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How to counter Argus
The heroes that beat them, how the matchups play out, and what to build against them.
Counter intel
How Argus 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 Argus 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 Argus; red heroes lose to Argus.
8 heroes that beat Argus8 heroes Argus beats
Best counters to Argus
These heroes win this matchup — pick with confidence
“Argus is countered by Tanks with high Physical Defense, like Gatotkaca and Tigreal, because a lot of his damage comes from Basic Attacks.”
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Baxia🛡️ Roam
+4.7 pts
edge over Argus
3/5 ranks
Vale🔮 Mid Lane
+3.4 pts
edge over Argus
1/5 ranks
Yin🌲 Jungle
+3.4 pts
edge over Argus
1/5 ranks
Uranus🛡️ Roam
+3.0 pts
edge over Argus
4/5 ranks
Barats⚔️ EXP Lane
+3.0 pts
edge over Argus
4/5 ranks
Lolita🛡️ Roam
+2.8 pts
edge over Argus
3/5 ranks
Terizla⚔️ EXP Lane
+2.7 pts
edge over Argus
2/5 ranks
Phoveus⚔️ EXP Lane
+2.5 pts
edge over Argus
1/5 ranks
Argus dominates these
Avoid these picks — the data says you lose
“Argus counters heroes with poor mobility who cannot escape his attacks once he closes in, such as Gord and Aurora.”
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X.Borg⚔️ EXP Lane
+3.5 pts
Argus's edge
3/5 ranks
Zilong🌲 Jungle
+3.2 pts
Argus's edge
2/5 ranks
Karrie🏹 Gold Lane
+3.0 pts
Argus's edge
4/5 ranks
Helcurt🌲 Jungle
+3.0 pts
Argus's edge
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Alucard🌲 Jungle
+2.9 pts
Argus's edge
1/5 ranks
Dyrroth⚔️ EXP Lane
+2.8 pts
Argus's edge
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Masha🌲 Jungle
+2.5 pts
Argus's edge
2/5 ranks
Saber🌲 Jungle
+2.4 pts
Argus's edge
2/5 ranks
Who wins the matchup, and when
Source: mobilelegends.comRanked pairings, past 7 days
Change in Argus's win rate (in percentage points) when that hero is on the opposing team or on Argus'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 Argus wins about 3 more games out of every 100 with that hero than Argus usually wins, and −3.0 means about 3 fewer. Hover a number for the exact wording.
The small bars show Argus'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 Argus'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
Warmonger
Buff
Demonic GripCD: 12
MobilityDebuff
Meteoric SwordCD: 8
CCDamage
Eternal EvilCD: 45
Death ImmunityBuff
What to prepare for against Argus
Worked out from the official skill tags and ratings and our tracked builds.
- Argus 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 (Meteoric Sword) has the CC tag. The crowd control guide covers what can be done about it.How to deal with crowd control →
- Argus's official speciality lists Burst. Damage can arrive in a few seconds, so see the burst guide for what blunts it.How to survive burst damage →
- Eternal Evil is tagged Death Immunity. Check the skill's cooldown before spending your own combo.
- Argus's official durability rating is 70 out of 100. Damage that ignores part of their defense helps; see the physical and magic defense guides.How to beat high physical defense →How to beat high magic defense →
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
Argus's win rate in specific matchups · Source: mlcounter.com
