What Lylia is bad at
- Very low durability with no shield or hard escape besides the 4-second Black Shoes rewind
- Both skills need a moment of setup to detonate for full damage, unlike instant-burst mages
- Black Shoes only returns her to where she was 4 seconds ago, which can rewind her into danger
- Falls off against dive comps that reach her before Shadow Energy's damage window matters
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Lylia
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
JoyAssassinHardJoy chains up to four Meow, Rhythm of Joy! dashes, each on-beat cast shielding her, so she closes through Lylia's slows and bursts her down before Black Shoes' 4-second window can save her.
ValentinaMageHardValentina can steal an enemy engage ultimate and use it to close the distance on Lylia before she can detonate her combo or rewind away.
GuinevereFighterHardGuinevere's ultimate suspends Lylia in the air, and Black Shoes' rewind can't undo the CC once it's already landed.
SaberAssassinHardSaber's Triple Sweep knocks Lylia airborne for 1.2 seconds and strikes her three times, and her low durability means that alone is often lethal.
KajaSupport · FighterHardKaja's suppression ultimate disables Lylia entirely, and Black Shoes can't be cast while suppressed.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Lylia can still play around them.
MathildaSupport · AssassinSoftMathilda's high mobility lets her dodge Shadow Energy's detonation window and dive Lylia before her damage combo finishes.
RafaelaSupportSoftRafaela's slow and heal keep a diver's target alive and Lylia's own burst combo from finishing a kill outright.
GlooTankSoftGloo's raw HP and the heal off Slam, Slam's explosion let him absorb a full Shadow Energy detonation and keep closing in regardless.
WanwanMarksmanSoftWanwan's superior basic-attack range lets her poke and finish Lylia from outside Shadow Energy's effective detonation radius.
FaramisSupport · MageSoftFaramis can revive fallen allies to keep pressuring Lylia in extended fights where her own kit lacks a hard escape besides Black Shoes.
Items to build against Lylia
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Winter CrownThe freeze outlasts her whole burst rotation, and Black Shoes' rewind cannot rescue damage she never managed to land.
Antique CuirassReduces follow-up physical damage from divers who close in after dodging her detonation.
Ice Queen WandStacks a slow onto Lylia, denying the movement speed her passive relies on to escape.
Do not pick these into Lylia
Heroes whose own counter list names Lylia — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Lylia works
Common questions
Who counters Lylia in Mobile Legends?
Joy, Mathilda, Rafaela, Valentina, Gloo all beat Lylia. Joy is the hardest counter: Joy chains up to four Meow, Rhythm of Joy! dashes, each on-beat cast shielding her, so she closes through Lylia's slows and bursts her down before Black Shoes' 4-second window can save her.
What items should I build against Lylia?
Winter Crown: The freeze outlasts her whole burst rotation, and Black Shoes' rewind cannot rescue damage she never managed to land. Antique Cuirass: Reduces follow-up physical damage from divers who close in after dodging her detonation. Ice Queen Wand: Stacks a slow onto Lylia, denying the movement speed her passive relies on to escape.
What is Lylia's biggest weakness?
Very low durability with no shield or hard escape besides the 4-second Black Shoes rewind