How to counter Yu Zhong
4 hard counters, 4 soft · 3 counter-items · full Yu Zhong guide
What Yu Zhong is bad at
- Needs sustained melee contact to build Sha Residue, so poke and kiting deny his core damage source
- Black Dragon Form locks him out of casting any skills while transformed, removing his combo tools
- No hard crowd control outside Soul Grip's slow, so he struggles to lock down a fleeing target alone
- Falls off in short, burst-heavy trades where Sha Residue never reaches its detonation threshold
Every counter below works by pressing one of these.
Hard counters to Yu Zhong
Pick one of these and the matchup is decided before the fight starts.
MashaFighter · TankHardMasha's max-HP-scaling basic attacks and three HP bars let her out-trade Yu Zhong in the exact sustained melee fight his kit wants, since neither can burst the other down quickly.
CiciFighterHardCici's constant repositioning and lifesteal let her kite Yu Zhong's melee engages while outlasting his stack-building damage.
LunoxMageHardLunox's Chaos-form burst deals a magic nuke Yu Zhong has no defensive answer for, since his kit is entirely built around physical trades.
KarrieMarksmanHardLightwheel Mark's max-HP true damage and Phantom Step's dashes let Karrie kite Yu Zhong while ignoring the physical defense he stacks.
Soft counters
Favourable, but Yu Zhong can still play around them.
WanwanMarksmanSoftWanwan's Tiger Pace dash keeps her mobile enough to deny Yu Zhong the sustained melee contact Sha Residue needs to stack.
EdithTank · MarksmanSoftEdith's mech form tanks Dragon Tail and Soul Grip while her ranged Basic Attacks poke Yu Zhong down before he closes distance.
FaramisSupport · MageSoftFaramis's ultimate resurrects allies Yu Zhong's Sha Residue burst just killed, undercutting the value of a won extended trade.
DiggieSupportSoftDiggie's Time Journey clears Soul Grip's slow and any Black Dragon Form knockback off his whole team at once, so the sustained contact Sha Residue needs never happens.
Items to build against Yu Zhong
You cannot always change your pick. You can always change your fourth slot.
Dominance IceLifebane cuts the Sha Residue healing that keeps him in the fight, and 40 Physical Defense blunts the detonation.
Sea HalberdCuts the healing he gets from detonating Sha Residue stacks, undercutting his core sustain.
Wind of NatureGrants brief physical damage immunity to dodge his Black Dragon Form engage.
Do not pick these into Yu Zhong
Heroes whose own counter list names Yu Zhong — these matchups go the other way. A red dot marks a hard counter.
Why Yu Zhong works
Common questions
Who counters Yu Zhong in Mobile Legends?
Masha, Wanwan, Cici, Lunox, Edith all beat Yu Zhong. Masha is the hardest counter: Masha's max-HP-scaling basic attacks and three HP bars let her out-trade Yu Zhong in the exact sustained melee fight his kit wants, since neither can burst the other down quickly.
What items should I build against Yu Zhong?
Dominance Ice: Lifebane cuts the Sha Residue healing that keeps him in the fight, and 40 Physical Defense blunts the detonation. Sea Halberd: Cuts the healing he gets from detonating Sha Residue stacks, undercutting his core sustain. Wind of Nature: Grants brief physical damage immunity to dodge his Black Dragon Form engage.
What is Yu Zhong's biggest weakness?
Needs sustained melee contact to build Sha Residue, so poke and kiting deny his core damage source