Quick answer (updated 2 November 2026, Patch 2.2.16a, Season 42 "Starward Decade"): On ranked data the strongest Mobile Legends heroes right now are Masha (61.24% win rate), Marcel (57.73%), Argus (56.60%) and Rafaela (54.99%), with Khufra, Popol and Kupa, Gloo, Valir, Floryn, Minotaur, Aulus, Carmilla, Obsidia and Sun completing the 14-hero S-tier (mlbbhub's tier list, last 7 days of ranked games, snapshot 1 November 2026). The most-banned hero is Hirara at 68.32%, even though the hotfix has pulled her down to B-tier at 49.98%. Every game in that window is now on Patch 2.2.16a, so this is our first full read of the 14 October nerfs. In the pro scene, Masha and Freya were picked or banned in all 38 MPL Philippines Season 18 playoff games, and Aurora Gaming PH won the title.
Moonton doesn't publish an official tier list. Every MLBB tier list you find is someone's reading of win rates, pro drafts or personal opinion. This page shows those readings side by side, says what each one measures, and stamps each to a patch and a date. It replaces our 18 October update, which was written only four days after the hotfix.
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Key takeaways
- The hotfix worked on Aulus and Rafaela, and neither left S-tier. Aulus fell from 57.65% to 53.69% and Rafaela from 57.39% to 54.99%.
- Hirara is the biggest gap in the game. She has dropped from A-tier to B-tier at 49.98%, yet she is banned in 68.32% of drafts, and 88.46% in Mythical Glory and above.
- Masha is getting stronger, not weaker. She is up from 60.38% to 61.24%, and she reaches 62.07% in Mythical Glory and above, where she's banned in 74.95% of drafts.
- Kalea's buff is visible. She rose from C-tier (47.36%) to B-tier (50.21%). Sun moved up into S-tier (53.14%).
- Obsidia's ban rate almost doubled. It went from 22.15% to 42.12% in two weeks, with her win rate nearly flat at 53.38%.
- Your rank changes the list. Hanabi loses almost four win-rate points between Epic and Mythical Glory, while Masha gains nearly seven.
How is this Mobile Legends tier list built?
We use three data layers and keep them apart:
- Public ranked, all ranks (the tier grid below). We use mlbbhub's tier list, which updates daily from the last 7 days of ranked games on all servers. It starts from each hero's win rate against a 50% baseline, then adjusts for pick and ban rate. As the site puts it: "That draft adjustment has a cap of 1 win rate point in each direction. No hero below 53% win rate can reach S, and no hero below 50.5% can reach A." So a big ban rate alone can't push a hero into S-tier.
- Ranked by bracket. We use the rank tables on mlbbhub's hero pages, refreshed 1 November 2026, to show how a hero's numbers change from Epic to Mythical Glory and above.
- Pro play. We counted every draft from the MPL Philippines Season 18 playoffs on Liquipedia, 38 games from 21 to 25 October. For the regular season we counted all 134 drafts on Liquipedia's regular-season page. Those are separate samples and we don't add them together.
A second tracker is a useful check. mlbb.io's tier list (updated 1 November) has its own scoring and puts Obsidia alone in SS-tier, with Marcel, Masha, Gloo, Aulus and Carmilla in S. It has Argus, Rafaela and Minotaur one tier lower, in A. Six heroes make S or better on both lists: Masha, Marcel, Gloo, Aulus, Carmilla and Obsidia. Those are the safest "meta" picks.
What is the Mobile Legends tier list right now? S to D (Patch 2.2.16a, 1 November 2026)
All figures are mlbbhub ranked data (all ranks, 7-day window), snapshot 1 November 2026. WR is win rate, Pick is pick rate and Ban is ban rate, all in percent. The data refreshes daily, so a hero near a boundary can move a tier overnight.
