What Rafaela is bad at
- Extremely low personal damage — cannot threaten a kill on her own
- No hard escape tool besides Holy Healing's Movement Speed buff
- Holy Baptism is a skillshot that whiffs entirely if the enemy sidesteps it
- Very low HP for a frontline-adjacent support, dies fast to any focused burst
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Rafaela
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
OdetteMageHardBlue Nova immobilizes Rafaela for a full 1.5 seconds and Swan Song burns her fragile HP pool down before Divine Resurrection can even finish its channel.
SilvannaFighterHardSilvanna's Imperial Justice restrains and bursts Rafaela down before Holy Healing can offset the damage.
EudoraMageHardBall Lightning's 1.2-second stun chains straight into a full burst combo, killing Rafaela before she can land her own stun.
PaquitoFighter · AssassinHardPaquito's mobile Champ Stance burst closes distance faster than Rafaela can kite or land Holy Baptism to peel him off.
ArlottFighter · AssassinHardDauntless Strike's stun and Vengeance's resetting dash pin Rafaela through her Holy Healing cast, so the slow immunity never gets to matter.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Rafaela can still play around them.
NolanAssassinSoftNolan's overlapping Rifts pull Rafaela in and detonate on her directly, and Holy Healing's slow immunity does nothing against burst aimed at herself.
LaylaMarksmanSoftLayla deals more damage the further away she is, so Malefic Bomb and her basic attacks chip Rafaela down from outside heal-and-stun range.
IxiaMarksmanSoftDual Beam's rectangular beams hit Rafaela straight through the ally she's covering, denying the peel her positioning usually provides.
FaramisSupport · MageSoftFaramis's own resurrection ultimate neutralizes the unique value of Divine Resurrection in a straight revival race.
Items to build against Rafaela
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Sea HalberdLifebane cuts the HP-regen effectiveness of Holy Healing on whoever's marked, undercutting her sustain value.
Dominance IceIts Lifebane passive cuts Holy Healing to 60% on whichever of her allies is damaging you.
Tough BootsCuts the stun duration on Holy Baptism, letting a target walk out before the full CC lands.
Do not pick these into Rafaela
Heroes whose own counter list names Rafaela — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Rafaela works
Common questions
Who counters Rafaela in Mobile Legends?
Odette, Silvanna, Eudora, Nolan, Layla all beat Rafaela. Odette is the hardest counter: Blue Nova immobilizes Rafaela for a full 1.5 seconds and Swan Song burns her fragile HP pool down before Divine Resurrection can even finish its channel.
What items should I build against Rafaela?
Sea Halberd: Lifebane cuts the HP-regen effectiveness of Holy Healing on whoever's marked, undercutting her sustain value. Dominance Ice: Its Lifebane passive cuts Holy Healing to 60% on whichever of her allies is damaging you. Tough Boots: Cuts the stun duration on Holy Baptism, letting a target walk out before the full CC lands.
What is Rafaela's biggest weakness?
Extremely low personal damage — cannot threaten a kill on her own