Top 5 Best Counter Heroes for Argus in Mobile Legends

Top 5 Best Counter Heroes for Argus in Mobile Legends

If you want to try facing Argus in the Land of Dawn, there are strategies to fight him, especially by using heroes who can counter Argus in Mobile Legends.

Argus is a hero who relies on high Physical Damage, fast Basic Attacks and the Ultimate skill 'Eternal Evil' which will not make him die quickly in battle.

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There are many heroes who can counter him, such as strong Crowd Control, Burst Damage from afar and high mobility that can disrupt his rhythm or finish him off.

Therefore, heroes like this can disrupt Argus' gameplay, such as locking him when he is about to use his Ultimate, kiting him from afar, and disrupting his positioning in Team Fights.

In this article, we will discuss recommended hero counters for Argus that you can use in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang right now!

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Skills Explanation Argus

Argus aka the Dark Angel is one of the heroes Fighters which is often used by EXP Laners in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He is a Fighter who is immune to death (Immortal) thanks to his 'Eternal Evil' (Ultimate Skill) for 5 seconds, allowing him to dive into the enemy's backline, high burst damage from 'Wamonger' (Passive Skill), gap closer from 'Demonic Grip' (Skill 1) and high Lifesteal especially in the late game.

His Passive Skill 'Warmonger' takes effect when Demonic Blade reaches 100 Malice Energy and will inflict Demonic Slash with his next Basic Attack while dealing 180 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

It also restores 150 (+10% Total Physical Attack) HP and this attack ignores 40% of the enemy's Physical Defense.

His Demonic Blade will gain 5 Malice Energy per second and each Basic Attack will give 10 Malice Energy.

His skill 1 is 'Demonic Grip', Argus will extend his Demonic Hand to deal 125 – 250 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to the first enemy hero or creep hit while simultaneously rendering them helpless for 0.7 seconds, then pulling them in another direction.

If no enemies are hit, Argus will pull himself towards the enemy.

If this skill is used again, Argus dashes and attacks his enemy while dealing 175 – 300 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to his enemies throughout his area.

His Skill 2 'Meteoric Sword', will help Argus to stab his Demonic Blade into his enemies while dealing 120 – 240 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies hit while dealing damage to minions.

Then, slows the enemy by 80% for 0.8 seconds and for enemy heroes who are hit will be Cursed for 4 seconds while leaving a Cursed trail, while Argus will get 20% Movement Speed while in the Cursed area.

Meteoric Sword deals Basic Attack damage and can trigger Attack Effects. If it hits a hero, it restores 100 Malice Energy.

His Ultimate Skill 'Eternal Evil', Argus will take out his Demonic Sword and remove all debuffs on himself.

Then gives 150 – 300 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and turns into a Fallen Angel for 4 seconds (if hit by a hero it will increase 'Warmonger' (Passive Skill)).

In Fallen Angel mode, Argus will get 40% Movement Speed reduced for 1 second.

When the transformation is complete, Argus converts all damage he dealt in his Fallen Angel state into HP.

If he receives fatal damage, his Movement Speed duration will be reset and he will gain Death Immunity for 4 seconds.

‘Enhanced 'Warmonger' (Passive Skill), Argus will provide 50 – 60 Malice Energy (50 – 40).

If his Death Immunity is not used during the transformation, then his cooldown will be reduced by 50% when the skill is finished.

List of the Best Counter Heroes for Argus

In essence, the hero to counter Argus is a hero who has an ultimate that makes him Death Immunity, has high sustain and relies on close attacks in war.

Argus can counter many heroes through his skills and regen, especially when his Ultimate is active.

However, his weakness is that he doesn't have crowd control to avoid strong crowd control, he has to hit the enemy to regenerate and is weak when his 'Eternal Evil' (Ultimate Skill) runs out so he can attack him again.

Heroes who have long-lasting crowd control, burst damage from a distance can cancel his rhythm so that he will not rush your team first and also make his 'Eternal Evil' (Ultimate Skill) ineffective.

With this, Argus becomes unable to lock his position before he activates his immunity or exits the fight until his 'Eternal Evil' (Ultimate Skill) runs out.

Therefore, heroes like this are very effective in stopping Argus in war or Team Fight.

