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How to counter Johnson
The heroes that beat them, how the matchups play out, and what to build against them.
Counter intel
How Johnson 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 Johnson 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 Johnson; red heroes lose to Johnson.
8 heroes that beat Johnson8 heroes Johnson beats
Best counters to Johnson
These heroes win this matchup — pick with confidence
“Johnson is countered by agile heroes who deal Magic Damage such as Harith and Kagura because they can easily dodge Johnson's skills while their damage is not affected by his Physical Defense.”
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Balmond⚔️ EXP Lane
+7.4 pts
edge over Johnson
1/5 ranks
Martis⚔️ EXP Lane
+4.9 pts
edge over Johnson
2/5 ranks
Terizla⚔️ EXP Lane
+4.5 pts
edge over Johnson
1/5 ranks
Nana🔮 Mid Lane
+4.3 pts
edge over Johnson
1/5 ranks
Zhask🔮 Mid Lane
+3.8 pts
edge over Johnson
1/5 ranks
Harith🔮 Mid Lane
+3.3 pts
edge over Johnson
1/5 ranks
Alice🔮 Mid Lane
+3.1 pts
edge over Johnson
3/5 ranks
Kadita🌲 Jungle
+3.0 pts
edge over Johnson
4/5 ranks
Johnson dominates these
Avoid these picks — the data says you lose
“Johnson counters melee heroes with high burst like Alucard and Zilong because of Johnson's high Physical Defense and CC ability.”
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Lolita🛡️ Roam
+6.0 pts
Johnson's edge
1/5 ranks
Helcurt🌲 Jungle
+5.5 pts
Johnson's edge
1/5 ranks
Yin🌲 Jungle
+4.7 pts
Johnson's edge
1/5 ranks
Natalia🌲 Jungle
+3.5 pts
Johnson's edge
1/5 ranks
Chip🛡️ Roam
+3.3 pts
Johnson's edge
2/5 ranks
Floryn🛡️ Roam
+3.2 pts
Johnson's edge
2/5 ranks
Valentina🔮 Mid Lane
+3.1 pts
Johnson's edge
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Nolan🌲 Jungle
+3.0 pts
Johnson's edge
1/5 ranks
Who wins the matchup, and when
Source: mobilelegends.comRanked pairings, past 7 days
Change in Johnson's win rate (in percentage points) when that hero is on the opposing team or on Johnson'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 Johnson wins about 3 more games out of every 100 with that hero than Johnson usually wins, and −3.0 means about 3 fewer. Hover a number for the exact wording.
The small bars show Johnson'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 Johnson'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
Electro Airbag
Shield
Impact WrenchCD: 8
CCAOE
Electromagnetic WavesCD: 10
AOESlow
Full ThrottleCD: 36
MorphCC
What to prepare for against Johnson
Worked out from the official skill tags and ratings and our tracked builds.
- Johnson 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 →
- 2 of 4 skills (Impact Wrench and Full Throttle) have the CC tag, and 1 of 4 skills (Electromagnetic Waves) 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 (Electro Airbag) has the Heal or Shield tag. The healing and shields guide lists the items that reduce those effects.How to counter healing and shields →
- Johnson'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
Johnson's win rate in specific matchups · Source: mlcounter.com
