What Ruby is bad at
- All of her stuns are short (0.5 seconds each), requiring back-to-back chaining to lock a target down meaningfully
- Short dash range on Let's Dance! means she can't close large gaps like a true gap-closing Fighter
- Falls off against hard peel that shields or purifies through her stun chain
- Low burst damage compared to other Fighters — she wins fights through CC and sustain, not raw damage
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Ruby
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
X.BorgFighterHardFiraga Armor soaks Ruby's entire stun-chain combo before her damage ever reaches his HP, and Last Insanity's charge burns her down while slowing her out of range.
GordMageHardGord's long-range poke chips Ruby down before her short-range stun chain can ever connect.
BaratsTank · FighterHardDetona's Welcome devours and suppresses Ruby for 1.2 seconds through her whole CC chain, and Big Guy stacks Hybrid Defense faster than her scythes cut through it.
DiggieSupportHardTime Journey clears the stun from Don't Run, Wolf King! or I'm Offended! off his whole team, letting an ally walk straight out of her CC chain.
LolitaSupport · TankHardNoumenon Blast's charged stun lasts up to four times longer than any of Ruby's, and the shields Lolita hands her team absorb the scythe damage the CC chain is meant to set up.
Yu ZhongFighterHardSha Residue erupts off every physical hit for damage scaling on Ruby's lost HP while healing Yu Zhong, and Black Dragon Form knocks her aside for its whole duration.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Ruby can still play around them.
PhoveusFighterSoftPhoveus's HP-based Judgement damage and self-heal let him outlast Ruby in the extended CC-lock duels she's built to win.
ArlottFighter · AssassinSoftDauntless Strike's full-second stun lands before any of Ruby's half-second ones, and Vengeance resets onto her again the moment she's Marked.
KhufraTankSoftBouncing Ball doubles his defenses while he bounces through her scythes, and Tyrant's Rage drags Ruby into a wall for a stun far longer than anything she can chain back.
IxiaMarksmanSoftDual Beam's twin beams hit Ruby from a range her short blink can't close, and taking both at once doubles the damage.
Items to build against Ruby
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Dominance IceLifebane cuts the Spell Vamp that keeps her alive in an extended trade, and flat Hybrid Defense blunts her scythe damage.
Blade Armor80 flat Physical Defense blunts her scythe combo, though Bladed Armor's reflect fires on Basic Attacks rather than the spins themselves.
Antique CuirassStacks damage reduction against Don't Run, Wolf King! and I'm Offended!'s repeated skill hits.
Do not pick these into Ruby
Heroes whose own counter list names Ruby — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Ruby works
Common questions
Who counters Ruby in Mobile Legends?
X.Borg, Phoveus, Gord, Barats, Diggie all beat Ruby. X.Borg is the hardest counter: Firaga Armor soaks Ruby's entire stun-chain combo before her damage ever reaches his HP, and Last Insanity's charge burns her down while slowing her out of range.
What items should I build against Ruby?
Dominance Ice: Lifebane cuts the Spell Vamp that keeps her alive in an extended trade, and flat Hybrid Defense blunts her scythe damage. Blade Armor: 80 flat Physical Defense blunts her scythe combo, though Bladed Armor's reflect fires on Basic Attacks rather than the spins themselves. Antique Cuirass: Stacks damage reduction against Don't Run, Wolf King! and I'm Offended!'s repeated skill hits.
What is Ruby's biggest weakness?
All of her stuns are short (0.5 seconds each), requiring back-to-back chaining to lock a target down meaningfully