Tank Counter
“Unyielding Guardians of the Frontline”
Roam (most), EXP lane (Gatotkaca, Hylos, Gloo) · Counters 26 heroes
What does a Tank do?
Tanks are the most durable heroes in Mobile Legends, built to absorb damage, initiate teamfights, and protect their carries. Most Tanks play the roam position, attaching a Roaming Blessing to their boots so their gold and experience come from assists, chip damage, and revealed vision rather than from farming minion waves while they rotate between lanes. A skilled Tank controls the tempo of the match through map awareness, objective setup, and well-timed crowd control. Some Tanks with strong base damage or sustain, such as Gatotkaca, Hylos, and Gloo, can also hold the EXP lane when the team needs extra frontline.
Tanks are the team's initiator and protector. They scout bushes, soak damage, land the engage with crowd control, and peel for carries in fights. Their gold advantage comes from vision and assists — a roaming Tank is always where the action is about to happen.
💪 Tank strengths
- ✓Highest durability in the game
- ✓Reliable engage and crowd control
- ✓Excellent vision control while roaming
- ✓Protects the team's damage dealers
🎯 Tank weaknesses — exploit these
- ✗Low damage output
- ✗Relies on teammates to follow up engages
- ✗Weak against true damage and anti-tank items
- ✗Falls behind if the team doesn't use the space they create
How to counter Tank heroes
Tanks are tough to burst, so don't try — focus on neutralizing their engage instead. Build anti-tank items and use true-damage or percentage-based damage to shred their defenses. Save your CC to interrupt their initiations, and punish them when they overextend to scout alone.
Good counter picks
- →Heroes with true damage
- →Karrie (percentage-based shred)
- →Lunox (true damage output)
- →X.Borg (sustained % damage)
- →Malefic Roar / Divine Glaive builders
Key items against Tanks
- →Demon Hunter Sword
- →Sea Halberd
- →Malefic Roar
- →Dominance Ice
- →Twilight Armor
Tank archetypes
Engage Tanks
Hard initiates that force fights on their terms.
Atlas · Khufra · Tigreal · Franco
Sustain Tanks
Long-lasting frontline that never seems to die.
Hylos · Gloo · Belerick · Gatotkaca
Utility Tanks
Protective shields, heals, and team utility.
Lolita · Minotaur · Johnson · Baxia
Recommended items, emblems & spells vs Tank
Aggregated from every hero that Tank counters — the most common counter builds on mlcounter.com.
🛡️ Counter items
- Winter Crown×23 heroes
- Immortality×18 heroes
- Corrosion Scythe×17 heroes
- Ice Queen Wand×17 heroes
- Thunder Belt×17 heroes
- Dominance Ice×17 heroes
- Antique Cuirass×16 heroes
- Twilight Armor×15 heroes
🎖️ Emblems
- Tenacity×19 heroes
- Firmness×18 heroes
- Vitality×3 heroes
- Weakness Finder×2 heroes
- Festival Of Blood×2 heroes
- Brave Smite×2 heroes
⚡ Battle spells
- Flicker×11 heroes
- Purify×10 heroes
- Vengeance×7 heroes
- Petrify×7 heroes
- Aegis×6 heroes
- Sprint×4 heroes
Heroes countered by Tank (26)
Pick a tank hero against these — their counter data lists Tank as a counter role.
Tips against Tank heroes
- Build the right defensive items — check the item counters page for Tank-specific itemization.
- Pick heroes from the list above that counter tank heroes in lane and teamfights.
- Use the right emblem setup for your counter pick.
- Exploit their weaknesses: low damage output, relies on teammates to follow up engages.
- Win the draft — check what roles your team still needs before locking in.