Top 7 Strongest Counter Heroes for Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends

Top 7 Strongest Counter Heroes for Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends

If you often play Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, you must already know that Lapu-Lapu is a hero with a combo of dash, shield, heavy damage and crowd control that makes the fight chaotic.

So, many players are looking for a hero to counter Lapu Lapu to curb his aggression from the early game.

Lapu-Lapu is difficult to defeat because he has a complete skill set including high mobility, strong durability and painful burst damage, especially in Ultimate mode (Bravest Fighter & Raging Slash).

Therefore, to fight a Fighter type like Lapu-Lapu, you must use a hero who can zone, poke from a distance, has a suppress effect and strong sustain so that he cannot move.

In this article, we will discuss the hero counter Lapu Lapu that you can use in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang right now!

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Lapu-Lapu's Skills

Lapu-Lapu aka The Courageous Blade is one of the Fighter heroes that is often used by EXP Laner in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

As a Fighter, Lapu-Lapu is strong because he has high durability, agile mobility and deadly crowd control abilities.

His Passive Skill is called 'Homeland Defender', every time Lapu-Lapu deals damage, he will get 10 Bravery Blessing.

When his Bravery Blessing is full, his Basic Attack and Justice Blades will be further enhanced while granting him a Shield that can absorb 250 (+65 × Hero Level) damage for 2.5 seconds.

The enhanced Basic Attack will cause him to move towards the target while dealing (+150% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and his Basic Attack cannot be a Critical Hit. The enhanced Justice Blades will slow the target by 60% for 1 second.

Skill 1 has 2 modes, namely Default mode 'Justice Blades' and Heavy Sword Stance mode 'Land Shaker'.

In Default 'Justice Blades' mode, Lapu-Lapu will release a boomerang at his enemy target which will deal 175 – 300 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to other enemies hit when the boomerang shoots and returns.

Enemies hit by both boomerangs will receive 50% damage from the boomerangs.

In Heavy Sword Stance 'Land Shaker' mode, Lapu-Lapu will channel for 0.7 seconds, slowing enemies by 60%.

Then, he will slam his Heavy Sword to the ground, dealing 250 – 400 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to the enemy hit while stunning the enemy for 1 second.

His Skill 2 has 2 modes, namely Default mode 'Jungle Warrior' and Heavy Sword Stance mode 'Storm Sword'.

In Default 'Jungle Warrior' mode, Lapu-Lapu will dash towards the target, dealing 100 – 200 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in his path.

Then in Heavy Sword Stance 'Storm Sword' mode, Lapu-Lapu will spin his sword which will deal 250 – 400 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to the nearest enemy.

Every enemy hero hit will receive a damage reduction of 10% for 4 seconds.

His Ultimate Skill has 2 modes, namely the Default mode 'Bravest Fighter' and the Heavy Sword Stance mode 'Raging Slash'.

In Default 'Bravest Fighter' mode, Lapu-Lapu will jump to the target location while combining his Twin Blades to deal 300 – 500 (+80 Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage upon landing while slowing it by 60% for 1 second.

Lapu-Lapu will also gain 3x Bravery Blessing from this skill while transforming.

For the next 10 seconds, he will enter Great Sword Stance mode and gain skill enhancements, gaining 30 – 60 extra Physical Defense & Magic Defense and Basic Attack damage to 120%.

While in his Heavy Sword Stance 'Raging Slash' mode, Lapu-Lapu will swing his sword three times. The first two slashes will deal 300 – 480 (+140% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage, and the third slash will deal 450 – 720 (+210% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies.

He will also gain Control Immunity during the process and change the direction of his attacks plus move a short distance with each attack.

List of Heroes to Counter Lapu Lapu

When you fight Lapu-Lapu, you can play more patiently, use heroes with crowd control, poke damage and high mobility so that it is difficult for him to enter the battle area.

Timing is also very important, especially when his Ultimate Skill (Bravest Fighter & Raging Slash) is on cooldown, this can be the safest moment to kidnap or initiate a Team Fight.

Apart from that, don't duel alone for too long because his sustain and shield will make him stronger if the war lasts longer.

You can also use anti-heal and defense items so that the damage plus regen doesn't make things difficult when... late game.

