What Barats is bad at
- Big Guy stacks decay after 12 seconds without landing skills, so prolonged disengages reset his defense buff.
- Detona's Welcome has a short delay before the charge starts, giving alert enemies a window to sidestep or CC him first.
- Low base mobility outside the ultimate — no escape tool if the suppression whiffs.
- Squishy relative to pure tanks early before Big Guy stacks and item HP come online.
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Barats
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
HanzoAssassinHardHanzo stacks Dark Ninjutsu from outside Barats' reach and cashes it in with Demon Feast, and while Kinjutsu: Pinnacle Ninja is up his real body sits invincible where the suppression charge can't reach it.
AlphaFighterHardSpear of Alpha stuns and then knocks Barats airborne before his own suppression window opens, and Beta's Locked On lasers add True Damage that Big Guy's Hybrid Defense does nothing about.
KarrieMarksmanHardKarrie's true damage and defense-ignoring passive delete Barats' hybrid defense stacking from Big Guy.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Barats can still play around them.
X.BorgFighterSoftFire Missiles sprays seven ticks of fire over two seconds, punishing Barats for parking in melee range to keep Big Guy stacks alive.
GordMageSoftGord's long-range stun and poke chip Barats down before he can close the gap for Detona's Welcome.
YveMageSoftYve's zone control and slows deny Barats' short charge distance and punish him for engaging into the area.
ValirMageSoftValir's fire zones and stun deny Barats' engage lane and punish him for standing in the damage-over-time area.
BalmondFighterSoftBalmond's true-damage ultimate scales off missing HP, punishing Barats for building pure HP-tank stats.
AliceTank · MageSoftAlice's sustain and lifesteal let her out-duel Barats' HP-scaling damage in an extended fight.
LyliaMageSoftLylia's Shadow Energy detonations can kill Barats' backline target before his suppression combo finishes, and Black Shoes rewinds her out of the follow-up.
Items to build against Barats
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Tough BootsReduces the duration of Missile Expert's slow and the suppression from Detona's Welcome.
Dominance IceBarats stacks Big Guy off skill hits, and 40 Physical Defense plus Fortress Shield's stacking Hybrid Defense blunt the widened So-Called Teamwork blast.
Winter CrownSurvives the ignition burst from So-Called Teamwork right after the suppression lands.
Blade of DespairBarats' HP-scaling damage rewards raw burst — outdamaging his engage window before he stacks defense.
Do not pick these into Barats
Heroes whose own counter list names Barats — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Barats works
Common questions
Who counters Barats in Mobile Legends?
X.Borg, Gord, Yve, Hanzo, Alpha all beat Barats. Hanzo is the hardest counter: Hanzo stacks Dark Ninjutsu from outside Barats' reach and cashes it in with Demon Feast, and while Kinjutsu: Pinnacle Ninja is up his real body sits invincible where the suppression charge can't reach it.
What items should I build against Barats?
Tough Boots: Reduces the duration of Missile Expert's slow and the suppression from Detona's Welcome. Dominance Ice: Barats stacks Big Guy off skill hits, and 40 Physical Defense plus Fortress Shield's stacking Hybrid Defense blunt the widened So-Called Teamwork blast. Winter Crown: Survives the ignition burst from So-Called Teamwork right after the suppression lands. Blade of Despair: Barats' HP-scaling damage rewards raw burst — outdamaging his engage window before he stacks defense.
What is Barats's biggest weakness?
Big Guy stacks decay after 12 seconds without landing skills, so prolonged disengages reset his defense buff.