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How to counter Zhask
The heroes that beat them, how the matchups play out, and what to build against them.
Counter intel
How Zhask 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 Zhask 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 Zhask; red heroes lose to Zhask.
8 heroes that beat Zhask8 heroes Zhask beats
Best counters to Zhask
These heroes win this matchup — pick with confidence
“Zhask is countered by agile or long range heroes, such as Pharsa and Cecilion, because they can quickly step out of range of his immobile Nightmaric Spawn.”
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Natalia🌲 Jungle
+4.0 pts
edge over Zhask
1/5 ranks
Natan🏹 Gold Lane
+3.4 pts
edge over Zhask
4/5 ranks
Aldous⚔️ EXP Lane
+3.2 pts
edge over Zhask
1/5 ranks
Aurora🔮 Mid Lane
+3.1 pts
edge over Zhask
1/5 ranks
Alice🔮 Mid Lane
+3.0 pts
edge over Zhask
4/5 ranks
Belerick🛡️ Roam
+2.9 pts
edge over Zhask
4/5 ranks
Estes🛡️ Roam
+2.9 pts
edge over Zhask
4/5 ranks
Cecilion🔮 Mid Lane
+2.5 pts
edge over Zhask
2/5 ranks
Zhask dominates these
Avoid these picks — the data says you lose
“Zhask is strong against burst damage heroes like Aldous and Paquito because his high HP after fusing with his Nightmaric Spawn, makes him tough to burst down.”
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Lolita🛡️ Roam
+4.8 pts
Zhask's edge
4/5 ranks
Silvanna⚔️ EXP Lane
+4.6 pts
Zhask's edge
1/5 ranks
Johnson🛡️ Roam
+3.8 pts
Zhask's edge
1/5 ranks
Saber🌲 Jungle
+3.6 pts
Zhask's edge
1/5 ranks
Hilda🛡️ Roam
+3.5 pts
Zhask's edge
1/5 ranks
Diggie🛡️ Roam
+3.5 pts
Zhask's edge
4/5 ranks
Arlott🌲 Jungle
+3.1 pts
Zhask's edge
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Kaja🛡️ Roam
+2.9 pts
Zhask's edge
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Who wins the matchup, and when
Source: mobilelegends.comRanked pairings, past 7 days
Change in Zhask's win rate (in percentage points) when that hero is on the opposing team or on Zhask'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 Zhask wins about 3 more games out of every 100 with that hero than Zhask usually wins, and −3.0 means about 3 fewer. Hover a number for the exact wording.
The small bars show Zhask'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 Zhask'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
Decimation
Summon
Nightmaric SpawnCD: 13 Mana Cost: 60
Summon
Mind EaterCD: 8 Mana Cost: 50
CCAOE
Hive ClonesCD: 10 Mana Cost: 60
SlowDamage
Dominator's DescentCD: 48 Mana Cost: 120
MorphBuff
What to prepare for against Zhask
Worked out from the official skill tags and ratings and our tracked builds.
- Zhask 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 5 skills (Mind Eater) has the CC tag, and 1 of 5 skills (Hive Clones) has the Slow tag. The crowd control guide covers what can be done about it.How to deal with crowd control →
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
Zhask's win rate in specific matchups · Source: mlcounter.com
