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How to counter Alpha
The heroes that beat them, how the matchups play out, and what to build against them.
Counter intel
How Alpha does against each hero in ranked matches, from mlcounters.app, data of 2026-10-05. The number is the edge in percentage points of win rate: +3.0 means about 3 more wins per 100 games than Alpha usually gets (or loses, for the other side). Matchups with too few games are left out. Each list shows the eight most decisive, ranked from the most. Green heroes beat Alpha; red heroes lose to Alpha.
8 heroes that beat Alpha8 heroes Alpha beats
Best counters to Alpha
These heroes win this matchup — pick with confidence
“Alpha is countered by heroes that are very mobile, such as Chou and Gusion, because they have a lot of ways to dodge Alpha's skills.”
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X.Borg⚔️ EXP Lane
+4.2 pts
edge over Alpha
4/5 ranks
Benedetta🌲 Jungle
+3.6 pts
edge over Alpha
5/5 ranks
Wanwan🏹 Gold Lane
+3.5 pts
edge over Alpha
1/5 ranks
Diggie🛡️ Roam
+3.5 pts
edge over Alpha
4/5 ranks
Thamuz⚔️ EXP Lane
+2.9 pts
edge over Alpha
1/5 ranks
Valir🔮 Mid Lane
+2.9 pts
edge over Alpha
5/5 ranks
Kaja🛡️ Roam
+2.8 pts
edge over Alpha
2/5 ranks
Hirara🌲 Jungle
+2.7 pts
edge over Alpha
1/5 ranks
Alpha dominates these
Avoid these picks — the data says you lose
“Alpha counters heroes that lack mobility, such as Layla and Ixia, because these heroes have a hard time avoiding his skills.”
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Natalia🌲 Jungle
+6.1 pts
Alpha's edge
1/5 ranks
Aldous⚔️ EXP Lane
+5.3 pts
Alpha's edge
1/5 ranks
Hylos🛡️ Roam
+4.0 pts
Alpha's edge
1/5 ranks
Phoveus⚔️ EXP Lane
+3.9 pts
Alpha's edge
5/5 ranks
Hilda🛡️ Roam
+3.5 pts
Alpha's edge
3/5 ranks
Baxia🛡️ Roam
+3.4 pts
Alpha's edge
2/5 ranks
Saber🌲 Jungle
+3.1 pts
Alpha's edge
2/5 ranks
Barats⚔️ EXP Lane
+3.1 pts
Alpha's edge
4/5 ranks
Who wins the matchup, and when
Source: mobilelegends.comRanked pairings, past 7 days
Change in Alpha's win rate (in percentage points) when that hero is on the opposing team or on Alpha's own team, across all ranks. Based on the official ranked statistics; heroes with very few games can swing a lot, and a counter at one rank can disappear at another.
Read the points as wins per 100 games: +3.0 means Alpha wins about 3 more games out of every 100 with that hero than Alpha usually wins, and −3.0 means about 3 fewer. Hover a number for the exact wording.
The small bars show Alpha's win rate in that matchup by game length, from 10-12 minutes (left) to 20+ (right), green above 50% and red below; the two numbers are the first and the last. “3/5 ranks” counts the rank brackets where the hero is on the same list. The official data gives no game counts, so a bar from a rare matchup can be noise, and games under 10 minutes are left out because they swing the most.
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What Alpha's skills do
Each skill with the tags the official hero page gives it. Look for the ones that lock you down, move them or deal burst, then pick the answer in the counter guides. Source: mobilelegends.com
Beta, Advance!
DamageSlow
Rotary ImpactCD: 4 Mana Cost: 50
AOESlow
Force SwingCD: 6 Mana Cost: 45
AOEHeal
Spear of Alpha
MobilityCC
What to prepare for against Alpha
Worked out from the official skill tags and ratings and our tracked builds.
- Alpha mostly deals physical damage, judging by the items in their tracked builds. Physical defense and the physical protections in the burst guide are the ones that apply.How to survive burst damage →
- 1 of 4 skills (Spear of Alpha) has the CC tag, and 2 of 4 skills (Beta, Advance! and Rotary Impact) have the Slow tag. The crowd control guide covers what can be done about it.How to deal with crowd control →
- 1 of 4 skills (Force Swing) has the Heal or Shield tag. The healing and shields guide lists the items that reduce those effects.How to counter healing and shields →
What this does not know
- This says what to look out for. It does not claim that any item wins the matchup.
- Skill tags are the game's short labels; the skills themselves are not read in detail, so a hero can do more than their tags show.
- Damage type is a guess from the items in tracked builds, and a hero with no tracked build falls back to their class.
Matchup stats
Alpha's win rate in specific matchups · Source: mlcounter.com
