Mobile Legends: Bang Bang – Complete Walkthrough and Strategy Guide

 

1. Understanding the Basics

• Game Type: Mobile Legends is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game where teams of 5 players compete to destroy the enemy’s base while defending their own.
• Objectives:
  • Destroy enemy turrets in each lane (top, mid, bottom).
  • Push towards the enemy base by killing enemy minions and heroes.
  • Defeat the final structure, the Nexus, to win.

2. Game Modes

• Classic Mode: Casual play; teams of 5 compete.
• Ranked Mode: Competitive mode, affecting your rank.
• Brawl Mode: Shorter matches with one lane.
• Custom Mode: Custom rules for practice.
• Arcade Mode: Special events and unique modes.

3. Hero Classes

Heroes in Mobile Legends fall into different roles. Choosing the right hero for your team composition is crucial:

• Tanks: High durability, frontline initiators (e.g., Tigreal, Akai).
• Fighters: Balanced offense and defense, suited for dueling and brawling (e.g., Chou, Aldous).
• Assassins: High burst damage, excels at killing squishy targets quickly (e.g., Fanny, Ling).
• Mages: Ability-based damage dealers (e.g., Kagura, Eudora).
• Marksmen: Ranged damage dealers, focused on basic attacks (e.g., Layla, Clint).
• Supports: Healing, shielding, or crowd control to assist the team (e.g., Rafaela, Estes).

4. Understanding the Map

The map is divided into three lanes: top, middle, and bottom. Each lane has turrets that you need to destroy to get closer to the enemy's base. Additionally:

• Jungle: Area between the lanes with neutral monsters, buffs, and objectives like the Turtle and Lord.
• Turtle: Offers gold and experience. Kill it early to gain an advantage.
• Lord: Spawns in the late game, giving your team a powerful minion that pushes a lane.

5. Early Game (1-5 minutes)

• Laning: Focus on last-hitting minions for gold and experience.
• Farming: Some heroes farm the jungle to gain gold faster.
• Buffs: Certain jungle monsters provide buffs:
  • Blue Buff: Reduces mana cost and cooldowns.
  • Red Buff: Slows and deals extra damage to enemies.
• Turtle: Spawn around the 2-minute mark. Taking this objective gives your team a gold lead.
• Vision and Map Awareness: Keep an eye on the minimap to watch for potential ganks.

6. Mid Game (5-10 minutes)

• Team Fights: Small skirmishes and team fights will start happening. Play around objectives like the Turtle and turrets.
• Push Lanes: Focus on pushing lanes and taking down turrets.
• Ganking: Roam from your lane to surprise enemies in other lanes. Coordinate with teammates for kills.

7. Late Game (10+ minutes)

• Lord: Around the 9-minute mark, the Lord spawns. Defeating it can help you siege the enemy base.
• Team Fights: Stick with your team, as single heroes are easily picked off.
• End Game Push: Push all lanes simultaneously, using the Lord or a well-timed team fight victory to finish the game.

8. Tips for Success

• Hero Synergy: Work with your team to pick heroes that complement each other’s strengths.
• Itemization: Buy items that counter enemy heroes. For instance, buy defense items if the enemy assassin is fed.
• Communication: Use the in-game chat or pings to communicate ganks, objectives, and lane priorities.
• Positioning: Always know where your team and enemies are, especially during team fights.

9. Useful Items

• Offense: Blade of Despair, Endless Battle.
• Defense: Athena’s Shield, Immortality.
• Movement: Boots of Tranquility, Swift Boots.

10. Ranked Play

• Solo Queue: Choose flexible heroes, as you might need to adapt to the team’s needs.
• Duo/Team Play: Coordinate hero picks and strategies before the game to ensure optimal team synergy.