S-tier: the 14 heroes to pick first
| Hero | Lane | WR | Pick | Ban |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masha | EXP | 61.24 | 0.53 | 38.65 |
| Marcel | Roam | 57.73 | 0.30 | 38.82 |
| Argus | EXP | 56.60 | 0.52 | 0.96 |
| Rafaela | Roam | 54.99 | 0.95 | 15.35 |
| Khufra | Roam | 54.70 | 0.34 | 2.02 |
| Popol and Kupa | Jungle / Gold | 54.68 | 0.43 | 0.33 |
| Gloo | Roam / EXP | 54.55 | 0.79 | 41.34 |
| Valir | Mid | 54.31 | 1.15 | 3.10 |
| Floryn | Roam | 54.10 | 0.93 | 13.19 |
| Minotaur | Roam | 53.76 | 1.00 | 8.53 |
| Aulus | Jungle / EXP | 53.69 | 0.86 | 40.30 |
| Carmilla | Roam | 53.58 | 1.25 | 20.01 |
| Obsidia | Gold | 53.38 | 2.37 | 42.12 |
| Sun | EXP / Jungle | 53.14 | 1.73 | 23.90 |
Two things stand out. First, six of the 14 S-tier heroes are dedicated roamers, and a seventh (Gloo) flexes into Roam. Obsidia is the only S-tier hero whose sole lane is Gold. Second, Argus, Popol and Kupa, Khufra and Valir are S-tier with ban rates under 4%. These are the "free" S-tier picks that you can usually lock in. Most heroes here have a pick rate under 1%, and low-pick heroes are mostly played by people who main them, which can inflate win rate. Practise before you take one into ranked.
A-tier: 25 reliable picks
- EXP: Lukas (52.59%), Edith (52.27%), Benedetta (52.23%), Barats (51.81%), Minsitthar (51.76%), Silvanna (51.36%), Guinevere (51.34%), Alice (50.93%)
- Jungle: Ling (52.66%), Saber (51.11%)
- Mid: Gord (52.79%), Zhask (52.55%), Kagura (51.81%), Kadita (51.64%), Zetian (51.00%), Eudora (50.57%)
- Gold: Bruno (53.60%), Hanabi (52.59%), Irithel (52.58%)
- Roam: Diggie (54.01%), Lolita (53.46%), Estes (52.81%), Atlas (52.36%), Belerick (51.89%), Hilda (51.09%)
Five heroes climbed from B to A in two weeks: Silvanna, Guinevere, Saber, Hilda and Alice. Belerick, Eudora and Estes are A-tier heroes you may never see, because all three are banned in more than 46% of drafts.
B-tier: 50 situational-but-fine picks
B-tier is the biggest band: heroes that win when the draft suits them. Notable cases first, then the full list:
- Hirara (49.98% WR, 68.32% ban). The most-banned hero in the game now wins slightly under half her games.
- Paquito (50.16%, 23.61% ban). His ban rate has fallen from 33.58%, a better fit for a hero winning about half his games.
- Kalea (50.21%). Up nearly three points since 18 October, after her Patch 2.2.16a buff.
- Miya (49.67%), Layla (49.19%) and Lesley (48.31%) are popular Gold Lane picks with average results.
- Yve (52.48%) has the best win rate in B-tier but only a 0.06% pick rate.
Full B-tier by main lane (win rate):
- EXP: Terizla (50.63%), Aldous (50.60%), Paquito (50.16%), X.Borg (50.03%), Cici (49.60%), Sora (49.38%), Dyrroth (49.21%), Thamuz (48.87%)
- Jungle: Bane (51.65%), Fredrinn (51.29%), Natalia (50.97%), Leomord (50.47%), Aamon (50.16%), Julian (50.03%), Hirara (49.98%), Hanzo (49.85%), Suyou (49.75%), Nolan (49.65%), Yin (49.52%), Yi Sun-shin (49.28%), Alpha (48.78%), Gusion (48.56%)
- Mid: Yve (52.48%), Cyclops (51.50%), Faramis (51.28%), Cecilion (51.18%), Zhuxin (50.38%), Vale (50.17%), Novaria (49.81%), Lylia (49.72%), Odette (49.55%), Xavier (49.54%), Vexana (49.51%), Kimmy (49.17%)
- Gold: Natan (51.10%), Clint (50.48%), Beatrix (50.41%), Moskov (50.33%), Brody (50.04%), Ixia (49.97%), Miya (49.67%), Layla (49.19%), Lesley (48.31%)
- Roam: Khaleed (50.68%), Kalea (50.21%), Badang (50.19%), Akai (50.16%), Kaja (50.05%), Angela (49.78%), Johnson (48.93%)
C-tier and D-tier: avoid unless you're a specialist
C-tier holds 31 heroes, from Ruby (49.29%) down to Balmond (46.85%), including Melissa (48.72%), Freya (48.26%), Selena (48.07%) and Arlott (47.61%). D-tier is 13 heroes, with Franco (41.49%), Fanny (42.39%), Granger (43.16%) and Lancelot (43.29%) at the bottom.
