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How to counter Moskov
The heroes that beat them, how the matchups play out, and what to build against them.
Counter intel
How Moskov 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 Moskov 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 Moskov; red heroes lose to Moskov.
8 heroes that beat Moskov8 heroes Moskov beats
Best counters to Moskov
These heroes win this matchup — pick with confidence
“Moskov is countered by heroes with high mobility, such as Lancelot and Natalia, who can quickly close the gap and take him out.”
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Hanabi🏹 Gold Lane
+2.2 pts
edge over Moskov
3/5 ranks
Aamon🌲 Jungle
+2.2 pts
edge over Moskov
2/5 ranks
Cyclops🔮 Mid Lane
+2.1 pts
edge over Moskov
5/5 ranks
Zhuxin🔮 Mid Lane
+2.0 pts
edge over Moskov
1/5 ranks
Karina🌲 Jungle
+2.0 pts
edge over Moskov
3/5 ranks
Martis⚔️ EXP Lane
+1.9 pts
edge over Moskov
1/5 ranks
Hilda🛡️ Roam
+1.9 pts
edge over Moskov
1/5 ranks
Phoveus⚔️ EXP Lane
+1.8 pts
edge over Moskov
5/5 ranks
Moskov dominates these
Avoid these picks — the data says you lose
“Moskov's 1st Skill provides a blink effect, making him a threat to fighters with poor mobility like Thamuz and Balmond.”
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Gloo🛡️ Roam
+4.1 pts
Moskov's edge
5/5 ranks
Joy🌲 Jungle
+3.1 pts
Moskov's edge
5/5 ranks
Fanny🌲 Jungle
+2.7 pts
Moskov's edge
5/5 ranks
Ixia🏹 Gold Lane
+2.5 pts
Moskov's edge
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Harith🔮 Mid Lane
+2.4 pts
Moskov's edge
1/5 ranks
Hayabusa🌲 Jungle
+2.0 pts
Moskov's edge
1/5 ranks
Novaria🔮 Mid Lane
+2.0 pts
Moskov's edge
1/5 ranks
Esmeralda🛡️ Roam
+1.8 pts
Moskov's edge
1/5 ranks
Who wins the matchup, and when
Source: mobilelegends.comRanked pairings, past 7 days
Change in Moskov's win rate (in percentage points) when that hero is on the opposing team or on Moskov'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 Moskov wins about 3 more games out of every 100 with that hero than Moskov usually wins, and −3.0 means about 3 fewer. Hover a number for the exact wording.
The small bars show Moskov'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 Moskov'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
Spear of Quiescence
Buff
Abyss WalkerCD: 10 Mana Cost: 50
MobilityBuff
Spear of MiseryCD: 12 Mana Cost: 90
CCDamage
Spear of DestructionCD: 55 Mana Cost: 130
SlowTeleport
What to prepare for against Moskov
Worked out from the official skill tags and ratings and our tracked builds.
- Moskov 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 Misery) has the CC tag, and 1 of 4 skills (Spear of Destruction) has the Slow tag. The crowd control guide covers what can be done about it.How to deal with crowd control →
- Moskov is a Marksman, a class built on steady basic-attack damage. Defense items that slow the attacker's attack speed are listed in the attack speed guide.How to counter high attack speed →
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
Moskov's win rate in specific matchups · Source: mlcounter.com
