How to counter Natalia
3 hard counters, 6 soft · 3 counter-items · full Natalia guide
What Natalia is bad at
- Very low base durability — once caught outside a bush or without Smoke Bomb up, she dies to almost any coordinated burst
- Assassin Instinct needs a full second standing still in a bush without taking damage, so alert enemies with vision deny her core engage
- Smoke Bomb only blocks basic attacks, not skill damage, so mage and skill-based burst combos go straight through it
- Below-average personal burst compared to dedicated burst assassins, relying more on isolated picks than winning a straight fight
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Natalia
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
KarinaAssassinHardShadow Assault dashes onto Natalia the moment she reveals herself and leaves a Shadowform to dash back out of, and Shadow Combo's True Damage kills her before her own burst finishes.
SaberAssassinHardTriple Sweep charges onto the target and holds them airborne for the full 1.2 seconds, so once Saber commits to Natalia she cannot Claw Dash or Smoke Bomb her way out.
KajaSupport · FighterHardDivine Judgement suppresses Natalia for 1.5 seconds and lets Kaja drag her along, stripping every mobility tool she has the instant it lands.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Natalia can still play around them.
EudoraMageSoftBall Lightning is a targeted stun that Smoke Bomb's Basic-Attack immunity does nothing about, and her burst combo kills Natalia before her own strike lands.
CyclopsMageSoftStar Power Lockdown immobilizes Natalia from long range for up to two seconds, and Smoke Bomb blocks none of it since none of Cyclops's damage is a Basic Attack.
AlucardFighter · AssassinSoftFission Wave's permanent Hybrid Lifesteal heals Alucard straight through her burst, and Pursuit's free dash after every skill lets him chase her out of Claw Dash range.
ZhuxinMageSoftZhuxin's Lantern Flare stacks Soul Snare and can lift Natalia into the air, and her zone control makes it hard for Natalia to find a clean isolated engage.
BrodyMarksmanSoftTorn-Apart Memory detonates every Abyss Mark for damage that scales with lost HP, so once Natalia commits Claw Dash and takes a hit, his stacks threaten to delete her.
ChipSupport · TankSoftCrash Course slams an area and applies Chip's Mark rather than targeting one hero, so it clips Natalia even while she is sitting hidden in a bush.
Items to build against Natalia
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Do not pick these into Natalia
Heroes whose own counter list names Natalia — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Natalia works
Common questions
Who counters Natalia in Mobile Legends?
Karina, Saber, Eudora, Cyclops, Alucard all beat Natalia. Karina is the hardest counter: Shadow Assault dashes onto Natalia the moment she reveals herself and leaves a Shadowform to dash back out of, and Shadow Combo's True Damage kills her before her own burst finishes.
What items should I build against Natalia?
Wind of Nature: Wind Chant makes you immune to her physical burst for the whole window she needs to finish the kill. Blade Armor: Reflects and reduces crit damage from The Hunt's boosted basic attacks. Winter Crown: Swallows the burst window right after her Camouflage teleport strike lands.
What is Natalia's biggest weakness?
Very low base durability — once caught outside a bush or without Smoke Bomb up, she dies to almost any coordinated burst