What X.Borg is bad at
- Loses most of his damage output and survivability once the Firaga Armor is stripped and hasn't regenerated
- Fire Missiles and Fire Stake are both short-range, so kiting poke keeps him from ever engaging
- Last Insanity commits him to a fixed charge line and stops dead on the first enemy hero, so it is easy to bait onto a tank
- Armor regenerates slowly, leaving a long vulnerable Armorless window against sustained pressure
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to X.Borg
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
ValentinaMageHardI Am You copies Last Insanity outright, turning his own charge-and-slow into an engage tool aimed back at his team.
PaquitoFighter · AssassinHardChamp Stance hands him a free enhanced skill every third cast with a stacking shield attached, so he out-trades the Armor, and Knockout Strike's knockback shoves X.Borg out of Fire Stake's range.
BenedettaAssassin · FighterHardBenedetta's control-immune parry dashes straight through Fire Stake's pull and Last Insanity's slow, closing in for a burst kill before the Armor can absorb it.
LingAssassinHardLing's wall-climb keeps her out of Fire Missiles' short range entirely, then her airborne combo bursts X.Borg down before he can charge Last Insanity.
FannyAssassinHardFanny's cable mobility keeps her permanently outside Fire Missiles and Fire Stake's short range, so X.Borg never gets the sustained burn window his damage depends on.
HelcurtAssassinHardHidden Terror blinks in and terrifies X.Borg out of his own combo, and Dark Night Falls blinds him so he can't even see what to aim Fire Stake at.
Soft counters
Favourable, but X.Borg can still play around them.
ZilongFighter · AssassinSoftZilong's Supreme Warrior combo deals rapid burst that outpaces X.Borg's slow, wind-up Fire Missiles damage in a short trade.
JoyAssassinSoftMeow, Rhythm of Joy! chains up to four dashes in a row, weaving her out of Fire Stake's pull and Last Insanity's charge line before she punishes with her own burst.
ChouFighterSoftChou's kick can shove X.Borg's target out of the Last Insanity charge line, wasting the commitment and leaving him standing in the enemy team with nothing left.
FaramisSupport · MageSoftCult Altar's Specter state hands the allies X.Borg just burned down bonus HP and a brief Resurrection, erasing the value of committing Last Insanity to the fight.
Items to build against X.Borg
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Wind of NatureWind Chant's two seconds of physical damage immunity blanks the whole Last Insanity charge, since every tick of it is Physical Damage.
Blade ArmorReflects damage on the Basic Attacks X.Borg uses to finish off targets after his Armor breaks.
Dominance Ice40 Physical Defense blunts Fire Missiles through the Armorless window, and Fortress Shield stacks Hybrid Defense the moment Last Insanity charges into the group.
Do not pick these into X.Borg
Heroes whose own counter list names X.Borg — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why X.Borg works
Common questions
Who counters X.Borg in Mobile Legends?
Zilong, Valentina, Paquito, Joy, Benedetta all beat X.Borg. Valentina is the hardest counter: I Am You copies Last Insanity outright, turning his own charge-and-slow into an engage tool aimed back at his team.
What items should I build against X.Borg?
Wind of Nature: Wind Chant's two seconds of physical damage immunity blanks the whole Last Insanity charge, since every tick of it is Physical Damage. Blade Armor: Reflects damage on the Basic Attacks X.Borg uses to finish off targets after his Armor breaks. Dominance Ice: 40 Physical Defense blunts Fire Missiles through the Armorless window, and Fortress Shield stacks Hybrid Defense the moment Last Insanity charges into the group.
What is X.Borg's biggest weakness?
Loses most of his damage output and survivability once the Firaga Armor is stripped and hasn't regenerated