How to counter Alucard
4 hard counters, 4 soft · 4 counter-items · full Alucard guide
What Alucard is bad at
- His only crowd control is a slow, so hard-CC-heavy enemies can lock him down before his lifesteal has time to stabilize him
- Pursuit's dash requires a skill cast first, so a silence or interrupt on his opener removes his chase entirely
- Falls off in prolonged 5v5 teamfights compared to isolated duels, since he offers no AoE burst or peel for teammates
- Needs sustained damage uptime for lifesteal to matter, so burst-heavy assassins can kill him before he stabilizes
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Alucard
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
BaratsTank · FighterHardDetona's Welcome devours and suppresses him for over a second before lifesteal has any chance to stabilize him, and Barats's own tankiness punishes an extended duel.
AlphaFighterHardBeta's unblockable true damage and 90% slow lock Alucard in place and chip him down regardless of how much defense he stacks.
PhoveusFighterHardHis ultimate charges directly off enemy dashes, and Pursuit triggering on every skill cast feeds it every single fight.
KhufraTankHardBouncing Ball knocks him airborne when he tries to dash past, and Tyrant's Rage drags him into a wall for the stun before lifesteal can stabilize him.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Alucard can still play around them.
MelissaMarksmanSoftHer range and barrier zone kite Alucard from outside melee range, denying the sustained basic-attack contact his lifesteal needs.
ThamuzFighterSoftAnother lifesteal-driven duelist whose sustain and burn damage can outscale Alucard's own hybrid lifesteal in an extended trade.
FredrinnFighter · TankSoftEnergy Eruption taunts Alucard into swinging at a target who just gained defense from it, and the damage Fredrinn banks as Crystal Energy comes straight back as healing in the same duel.
DyrrothFighterSoftAbysm Strike scales off Alucard's lost HP, so the longer the duel drags on the harder it lands — exactly the extended trade his lifesteal wants.
Items to build against Alucard
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Sea HalberdLifebane cuts the HP regen effectiveness his hybrid lifesteal depends on, gutting his core sustain in a duel.
Dominance IceIts Lifebane passive cuts the healing in his basic-attack sustain race, and 40 Physical Defense blunts the damage feeding it.
Blade ArmorReflects damage on basic attacks, punishing the extended auto-attack trades his lifesteal is built around.
Winter CrownThe freeze window lets a target survive Alucard's Fission Wave burst before his sustain has time to swing the fight.
Do not pick these into Alucard
Heroes whose own counter list names Alucard — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Alucard works
Common questions
Who counters Alucard in Mobile Legends?
Barats, Melissa, Thamuz, Fredrinn, Alpha all beat Alucard. Barats is the hardest counter: Detona's Welcome devours and suppresses him for over a second before lifesteal has any chance to stabilize him, and Barats's own tankiness punishes an extended duel.
What items should I build against Alucard?
Sea Halberd: Lifebane cuts the HP regen effectiveness his hybrid lifesteal depends on, gutting his core sustain in a duel. Dominance Ice: Its Lifebane passive cuts the healing in his basic-attack sustain race, and 40 Physical Defense blunts the damage feeding it. Blade Armor: Reflects damage on basic attacks, punishing the extended auto-attack trades his lifesteal is built around. Winter Crown: The freeze window lets a target survive Alucard's Fission Wave burst before his sustain has time to swing the fight.
What is Alucard's biggest weakness?
His only crowd control is a slow, so hard-CC-heavy enemies can lock him down before his lifesteal has time to stabilize him