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How to counter Balmond
The heroes that beat them, how the matchups play out, and what to build against them.
Counter intel
How Balmond 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 Balmond 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 Balmond; red heroes lose to Balmond.
8 heroes that beat Balmond8 heroes Balmond beats
Best counters to Balmond
These heroes win this matchup — pick with confidence
“Balmond is countered by ranged heroes who can deal damage to Balmond outside of his attack range, such as Lesley and Irithel.”
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Fanny🌲 Jungle
+6.5 pts
edge over Balmond
1/5 ranks
Lylia🔮 Mid Lane
+6.5 pts
edge over Balmond
1/5 ranks
Cici⚔️ EXP Lane
+4.8 pts
edge over Balmond
5/5 ranks
Hirara🌲 Jungle
+4.8 pts
edge over Balmond
1/5 ranks
Natan🏹 Gold Lane
+4.8 pts
edge over Balmond
1/5 ranks
X.Borg⚔️ EXP Lane
+4.2 pts
edge over Balmond
4/5 ranks
Karrie🏹 Gold Lane
+3.8 pts
edge over Balmond
5/5 ranks
Valir🔮 Mid Lane
+3.8 pts
edge over Balmond
4/5 ranks
Balmond dominates these
Avoid these picks — the data says you lose
“Balmond is strong against squishy heroes who lack the ability to escape once he closes the gap on them, such as Layla and Eudora.”
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Johnson🛡️ Roam
+7.4 pts
Balmond's edge
1/5 ranks
Silvanna⚔️ EXP Lane
+5.6 pts
Balmond's edge
1/5 ranks
Natalia🌲 Jungle
+5.4 pts
Balmond's edge
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Jawhead⚔️ EXP Lane
+5.4 pts
Balmond's edge
1/5 ranks
Phoveus⚔️ EXP Lane
+4.0 pts
Balmond's edge
4/5 ranks
Tigreal🛡️ Roam
+3.3 pts
Balmond's edge
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Atlas🛡️ Roam
+3.2 pts
Balmond's edge
1/5 ranks
Saber🌲 Jungle
+3.1 pts
Balmond's edge
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Who wins the matchup, and when
Source: mobilelegends.comRanked pairings, past 7 days
Change in Balmond's win rate (in percentage points) when that hero is on the opposing team or on Balmond'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 Balmond wins about 3 more games out of every 100 with that hero than Balmond usually wins, and −3.0 means about 3 fewer. Hover a number for the exact wording.
The small bars show Balmond'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 Balmond'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
Bloodthirst
Heal
Soul LockCD: 8
MobilitySlow
Cyclone SweepCD: 6
AOEBuff
Lethal CounterCD: 34
Burst
What to prepare for against Balmond
Worked out from the official skill tags and ratings and our tracked builds.
- Balmond 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 (Soul Lock) has the Slow tag. The crowd control guide covers what can be done about it.How to deal with crowd control →
- 1 of 4 skills (Lethal Counter) has the Burst tag. Damage can arrive in a few seconds, so see the burst guide for what blunts it.How to survive burst damage →
- 1 of 4 skills (Bloodthirst) has the Heal or Shield tag. The healing and shields guide lists the items that reduce those effects.How to counter healing and shields →
- Balmond's official durability rating is 80 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
Balmond's win rate in specific matchups · Source: mlcounter.com
