How to counter Melissa
7 hard counters, 3 soft · 3 counter-items · full Melissa guide
What Melissa is bad at
- Very low early-game damage before her core items and levels come online
- Go Away!'s dome can wall out her own team's follow-up just as easily as it blocks divers
- Eyes on You!'s link breaks if the enemy moves far enough away, undoing the slow setup
- Fragile like any Marksman if caught before Go Away! is available to create separation
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Melissa
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
Yi Sun-shinAssassin · MarksmanHardYi Sun-shin's mobility lets him weave in and out of Basic Attack range faster than Muddles can maintain a link on him.
TerizlaFighter · TankHardTerizla's Penalty Zone knocks Melissa airborne and its Scaffold hooks her back in three times, dragging her through Go Away!'s dome instead of being repelled by it.
GrangerMarksmanHardGranger's burst damage can kill Melissa outright before Go Away!'s dome comes online to zone him out.
BaratsTank · FighterHardBarats's Detona's Welcome charge devours and suppresses Melissa for 1.2 seconds, landing before she can wall herself off with Go Away!'s knockback dome.
GatotkacaTank · FighterHardGatotkaca's ultimate pulls Melissa into the enemy team, bypassing Go Away!'s dome since the pull lands before she can react.
EudoraMageHardEudora's Ball Lightning stuns Melissa for 1.2 seconds, long enough for the Superconductor follow-up to kill her before Go Away! is ready.
EdithTank · MarksmanHardEdith's Onward charge throws Melissa over Phylax's shoulder and Lightning Bolt immobilizes her from range, both bypassing the positioning Go Away!'s dome is meant to protect.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Melissa can still play around them.
BelerickTankSoftBelerick's thorn damage punishes Melissa for sustained Basic Attacks through Eyes on You!'s link, and his tankiness shrugs off her early-game damage.
BaxiaTankSoftBaxia Mark shaves a flat amount off every one of Melissa's Basic Attacks, and Baxia-Shield Unity's charge closes the gap despite Go Away!'s dome.
PharsaMageSoftPharsa's superior range lets her poke Melissa down before Eyes on You! or Falling! are close enough to matter.
Items to build against Melissa
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Blade ArmorReflects damage on the Basic Attacks Melissa relies on through Eyes on You!'s link, and cuts her crit damage.
Antique CuirassStacking damage reduction blunts repeated Basic Attacks from Falling!'s cooldown-refund loop.
Winter CrownNegates the damage window Go Away!'s dome creates before Melissa's team can follow up.
Do not pick these into Melissa
Heroes whose own counter list names Melissa — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Melissa works
Common questions
Who counters Melissa in Mobile Legends?
Belerick, Yi Sun-shin, Baxia, Terizla, Pharsa all beat Melissa. Yi Sun-shin is the hardest counter: Yi Sun-shin's mobility lets him weave in and out of Basic Attack range faster than Muddles can maintain a link on him.
What items should I build against Melissa?
Blade Armor: Reflects damage on the Basic Attacks Melissa relies on through Eyes on You!'s link, and cuts her crit damage. Antique Cuirass: Stacking damage reduction blunts repeated Basic Attacks from Falling!'s cooldown-refund loop. Winter Crown: Negates the damage window Go Away!'s dome creates before Melissa's team can follow up.
What is Melissa's biggest weakness?
Very low early-game damage before her core items and levels come online