What Martis is bad at
- His hard crowd control is all displacement — Mortal Coil knocks back on the first and third strikes and airborne on the leap — so he pushes targets away instead of holding them still
- Decimation's true damage only applies below the 50% HP threshold, weak as a pure opener
- Mortal Coil's damage reduction is temporary, so trading outside that window is risky
- Falls off in prolonged sieges without kills to chain, since his snowball needs picks to matter
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Martis
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
X.BorgFighterHardFiraga Armor absorbs every incoming hit and regenerates once shed, so Martis has two health bars to chew through before the 50% threshold, while Last Insanity's collision slow pins him in the flames.
BalmondFighterHardBalmond's true-damage ultimate scales with missing HP, matching Martis's own execute pattern but landing on him first in a straight duel.
MinsittharFighterHardKing's Calling's Royal Guard field bans movement skills outright, so Mortal Coil's leap and Decimation's lunge both die inside it, and Spear of Glory drags Martis back in.
KajaSupport · FighterHardDivine Judgement suppresses Martis for 1.5 seconds and drags him along, and suppression goes straight through Mortal Coil's Control Immunity.
PhoveusFighterHardSinner's Mark lands off Dark Wave or an Astaros Eye, and Judgement smashes down on Martis wherever Mortal Coil's leap or Decimation's lunge puts him.
EsmeraldaTank · MageHardFrostmoon Shield eats Martis's opening burst and converts it into HP, and Stardust Dance keeps refreshing that shield so he never gets her under the 50% execute threshold.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Martis can still play around them.
AliceTank · MageSoftBlood Banquet ticks HP back to Alice every half-second off nearby enemies, out-healing Martis's burst before it drops her below the execute threshold.
NovariaMageSoftAstral Recall walks Novaria through terrain the instant Martis commits, and Astral Meteor's Max-HP-scaling explosions poke him down from outside Decimation's range.
LesleyMarksman · AssassinSoftLesley's stealth and superior range let her poke Martis down and vanish before he can close in with Mortal Coil or Decimation.
UranusTankSoftRadiance regenerates HP off every hit Uranus absorbs, so Martis's burst feeds the stacks that sustain him through an extended duel.
Items to build against Martis
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Sea HalberdPunish's 8% bonus damage applies to anyone carrying more extra HP than you, which is every Martis who buys durability to survive committing Decimation.
Blade ArmorReflects Basic Attack damage back at him, punishing the up-to-120% Attack Speed Asura's Wrath stacks off his skill casts.
Winter CrownNegates the burst window right after Decimation lands, denying the kill needed for its reset.
Why Martis works
Common questions
Who counters Martis in Mobile Legends?
X.Borg, Balmond, Minsitthar, Kaja, Alice all beat Martis. X.Borg is the hardest counter: Firaga Armor absorbs every incoming hit and regenerates once shed, so Martis has two health bars to chew through before the 50% threshold, while Last Insanity's collision slow pins him in the flames.
What items should I build against Martis?
Sea Halberd: Punish's 8% bonus damage applies to anyone carrying more extra HP than you, which is every Martis who buys durability to survive committing Decimation. Blade Armor: Reflects Basic Attack damage back at him, punishing the up-to-120% Attack Speed Asura's Wrath stacks off his skill casts. Winter Crown: Negates the burst window right after Decimation lands, denying the kill needed for its reset.
What is Martis's biggest weakness?
His hard crowd control is all displacement — Mortal Coil knocks back on the first and third strikes and airborne on the leap — so he pushes targets away instead of holding them still