Full C-tier by main lane (win rate):
- EXP: Ruby (49.29%), Uranus (49.16%), Yu Zhong (49.03%), Lapu-Lapu (48.30%), Freya (48.26%), Phoveus (48.15%), Jawhead (47.88%), Arlott (47.61%), Esmeralda (46.95%)
- Jungle: Joy (48.96%), Alucard (48.68%), Roger (48.48%), Hayabusa (48.09%), Karina (48.01%), Harley (47.90%), Helcurt (47.40%), Martis (47.32%), Balmond (46.85%)
- Mid: Aurora (49.11%), Lunox (48.63%), Chang'e (48.26%), Selena (48.07%), Luo Yi (47.72%), Nana (47.46%), Pharsa (47.43%)
- Gold: Claude (48.86%), Karrie (48.82%), Melissa (48.72%), Wanwan (47.75%)
- Roam: Hylos (48.59%), Chip (47.64%)
Full D-tier by main lane (win rate):
- EXP: Zilong (46.25%), Chou (45.11%)
- Jungle: Baxia (46.40%), Lancelot (43.29%), Fanny (42.39%)
- Mid: Valentina (45.00%)
- Gold: Harith (46.71%), Granger (43.16%)
- Roam: Grock (46.78%), Gatotkaca (45.32%), Tigreal (45.09%), Mathilda (44.65%), Franco (41.49%)
Low tier doesn't mean unplayable. Fanny and Lancelot are notoriously hard to play, so their public win rate likely mixes in a lot of players still learning them. If you've played a hero hundreds of times, its tier matters much less for you. If you're choosing what to learn for the climb, don't start in D-tier.
Who are the best heroes for each lane in Season 42?
| Lane | Top pick | Strong alternatives | Free pick (ban under 3%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXP | Masha (61.24%) | Argus, Sun, Aulus, Lukas | Argus (0.96% ban) |
| Jungle | Popol and Kupa (54.68%) | Aulus, Sun, Ling | Ling (0.65% ban) |
| Mid | Valir (54.31%) | Gord, Zhask, Kagura | Gord (0.56% ban) |
| Gold | Obsidia (53.38%) | Bruno, Irithel, Hanabi | Bruno (0.17% ban) |
| Roam | Marcel (57.73%) | Rafaela, Khufra, Gloo, Floryn | Khufra (2.02% ban) |
Flex heroes like Aulus, Sun and Popol and Kupa play two lanes. mlbbhub doesn't split ranked stats per lane, so their numbers are blended across both roles. Gold Lane is the thinnest row, and players have noticed. In a recent r/MobileLegendsGame thread on marksmen, one reply blamed the map: "Just tone down the turtle and gold turret battlefield effects that overly reward early-mid game heroes and make it hard for late game heroes to scale." That's one player's view, not a measured cause, but it fits the table.
For full builds and lane plans, see our guides to the best jungle heroes, the best Gold Lane heroes, and the Masha revamp.
How does the MLBB tier list change by rank?
A lot, especially for ban rates. The all-ranks list hides this, so here are ten heroes with big swings (mlbbhub hero pages, refreshed 1 November 2026):
| Hero | WR Epic | WR Mythic | WR Mythical Glory+ | Ban Epic | Ban Mythical Glory+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masha | 55.41 | 60.53 | 62.07 | 1.59 | 74.95 |
| Marcel | 56.14 | 57.97 | 57.66 | 1.98 | 73.12 |
| Hirara | 50.29 | 49.99 | 49.38 | 13.55 | 88.46 |
| Aulus | 52.03 | 53.74 | 53.57 | 3.34 | 66.40 |
| Obsidia | 51.95 | 53.90 | 53.14 | 12.55 | 55.56 |
| Belerick | 56.04 | 52.61 | 49.85 | 29.69 | 57.61 |
| Gloo | 56.56 | 56.38 | 52.49 | 18.50 | 36.06 |
| Sun | 55.81 | 53.66 | 51.12 | 26.33 | 15.74 |
| Hanabi | 54.29 | 52.62 | 50.41 | 8.59 | 1.26 |
| Miya | 48.50 | 50.18 | 50.32 | 10.82 | 1.98 |
What that means for you:
- In Epic and Legend, Masha and Marcel are almost never banned. Their ban rates are under 8%, so if you've learned one, you'll usually get to play it.
