How to counter Julian
4 hard counters, 6 soft · 3 counter-items · full Julian guide
What Julian is bad at
- Needs to land two different skills before the combo's real payoff — the enhanced Chain — comes online.
- Scythe and Sword are both committal skillshots with real cooldowns before the passive's refresh kicks in.
- Squishier than a dedicated frontline fighter, so he can be burst down before completing his rotation.
- Loses most of his pull pressure against a target with a hard displacement or cleanse.
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Julian
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
GuinevereFighterHardSpatial Migration knocks Julian airborne right as he closes in with Sword, and Violet Requiem then re-launches him up to six more times — his rotation never reaches the enhanced Chain.
TigrealTankHardTigreal's ultimate is a wide, near-unavoidable AoE stun that locks Julian down before he can even start his two-skill combo.
MinsittharFighterHardSpear of Glory stuns on the tip and then drags Julian back in, and King's Calling's field blocks movement skills outright, so Sword's dash can't take him back out.
HylosTankHardHylos's aura punishes Julian for staying in melee range through his combo, and his sheer tankiness means the two-skill setup rarely gets him low enough to finish.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Julian can still play around them.
BaxiaTankSoftBaxia Mark cuts a flat amount off every single instance of damage, which is brutal against Julian's many small skill hits, and Tortoise's Puissance more than doubles that reduction while he sprints out of Chain's radius.
BaratsTank · FighterSoftBig Guy piles on Hybrid Defense every time Barats lands a skill, so Julian's rotation does less the longer it runs, and Detona's Welcome suppresses him for 1.2 seconds mid-combo.
CarmillaSupport · TankSoftCurse of Blood's 50% slow and 1-second immobilize land right where Julian has to dash in with Sword, freezing his rotation before the enhanced Chain comes online.
GrangerMarksmanSoftGranger's ranged burst deletes Julian from max range before Scythe or Sword can even close the distance.
YveMageSoftYve's ultimate zone slows and damages anyone standing in it, denying Julian the space he needs to land Sword's dash and complete his combo.
ChipSupport · TankSoftOvertime's charge knocks Julian back mid-combo, and Shortcut's portals let a target leave the fight entirely before Smith's Legacy's pull can drag them back in.
Items to build against Julian
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Do not pick these into Julian
Heroes whose own counter list names Julian — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Julian works
Common questions
Who counters Julian in Mobile Legends?
Baxia, Barats, Guinevere, Tigreal, Carmilla all beat Julian. Guinevere is the hardest counter: Spatial Migration knocks Julian airborne right as he closes in with Sword, and Violet Requiem then re-launches him up to six more times — his rotation never reaches the enhanced Chain.
What items should I build against Julian?
Tough Boots: Reduces the duration of Chain's immobilize and the enhanced version's knockback airborne. Antique Cuirass: Stacks physical defense against his skill-combo burst and blunts the follow-up damage. Sea Halberd: Lifebane cuts the Haas' Claws lifesteal he leans on to win extended duels.
What is Julian's biggest weakness?
Needs to land two different skills before the combo's real payoff — the enhanced Chain — comes online.