5 Best Counter Heroes for Zilong in Mobile Legends

5 Most Powerful Counter Heroes for Zilong in Mobile Legends

Sometimes in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang It's most annoying when you meet a hero who often runs and bursts like Zilong, right?

Zilong can also jump at will, flip over enemies, and escape at high speed. If left unchecked, he can attack your team's backline.

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Therefore, you must know how to choose a hero who can stop his aggression, limit his movements and hold Zilong so he can't get free.

In this article, we will discuss the hero counters for Zilong that you can use to fight him in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang!

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Skills Explanation Zilong

Zilong aka the Spear of Dragon is one of the Fighter and Assassin heroes that is often used by EXP Laner in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

Zilong's advantage is that he has high mobility when activating 'Suppreme Warrior' (Ultimate Skill) which gives him increased Movement Speed and Attack Speed and Immunity to slow effects.

He also has high burst damage thanks to his skills and 'Spear Flip' (Skill 1) which can be used to kidnap weak targets and makes him a good hero for 1v1.

His Passive Skill is called 'Dragon Flurry', after every 3 basic attacks, Zilong will trigger his Dragon Flurry on his next basic attack 3x.

Each attack will deal 30(+40% Total Physical Attack) [Physical Basic Attack damage] and heal him for 30(+20% Total Physical Attack) HP.

His 1st skill is called 'Spear Flip', Zilong will throw the enemy above his head while dealing 250 350 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

Then his Skill 2 is called 'Spear Strike', Zilong will charge at the enemy while dealing 250 – 450 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and reducing Physical Defense by 15 – 30 for 2 seconds.

Afterward, he launches a basic attack at the same target. The cooldown for Spear Strike will reset if Zilong successfully kills an enemy.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Supreme Warrior', he will remove the slow effect on him and get 40$ Movement Speed, 45% – 75% Attack Speed and Slow Immunity for 75 seconds.

During this duration, he can trigger 'Dragon Furry' after 2x his basic attacks.

Zilong's buff will give his team extra Movement Speed in the battle area.

List of the Most Powerful Heroes to Counter Zilong

If your enemy picks Zilong, you have to know his advantage which is that he can jump and burst at any time.

Choose a hero who has crowd control or suppression so you can lock Zilong when he is about to initiate.

In addition, heroes with high durability can also withstand the explosion and counter attacks during its cooldown time.

To build his items, you need Physical Defense items such as Blade Armor or Dominance Ice which can reduce Zilong's damage and slow down his attacks.

Then you also have to cooperate with Support or Tank when Zilong is about to dive so that his attack does not become a threat.

With this, you can make Zilong regret flipping or fighting your team.

Below are some of the Zilong counter heroes that you can use in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, including the following:

Helcurt

Helcurt aka the Shadowbringer is an Assassin hero who is often used by Junglers and is also a counter hero for Zilong in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

The advantages are being able to divert the enemy's focus, high burst damage, crowd control through 'Shadow of Styx' (Passive Skill) and good mobility to chase targets.

With this advantage, it can make it a hypercarry to secure objectives and eliminate enemies quickly.

His Passive Skill is called 'Shadow of Styx', Helcurt will remain in Prowler status until he is found by Zilong's team.

He will also get 15% extra Movement Speed and regenerate (+30% Total Physical Attack) HP if he doesn't deal damage.

Then he will also get 50% Attack Speed and 50% Movement Speed extra for 4 seconds and ends his Prowler status 0.75 seconds later.

If Zilong is killed after being hit by Helcurt, he will leave behind a dark mist that will explode and spread with a 10-second cooldown. Helcurt will then disguise himself in the dark mist.

His skill 1, called 'Hidden Terror', will function when 'Passive' and 'Active'.

During passive, Helcurt will be in Prowler status to scare Zilong and his cooldown will be reduced by 3x.

When active, Helcurt will flash to Zilong's location while dealing 150 – 300 (+70% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to other enemies in the area.

The enemy's Movement Speed, including Zilong's, will be reduced by 60% for 0.75 seconds.

His skill 2, called 'Deadly Stinger', will function when 'Passive' and 'Active'.

While passive, Helcurt will gain Deadly Stinger for every 1.5 seconds he spends in Prowler status or his basic attack.

When active, Helcurt will shoot this Deadly Stinger forward which deals 180 – 280 (+42% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies.

Minions and Creeps will only receive 70% damage. Deadly Stinger is her basic attack, but it won't deal critical damage.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Dark Night Falls', Helcurt will summon Dark Night, reducing Zilong's visibility/focus and making Zilong not focus on his teammates for 4 seconds.

During this skill, Helcurt gains 40% Movement Speed. Furthermore, this skill makes it easier for him to leave Zilong's line of sight.

Gatotkacha

Gatotkacha aka the Mighty Legend is a Tank and Fighter hero who is often used by Roamers and EXP Laners as well as being a counter hero for Zilong in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He has strong crowd control while also providing slow and airborne effects, can survive when attacked through his 'Steel Bones' (Passive Skill) and is effective as an initiator thanks to his 'Avatar of the Guardian' (Ultimate Skill) which can jump into the middle of the enemy team.

Apart from that, Gatotkaca is very strong in the late game and can deal massive damage.

His Passive Skill is called 'Steel Bones', he will get 2% Physical Defense from his lost HP.

For every 300 damage received, he will gain 5 Rage with a maximum of 100 Rage.

After reaching 25 Rage, Gatotkaca's next basic attack will increase and consume all Rage to deal extra Magic Damage and restore it. This extra damage scales with his Rage, level, and Magic Power.