- In Mythical Glory and above, plan around them being gone. Masha, Marcel, Hirara and Aulus are all banned in about two-thirds of drafts or more.
- Belerick, Gloo, Sun and Hanabi are strongest at low rank. All four lose about 4 to 6 win-rate points on the way up.
- Miya is the opposite. She moves from below 50% in Epic to above 50% in Mythic and higher.
If you're trying to reach the top of the ladder, our Mythical Glory guide covers the climb.
What changed since the last tier list update?
Our 18 October update was written four days after Patch 2.2.16a, while the 7-day window still held pre-patch games. Here is the before and after:
| Hero | 18 Oct | 1 Nov | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masha | S, 60.38 | S, 61.24 | Still rising, not touched by the hotfix |
| Aulus | S, 57.65 | S, 53.69 | Nerf landed; ban rate still 40.30% |
| Rafaela | S, 57.39 | S, 54.99 | Nerf landed; ban rate down from 19.23% to 15.35% |
| Hirara | A, 52.20 | B, 49.98 | Nerf landed; bans unchanged |
| Eudora | A, 51.04 | A, 50.57 | Small win-rate drop; ban rate down from 58.57% to 52.93% |
| Kalea | C, 47.36 | B, 50.21 | Buffed in 2.2.16a |
| Sun | A, 52.46 | S, 53.14 | Not changed in 2.2.16a; moved up on results |
| Obsidia | S, 53.56 | S, 53.38 | Win rate flat; ban rate up from 22.15% to 42.12% |
Moonton's note on Aulus says the patch "Reduced Aulus's sustainability while retaining his early-to-mid game burst potential." On Hirara it says: "Hirara could use her invincibility skill too frequently, making her difficult to deal with." (Patch 2.2.16a notes, via Liquipedia.) Our MLBB patch notes breakdown has every before-and-after number. The Advance Server has moved on to Patch 2.2.30, per GamingOnPhone, but test-server changes aren't live and often change before release. As of 2 November 2026, 2.2.16a is still the live Original Server patch.
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What was the pro meta at MPL Philippines Season 18?
Aurora Gaming PH won MPL Philippines Season 18, beating Team Falcons PH 4-2 in the grand final on 25 October (ABS-CBN). The top two teams qualify for the M8 World Championship. These are our counts from the 38 playoff drafts on Liquipedia. The season infobox lists patches up to 2.2.16a but doesn't state the patch for each game, so read this as the end-of-season pro meta.
| Hero | Picks | Bans | Presence | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masha | 7 | 31 | 100% | 4 |
| Freya | 7 | 31 | 100% | 6 |
| Atlas | 13 | 23 | 94.7% | 9 |
| Kalea | 22 | 13 | 92.1% | 8 |
| Hirara | 26 | 7 | 86.8% | 15 |
| Marcel | 16 | 17 | 86.8% | 10 |
| Paquito | 10 | 23 | 86.8% | 6 |
| Esmeralda | 7 | 26 | 86.8% | 4 |
- Freya won 6 of her 7 playoff picks and was in every draft, yet sits in C-tier in public ranked at 48.26%.
- Hirara turned around. Pros won only 41.6% with her in the regular season (42 of 101 picks), then 15 of 26 in the playoffs.
- Kalea was second only to Hirara in picks, with 22, but won only 8 of them. Teams clearly valued her setup, even though the results didn't follow.
- Esmeralda was banned 26 times while sitting in C-tier in public ranked, one of the clearest gaps between pro and solo play on this list.
