7 Tank Heroes That Are Currently Meta in Mobile Legends

7 Tank Heroes That Are Currently Meta in Mobile Legends

For those of you who like to play Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, surely you want to know the important Tank lineup in the current META, right?

A team that has a solid frontliner and can dominate the war, withstand damage and create space for carrying.

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Don't worry, you will find out about the list. tank heroes The best Mobile Legends in the current META.

This is to find out which heroes have a big advantage to be picked, when to become the team's starter and the reasons why they carry their team to achieve victory.

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Hero Tank Mobile Legends

Heroes Tank in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang It has high durability due to its large HP, physical defense and magic as well as skills that can hold or control the flow of war.

Tank is the thickest hero among all roles and a front-line giant who attacks enemies and protects the team.

The Tank's function is to stand in front of the team, absorbing damage from the enemy so that more fragile heroes such as Marksman or Mage can deal damage without being immediately slaughtered.

In addition, Tank heroes also often have Crowd Control skills such as stun, knock-up, immobilize to open up fights or protect the carry.

As a Tank, he must also understand the moment when to advance or retreat because if he is in the wrong position, his team will be destroyed.

Tanks are also tasked with 'Mitigate Damage' for the team, choosing the right moments for initiation and defense.

So, this Tank can make your team survive for a long time, control the flow of war and keep your carry team active.

Meanwhile, META stands for Most Effective Tactics Available. In Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, it refers to the strategies, heroes, and builds that have proven effective in a given patch or season.

META heroes are heroes in a patch or season that are superior due to the combination of their skills, builds and synergy with the META or are often used in tournaments or at the highest rankings.

For example, the hero who is most often picked or banned in pro-matches because the hero is very strong.

Overall, the best Tank hero in META is the Tank who has the skills for the most effective strategies in that patch such as initiation, good crowd control, resilience, and can control the match.

If you see a Tank hero that is often picked or banned in ranked lists or tournaments, it means that the hero is very suitable for the current META.

A team that chooses the right Tank can have a strong foundation for victory, making your team's strategy effective.

List of Tank Heroes in Mobile Legends

If you want to play solo rank or team, you already know who the best Tank hero is in the current Mobile Legends META.

Don't just pick randomly, but you have to understand when the Tank has the capacity to initiate war, withstand enemy attacks and make your team stronger until the late game.

Tanks in the current META typically have a combination of crowd control skills, sufficient mobility for fast movement, and durability that is difficult to destroy.

Below are some of the best Tank heroes in the current Mobile Legends META, including the following:

Franco

Franco aka the Frozen Warrior is one of the Tank heroes often used by Roamers and is also the best hero in the current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang META.

His strength is as an effective disruptor with deadly crowd control from his Skill 1 'Iron Hook'.

Able to lock targets with the Ultimate Skill 'Bloody Hunt' for 18 seconds.

Besides that, he is also strong as a roamer because of his fast mobility and automatic HP regeneration ability.

His Passive Skill, called 'Wasteland Force', functions if no damage is received by him within 5 seconds.

He will gain 10% movement speed, recover 1% max HP per second and accumulate his 'Wasteland Force' up to 10 stacks.

Franco will spend all 'Wasteland Force' stacks on his next skill to increase the skill damage up to 150%.

His 1st skill is called 'Iron Hook', he will hook the 'Iron Hook' to catch the first unit while dealing 400–650 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and drag it towards Franco.

Next, 'Fury Shock' functions to attack and provide Physical Damage of 300 – 450 plus 4% from Max HP to enemies around him while slowing them down by 70% for 1.5 seconds.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Bloody Hunt', Franco will suppress the target enemy hero for 1.8 seconds and attack him 6 times by dealing 50 (+70% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

Grock

Grock aka the Fortress Titan is one of the Tank and Fighter heroes often used by Roamers or EXP Laners and is also the best hero in the current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang META.

Its advantages include high durability, high damage, effective crowd control abilities, and the ability to protect other core heroes.

His Passive Skill called 'Bastion of Stone', Grock will get a shield of 10% from his maximum HP and strengthen the next basic attack to give Physical Attack 4 (+2% Total Physical Defense) % from the target's Maximum HP (limited to 300 (+20 × Hero Level).

This effect has a cooldown of 18 – 12 seconds which is reduced by 200% when near combat.

He will also gain control immunity when using his skills and 30 (+6 × Hero Level)% Physical Defense when his shield is active.

His skill 1 is called 'Mighty Swing', he will attack forward while dealing 240–440 (+100% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

Enemies who block the attack will be thrown into the air, taking extra Physical Damage equal to 4 (+2% Total Physical Defense)% of their maximum HP (up to 300(+20 × Hero Level).