Saber

Saber aka the Wandering Sword, is an Assassin hero who is often used by Junglers and Roamers and is also a counter hero for Argus in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He is a skilled kidnapper with high Burst Damage, especially using his 'Triple Sweep' (Ultimate Skill) which can kill a Mage or Marksman in one skill combo.

Apart from that, it can reduce enemy armor, fast skill cooldown and easy to use (newbie friendly).

His Passive Skill 'Enemy's Bane', his attacks will reduce Physical Defense by 3 – 8 for 5 seconds when hit by Argus and this effect can be stacked up to 5x.

His skill 1 'Orbiting Sword', Saber will shoot a sword that rotates around him to deal 105 (+30% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Argus.

After finishing spinning around Saber for 5 seconds, the swords will return to Saber.

During the duration of this skill, when Saber is about to deal damage with his Basic Attack or skill, he will send his sword spinning in Argus' area and dealing 210 – 260 (+60% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Argus.

Then, he deals 50% of his damage to other enemies he passes and reduces the cooldown of 'Charge' (Skill 1) by 1 second. He then deals 50% of damage to all non-hero enemies such as Minions and Creeps.

His Skill 2 is 'Charge', Saber will go towards Argus while dealing 75 – 150 (+50% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to other enemies along the way and increasing his Basic Attack.

Saber will dash towards Argus and his enhanced Basic Attack will deal 75 – 150 (+120% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage while slowing Argus by 60% for 1 second.

Ultimate Skill 'Triple Sweep', Saber will attack Argus and knock him into the air for 1.2 seconds while attacking him 3x.

The first two attacks will deal 120 – 180 (+100% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage and the third attack will deal 240 – 360 (+200% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

Eudora

Eudora aka the Lightning Weaver, is a Mage hero who is often used by Mid Laners and is also a counter hero for Argus in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He excels as an instant burst damage Mage with crowd control skills, especially deadly stuns, making him a specialist in capturing Assassin, Mage and Marksman heroes.

Besides that, he also has easy combo skills, high damage thanks to 'Superconductor' (Passive Skill) and is effective when hiding in the grass to trap his enemies.

Her Passive Skill 'Superconductor', Eudora's skill will provide a Superconductor effect for 3 seconds when hit by Argus and trigger additional effects influenced by Superconductor.

Her skill 1 is 'Forked Lightning', Eudora will cast Forked Lightning to deal 250 – 650 (+150% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Argus.

If Argus is hit by his 'Superconductor' (Passive Skill), he will receive 190 – 390 (+30% Total Magic Power) extra Magic Damage.

His 2nd skill is 'Ball Lightning', he will throw his Ball Lightning at Argus while dealing 350 – 450 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage while stunning Argus for 1.2 seconds, then reducing his Physical Defense by 10 – 25 for 1.8 seconds.

If Argus is hit by his 'Superconductor' (Passive Skill), his Ball Lightning will bounce up to 3 nearby enemy heroes, dealing 175 – 225 (+40% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and stunning them for 0.6 seconds.

Her Ultimate Skill 'Thunder's Wrath', Eudora will summon her Blast of Lightning towards Argus to deal 480 – 840 (+180% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage.

If the enemy is hit by 'Superconductor' (Passive Skill), Dark Clouds will appear above Eudora and Argus, then there will be a Lightning Strike in the area after 0.8 seconds.

Then, deals 440 – 770 (+150% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Argus in Argus's area and 360 – 630 (+150% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Argus nearby.

Akai

Akai aka the Panda Warrior, is a Tank hero who is often used by Fighters and is also a counter hero for Argus in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He is actually an effective Tank and Support hybrid hero thanks to his thick crowd control area, able to lock down enemies who are weak and high defense to protect the team's core.

Passive Skill 'Tai Chi', Akai will get a shield of 25 (+5% Total HP) for 4 seconds on each use of the skill and mark Argus and Creeps who have been hit by the skill.

Her Basic Attack will deal an extra 25 (+5% Total HP) Physical Damage to other marked enemies.

His skill 1 is 'Headbutt', Akai will attack Argus to deal 300 – 400 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Argus around him.

If Akai is hit by an enemy hero, including Argus, during this process, he will send all his enemies flying into the air for 0.5 seconds.

