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5 Most Effective Counter Heroes for Khaleed in Mobile Legends

Khaleed's counter heroes are usually those who can deal damage, disrupting his lane rhythm and Team Fight from the early game to the late game.
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Khaleed “Desert Scimitar”. Source: WikiFandom
Article Summary
  • Choose a hero with burstdamage, strong crowd control, or high mobility to stop Khaleed's regen and initiation from early to late game.
  • Examples of effective counters: Atlas, Yu Zhong, Kimmy, Helcurt, and Cecilion—each disrupts heal, lock, or poke from a distance.
Disclaimer: This summary was created using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

5 Most Effective Counter Heroes for Khaleed in Mobile Legends

If you often meet Khaleed in the Land of Dawn, you must be excited to try to defeat him by using a hero who can counter Khaleed, right?

Khaleed is a hero who has high damage plus sustain from his skills and can attack his enemies while regenerating HP through 'Quicksan Guard' (Skill 2) and 'Raging Sandstorm' (Ultimate Skill) which provides crowd control so he becomes a burden for his team.

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However, Khaleed also has weaknesses such as being able to be countered by heroes who have high burst damage, crowd control that can cancel his skills and regen, high mobility to kite and avoid his area damage.

Therefore, not only with a hero who can deal damage but can disrupt the rhythm of the lane and Team Fight from the early game until late game.

In this article, we will discuss the most effective hero counter Khaleed that you can use. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang!

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Khaleed Skill Explanation

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Khaleed “Prince of Sand”. Source: WikiFandom

Khaleed aka the Desert Scimitar is one of the heroes Fighters which is often used by EXP Laner and Roamer in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He excels as a Fighter with high mobility including fast HP regen through 'Quicksand Guard' (Skill 2), burst damage in the early game through 'Desert Tornado' (Skill 1), fast mobility through 'Sand Walk' (Passive Skill), providing a strong area crowd control effect for Team Fight initiation through his 'Raging Sandstorm' (Ultimate Skill).

His Passive Skill 'Sand Walk', Khaleed will collect Desert Power when moving.

Once his Desert Power is full, he will slide on the sand while increasing his Movement Speed by 35%, making his next Basic Attack deal 50 (+140% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to the target and reduce Movement Speed by 40% for 1.5 seconds.

With his first skill, 'Desert Tornado', Khaleed spins his sword, dealing 200–525 (+140% Total Physical Attack) points of Physical Damage to enemies in the area, then pulling them towards him. This skill can be used up to 3 times in a row and deals 50%–75% to Minions and Creeps.

Skill 2 'Quicksand Guard', Khaleed protects himself with Power of the Quicksand while recovering 60 – 135 plus 5% – 10% lost HP and Desert Power every 0.5 seconds to reduce damage taken by 35% – 50% for 4 seconds.

While channeling, Quicksand will appear under his feet to slow enemies by 60%.

With his Ultimate skill, 'Raging Sandstorm,' Khaleed rides a sandstorm and charges towards a designated location, dealing 100–250 (+50% Total Physical Attack) points of Physical Damage to enemies along the way and pushing them towards the target. Khaleed is also immune to control effects during this time.

After reaching the target, Khaleed will hit the ground and deal 450 – 750 (+160% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in the area and stun them for 1 second while charging his full Desert Power.

List of the Most Powerful Heroes to Counter Khaleed

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Khaleed “Crescent Scimitar”. Source: WikiFandom

Khaleed is a Fighter who can continuously deliver Physical Attacks, regenerate HP from 'Sand Walk' (Passive Skill) and rush into Tea Fights with painful AoE skills.

But there are some heroes who have big burst damage, strong crowd control or high mobility to disturb Khaleed before entering war or regen HP using his skills.

Heroes like that can interrupt Khaleed's rhythm by locking him with a stun or silence, from a distance so he can't reach your team's core or burst before he heals through his regen skill.

Here are some hero counters for Khaleed that you can use in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, including:

Atlas

Atlas
Atlas “Reactor Core”. Source: WikiFandom

Atlas aka the Ocean Gladiator is a Tank hero often used by Roamers and is also a counter hero for Khaleed in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

Besides being a Roamer, he is also a Tank who is an expert in crowd control area (AoE) and Team Fight initiation.

Then, he can attract many enemies at once with his 'Fatal Links' (Ultimate Skill), high mobility 'Perfect Match' (Skill 2) and thick defense with 'Frigid Breath' (Passive Skill) which provides a freeze effect and extra defense.

In Mobile Legends, Atlas will be accompanied by Mecha Sentry, a large robotic body or mechanical armor that he controls.

His Passive Skill 'Frigid Breath', Atlas produces Frigid Breath around him for 5 seconds every time he uses his skill.

If Khaleed is in the area for more than 5 seconds, his Movement Speed will be reduced until Khaleed freezes for 0.5 seconds. Atlas will gain an extra 16–30 Physical Defense and Magic when Frigid Breath appears.

His skill 1 'Annihilate', Atlas will hit the ground and cause 3 explosions, each dealing 230 – 430 (+60% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Khaleed.