If there are no enemies blocking it, the enemy will only be pushed back.

His 2nd skill is called 'Earthen Rampant', he will summon a stone wall in the target area while dealing 100–200 (+60% extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage and pushing his enemies towards him.

Meanwhile, his Ultimate Skill is called 'Tectonic Charge', he will charge forward while dealing 100 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in his path.

When hit by a field, it stops and creates a large explosion to throw nearby enemies into the air for 1 second and deal (+300% Total Physical Attack).

If this skill is not hit by the terrain area, then 50% from the cooldown will return.

Lolita

Lolita aka the Steel Elf is a Tank and Support hero who is often used by Roamers and is also the best hero in the current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang META.

His strengths are that he is very strong, has crowd control with stun and shield and his Ultimate Skill 'Noumenon Blast' provides protection for his team.

With his high survivability, he can be the best Tanker for the front-line.

Her passive skill, "Noumenon Energy Core," grants Lolita and nearby allies 50 (10 x Hero Level) shields every 2.5 seconds. This shield can be stacked up to 6 times and lasts for 30 seconds.

His 1st skill is called 'Power Charge', he will rush towards the enemy target.

The next Basic Attack will dash towards the target for 4 seconds, dealing 300–550 (+100% Total Physical Attack) points of Physical Damage and stunning them for 0.5 seconds. This damage is doubled on Minions.

His 2nd skill is called 'Guardian's Reflection', he will raise his shield and reflect all basic attacks and projectiles that enter his shield for 3 seconds.

The shield will be destroyed after receiving 1500 – 3000 (+15% Total HP) damage. Damage and effects from unique passives from attackers' items will not work on the shield.  

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Noumenon Blast', he will attack for 2 seconds while slowing enemies in a fan-shaped area of 50%.

When the attack is finished, he will slam his hammer on the ground while dealing up to 500–900 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in the area and stun them for up to 2 seconds.

If this skill is used again, Lolita will stop attacking and hit her hammer on the ground.

Belerick

Belerick aka the Guard of Nature is one of the Tank heroes often used by Roamers and is also the best hero in the current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang META.

Its advantages are having high endurance, strong crowd control abilities and a passive counterattack that deals magic damage based on its maximum HP.

This makes him a tough and good Tank hero to protect the team's core hero.

His passive skill, "Deadly Thorns," deals 50 damage to Belerick and has a 25% chance to hit a nearby enemy unit, dealing 55 (+5 × Hero Level) magic damage plus 1.8% of his maximum HP. This attack can only be triggered once every 0.4 seconds.

HP gained from items and emblems will increase by 30%.

His skill 1 is called 'Ancient Seed', he will release vines in a specified direction while dealing 200 (+50% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to other enemies in its path and slowing them down by 25%.

He leaves an 'Ancient Seed' in his path, and after 1 second, the Seed deals 200 (+50% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies in his path and taunts them for 1.2 seconds. 80% damage is added to minions.

His 2nd skill is called 'Nature's Strike', it will increase movement speed by 80% and strengthen the next basic attack.

Increased movement speed will be reduced for 2 seconds. The enhanced basic attack will deal 300 (+60% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and slow the target by 60% for 1.4 seconds.

She will also regenerate 240 HP plus 10% of the lost HP. Each time her passive skill, 'Deadly Thorns', is triggered, this skill will be reduced for 1 second.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Wrath of Dryad', he will create vines around him while giving (+30% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to his enemies in the area 4x for 1 second.

Baxia

Baxia aka the Mystic Tortoise is a Tank hero who is often used by Junglers and is also the best hero in the current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang META.

The advantage is that it has high mobility when it turns into a defense ball and its HP is thicker and it has effective anti-heal abilities.

In addition, he also has large Magic Damage, short skill cooldown and can lock enemy movements with crowd control effects such as stun and slow.

Baxia's Passive Skill is called 'Baxia Mark', he will activate it and reduce the final damage he receives by 15 (+1 Hero Level).

At the same time, it also reduces the enemy hero's shield and HP regen by 50% for 4 seconds when hit by his skill.

Then his Skill 1 is called 'Baxia-Shield Unity', he will pull himself to the shield and accelerate forward for 9 seconds.

When hit by an enemy, it will deal 300 – 400 (+60% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to that unit and surrounding enemies while also stunning the target for 0.8 seconds and pushing surrounding enemies back.

You can use this skill again to jump up and over obstacles and enemy minions.

When jumping, if there is an enemy hero below him, he will knock the hero down while dealing 375 – 500 (+75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to the hero and surrounding enemies.

