How to counter Minotaur
3 hard counters, 7 soft · 3 counter-items · full Minotaur guide
What Minotaur is bad at
- Low personal damage outside Minoan Fury's true-damage finisher, relying on teammates to punish
- Despair Stomp is a targeted jump with a real cast delay, giving alert enemies time to reposition
- Minoan Fury's 60-second cooldown means a whiffed ultimate leaves him without his main engage for a while
- Limited personal mobility outside Despair Stomp's short jump, making it hard to chase kited targets
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Minotaur
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
FannyAssassinHardFanny's cable mobility lets her fly around Minoan Fury's ground-based AoE and pick off Minotaur's low-mobility allies instead.
CarmillaSupport · TankHardCurse of Blood immobilizes Minotaur's team and links them, so any control landing on one lands on all of them, while Vampire Pact steals the Hybrid Defense he stacks before Minoan Fury goes off.
ValentinaMageHardValentina can steal Minoan Fury itself or another engage ultimate to counter-initiate on Minotaur's own team first.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Minotaur can still play around them.
AliceTank · MageSoftAlice's Blood Banquet heals her off her own skill damage, letting her sustain through Despair Stomp and Minoan Fury's finisher across an extended fight.
KimmyMarksman · MageSoftKimmy's superior basic-attack range lets her poke Minotaur down before Despair Stomp's jump can close the distance.
Lapu-LapuFighterSoftLapu-Lapu's stance-swap combo out-damages Minotaur's limited personal offense in a direct duel.
YveMageSoftYve's ranged zone control chips Minotaur down and slows him before Despair Stomp's jump reaches effective range.
HanabiMarksmanSoftHanabi's ricochet Basic Attacks poke Minotaur from a distance he struggles to close with only Despair Stomp's short jump.
IxiaMarksmanSoftDual Beam slows Minotaur from range and Star Helix knocks him back before Despair Stomp can reach her, leaving him nothing to do but walk in through her damage.
MathildaSupport · AssassinSoftMathilda's high mobility lets her dodge Despair Stomp's targeted jump and disengage before Minoan Fury can catch her.
Items to build against Minotaur
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Sea HalberdAnti-heal cuts into Motivation Roar's healing output and the Enraged Regen it grants him while he's being hit.
Malefic RoarScaling penetration against high physical defense chips through Minotaur's tanky HP pool faster.
Dominance IceLifebane cuts the Motivation Roar healing he gets while damaging you, and 40 Physical Defense blunts Minoan Fury's smashes.
Do not pick these into Minotaur
Heroes whose own counter list names Minotaur — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Minotaur works
Common questions
Who counters Minotaur in Mobile Legends?
Alice, Kimmy, Lapu-Lapu, Fanny, Yve all beat Minotaur. Fanny is the hardest counter: Fanny's cable mobility lets her fly around Minoan Fury's ground-based AoE and pick off Minotaur's low-mobility allies instead.
What items should I build against Minotaur?
Sea Halberd: Anti-heal cuts into Motivation Roar's healing output and the Enraged Regen it grants him while he's being hit. Malefic Roar: Scaling penetration against high physical defense chips through Minotaur's tanky HP pool faster. Dominance Ice: Lifebane cuts the Motivation Roar healing he gets while damaging you, and 40 Physical Defense blunts Minoan Fury's smashes.
What is Minotaur's biggest weakness?
Low personal damage outside Minoan Fury's true-damage finisher, relying on teammates to punish