Yu Zhong

Yu Zhong aka The Black Dragon is one of the Fighter heroes that is often used by EXP Laners as well as being a hero counter to Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

His strengths as a Fighter include unlimited regeneration, high mobility when transforming into a Black Dragon, and the potential to turn things around during a Team Fight.

His Passive Skill is called 'Cursing Touch', he will apply Sha Residue every time he deals Physical Damage to Lapu-Lapu.

Once his Sha Residue reaches 5 stacks on Lapu-Lapu, Yu Zhong will consume 1 stack every 0.4 seconds to deal 20 (+20% Extra Physical Damage) (+2.5% lost HP of the enemy target) points of Physical Damage to Lapu-Lapu.

Each stack of Sha Residue consumed will restore 6% of Yu Zhong's lost HP.

When Sha Residue explodes, Yu Zhong will gain 30% Movement Speed for 3 seconds.

His skill 1 is called 'Dragon Tail', Yu Zhong will channel his power into his cloak which turns into a weapon to attack Lapu-Lapu who is near him.

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

His 2nd skill is called 'Soul Grip', Yu Zhong will release Dragon Soul to deal 150 – 300 (+120% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to all enemies including Lapu-Lapu in front of him while slowing him by 60% for 1 second.

After being hit by Lapu-Lapu, his next Basic Attack will be enhanced for 5 seconds, dealing 108 – 2016 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and (100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage behind Lapu-Lapu.

After being hit by Lapu-Lapu, Yu Zhong will apply Sha Residue with his Basic Attack being enhanced while dealing up to 200% damage.

His 3rd skill is called 'Furious Dive', Yu Zhong will jump to the designated area with his full power and deal 180 – 270 (+90% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

If Lapu-Lapu is in the area of effect, he will be thrown into the air for 0.8 seconds while receiving 180 – 270 (+90% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Black Dragon Form', after channeling for 0.6 seconds, Yu Zhong will transform into a Black Dragon.

For up to 7 seconds, he cannot use any skills, but can move anywhere while pushing Lapu-Lapu in his path and dealing an extra 180 – 310 (+180% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

He will also gain 1000 – 2000 (+200% Extra Physical Attack) Maximum HP, immune to control effects and ignore challenges during this form.

After returning to his original form, Yu Zhong will enter Dragonoid Form to get an increase in the range of all his skills for 10 seconds.

Esmeralda

Esmeralda aka The Astrologer is a hybrid Tank and Hero hero Mage which is often used by EXP Laner and is also a counter hero for Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

As an Offlaner, he can also be a Jungler with his ability to absorb enemy Shields into his own, providing deadly damage and high durability.

With her passive skill, "Starmoon Casket," Esmeralda manipulates her two weapons, Stardust and Frostmoon. Stardust deals physical damage, while Frostmoon deals magic damage and grants the target a shield equal to 135% of Frostmoon's damage.

Each Basic Attack will deal (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 100 (+75% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage.

The damage dealt by Esmeralda will ignore all shield effects and will convert her shield into HP.

Her skill 1 is called 'Frostmoon Shield', Esmeralda will get a shield of 300 – 750 (+150% Total Magic Power) and 40% Movement Speed which decreases rapidly for 4 seconds.

Then, he will change the shield of Lapu-Lapu who is near him into his own shield up to 50% of his Maximum HP.

Her 2nd skill 'Stardust Dance', Esmeralda will swing Stardust and Frostmoon which gives 240 – 440 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and 300 – 550 (+120% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Lapu-Lapu who is nearby.

Every time you deal damage to Lapu-Lapu, the cooldown of Frostmoon Shield will be reduced by 1.5 seconds (damaging non-hero units and reducing it by 0.5 seconds) and Movement Speed will be reduced by 10% for 1.5 seconds.

With her Ultimate skill, "Falling Starmoon," Esmeralda combines the power of Astrospace into her two weapons, Stardust and Frostmoon. The longer this skill is active, the further her attack range will be.

If this skill is used again, Esmeralda will throw Stardust at Lapu-Lapu's location, dealing 350 – 650 (+90% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and moving to Lapu-Lapu's location.

Then, cast Frostmoon to deal 350 – 650 (+140% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and paralyze Lapu-Lapu for 1 second (if in the same area).

