What Cyclops is bad at
- No hard displacement or escape skill; a landed CC chain kills him outright.
- Star Power Lockdown is a slow-traveling skillshot that whiffs against anyone with a dash or blink on reaction.
- Fragile HP pool typical of burst mages; dies to any two-hit assassin combo.
- Damage output stalls if he can't consistently land hits to keep the cooldown-refund loop rolling.
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Cyclops
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
LolitaSupport · TankHardGuardian's Reflection sends Stardust Shock's disks and the Star Power Lockdown sphere straight back at Cyclops, neutering his primary burst tool.
AtlasTankHardAtlas's ultimate forcibly pulls the entire enemy team, including Cyclops, into the middle of the fight regardless of his positioning, stripping his kiting advantage.
BaratsTank · FighterHardDetona's Welcome charges the whole way into Cyclops's poke range and swallows him for a 1.2-second suppression, which he has no escape skill to answer.
OdetteMageHardBlue Nova immobilizes Cyclops for 1.5 seconds and Swan Song's five-second channel deals enough magic damage to delete a squishy mage caught inside the radius.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Cyclops can still play around them.
EstesSupportSoftEstes's continuous team-wide healing outheals Cyclops's poke-based magic damage over the course of a fight, denying him the kill pressure he needs to close a trade.
IxiaMarksmanSoftFull Barrage lets Ixia hit Cyclops and his whole wave at once while Siphon Starlium heals her back through his poke, out-trading him before he can walk into Starlit Spheres range.
SunFighterSoftSun's clone illusions risk baiting Star Power Lockdown onto a decoy instead of the real target, wasting his longest cooldown.
YveMageSoftYve's zone control and slow deny Cyclops the space to walk into Starlit Spheres range, out-poking and out-controlling him in the mid lane.
Popol and KupaMarksmanSoftBite 'em, Kupa! sends the wolf in from outside Cyclops's range to chew on him while Popol throws spears, wearing him down before he can loop his cooldown-refund passive.
LaylaMarksmanSoftLayla's Malefic Bomb and Destruction Rush ultimate outrange Cyclops's zone entirely, letting her poke him down risk-free.
Items to build against Cyclops
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Do not pick these into Cyclops
Heroes whose own counter list names Cyclops — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Cyclops works
Common questions
Who counters Cyclops in Mobile Legends?
Lolita, Estes, Ixia, Sun, Atlas all beat Cyclops. Lolita is the hardest counter: Guardian's Reflection sends Stardust Shock's disks and the Star Power Lockdown sphere straight back at Cyclops, neutering his primary burst tool.
What items should I build against Cyclops?
Tough Boots: Reduces the duration of Star Power Lockdown's immobilize, letting you act sooner after being hit. Winter Crown: The damage-immune window lets you tank his combo for free and punish the cooldown that follows. Athena's Shield: Mitigates the magic burst spike from his ultimate landing.
What is Cyclops's biggest weakness?
No hard displacement or escape skill; a landed CC chain kills him outright.