How to counter Gatotkaca
2 hard counters, 8 soft · 3 counter-items · full Gatotkaca guide
What Gatotkaca is bad at
- All of his damage scales off Magic Power despite being frontline, forcing itemization trade-offs most tanks skip
- Unbreakable's channel has a wind-up that can be interrupted by CC before the forced-attack effect goes off
- No hard single-target lockdown — his CC is all AoE, so a lone flanker can ignore him entirely
- Avatar of the Guardian's 54s cooldown means one missed engage leaves him without his best tool for a while
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Gatotkaca
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
X.BorgFighterHardLast Insanity's twelve-hit charge burns through Gatotkaca's HP pool faster than Steel Bones converts it into defense, and Firaga Armor absorbs the magic burst he answers with.
AldousFighterHardContract: Chase Fate arrives from off-screen with damage scaling off Gatotkaca's Max HP, and Soul Steal stacks grow with every kill, so a fed Aldous punishes a big health pool rather than being blunted by it.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Gatotkaca can still play around them.
LesleyMarksman · AssassinSoftLesley can vanish into stealth the moment she's out of direct combat, so Gatotkaca's slow Unbreakable channel rarely catches her before she's already invisible and repositioning.
BalmondFighterSoftLethal Counter deals True Damage scaling off the HP Gatotkaca has already lost, and Bloodthirst refunds Balmond's own HP fast enough to shrug off the magic burst in the trade.
NataliaAssassinSoftNatalia's stealth lets her bypass Gatotkaca's AoE-only crowd control entirely, and Assassin Instinct's silencing teleport attack opens a burst he can't answer if she catches him without backup.
MathildaSupport · AssassinSoftGuiding Wind's leap and shield carry her through Blast Iron Fist's zone, and it drags an ally along with her out of Avatar of the Guardian's radius before the knockup lands.
FlorynSupportSoftFloryn's healing bond keeps her whole team topped up through Blast Iron Fist's damage zone, diluting the value of a kit that relies on chip damage over time.
GrangerMarksmanSoftGranger's Death Sonata burst threatens to kill Gatotkaca quickly, and Rondo's dash lets him reposition outside Avatar of the Guardian's pull radius before it lands.
DiggieSupportSoftTime Journey clears Avatar of the Guardian's knockup off his whole team the instant it lands, and the movement speed it grants walks them straight out of Blast Iron Fist's zone.
YveMageSoftYve can zone and burst from well outside Avatar of the Guardian's engage range, punishing Gatotkaca for closing the distance before he can even use his crowd control.
Items to build against Gatotkaca
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Do not pick these into Gatotkaca
Heroes whose own counter list names Gatotkaca — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Gatotkaca works
Common questions
Who counters Gatotkaca in Mobile Legends?
Lesley, X.Borg, Aldous, Balmond, Natalia all beat Gatotkaca. X.Borg is the hardest counter: Last Insanity's twelve-hit charge burns through Gatotkaca's HP pool faster than Steel Bones converts it into defense, and Firaga Armor absorbs the magic burst he answers with.
What items should I build against Gatotkaca?
Athena's Shield: Reduces the burst from his Avatar of the Guardian knockup combo. Radiant Armor: Sustained magic defense wears down the chip damage from his Blast Iron Fist zone. Tough Boots: Shortens the airborne duration and follow-up lockdown from his ultimate's knockup.
What is Gatotkaca's biggest weakness?
All of his damage scales off Magic Power despite being frontline, forcing itemization trade-offs most tanks skip