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How to counter Cyclops
The heroes that beat them, how the matchups play out, and what to build against them.
Counter intel
How Cyclops 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 Cyclops 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 Cyclops; red heroes lose to Cyclops.
8 heroes that beat Cyclops8 heroes Cyclops beats
Best counters to Cyclops
These heroes win this matchup — pick with confidence
“Cyclops lacks Dash or Blink skills, making him the preferred target for heroes with gap closers and CC skills. Such as Lancelot, Alucard and Kagura.”
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Baxia🛡️ Roam
+10.2 pts
edge over Cyclops
1/5 ranks
Lolita🛡️ Roam
+9.4 pts
edge over Cyclops
5/5 ranks
Layla🏹 Gold Lane
+4.3 pts
edge over Cyclops
2/5 ranks
Estes🛡️ Roam
+4.1 pts
edge over Cyclops
5/5 ranks
Hanabi🏹 Gold Lane
+3.8 pts
edge over Cyclops
1/5 ranks
Alucard🌲 Jungle
+3.7 pts
edge over Cyclops
1/5 ranks
Ixia🏹 Gold Lane
+3.5 pts
edge over Cyclops
5/5 ranks
Popol and Kupa🏹 Gold Lane
+2.7 pts
edge over Cyclops
3/5 ranks
Cyclops dominates these
Avoid these picks — the data says you lose
“Cyclops' short skill cooldown makes him strong against mid-ranged heroes with poor Mobility, such as Terizla and Alpha.”
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Helcurt🌲 Jungle
+6.9 pts
Cyclops's edge
1/5 ranks
Natalia🌲 Jungle
+4.6 pts
Cyclops's edge
5/5 ranks
Marcel🛡️ Roam
+4.0 pts
Cyclops's edge
4/5 ranks
Wanwan🏹 Gold Lane
+3.5 pts
Cyclops's edge
5/5 ranks
Joy🌲 Jungle
+3.4 pts
Cyclops's edge
3/5 ranks
Harith🔮 Mid Lane
+3.4 pts
Cyclops's edge
1/5 ranks
Fanny🌲 Jungle
+3.3 pts
Cyclops's edge
1/5 ranks
Ling🌲 Jungle
+3.1 pts
Cyclops's edge
5/5 ranks
Who wins the matchup, and when
Source: mobilelegends.comRanked pairings, past 7 days
Change in Cyclops's win rate (in percentage points) when that hero is on the opposing team or on Cyclops'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 Cyclops wins about 3 more games out of every 100 with that hero than Cyclops usually wins, and −3.0 means about 3 fewer. Hover a number for the exact wording.
The small bars show Cyclops'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 Cyclops'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
Starlit Hourglass
Buff
Stardust ShockCD: 7.5 Mana Cost: 50
AOE
Planets AttackCD: 14 Mana Cost: 60
Burst
Star Power LockdownCD: 26 Mana Cost: 60
CCDamage
What to prepare for against Cyclops
Worked out from the official skill tags and ratings and our tracked builds.
- Cyclops mostly deals magic damage, judging by the items in their tracked builds. Magic defense and the magic protections in the burst guide are the ones that apply.How to survive burst damage →
- 1 of 4 skills (Star Power Lockdown) has the CC tag. The crowd control guide covers what can be done about it.How to deal with crowd control →
- 1 of 4 skills (Planets Attack) 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 →
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
Cyclops's win rate in specific matchups · Source: mlcounter.com
