Pick & ban strategies: hero counters, team synergy, and pick order
The match starts before you load into the map. On the draft screen each team bans heroes, then picks them in turn.
This category explains how that order works. Why first pick and last pick carry different pressure. How to choose a hero that makes the enemy awkward, not just the hero you are best at. How to split the five roles so the team is not doubled up or missing one. And how to read the enemy draft to guess their plan.
It is the phase most players skip, even though it lasts seconds and shapes everything after it. A lopsided draft is hard to out-play.
If you would rather learn by doing, the draft tool on this site suggests picks and bans as you fill in the enemy team.
Complete guide to Mobile Legends Draft Pick mode: the ban phase, pick order, first pick vs last pick advantages, and principles for building a balanced team comp.
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How to analyze the enemy Mobile Legends composition after the draft locks: finding their win condition, the biggest threat, the focus target, and adjusting lanes, spells, and builds.