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As Season 39 is live now in Mobile Legend: Bang Bang’s Ranked mode, there has been a decent shift in the meta. With a higher emphasis on fast-paced, objective-driven gameplay, teams are looking at ways to dominate the game early on, hoping to finish the match as soon as possible. This article will look at the best ways to win ranked matches without a Tank, and the best hero lineups to play in this way in Mobile Legends.
Getting Started
This kind of playstyle starts in the draft phase, where teams will look to pick 2 Mages/Supports in the mid lane as opposed to 1 Tank/Support and 1 Mage/Support. The key idea behind playing without a Tank is to have a good early and mid-game and to avoid prolonging the match too long until the late game.
Mage and Support characters are also known to have a higher damage output right at the start of the game compared to Tanks. As such, 4-5 heroes on your team will need to have a good early game for this tactic to succeed, including the Jungler. You can either go with Assassin Junglers or Fighter Junglers like Suyou in this meta due to the fact that they are better at farming and getting kills in the early game.
Essentially, you will want to pick 1 Mage with a high damage output potential in the early game, 1 Mage/Support with good Crowd Control (CC) like Carmilla, instead of pure Tanks, aan Assassin Jungler like Lancelot that can farm and look for kills early, and one offlaner and gold laner that can easily clear minion waves and push turrets.
Mages that suit this playstyle
Much of this strategy depends on a high damage output from your Mage, so picking a hero with a good mix of continuous and burst damage is very important. Having some form of Crowd Control (CC) skill on the Mage is also good, as it helps replace some of the missing CC from the Tank.
Valir
Renowned for his everlasting fireballs and annoying stuns and slows, Valir is a menace starting from level 1. By taking his Skill 1 first, as long as you hit an enemy hero at the center with this skill, it will refresh and gain another stack, enabling you to play aggressively right from the start.
You can also play him as support to replace Tank, as his Skill 2 can push enemies back, effectively keeping both yourself and the team safe from surprise ambushes and enemy ganks. Moreover, with the new item, Sky Piercer, you can easily stack it up and be a menace from to late game.
Lylia
Now, Lylia may look cute, but she actually packs a nasty punch early, as also happens to be one of my favorite mage. She has both Skill 1 and Skill 2 right from the start, letting you deal solid amount of damage before the enemy can react with her combo of Skill 1 + Skill 2. However, you’ll lack some CC , but it’s manageable with her Slow Effect, so be sure to pair her with a Support with good CC capability.
Luo Yi
The Yin-yang Geomancer known for her annoying stuns, Luo Yi is also a good option to play in with this strategy. Although you need level 2 skill to be truly devastating and have good idea on how to use Yin-Yang Reactions right from the start. Be sure to pair her with a Support that can provide some escape, as Luo Yi has no dash skills and is very prone to enemy ganks.
Supports that suit this playstyle
Arguably the player with the most responsibility here is the Support, as you need to pay special attention to opening the map to prepare for possible ambushes, protecting the Jungler, and dealing poke damage to the enemy heroes.
Diggie
This little bird Diggie can cause so much mayhem on the battlefield and is more effectively built like a Tank, rather than like a Support. His best asset to protect and provide kills to the Jungler and damage dealer is his Skill 2, which can pull back enemies to a spot they were before, similar to reversing time.
This interrupts the flow of the enemy ambush, giving your team enough time to launch a counterattack or to escape. You can also use the Ultimate to cancel all enemy CC skills and provide shield to your allies for a few moments.
Mathilda
Mathilda as a cover Support is very ideal, as you can use Skill 2 to give allies an extra dash towards you pairing nicely with Mages who do not have dash skills such as Luo Yi. You can help them escape sticky situations or gank squishy heroes with your Jungler by using the Ultimate.
Rafaela
This beautiful medic hails as one of the game’s oldest supports and has finally become more relevant in the recent meta. Rafaela‘s abilities to slow and stun the enemy gives you surprisingly useful utility in a team fight, though you’ll require a solid offlaner that can sustain damage.
Similar to Mathilda, you can also help allies escape by increasing their Movement Speed and healing them with her Skill 2. While not the ideal support, she can be deadly in the right hands, speeding up allies and slowing enemies to her will.
Recommended Junglers and Offlaners
Since Junglers are not usually taken first (for fear of being counter-picked), Offlaners and Supports have priority picks. After discussing what Mages and Supports to pick above, Junglers and Offlaners should be next. For Junglers, Assassins like Lancelot, Hayabusa, and Yi Sun-Shin can prove to be more useful than Marksman, because of their higher damage output in the early game.
And as for exp laners, you may decide to pick one with solid sustain like Lapu-Lapu or Yu Zhong. This allows your team to have some flexibility, and you can also easily take part in team fights or even initiate one.
Final Thoughts
The 2-support meta is not for everyone to play. While it may offer a much stronger early game, the trade-off of a weaker late game may not be worth it. In order to pull this playstyle off correctly, be sure that you are first playing in a full team of 5, which makes communication much easier.
Prioritize your hero picks in accordance with what you are comfortable and confident in playing, not what the meta tells you. Tier lists are helpful, but in the end, you are the one behind the wheel. Play with heroes that can be aggressive right from the start of the game, and keep pressuring the enemy in all 3 lanes. With a little luck and a lot of skill, you will be sure to win games in Mobile Legends even without fielding a proper Tank.
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Rafaela**While not the ideal support**
How you can say that ? Is Best support from game. Slow(all) + Stun + heal(ALL) + speed(all)+ extra Dmg (when she die)+Dmg(with good items and emblem mag) ..