What Moskov is bad at
- Spear of Misery's knockback can accidentally save a target by knocking them out of his team's follow-up range instead of into it
- No hard, reliable single-target stun of his own — Spear of Misery's stun only triggers on a wall or hero collision
- Squishiest gold-lane marksman archetype with no shield, cleanse or stealth escape beyond the short Abyss Walker teleport
- Spear of Destruction's long travel delay lets an alert enemy simply walk out of its narrow line before it lands
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Moskov
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
KarinaAssassinHardShadow Combo's third hit adds true damage scaled off lost HP, bypassing any defense Moskov builds, and Shadow Assault's dash-and-return closes distance faster than his short-range Abyss Walker teleport can create separation.
AlphaFighterHardAlpha's ultimate drags Moskov into himself from range and locks him into an inescapable follow-up combo, denying his only repositioning tool before he can react.
EudoraMageHardBall Lightning is a targeted 1.2-second stun he cannot dodge, and pairing it with Thunder's Wrath can kill Moskov before he lands enough basic attacks to trade back.
LukasFighterHardLukas's mobility and sustained fighter damage let him close the gap on Moskov faster than Abyss Walker can create distance, and Moskov has no CC to peel him off.
BaratsTank · FighterHardDetona's Welcome charges in, devours Moskov and suppresses him for 1.2 seconds — a lock Abyss Walker cannot answer — while Barats's team collapses on him.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Moskov can still play around them.
HanabiMarksmanSoftNinjutsu: Equinox's shield soaks a chunk of incoming basic-attack damage and makes her control-immune while it holds, cutting into Moskov's core DPS while her petal bounces threaten to kill him before he can pierce back.
MiyaMarksmanSoftMiya's Hidden Moonlight can cleanse and stealth right as Moskov lines up his global ultimate, dodging the poke, and her Arrow of Eclipse punishes him for standing still to auto-attack.
BrunoMarksmanSoftVolley Shot's Powerball slows and Flying Tackle stuns on the way in, so Bruno closes gaps Moskov can't answer and out-trades him in a straight DPS race despite both scaling off attack speed and crit similarly.
CyclopsMageSoftStar Power Lockdown homes in on Moskov and immobilizes him for up to two seconds — Abyss Walker included — and the burst that lands with it can finish him from a distance he can't punish.
ChipSupport · TankSoftCrash Course marks Moskov and shields Chip on contact, and Overtime's speed ramp plus its knock-back charge lets him close distance despite Moskov's kiting attempts.
Items to build against Moskov
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Do not pick these into Moskov
Heroes whose own counter list names Moskov — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Moskov works
Common questions
Who counters Moskov in Mobile Legends?
Hanabi, Karina, Miya, Alpha, Bruno all beat Moskov. Karina is the hardest counter: Shadow Combo's third hit adds true damage scaled off lost HP, bypassing any defense Moskov builds, and Shadow Assault's dash-and-return closes distance faster than his short-range Abyss Walker teleport can create separation.
What items should I build against Moskov?
Blade Armor: Reflects and reduces crit damage from his sustained basic-attack strings. Wind of Nature: Wind Chant blanks his physical damage entirely, spears included, for its full duration. Winter Crown: Swallows the burst window right after a knockback-stun combo lands.
What is Moskov's biggest weakness?
Spear of Misery's knockback can accidentally save a target by knocking them out of his team's follow-up range instead of into it