How to counter Grock
1 hard counter, 9 soft · 3 counter-items · full Grock guide
What Grock is bad at
- Most of his combo needs terrain nearby to reach full value — in open areas his CC is much weaker
- Earthen Rampart has a telegraphed delay before it lands, giving alert enemies time to reposition
- His empowered basic and Mighty Swing's bonus damage scale off his own Physical Defense, needing specific itemization
- Tectonic Charge only refunds cooldown if it hits terrain, so missing it in the open is a costly whiff
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Grock
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Grock can still play around them.
AliceTank · MageSoftBlood Banquet heals her through the chip damage from Grock's kit, and Throne of Ruin's Control Immunity walks her through Mighty Swing's knockback and Tectonic Charge's knockup as if the terrain weren't there.
UranusTankSoftRadiance turns every hit Grock lands into stacking HP regen, so an extended fight only feeds him, and Grock's kit isn't built to burst him down before the sustain catches up.
NataliaAssassinSoftNatalia's stealth lets her flank around Grock's terrain-based CC entirely and go straight for the backline instead of triggering his engage.
JoyAssassinSoftMeow, Rhythm of Joy! chains up to four dashes off enemies and her own Leonin Crystal, letting her weave around Grock's terrain-dependent combo without ever being caught by Mighty Swing or Tectonic Charge.
AngelaSupportSoftHeartguard drops a huge shield on an ally from anywhere on the map, soaking the burst Grock's terrain combo sets up before the knockup can be cashed in.
ClaudeMarksmanSoftBattle Mirror Image lets him swap places out of Earthen Rampart's telegraphed wind-up, and Dexter's paired attacks keep chipping a tank that can't burst him back.
ValentinaMageSoftValentina can steal an ultimate that either escapes Grock's terrain combo outright or counters his engage before he ever gets the knockup off.
ChipSupport · TankSoftShortcut's portals drop his whole team into the fight from anywhere, so Grock never gets the surprise terrain engage, and Crash Course's shield blunts whatever burst does land.
KhaleedFighterSoftRaging Sandstorm charges in Control Immune and stuns on arrival, so he engages through Grock's wall and knockup on his own schedule instead of waiting on terrain.
Items to build against Grock
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Do not pick these into Grock
Heroes whose own counter list names Grock — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Grock works
Common questions
Who counters Grock in Mobile Legends?
Esmeralda, Alice, Uranus, Natalia, Joy all beat Grock. Esmeralda is the hardest counter: Frostmoon Shield siphons Bastion of Stone's shield straight off him, and her own damage ignores shields entirely — so Grock's main defensive layer does nothing in the matchup.
What items should I build against Grock?
Antique Cuirass: Reduces the physical damage from repeated Mighty Swing and Tectonic Charge casts. Tough Boots: Shortens the airborne duration from his terrain-triggered knockup combo. Immortality: Survives a full terrain combo engage and denies the kill.
What is Grock's biggest weakness?
Most of his combo needs terrain nearby to reach full value — in open areas his CC is much weaker