This stuns the hit enemy target for 1.5 seconds and knocks them back.

His 2nd skill is called 'Shield of Spirit', he will throw his shield forward and disappear when hit by an enemy hero or creep.

This will deal 180 – 255 (+120% Total Magic Power) (+6% Total HP of the target) Magic Damage to the target and minions in its path.

Then, mark them for 5 seconds and slow them by 50% for 1 second. The shield will disappear when hit by an enemy hero or creep.

Baxia uses this skill again for 5 seconds and if an enemy hero or creep is hit by this skill, its cooldown will be reduced by 15%.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Tortoise's Puissance', he will hold his shield in front and run fast.

He will gain 30% extra movement speed for 10 seconds while leaving a lava trail behind him.

Enemies in the path will receive 40 – 50 (+30% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and be slowed by 15% for 0.5 seconds every 0.5 seconds.

During this duration, the Damage Reduction effect of 'Baxia Mark' (Passive Skill) increases to 240%.

Baxia's buff, called 'The Oriental Fighter', will increase the movement speed of allies in the battle area.

Gloo

Gloo aka the Swamp Spirits is a Tank hero that is often used by EXP Laner and Roamer and is also the best hero in the current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang META.

Its advantages include strong defense, high HP regeneration ability, effective crowd control, high mobility for chasing and escaping, and the Ultimate Skill 'Grab, Grab' to trick the enemy's position during team fights.

His Passive Skill is called 'Stick, Stick', the enemy will get 1 stack of Sticky every time they are hit by the Gloow skill and reduce movement speed by 4% for 6 seconds which can be stacked up to 5 stacks.

Each stack of Sticky that hits an enemy will reduce the damage dealt to Gloo by 4%.

His skill 1 is called 'Slam, Slam', he will stretch out his hand and slam the ground while dealing 80 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to the enemy.

A Goo that is left behind will explode after 3 seconds while dealing 300 – 450 (+12% HP extra) Magic Damage to enemies while paralyzing them for 1 second.

If Gloo touches the Goo, it will immediately explode, resetting the skill cooldown and healing to 2.5%-5% of Maximum HP if the explosion hits the enemy.

His 2nd skill is called 'Spread, Spread', he will split himself into Goo while dealing 100 – 200 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to his enemies in the fan area and paralyzing them for 0.5 seconds.

Gloo will gain 10% movement speed and deal 80 (+15% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage every 0.25 seconds to enemies for 4 seconds.

If this skill is hit by Goo, Gloo will charge and merge with Goo to drag enemies in its path in the same direction for a certain distance.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Grab, Grab', he will stick to the enemy for 9 seconds, recovering 25% – 30% of his maximum HP.

During this duration, her basic attacks deal 30–90 (+50% Total Magic Power) (+6% Extra HP) Magic Damage and transfer 80% of damage taken. If she dies with Goo, her cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds.

Minotaur

Minotaur aka the Son of Minos is one of the Tank and Support heroes often used by Roamers and is also the best hero in the current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang META.

Its advantages include high endurance and durability, strong crowd control, the ability to heal the team and true damage from the Ultimate Skill 'Minoan Fury'.

He can also lock enemy movements, heal teammates and initiate fights effectively.

His Passive Skill is called 'Rage Incarnate', he will give a control effect to enemy heroes with skills, reducing Hybrid Defense 5 (+0.5 × Hero Level) for 2 seconds.

When Minotaur heals a teammate with a skill, he will increase their Hybrid Defense by 5 (+0.5 × Hero Level) for 2 seconds which will double in Enraged status.

His skill 1 is called 'Despair Stomp', it will give 280–355 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in the area and make them thrown into the air.

Enemies hit will be slowed by 40% and he will increase his basic attack to deal (+3% Total HO) extra Physical Damage for 2 seconds.

This Enraged status will increase the AOE range and damage by (+3% Total HP) Physical Damage.

His 2nd skill is called 'Motivation Roar', he will recover 260–360 (+100% Total Magic Power) HP and heal himself based on the 5% HP lost.

In this Enraged status, he will get Enraged Regen for 2 seconds which restores HP every time he is hit by a basic attack.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Minoan Fury', he will enter Enraged status and hit the ground 3x.

The first 2 attacks will deal 180 – 300 (+85% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to surrounding enemies and slow them by 70%.

Meanwhile, his final attack deals 200–300 (+85% Total Physical Attack) True Damage and knocks the enemy target into the air. The Minotaur is immune to control effects during this attack.

His Enraged status will last for 12 seconds and increase Minotaur's skills for that duration.

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So, that's the list of Mobile Legends Tank heroes that are currently popular in the current META. Who's your pick?