In Ejected State mode, if Atlas is thrown from his Mecha Sentry, it will emit 'Annihilate'.

His Skill 2 is 'Perfect Match', Atlas will enter Ejected State mode to gain 40% Movement Speed and Immunity to slow effects.

In this state, the Mecha Sentry will follow the pilot at an increased speed that can only be controlled by Suppression.

When the two meet, Atlas will return to his Mecha Sentry and deal 320 – 420 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Khaleed and stun him for 1 second.

In Ejected State, Atlas and his Ejected State will share the same HP stack and reduce 50% damage received during this state.

His Ultimate Skill 'Fatal Links', Atlas will throw chains and channeling while dealing 22r5 – 475 (+u75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Khaleed while slowing him by 40$ for 3 seconds.

When Atlas uses this skill again while channeling, he will drag Khaleed towards him and drop him in the designated area while dealing 360 – 760 (+180% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage.

If this skill is used in the Ejected State, the Mecha Sentry will return to Atlas, but the stun effect will be replaced by a slow effect of 40t%.

Yu Zhong

Yu Zhong
Yu Zhong “Emerald Dragon”. Source: WikiFandom

Yu Zhong aka the Black Dragon is a Fighter hero who is often used by EXP Laner and is also a counter hero for Khaleed in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

As a superior Fighter with high endurance, fast spell vamp (HP regeneration) and large area damage.

His strength lies in his 'Black Dragon Form' (Ultimate Skill) which becomes a Black Dragon, providing immune crowd control, enemy zoning, high mobility and strength in Team Fight or 1v1.

His Passive Skill 'Dragon Tail', Yu Zhong will give his power to his cloak and turn it into a weapon to attack Khaleed who is nearby.

The cloak area will deal 220 – 400 (+100% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage, while the tip will deal 275% damage and apply 2 stacks of Sha Residue.

His 1st skill 'Soul Grip', Yu Zhong will release his Dragon Soul to deal 150 – 300 (+120% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Khaleed in front of him and slow him by 60% for 1 second.

After being hit by Khaleed, the next Basic Attack will be increased for 5 seconds and deal 108 – 216 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage behind Khaleed.

After being hit by Khaleed, Yu Zhong will apply Sha Residue with his Basic Attack enhanced to deal up to 200% damage.

His 2nd skill is 'Furious Dive', Yu Zhong will jump to the designated area with his power to deal 180 – 270 (+90% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

If Khaleed is in the area, he will be knocked into the air for 0.8 seconds and receive 180 – 270 (+90% Extra Physical Attack) extra Physical Damage.

His Ultimate Skill is 'Black Dragon Form', after channeling for 0.7 seconds, Yu Zhong will enter Black Dragon Form.

For the next 7 seconds, he cannot use skills but can move anywhere and push Khaleed back while dealing 180 – 310 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

He also gets an extra 600 – 1000 (+200% Extra Physical Attack) Maximum HP, becomes immune to control effects and ignores anything while in Dragon form.

After returning to his original form, he will enter Dragonoid Form to increase the range of all his skills for 10 seconds.

Kimmy

Kimmy
Kimmy “Hoverjet Overider”. Source: WikiFandom

Kimmy aka the Hoverjet Outrider is a Marksman and Mage hybrid hero often used by Mid Laners and Gold Laners as well as being a counter hero for Khaleed in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

It has high damage, long attack range and the ability to shoot while moving (high DPS).

In the Revamped version, Kimmy has high burst damage, high mobility and is able to control enemies through slow effects.

Her Passive Skill 'Aerial Dominance', Kimmy moves and aims in various directions while using her Spay Gun, but cannot lock onto a specific enemy target.

Her Spray Gun attack will deal (+22%% Total Physical Attack) (+27%% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage.

When hit by enemy heroes or non-heroes including Khaleed, he will recover 6/3 of his Starlium.

At her maximum Starlium, Kimmy's Basic Attack will be increased to deal (+27%% Total Physical Attack) (+32%% Total Magic Power) damage and attack Khaleed.

Kimmy won't stop moving while shooting and won't gain extra Attack Speed. For every 1% Attack Speed she gains, it will be converted into 1 Magic Power.

Her skill 1 is 'Anti-Grav Thruster', Kimmy uses her jetpack to fly and becomes immune to slow effects.

He can traverse areas and gain 90% Movement Speed for 1 second. While flying, Kimmy will fire Chemical Bolts at Khaleed, dealing 20 (+25% of Total Physical Attack) (+30% of Total Physical Attack) Magic Power and slowing him by 50% for 0.5 seconds.

Her Skill 2 'Starlium Beam', Kimmy will fire her Starlium Beam towards Khaleed and deal 300 (+50% of Total Physical Attack) (+60% of Total Magic Power) Magic Damage over 2 seconds.

Kimmy will get 20 Starlium for every enemy hero she hits, including Khaleed.

Her Ultimate Skill 'Traction Pulse', Kimmy will charge and shoot her Traction Pulse towards Khaleed.

After being hit by Khaleed or reaching its maximum range, it will explode to deal 20 (+60% of Total Physical Attack) (+72% of Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to nearby Khaleed and create a field that can slow Khaleed by 75%.