His skill 1 is called 'Blast Iron Fist', Gatotkaca will hit the ground, causing area damage while dealing 200 – 300 (+150% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Zilong who is in it.

Zilongs in the area will receive 100 – 150 (+20% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage per second and be slowed by 30%.

His 2nd skill is called 'Unbreakable', he will channel and run towards Zilong, then force Zilong to attack him while giving 200 – 300 (+100% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage for 1.5 seconds.

His running distance will increase and he can cancel the skill to reduce 50% from his remaining cooldown.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Avatar of the Guardian', he will jump to Zilong's location while dealing 500 – 1000 (+300% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to other enemies around him and making all enemies including Zilong fall into the air for 1 second.

If Zilong is near the center of the area, he will also be thrown into the air for a long duration and enemies on the sides will be pulled to the center of the area.

Freya

Freya aka the Valkyrie is a Fighter hero who is often used by EXP Laner and Jungler and is also a counter hero for Zilong in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

Its advantages include high durability and attack speed, deadly crowd control, and the ability to blink for mobility.

This skill can make him very strong in close combat and can lock enemies easily.

His Passive Skill is called 'Power of Einherjar', he will get 1 Sacred Orb with each basic attack which can be stacked up to 6 Sacred Orbs.

By using 1 Sacred Orb, Freya will get 100% Movement Speed for her next basic attack which can be stacked up to 6 stacks.

This Sacred Orb will be restored if not used in battle.

His 1st skill is called 'Leap of Faith', he will jump towards Zilong while hitting the ground with his shield.

He will also gain a 500 – 900 (+100% Total Physical Attack) shield and deal 200 – 300 (+80% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Zilong in the area while throwing him into the air for 0.4 seconds.

Her 2nd skill is called 'Valkyrie Slash', she will attack and slash forward while dealing 150 – 300 damage and slowing Zilong by 30% for 0.5 seconds.

This skill has no basic cooldown, but it can consume 2 Sacred Orbs per attack. It also deals 50% damage to Creeps.

While her Ultimate Skill is called 'Valkyrie Descent', Freya will choose Zilong as her Valkyrie while giving 300 – 550(+75% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 40% slow to enemies in her path for 2 seconds.

Freya will enter Valkyrie state for 12 seconds, where her basic attacks will deal 30 – 60 extra damage and restore 60 – 120 (+40% Total Physical Attack) per basic attack and her basic attacks will deal splash damage.

Belerick

Belerick aka the Guard of Nature is a Tank hero who is often used by Roamers and is also a counter hero for Zilong in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

His strengths are strong endurance, good crowd control through his taunt and slow, and great damage through his 'Deadly Thorns' (Passive Skill) which reflects magic damage when he is attacked.

Apart from that, Belerick can be played in various roles such as Tanker or Offlaner.

His passive skill, 'Deadly Thorns', for every 50 damage dealt to Belerick, he gains 251 TP8T to shoot a nearby Zilong unit while dealing Magic Damage equal to 55 (+5 × Hero Level) plus 1.81 TP8T of his maximum HP. This attack can only be used once every 0.4 seconds.

For HP obtained from items and emblems will increase by 30%.

His skill 1 is called 'Ancient Seed', he will release vines in the specified direction while dealing 200 (+50% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Zilong who is in its path while slowing him by 25%.

He leaves an Ancient Seed in his path, and after 1 second, it deals 200 (+50% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Zilongs in his path and taunts them for 1.2 seconds. It deals an additional 80% damage to minions.

Her second skill, 'Nature's Strike,' increases her movement speed by 80% and strengthens her next basic attack. This movement speed decreases over 2 seconds.

The enhanced basic attack will deal 300 (+60% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and slow Zilong by 60% for 1.4 seconds.

Belerick will also regenerate 240 HP plus 10% of his lost HP.

Every time his 'Deadly Thorns' (Passive Skill) is triggered, it will reduce the cooldown of this skill for 1 second.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Wrath of Dryad', Belerick will spawn vines around him while dealing 100 (+30% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Zilong in the area 4 times and taunting Zilong for 1.5 seconds.

Jawheads

Jawheads aka the Steel Sweetheart is a Fighter hero who is often used by Roamer and EXP Laner as well as being a counter hero for Zilong in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He has strong crowd control including stun and knockback, high durability and good mobility thanks to his skills that can increase Movement Speed while targeting enemies from a distance.

Besides being a Fighter, he can also fight as a semi-tank that can initiate fights and disrupt enemy formations.

His Passive Skill is called 'Mecha Suppression', Jawhead's attack will give 2 stacks of Mecha Suppression when hit by Zilong which can be stacked up to 10 stacks.

Each stack will last for 3 seconds and increase Jawhead's basic attack damage to Zilong by 8%.

His skill 1 is called 'Smart Missiles', he will launch up to 12 Missiles at Zilong for 5 seconds.

Each Missile will deal 135 – 260 (+30% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Zilong.

His 2nd skill is called 'Ejector', Jawhead will get 30% Movement Speed and a shield of 250 – 600 (+180% Total Physical Attack) for 5 seconds.

If this skill is used again, it will throw the nearest unit to Zilong's location while dealing 300 – 500 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to other enemies in the area and causing a stun effect for 0.5 seconds.

Can also work on Jawhead's hero allies and will not take damage.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Unstoppable Force', Jawhead will attack Zilong while dealing 350 – 600 (+150% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

Zilong's allies nearby will be pushed back and take the same damage. Jawhead will be immune to control effects during this attack.

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So, that's the list of Zilong counter heroes that you can use to fight him in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang!