How to counter Lancelot
3 hard counters, 6 soft · 3 counter-items · full Lancelot guide
What Lancelot is bad at
- Very low HP and defense — a single landed CC chain from a tank or control mage kills him outright
- Thorned Rose only benefits from half his Spell Vamp, so sustain items underperform compared to other assassins
- Puncture's reset depends on landing the mark on an unmarked target, so missing it strands him with no follow-up
- No hard CC of his own beyond a stacking slow, so he can't lock a target down if his burst doesn't finish them
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Lancelot
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
AlucardFighter · AssassinHardFission Wave gives Alucard permanent Hybrid Lifesteal and strips Hybrid Defense off everyone it catches, while Pursuit dashes him back onto Lancelot after every skill — out-dueling Lancelot's burst in an extended 1v1.
CyclopsMageHardStardust Shock's twin disks and Planets Attack's homing spheres threaten Lancelot's low HP before he can even close the distance with Puncture.
SaberAssassinHardSaber's ultimate locks onto Lancelot directly and drags him through a stun-lock burst combo that his invincibility frames can't interrupt once it starts.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Lancelot can still play around them.
CiciFighterSoftCici's Yo-Yo Blitz locks onto him and deals max-HP-percent damage the longer she stays attached, punishing Lancelot's low HP pool during his low-durability dive.
AngelaSupportSoftHeartguard shields a dived ally from anywhere on the map and attaches Angela to them, so her healing rides through Lancelot's burst window and Puppet-on-a-String immobilizes him before Phantom Execution finishes.
UranusTankSoftRadiance regenerates more HP the harder Uranus is being hit and Transcendent Ward's shield explodes on whoever is next to him, so he out-sustains Lancelot's burst and punishes him for staying in melee range.
FlorynSupportSoftFloryn's Sow heals her allies on every poke, topping them off faster than Lancelot's dash-and-strike combo can burst them down.
MathildaSupport · AssassinSoftGuiding Wind shields a target Lancelot is diving and guides them straight out of his combo range.
SuyouAssassin · FighterSoftSoul Sever scales its damage with Lancelot's lost HP, punishing him hard once his own dive has already chipped away at his health.
Items to build against Lancelot
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Do not pick these into Lancelot
Heroes whose own counter list names Lancelot — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Lancelot works
Common questions
Who counters Lancelot in Mobile Legends?
Cici, Angela, Alucard, Uranus, Floryn all beat Lancelot. Alucard is the hardest counter: Fission Wave gives Alucard permanent Hybrid Lifesteal and strips Hybrid Defense off everyone it catches, while Pursuit dashes him back onto Lancelot after every skill — out-dueling Lancelot's burst in an extended 1v1.
What items should I build against Lancelot?
Winter Crown: Its damage-negation window can swallow the burst from Puncture into Phantom Execution. Blade Armor: Reduces crit damage and punishes his reliance on landing hits at close range. Antique Cuirass: Stacks damage reduction against his skill-combo burst every time he engages.
What is Lancelot's biggest weakness?
Very low HP and defense — a single landed CC chain from a tank or control mage kills him outright