After 1 second, the field shrinks, pulling all enemy heroes, including Khaleed, into the center, dealing 15% of his HP as Magic Damage. He also gains 40 Starlium for each enemy hero hit.

Helcurt

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Helcurt “Exoracial Executioner”. Source: WikiFandom

Helcurt aka the Shadowbringer is one of the Assassin heroes often used by Junglers and Roamers as well as being a counter hero to Khaleed in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He is a deadly Assassin because he has high burst damage from 'Deadly Stinger' (Skill 2), a silence effect that disturbs enemies and the ability to reduce enemy vision through his 'Dark Night Falls' (Ultimate Skill), agile, capable of pick-offs and can escape or chase quickly.

His skill 1 'Shadow of Styx', Helcurt is in Prowler state until he is seen by Khaleed's team, getting an extra 15% Movement Speed and regen (+30% Total Physical Attack) HP when he has not dealt any damage.

Then, he will also get an extra 50% Attack Speed and 50% Movement Speed for 4 seconds and leave the Prowler state in 0.75 seconds later.

If Khaleed is killed after being hit, Helcurt will leave a dark mist that explodes and spreads with a cooldown of 10 seconds, then he hides while in the dark mist.

His skill 1 'Hidden Terror' will function in 2 modes, namely passive and active in battle.

Passive Mode, when Helcurt is in Prowler state, this skill will reduce Khaleed's cooldown 3x faster.

In Active mode, Helcurt will teleport to Khaleed's location and deal 150 – 300 (+70% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Khaleed and other enemies in the area while reducing Movement Speed by 6% for 0.75 seconds.

His 2nd skill, called 'Deadly Stinger', will function in 2 modes, namely passive and active in battle.

In Passive mode, Helcurt will gain 1 Deadly Stinger for every 1.5 seconds spent in Prowled state or on each of his Basic Attacks up to 5 stacks.

In Active mode, Helcurt will fire all his Deadly Stingers forward which deals 180 – 280 (+42% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Khaleed, but Minions and Creeps only receive 70% of damage.

Deadly Stinger will be his Basic Attack but cannot produce Crit.

His Ultimate Skill 'Dark Night Falls', Helcurt will summon Dark Night to reduce the range of vision of all enemies, especially Khaleed, and make his enemies' vision blurry for their teammates for 3 seconds.

During Dark Night, he will gain an extra Movement Speed of 40% and this Dark Night will make it easier for Helcurt to get out of the enemy's sight.

Cecilion

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Cecilion “Crimson Wings”. Source: WikiFandom

Cecilion aka the Embrace of Night is a Mage hero who is often used by Mid Laners and is also a counter hero for Khaleed in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He is a powerful scaling Mage with his main advantages being high burst damage in the late game, long skill range, mana stacking through 'Overflowing' (Passive Skill) which makes him stronger as the game progresses, excels at poking and zoning enemies from a safe distance and provides Lifesteal and mobility through his 'Bats Feast' (Ultimate Skill).

With his passive skill, 'Overflowing,' Cecilion increases his maximum mana by 10 and restores an amount equal to the mana consumed by Khaleed when using his skill. This skill has a 1-second cooldown.

Cecilion has maximum mana and high mana regeneration and his skill damage increases along with his maximum mana.

His skill 1 is 'Bat Impact', Cecilion will command his giant bat to attack in the specified direction to deal 100 – 250 (+80% Total Magic Power) (+5% Total Mana) Magic Damage to Khaleed in its path.

The giant bat will be in place and deliver another attack while dealing 200 – 500 (+160% Total Magic Power) (+10% Total Mana) Magic Damage to Khaleed while triggering Overflowing (Passive Skill) once more.

For the next 6 seconds, each time he uses this skill, his Mana will increase by 1.8x to 4x. When using this skill, he gains 30% Movement Speed for 1 second.

Skill 2 'Sanguine Claws', Cecilion will summon a pair of claws at the specified location.

After a delay, the claws will move closer and pull Khaleed along the path to the center while dealing 200 – 300 (+45% TotalMagic Power) (+1.2% Total Mana) Magic Damage and paralyzing him for 1 second.

His Ultimate Skill 'Bats Feast', Cecilion will release his Blood Demon for 6 seconds, increasing Movement Speed by 60% which decreases for 1.5 seconds and is immune to slow effects.

He will also shoot 40 bursts of blood energy at nearby Khaleed, dealing 35 – 45 (+8% Total Magic Power) (+0.3% Total Mana) Magic Damage and slowing him by 3% – 30% for 1 second.

If Cecilion is hit by Khaleed, it will heal for 10 and 1% of his lost HP.

Cecilion's other skill is 'Moonlit Waltz,' which synergizes with Carmilla. When Carmilla is nearby, Cecilion will summon her into Shadow Vermilion for 5 seconds, granting a 200-500 shield (scaling with Carmilla's level).

Carmilla can choose a target location and land there, gaining the same shield, dealing 200 – 500 Magic Damage (scales with Cecilion’s level) within the area of effect and slowing Khaleed by 30% for 1 second.

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So, that's the list of the most effective Khaleed counter heroes that you can use in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang!

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