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Counter Hero Harley: Meta, Spell, Item, and Hero

A complete and detailed discussion about countering the hero Harley, starting from the meta, spells, items, to the hero!
Counter Hero Harley: Meta, Spell, Item, and Hero
Counter Hero Harley: Meta, Spells, Items, and Heroes. Source: VCGamers
Article Summary
  • Main strategy: Prevent Harleys snowball in the early game by disrupting farming and forcing teamfights/wars to occur.
  • Effective counter: Use spells like flicker, Aegis, Revitalize, defensive items (Radiant Armor, Rose Gold Meteor) and heroes with cancel/evade ultimates.
Disclaimer: This summary was created using Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Counter Hero Harley: Meta, Spell, Item, and Hero

Even though the mage is considered a "cave" hero, it turns out that quite a lot of MLBB players still need a counter to Harley. After all, the hero isn't particularly meta.

Even if used as a core, it requires a very disciplined play—the chances of winning are slim. However, if you're one of those who still needs a counter, check it out!

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Meta Counter Hero Harley

We'll open our discussion with the meta counters for Harley. As a legacy hero who hasn't received much of a revamp, there's actually no specific meta to counter him.

As assassins/mages, their users prioritize early stealth to snowball. They tend to avoid teamfights and wars, especially 5v5.

He also has to play the textbook game: remain calm while farming without enemy interference. If his farming is smooth, he can progress faster, making his damage difficult to contain.

So, the easiest way to counter him is to prevent him from snowballing in the early game. Use a roamer who's good at farming and forcing teamfights/wars.

Spells

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Aegis, Flicker, and Revitalize are the best spells to counter Harley. Source: VCGamers

Harley herself lacks strong crowd control (CC) capabilities—she's a pure damage dealer. Therefore, the best spells to counter her are those that provide evasive or sustain capabilities:

  • Flicker: This spell is suitable for you to use to avoid Harley's scattering of cards so that his ultimate combo is ineffective;
  • Aegis: Aegis can be used to withstand burst damage from Harley's ultimate;
  • Revitalize: At least this spell can add to the remaining blood that is left so that it fails to burst with the ultimate circle (assuming Harley doesn't buy Sky Piercer).

Items

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Radiant Armor is the best item to deal with Harley. Source: VCGamers

There are several items you can use to reduce the effectiveness of her combos. These items will become even more important if Harley manages to snowball:

  • Damage dampeners: Items that can dampen magic damage output can be very helpful. For this, you can purchase Tough Boots and Radian Armor.;
  • Shield Providers: Similar to the Aegis principle mentioned above, items that provide shields can also help mitigate Harley's damage. Some of these include Rose Gold Meteor and Blood Wings.;
  • Sustain boosters: Sustain boosters like Winter Truncheon and Immortality can also reduce Harley's effectiveness.

Heroes

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Lolita as a natural counter hero to Harley. Source: VCGamers

Now, on to the part Vicigers have been waiting for: the hero counters for Harley. Here, VCGamers has selected the best recommendations for you to use in each lane:

Roam:

  1. Angela: If you are tied to Harley's ultimate, just activate Angela's ultimate and enter someone else, then the circle will automatically disappear!;
  2. Hilda: Use Hilda to be able to riot, don't let Harley farm quietly;
  3. Lolita: Lolita's shield skill can reflect all of Harley's damager skills – making her a natural counter hero!

Jungle:

  1. Hayabusa: Haya can easily cancel Harley's ultimate with her ultimate;
  2. Julian: With his enhanced version of blink skill, he can cancel out Harley's ultimate too;
  3. Lancelot: He can even more easily cancel Harley's ultimate burst with his triangle skill or his ultimate;
  4. Ling: Ling's ultimate can also cancel Harley's ultimate;
  5. Roger: You can remove Harley's ultimate circle with Roger's first skill which allows him to target enemies while disappearing.

EXP lanes

  1. Benedetta: Just like Lancelot, you can use her dash and ultimate skills to cancel Harley's ultimate;
  2. Sun: Sun's second skill and ultimate can also be a counter to Harley's ultimate.

Mid lane:

  1. Faramis: With Faramis' ultimate skill that can revive, Harley's ultimate circle will be useless!;
  2. Lunox: When entering light mode, all damage will not be able to enter Lunox – including Harley's ultimate and cards;
  3. Zhask: Just like Lunox, Zhask's ultimate allows him to enter "Joni" and avoid all types of damage.

Gold lane:

  1. Claude: Claude's blink skill can make it easier for him to position himself when Harley tries to dive in;
  2. Natan: Just like Claude, Natan's ultimate can also make it easy for him to position himself;
  3. Wanwan: When her ultimate is active, she cannot be targeted and can also erase Harley's ultimate circle.

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So, that concludes our comprehensive discussion on countering Harley. If you found this article helpful, don't forget to share it on social media and with your friends!

Artaz Gang

Artaz Gang (pen name) is a niche writer for gaming, anime, and other digital pop culture. His favorite games include MLBB, the Diablo franchise, and Minecraft.


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