Benedetta

Benedetta aka The Shadow Ranger is a hybrid Assassin and Fighter hero who is often used by EXP Laner and is also a counter hero for Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

As a hybrid Assassin-Fighter hero, he has high mobility, immunity to Crowd Control effects and deals large area damage.

Her Passive Skill is called 'Elapsed Daytime', when using her Basic Attack, Benedetta will enter Swordout state and charge Sword Intent.

If her Basic Attack is released after Sword Intent is full, Benedetta will use Swordout Slash in the direction she is facing and dash forward, dealing (+215% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Lapu-Lapu in her path (counts as Skill Damage and becomes 50% to Minions and Creeps).

Benedetta uses Swordout Slash when her Sword Intent is full and is in Swordout state with her Basic Attack.

He also gains Sword Intent by dealing damage with his Basic Attacks and skills.

Her skill 1 is called 'Phantom Slash', Benedetta will retreat quickly and leave a Shadow in front of her.

His shadow will slash forward in a fan-shaped area, dealing 200 – 360 (+75% Total Physical Attack) points of Physical Damage and slowing Lapu-Lapu by 60% for 0.5 seconds.

Meanwhile, Benedetta will dash forward to slash, dealing 75 – 175 (+100% Total Physical Attack) points of Physical Damage. If Lapu-Lapu is hit by her Shadow, Benedetta's damage will increase by 200%.  

Her Skill 2 is called 'An Eye for An Eye', Benedetta will raise her weapon to defend, gain Control Immunity and block damage from anywhere for 0.8 seconds.

After that, it stabs in the specified direction and deals 300 – 450 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

If Benedetta manages to block any damage while defending, she will gain full Sword Intent.

If you block any control effect, the next stab will stun Lapu-Lapu for 1.5 seconds.

Her Ultimate Skill 'Alecto: Final Blow', Benedetta will use Alecto, going forward while untargetable, slashing and exploding Sword Intent along her path.

For 2.5 seconds, his Sword Intent will deal a total of up to 1560 – 2080 (+1105% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Lapu-Lapu and slow him by 50%.

Arlott

Arlott aka The Lone Lancer is a Fighter-Assassin hybrid hero who is often used by EXP Laner and is also a counter hero for Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

As a deadly Fighter/Assassin, he also has high mobility, is able to provide consecutive Crowd Control effects and good durability in Team Fights thanks to the Lifesteal from his 'Demon Gaze' (Passive).

Her passive skill, "Demon Gaze," is activated when Arlott has the Demon Eye, marking nearby Lapu-Lapu under control for 7 seconds. Demon Gaze will mark other enemy heroes besides Lapu-Lapu every 7 seconds.

His 1st skill is called 'Dauntless Strike', Arlott will swing his spear forward, dealing 200 (+600% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and temporarily paralyzing Lapu-Lapu in the area.

If Lapu-Lapu is hit by the AOE (Area of Effect) section, he will be paralyzed for 1 second.

With his second skill, "Vengeance," Arlott attacks Lapu-Lapu while dealing 160 (+60% Total Physical Attack) points of Physical Damage. This skill cannot be interrupted during movement.

If Arlott marks Lapu-Lapu, he will deal double damage, update his cooldown, and restore 0 (+90% Total Physical Attack) HP to Arlott. Only 50% of this amount can be restored when used on a non-hero unit.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Final Slash', Arlott will slash in front of him, dealing 400 (+80% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage to Lapu-Lapu in the area and pushing him to the side of the AOE (Area of Effect) and revealing his location.

Cici

Cici aka The Buoyant Performer is a Fighter hero who is often used by EXP Laner and is also a counter hero for Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

As a Fighter, Cici is highly agile, excels at dealing sustained damage, and possesses strong defense. She has become a mainstay in her fighting style in the Land of Dawn.

His Passive Skill is called 'Performer's Delight', he will generate 1 stack of Delight after dealing damage, increasing his Movement Speed by 0.75% and Spell Vamp per stack up to 10x and the effect is doubled when full stack.

Her 1st skill is called 'Yo-Yo Blitz', she uses YoYo to attack Lapu-Lapu who is near her in the range area for 3.5 seconds, hitting targets up to 10x and dealing Physical Damage of 60 – 85 plus 3 – 4.5 (+1.2% Extra Physical Attack) % of Lapu-Lapu's Maximum HP per attack. Cici can move and use other skills during this attack.