Pro drafts are built for coordinated five-stacks with practised players, so copying one into a ranked lobby of strangers rarely transfers.
Who should you ban in Season 42 ranked?
These are the ten highest ban rates across all ranks on 1 November 2026, from mlbbhub's tier list:
- Hirara (B-tier): 68.32%
- Belerick (A-tier): 57.23%
- Eudora (A-tier): 52.93%
- Estes (A-tier): 46.17%
- Obsidia (S-tier): 42.12%
- Gloo (S-tier): 41.34%
- Aulus (S-tier): 40.30%
- Marcel (S-tier): 38.82%
- Masha (S-tier): 38.65%
- Lukas (A-tier): 37.17%
Notice the mismatch: the four most-banned heroes are all outside S-tier. Ban rates track what players dislike facing, which isn't always what is winning. If your ban is free, the numbers favour Masha first from Legend upward, then Marcel. One caveat: Marcel (0.30% pick) is rarely played, so his win rate partly reflects dedicated specialists. We go deeper on draft logic in best heroes to ban in Season 42. If Hirara gets through, read how to counter Hirara.
How should you actually use an MLBB tier list?
- Check the patch stamp first. A list dated before 14 October doesn't reflect the Aulus, Hirara, Eudora and Rafaela nerfs. One from before 16 September describes Season 41, which is a different game.
- Know what the list measures. Win-rate lists favour heroes that are easy to win with. Pro lists favour heroes that shape the draft. Opinion lists favour whatever the author plays.
- Check your own rank. A hero that's open in Legend can be banned in three of every four games in Mythical Glory, as the rank table shows.
- Play 2-3 heroes per role from S or A tier, not one hero from S-tier.
- Mastery beats tier. A player in an r/MobileLegendsGame thread on Arlott summed up a C-tier pick in one line: "If you know how to play him yes, otherwise just no as there are safer options." That's the right way to read any tier below A.
The higher you go, the more the draft matters, as our rank system explainer shows. Season 42's end date isn't announced yet, but trackers point to mid-December, so there's still time to climb.
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FAQ
What is the best hero in Mobile Legends right now? On ranked data from 1 November 2026 (Patch 2.2.16a), revamped Masha has the highest win rate of all 133 heroes at 61.24%. Marcel (57.73%), Argus (56.60%) and Rafaela (54.99%) follow. There is no official "best hero". In the MPL PH Season 18 playoffs, the most contested heroes were Masha, Freya and Atlas.
Is Aulus still S-tier after the 2.2.16a nerf? Yes, but only just, at 53.69% with a 40.30% ban rate. He has lost about four win-rate points since 18 October, when the 7-day window still held pre-patch games. He peaks around Mythical Honor and is banned in 66.40% of Mythical Glory+ drafts.
Why is Hirara banned so much if she's only B-tier? Hirara has a 68.32% ban rate, the highest in ranked, but only a 49.98% win rate. Moonton's own 2.2.16a note says her invincibility skill could be used too often, "making her difficult to deal with". Players may still be reacting to her pre-nerf reputation, but that's our read rather than a measured cause.
Is the MLBB tier list different at Mythic rank? Yes. Masha's win rate goes from 55.41% in Epic to 62.07% in Mythical Glory and above, while Hanabi's goes from 54.29% to 50.41%. Ban rates change even more. mlbbhub's tier list has a rank filter if you want the whole grid for your bracket.
Are marksmen bad in Season 42? Not all of them, but Obsidia is the only Gold Lane specialist in mlbbhub's S-tier. Bruno, Hanabi and Irithel are A-tier, and the popular picks Miya and Layla sit just under 50% in B-tier.
Is Arlott still a good pick in Season 42? He's C-tier at 47.61% on 1 November 2026 data. He works if you've mastered him and your team has crowd control to chain his marks. He's a poor pick for learning on.
How often does this tier list change? The ranked data underneath it updates daily, and the real reshuffles come with patches. Moonton doesn't publish a fixed schedule of Original Server patch dates. We refresh this page after each Original Server patch and at each season change.
This tier list is valid for Season 42 "Starward Decade", Original Server Patch 2.2.16a, using data from 1 November 2026. Previous versions: 18 October 2026 and Season 42 launch, 16 September 2026.
