How to counter Faramis
3 hard counters, 7 soft · 3 counter-items · full Faramis guide
What Faramis is bad at
- Cult Altar has an 80-second cooldown; if it's down during a fight, his team loses its core comeback tool entirely.
- Shadow Stampede only hits enemies he physically makes contact with, so anyone who sidesteps him during the 3-second shadow state takes nothing.
- Squishy for a support-adjacent hero, with no personal escape besides the shadow state's terrain-crossing movement.
- Damage output depends on landing Ghost Bursters' bounces on multiple targets; a single-target hit wastes much of its value.
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Faramis
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
OdetteMageHardSwan Song pours damage into the same area every half-second for 5 seconds, threatening to kill Faramis's whole team faster than Cult Altar's specter state can save them.
YinFighter · AssassinHardYin's My Turn drags Faramis into a private domain where neither his frontline nor his team can reach him, and bursts him down before Cult Altar comes online.
ValentinaMageHardValentina's I Am You can steal Cult Altar outright, handing her own team the specter state and resurrection window Faramis's team was counting on to win the fight.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Faramis can still play around them.
EstesSupportSoftEstes's continuous team healing offsets the tempo Faramis's soul-fragment sustain provides, neutralizing his self-sufficiency advantage.
FlorynSupportSoftFloryn's constant team healing can out-sustain Faramis's poke damage entirely, denying him kill pressure before Cult Altar is ready.
JulianAssassin · FighterSoftJulian's mobility and burst combo can punish Faramis directly during Shadow Stampede's approach, before he reaches marking range.
AulusFighterSoftAulus, Charge! clears slows and cuts frontal damage by up to 50%, so he walks through Faramis's Ghost Bursters poke and closes the distance regardless.
EdithTank · MarksmanSoftEdith's Earth Shatter can't be interrupted by regular crowd control and knocks Faramis airborne mid-approach, and Overload's chain lightning chews through his thin HP pool.
BrunoMarksmanSoftBruno's sustained basic-attack DPS punishes Faramis's low durability the moment Shadow Stampede's shadow state ends.
YveMageSoftYve's zone control and slow deny Faramis the space he needs to safely land Shadow Stampede's mark.
Items to build against Faramis
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Divine GlaiveMagic penetration ensures burst can still finish a target even after Cult Altar's specter state buffs their HP.
Sea HalberdAnti-heal cuts into the healing his soul-fragment absorption and Cult Altar's specter buff provide.
Winter CrownThe damage-immune window can be timed to survive the Ghost Bursters burst he opens with.
Do not pick these into Faramis
Heroes whose own counter list names Faramis — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Faramis works
Common questions
Who counters Faramis in Mobile Legends?
Estes, Floryn, Julian, Odette, Aulus all beat Faramis. Odette is the hardest counter: Swan Song pours damage into the same area every half-second for 5 seconds, threatening to kill Faramis's whole team faster than Cult Altar's specter state can save them.
What items should I build against Faramis?
Divine Glaive: Magic penetration ensures burst can still finish a target even after Cult Altar's specter state buffs their HP. Sea Halberd: Anti-heal cuts into the healing his soul-fragment absorption and Cult Altar's specter buff provide. Winter Crown: The damage-immune window can be timed to survive the Ghost Bursters burst he opens with.
What is Faramis's biggest weakness?
Cult Altar has an 80-second cooldown; if it's down during a fight, his team loses its core comeback tool entirely.