Who Counters Commander Pavel in Epic Seven?

Frieren, Lady of the Scales, Lone Crescent Bellona and other hard counters counter Commander Pavel. His Begone! payoff and his pistol's penetration both lean on his own raised Attack; an enemy that dispels or steals that Attack buff strips away the edge he needs to punch through Defense.

Buff removal and theft: His Begone! payoff and his pistol's penetration both lean on his own raised Attack; an enemy that dispels or steals that Attack buff strips away the edge he needs to punch through Defense. Cleanse on the target: His only reliable control is the Attack-down chance on his basic; a cleanse wipes it instantly, removing the small disruption he brings. Immunity going into the fight: Immunity blocks his Attack-down before it can stick, and shutting off that debuff leaves him as a pure hitter with no setup. Slow, conditional ramp: His signature blast only fires once Fighting Spirit is full and his pistol shot sits on a 5-turn cooldown, so fast burst teams can delete him or his allies before he ever reaches the Begone! payoff.

In current Champion+ RTA, Lady of the Scales has one of the strongest records against Commander Pavel (61% win rate over 2,821 games).

Defense-stacking bruisers and walls: His pistol shot ignores up to 70% of a target's Defense whenever his Attack is the higher of the two, so the tankier the enemy, the more of their armor he simply skips. Crit-heavy aggressive teams (as a partner): Every ally critical hit feeds him 20 Fighting Spirit, so the harder his team hits, the sooner Begone! erupts into a team-wide blast that also pushes his own turn and buffs his Attack.