What Masha is bad at
- All three skills cost a percentage of her own HP, so overusing them in a losing fight can kill her early
- Falls off in the late game against six-item burst comps that can strip a full HP bar in one combo
- No hard crowd control of her own, relying on Thunderclap's knockback and slow rather than a stun
- Predictable engage pattern once enemies learn Thunderclap only targets a single hero
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Masha
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
TerizlaFighter · TankHardRevenge Strike's explosion scales with the target's Lost HP, punishing Masha hardest exactly when her bars are low from casting skills, and Penalty Zone's Scaffold hooks her back in three times.
KajaSupport · FighterHardKaja's suppression ultimate disables Masha entirely, and Thunderclap's Control Immunity only applies during its own active lunge.
PhoveusFighterHardDark Wave knocks Masha airborne and drags her along, and Infernal Pursuit's Judgement leaps onto whoever carries Sinner's Mark — Thunderclap's Control Immunity only covers the lunge itself.
BaratsTank · FighterHardBig Guy stacks Hybrid Defense every time Barats lands a skill, so the melee trades Masha needs for Power of the Wild only make him harder to hurt, and Detona's Welcome suppresses her for 1.2 seconds.
EsmeraldaTank · MageHardEsmeralda's shield absorbs Masha's HP-fueled burst outright, forcing a longer fight that drains Masha's own HP bars for nothing.
PaquitoFighter · AssassinHardChamp Stance hands him a free enhanced skill every third cast with a stacking shield attached, out-trading a Masha who pays a chunk of her own HP for every skill she throws.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Masha can still play around them.
SunFighterSoftSimian God heals Sun off every hit his Doppelgangers land, so he sustains through Power of the Wild's percent-HP damage while Masha bleeds her own HP to cast it.
ArgusFighterSoftEternal Evil cleanses his debuffs and converts every point he deals as the Fallen Angel back into HP, out-sustaining a Masha who is paying HP for every skill she casts.
Popol and KupaMarksmanSoftPopol and Kupa's ranged poke chips away at her HP bars from outside Thunderclap's lunge range before she can commit to a trade.
RubyFighterSoftLet's Dance!'s Spell Vamp and post-skill dashes let Ruby out-sustain Masha's HP-spending skills across an extended duel.
Items to build against Masha
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Sea HalberdPunish bonus damage scales against her high-HP pool, and anti-heal cuts any sustain she picks up between HP-costing casts.
Blade ArmorReflects damage on the Basic Attacks she uses to close out fights after spending HP on skills.
Dominance Ice40 Physical Defense plus Fortress Shield's stacking Hybrid Defense blunt Wild Power's HP-percent basic attacks while she is on top of you.
Do not pick these into Masha
Heroes whose own counter list names Masha — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Masha works
Common questions
Who counters Masha in Mobile Legends?
Sun, Argus, Popol and Kupa, Ruby, Terizla all beat Masha. Terizla is the hardest counter: Revenge Strike's explosion scales with the target's Lost HP, punishing Masha hardest exactly when her bars are low from casting skills, and Penalty Zone's Scaffold hooks her back in three times.
What items should I build against Masha?
Sea Halberd: Punish bonus damage scales against her high-HP pool, and anti-heal cuts any sustain she picks up between HP-costing casts. Blade Armor: Reflects damage on the Basic Attacks she uses to close out fights after spending HP on skills. Dominance Ice: 40 Physical Defense plus Fortress Shield's stacking Hybrid Defense blunt Wild Power's HP-percent basic attacks while she is on top of you.
What is Masha's biggest weakness?
All three skills cost a percentage of her own HP, so overusing them in a losing fight can kill her early