What Wanwan is bad at
- Among the squishiest marksmen in the game — one clean burst combo kills her outright
- Needles in Flowers has a 24-second cooldown, so a second CC chain can lock her down completely
- Weak in the early game until items and levels bring Tiger Pace's dash and attack speed online
- The ultimate locks her in the air on one target for its full 2.5 seconds, whether or not the arrows find anything worth killing
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Wanwan
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
PhoveusFighterHardPhoveus stamps Sinner's Mark on Wanwan with Demonic Force or Dark Wave, and Infernal Pursuit's Judgement leaps onto whoever carries it — Tiger Pace's dashes take her nowhere he can't follow.
KarinaAssassinHardKarina's true damage scales off missing HP and ignores the physical defense Wanwan itemizes, letting her delete Wanwan's small HP pool before Needles in Flowers is off cooldown.
LunoxMageHardLunox's Chaos Assault deals magic damage scaled off Wanwan's Max HP, which an entirely physical build has no itemization answer for.
KajaSupport · FighterHardKaja's suppression ultimate fully locks down a single target with no way to dash or cleanse out, negating Tiger Pace before Crossbow of Tang can ever come online.
MashaFighter · TankHardMasha's three HP bars mean Wanwan has to burn her down three times over, and Wild Power's percentage-HP Basic Attacks keep closing through Swallow's Path's slow regardless of kiting.
KhufraTankHardKhufra's Bouncing Ball knocks Wanwan airborne if she blinks past him, and Tyrant's Rage drags her into a wall for the stun before Needles in Flowers can cleanse it.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Wanwan can still play around them.
CyclopsMageSoftCyclops's Planets Attack spheres seek nearby enemies on their own and Star Power Lockdown immobilizes for up to 2 seconds, so Tiger Pace's dashes relocate Wanwan into the next hit instead of out of range.
BrunoMarksmanSoftBruno's Flying Tackle stuns Wanwan for half a second, freezing her before Tiger Pace's dash can reposition her out of Volley Shot's Powerball range.
DiggieSupportSoftDiggie's Reverse Time yanks Wanwan back to where she was standing, undoing every Tiger Pace dash she made in between, and Time Journey cleanses her slows off his whole team.
Popol and KupaMarksmanSoftKupa lunges onto Wanwan and, in Alpha Wolf Form, stuns her for a full second, stopping the Tiger Pace dash chain entirely and opening a clean burst window for the team.
Items to build against Wanwan
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Winter CrownNegates the damage window while Crossbow of Tang pours arrows into a single target, denying the kill that would chain it onward.
Tough BootsCuts the duration of the slows Wanwan chains between Swallow's Path dashes, so she cannot hold you still long enough to open all four Weakness Points.
Antique CuirassStacks physical damage reduction against her repeated Basic Attacks and skill combo.
Do not pick these into Wanwan
Heroes whose own counter list names Wanwan — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Wanwan works
Common questions
Who counters Wanwan in Mobile Legends?
Phoveus, Cyclops, Bruno, Karina, Lunox all beat Wanwan. Phoveus is the hardest counter: Phoveus stamps Sinner's Mark on Wanwan with Demonic Force or Dark Wave, and Infernal Pursuit's Judgement leaps onto whoever carries it — Tiger Pace's dashes take her nowhere he can't follow.
What items should I build against Wanwan?
Winter Crown: Negates the damage window while Crossbow of Tang pours arrows into a single target, denying the kill that would chain it onward. Tough Boots: Cuts the duration of the slows Wanwan chains between Swallow's Path dashes, so she cannot hold you still long enough to open all four Weakness Points. Antique Cuirass: Stacks physical damage reduction against her repeated Basic Attacks and skill combo.
What is Wanwan's biggest weakness?
Among the squishiest marksmen in the game — one clean burst combo kills her outright