How to counter Edith
3 hard counters, 7 soft · 3 counter-items · full Edith guide
What Edith is bad at
- Her core engage tools, Earth Shatter and Onward, are Phylax-only; once she ejects with her ultimate she loses her hard CC and knockback.
- Ejecting the ultimate early wastes the Wrath she could have built by staying in Phylax longer.
- Flight-form basic attacks are her main late-fight damage, so she's vulnerable if forced to eject before enough Wrath has accumulated.
- Onward stops on the first hero it hits, so it can be blocked by a body-blocking frontline before reaching the intended target.
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Edith
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
LolitaSupport · TankHardNoumenon Blast's charged slam stuns Edith out of her engage, and the Noumenon Energy Core keeps stacking shields on Lolita's whole team that soak Earth Shatter and Onward's damage.
AuroraMageHardAurora's freeze locks Phylax in place mid-engage, canceling the momentum of Onward's charge before it connects.
BenedettaAssassin · FighterHardBenedetta's untargetable dash-cancel dodges Onward's collision entirely, avoiding the knockback and stopping her combo cold.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Edith can still play around them.
GordMageSoftGord's long-range immobile poke and slow punish Edith before she can close the gap in Phylax form.
LaylaMarksmanSoftLayla's Malefic Bomb and Destruction Rush outrange both her Phylax and flight-form basic attacks, letting Layla poke her down from safety.
ValirMageSoftValir's fire zones and slow deny the ground Edith needs to walk Phylax into range, and Searing Torrent's knock-back shoves her out of the position she's charging Wrath in.
SunFighterSoftSun's clone illusions can make Onward's charge lock onto and stop on a decoy instead of the real target.
HanzoAssassinSoftAt full Dark Ninjutsu stacks, Hanzo's Soul Snatch scales its bonus damage off her max HP, so the bulk Edith stacks only makes her a better target.
BaxiaTankSoftBaxia-Shield Unity stuns Edith on contact and knocks nearby enemies back, interrupting her Phylax engage before the follow-up lands.
LeomordFighterSoftPhantom Charge knocks Phylax back out of its own engage, and Leomord's guaranteed crits against anyone below half HP finish Edith off once she ejects.
Items to build against Edith
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Sea HalberdAnti-heal cuts into any sustain Edith is building through Phylax's tanked damage and Wrath conversion.
Malefic RoarPhysical penetration scaling against her high defense keeps damage relevant even after she stacks tank items.
Wind of NatureA window of physical damage immunity avoids the bulk of her Phylax-form burst entirely.
Do not pick these into Edith
Heroes whose own counter list names Edith — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Edith works
Common questions
Who counters Edith in Mobile Legends?
Lolita, Gord, Layla, Valir, Aurora all beat Edith. Lolita is the hardest counter: Noumenon Blast's charged slam stuns Edith out of her engage, and the Noumenon Energy Core keeps stacking shields on Lolita's whole team that soak Earth Shatter and Onward's damage.
What items should I build against Edith?
Sea Halberd: Anti-heal cuts into any sustain Edith is building through Phylax's tanked damage and Wrath conversion. Malefic Roar: Physical penetration scaling against her high defense keeps damage relevant even after she stacks tank items. Wind of Nature: A window of physical damage immunity avoids the bulk of her Phylax-form burst entirely.
What is Edith's biggest weakness?
Her core engage tools, Earth Shatter and Onward, are Phylax-only; once she ejects with her ultimate she loses her hard CC and knockback.