How to counter Yin
4 hard counters, 6 soft · 3 counter-items · full Yin guide
What Yin is bad at
- My Turn commits him to a single target for up to 8 seconds — a bad pull can lose the fight badly
- Leave It to Me's bonus damage disappears the moment an ally rotates in to help him
- No skill outside the ultimate provides hard crowd control, so setting up picks relies entirely on Instant Blast's delayed ring
- If the domain target's team can burst Yin down before he wins the 1v1, the ultimate becomes a lost fight for nothing
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Yin
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
WanwanMarksmanHardWanwan's Tiger Pace dash lets her reposition constantly inside the My Turn domain, kiting Yin's melee Lieh form until the timer runs out.
KhufraTankHardBouncing Ball knocks Yin airborne the moment he tries to dash past with Instant Blast, and Khufra's bulk lets him survive the domain duel long enough to punish him.
UranusTankHardRadiance stacks off every hit Yin lands, so the harder he presses the faster Uranus regenerates, and Transcendent Ward's shield outlasts the domain timer.
ValentinaMageHardValentina can steal Yin's own My Turn or another disruptive ultimate before he isolates his intended target, turning his win condition against him.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Yin can still play around them.
EsmeraldaTank · MageSoftEsmeralda's shield absorbs the burst Yin needs to win the 1v1 quickly, and she can outlast him inside the domain.
ZhaskMageSoftZhask's Nightmaric Spawn keeps attacking Yin from range even inside the My Turn domain, chipping him down while he can't escape.
JohnsonTank · SupportSoftJohnson can transform and drive away the instant he senses My Turn coming, dodging the pull before Yin ever isolates him.
LesleyMarksman · AssassinSoftLesley's camouflage lets her vanish inside the domain, forcing Yin to hunt a target he can't see.
ZhuxinMageSoftLantern Flare keeps ticking Soul Snare onto Yin from a distance and lifts him airborne at ten stacks, letting Zhuxin fight back inside the domain where his melee kit struggles to close.
IrithelMarksmanSoftJungle Heart lets Irithel shoot while moving, so she kites Yin around the shared domain the whole duration, denying him the close-range trades his kit needs.
Items to build against Yin
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Dominance IceHybrid Defense and Lifebane blunt his damage and his lifesteal inside the My Turn domain, stretching out the 1v1 he needs to win fast.
Tough BootsCuts the duration of any CC he lands with Instant Blast's delayed Golden Ring.
ImmortalityLets the target survive the forced domain duel even after Yin lands his combo.
Do not pick these into Yin
Heroes whose own counter list names Yin — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Yin works
Common questions
Who counters Yin in Mobile Legends?
Wanwan, Esmeralda, Zhask, Khufra, Johnson all beat Yin. Wanwan is the hardest counter: Wanwan's Tiger Pace dash lets her reposition constantly inside the My Turn domain, kiting Yin's melee Lieh form until the timer runs out.
What items should I build against Yin?
Dominance Ice: Hybrid Defense and Lifebane blunt his damage and his lifesteal inside the My Turn domain, stretching out the 1v1 he needs to win fast. Tough Boots: Cuts the duration of any CC he lands with Instant Blast's delayed Golden Ring. Immortality: Lets the target survive the forced domain duel even after Yin lands his combo.
What is Yin's biggest weakness?
My Turn commits him to a single target for up to 8 seconds — a bad pull can lose the fight badly