If there are no enemy heroes in range, Yo-Yo will attack the base turret. This skill will deal 20% extra damage to minions.  

With her second skill, 'Buoyant Bounce,' Cici jumps towards Lapu-Lapu. If she lands on any unit except the Turret and Base, she can jump again.

If he lands on Lapu-Lapu during his first jump, he will deal 200 – 300 (+40% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

Her Ultimate Skill is called 'Curtain Call', Cici will throw a YoYo towards Lapu-Lapu and connect it with another enemy hero nearby, dealing 100 (+10% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage, slowing them by 30% and pulling them together.

During this duration, Cici can use Yo-Yo Blitz (Skill 1) to attack all targets she gets simultaneously.

If only one is in the Yo-Yo Blitz area (Skill 1), Cici will attack Lapu-Lapu 2x, but the second time the damage will be reduced by 25% – 45%.

Cyclops

Cyclops aka The Starsoul Magician is a Mage hero who is often used by Mid Lane and is also a counter hero for Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

As a Mage, he is able to spam skills with short cooldowns, deadly burst damage and has an effective Ultimate Lock to target agile enemies.

His Passive Skill is called 'Starlite Hourglass', every time Cyclops is hit by an enemy with his skill, his skill cooldown will be reduced by 0.5 seconds.

His 1st skill is called 'Stardust Shock', Cyclops will throw 2 Stardust Disks, each dealing 275 – 400 (+60% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Lapu-Lapu in his path.

His 2nd skill is called 'Planets Attack', Cyclops will spawn Starlit Spheres around him while gaining 30% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.

The Starlit Spheres will seek out and attack nearby Lapu-Lapu, exploding upon collision and dealing 200 – 350 (+50% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Lapu-Lapu.

If Lapu-Lapu is hit by some of his Starlit Spheres, he will take a small amount of damage after the first attack.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Star Power Lockdown', Cyclops will create Planetary Spheres that will be sent towards Lapu-Lapu or Lapu-Lapu's Creep, dealing 500 – 800 (+220% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage while paralyzing Lapu-Lapu for 1 – 2 seconds which will continue to increase with distance traveled.

Gloo

Gloo aka The Swamp Spirits is a Tank hero who is often used by Roamer or EXP Laner and is also a counter hero for Lapu Lapu in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

In the lore of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Gloo will be accompanied by Goo, who is not a separate character, but part of Gloo's own body.

As a strong Tank, he has high mobility, thick defense, is able to regenerate and has the potential to kidnap or lock the movement of enemy heroes during Team Fights.

His Passive Skill is called 'Stick, Stick', Lapu-Lapu will get a Stick stack every time he is hit by Gloo's skill, reducing Movement Speed by 4% for 6 seconds which can be stacked up to 5 stacks.

Each Stack Stick on an enemy will reduce the damage dealt to Gloo by 4%.

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

At the end of the attack, Goo will be left behind and explode after 3 seconds to deal 300 – 450 (+12% HP Extra) Magic Damage to nearby Lapu-Lapu and paralyze them for 1 second.

If Gloo touches Goo, Goo will explode and reset the skill cooldown as well as heal Gloo by 2.5% – 5% from maximum HP if the explosion is hit by Lapu-Lapu.

His 2nd skill is called 'Spread, Spread', Gloo will split into Goo which will deal 100 – 200 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to Lapu-Lapu in a fan-shaped area plus paralyze him for 0.5 seconds.

When split, Gloo will gain 10% Movement Speed and deal 80 (+15% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage every 0.25 seconds to Lapu-Lapu for 4 seconds.

If this skill hits Goo, then Gloo will merge with Goo and drag Lapu-Lapu in its path.

His Ultimate Skill is called 'Grab, Grab', when Lapu-Lapu still has a full Stick Stack (Passive Skill). Gloo will stick to Lapu-Lapu 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 the damage taken to Lapu-Lapu. If Lapu-Lapu dies, the cooldown of this skill is reduced to 5 seconds.

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So, those are some of the strongest Lapu Lapu counter heroes you can use in Mobile Legends right now. So, which hero are you going to use to counter Lapu Lapu?

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