Then, Akai can also use 'Headbutt' (Skill 1) and 'Heavy Spin' (Ultimate Skill) to reposition quickly.

His 2nd skill is 'Body Slam', Akai will hit the ground with his body to deal 270 – 420 (+6% Total HP) Physical Damage to nearby Argus and slow them by 45% for 2 seconds.

His Ultimate Skill 'Heavy Spin', Akai will remove all his debuffs and spin for 4 seconds, then gain Slow Immunity while dealing 200 – 450 (+100% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to nearby Argus while pushing him back.

For Argus who is pushed back, it will push other heroes who collide with him during this process.

Then gradually, Akai will also increase his Movement Speed up to 70% and this skill can only be stopped by Suppression and Morph effects.

Natalia

Natalia aka the Bright Claw, is an Assassin hero who is often used by Junglers and Roamers and is also a counter hero for Argus in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He excels at kidnapping enemies (Pick Off) thanks to his automatic stealth skill, high burst damage, silence effect, deadly in the early game, able to farm quickly and flexibly for Junglers or Roamers to disrupt enemy defense.

Her Passive Skill 'Assassin Instinct', Natalia is in the bushes without taking damage for 1 second and she will camouflage while getting 15% Movement Speed.

In this state, his Basic Attack will teleport him behind Argus and deal 200 (+110% of Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage while stunning Argus for 0.25 seconds.

He also deals damage, takes damage and uses a skill to end his camouflage mode, but his next Basic Attack will be increased for another 1 second.

His Basic Crit Damage will be reduced to 150%, but his damage to Creet will be increased to 150%.

With her first skill, 'Claw Dash,' Natalia dashes towards Argus, dealing 250 – 250 (+50% Total Physical Attack) points of Physical Damage. After being hit by Argus, she can use this skill again within 5 seconds.

Then, her Skill 2 'Smoke Bomb', Natalia will throw her Smoke Bomb at her location and slow down the surrounding Argus by 25% – 75%, while Natalia becomes Immune to Argus' Basic Attack for 4 seconds.

Meanwhile, his Ultimate Skill 'The Hunt' will work in both Passive and Active modes.

In her Passive mode, Natalia gains an extra 15% – 45% Crit Chance. In Active mode, Natalia enters the 'Assassin Instinct' state (Passive Skill), allowing her to store two charges of her Ultimate, each with a recharge duration of 3 seconds.

If Natalia manages to kill the Creep, it will reduce the remaining recharge duration by 50% from the full recharge duration.

Kaja

Kaja aka the Nazar King is a Support and Fighter hero often used by Roamers and is also a counter hero for Argus in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He is a hybrid Support and Fighter hero who can kidnap heroes (Pick-Off) with his 'Divine Judgement' (Ultimate Skill) which will bind the enemy.

Besides that, Kaja excels in Team Fight initiation, has high magic burst damage to kill thin and agile heroes thanks to his dash skill.

His Passive Skill 'Wrath Sanction', Kaja will get 'Wrath Sanction' every 6 seconds.

Her Basic Attack sends a bolt of lightning at Argus, dealing 100 (+100% Total Magic Power) (+4% Total HP) Magic Damage and stunning him. The lightning also hits nearby enemies up to 3 times.

In addition, Kaja will increase damage by 200% of the target's maximum HP on Minions and Creeps.

Paralyzing Mode, Kaja will slow Argus by 90% for 0.4 seconds and reduce damage by 8% for 4 seconds.

His 1st skill 'Ring of Order', Kaja will quickly throw a Ringed Electric Blade to deal 135 (+70% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to the affected Argus and paralyze him.

For every enemy hit by Electric Blade, Kaja's HP will be restored by 100 which is reduced to 30% after several hits.

His skill 2 is 'Lightning Bomb', Kaja will go towards Argus while leaving 3 Lightning Bombs along his path.

The Lightning Bomb will explode when it hits Argus and deal 200 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Argus and paralyze him.

With his Ultimate skill, 'Divine Judgement,' Kaja deals 300 (+100% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Argus and immobilizes him for 1.5 seconds. Kaja also drags Argus while using this skill.

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So, that's the list of hero counters for Argus that you can use in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang right now!