BEL’VETH COUNTERS JUNGLE

Bel’Veth is a scaling melee skirmisher who excels in extended fights thanks to her true damage autos, E (Royal Maelstrom) invulnerability and lifesteal, and her R (Endless Banquet), which transforms her into a hyper-carry if she secures kills or objectives. Once she gets ahead, she takes over jungle fights, spams Void Remora in side lanes, and becomes an untouchable duelist.

But she’s also weak early, vulnerable to burst and CC, and heavily reliant on tempo and resets. If you invade her early clears, deny her R activations, or blow her up before E starts ticking, you completely shut down her scaling path.

The top 5 counters to Bel’Veth jungle are: Rek’Sai, Trundle, Vi, Elise, and Rammus. These picks either invade and punish her early, out-duel her in river fights, or deny her sustain and kill resets.

Top 5 Bel’Veth Jungle Counters

1. Rek’Sai

• Playstyle: Early-game burst / fog invader
• Why it works:
  • Out-duels her at all early levels.
  • Tremor Sense keeps track of her in fog, where she loves to farm.
  • R (Void Rush) finishes her off before she can heal with E or transform.

Play Tips:

• Invade second buff or Raptors — she’s weak before Mythic.
• Use knock-up when she tries to Q reset or channel E.
• Track Heralds and secure early tempo — she scales hard if left alone.

2. Trundle

• Playstyle: Anti-scaling bruiser / stat shredder
• Why it works:
  • Q (Chomp) and autos win every early fight.
  • R (Subjugate) steals her tank stats mid-ult.
  • Pillar ruins her Q angles and resets.

Play Tips:

• Fight her at Scuttle or Krugs — she can’t beat you early.
• Use Pillar to interrupt her jungle kiting or force bad all-ins.
• Use R as soon as she goes Void form — break her bonus stats and cleanup.

3. Vi

• Playstyle: Lockdown duelist / engage initiator
• Why it works:
  • Q + R chain-CCs her before she can press E.
  • Out-bursts her pre-6 and during mid-game skirmishes.
  • She has no answer to single-target lockdown.

Play Tips:

• Invade or 2v2 at level 3–4 — her early DPS is low without stacks.
• Time R to cancel her ultimate animation or prevent a Remora spawn.
• Gank lanes often — Vi thrives when Bel’Veth is stuck full-clearing.

4. Elise

• Playstyle: Early-game burst / lane snowballer
• Why it works:
  • Outganks and out-tempos her early.
  • Cocoon (E) cancels her E channel or interrupts Void combo.
  • Can tower dive her before she gets defensive scaling.

Play Tips:

• Look for 3-camp ganks — she’s still farming Raptors when you’re ganking top.
• Use R to dodge her E burst, then finish with combo rotation.
• Don’t let her reach two items — tempo win early.

5. Rammus

• Playstyle: Armor-stacking tank / engage peeler
• Why it works:
  • Bel’Veth is 100% auto-based — gets shredded by Thornmail + W.
  • Taunt locks her mid combo, forcing her to take free reflect damage.
  • Scales better in teamfights where she wants to isolate.

Play Tips:

• Full clear safely and match her at crab with red buff.
• Rush Warden’s Mail + Bramble — she can’t win any 1v1 trade after that.
• Use R to turn jungle fights early — she hates being hard-locked.

Bonus Tips to Beat Bel’Veth:

• Never give her first Herald — she gets Void Remora passive if she R's afterward.
• Interrupt her E early with CC — it reduces 70% damage, but not if canceled.
• Don’t stack autos into her** — burst her down or kite her out of DPS range.
• Play for early fights and objectives — she hates being behind tempo.