Best Heroes in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang — Season 41 Tier List (July 2026)

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Best Heroes in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang — Season 41 Tier List (July 2026)

Disclaimer: This is a community-based tier list, not official data from Moonton. Hero placements reflect ranked meta trends observed in the Legend–Mythic bracket under Patch 2.1.90, informed by community tracking from MLBBHub and mlbb.tools, alongside official patch note research. Win rates and ban observations come from third-party aggregators and vary by rank, region, and time window. Last reviewed: July 20, 2026 — updated each major patch cycle.

A new season resets more than just your rank. Season 41 “Scarlet Embers” arrived on June 17 with Patch 2.1.88 — a full roaming and jungle overhaul plus a new hero — and by early July, Moonton had already walked back part of it with Patch 2.1.90 after tank junglers ran away with the meta. That kind of back-and-forth is normal in the first month of a new season, and it’s exactly why this list gets rebuilt every patch instead of every few months.

This guide covers every role with tier tables, explanations of why heroes are placed where they are, counter awareness, and a beginner section. Whether you’re climbing from Epic or grinding Mythic Glory, here’s where to start.

How This Tier List Works

Placements reflect general Season 41 community meta perception, not official Moonton rankings. Heroes near the top of each tier are generally considered stronger than those near the bottom.

Post-Season 41 Meta Context

Before the role-by-role breakdown, here’s the patch landscape these rankings sit inside:

Patch 2.1.88 (June 17, 2026): Launched Season 41 “Scarlet Embers” alongside a rank reset. The headline change was a broad survivability buff to traditional roaming heroes, tanks, and backline supports, paired with a jungle rework that raised Retribution damage and reshaped early creep pacing so junglers behind on farm have more room to recover. Hirara, a geisha assassin built around a dual-weapon combo system (Twin Fans: Ukifune), joined the roster as the season’s new hero. Gloo, Zhuxin, and Claude were among 11 heroes nerfed to open the season.

Patch 2.1.90 (July 8, 2026): A mid-season correction after the jungle changes left tank junglers overtuned. Baxia, Fredrinn, and Akai had their jungling speed and damage trimmed, while underused exp lane and jungle picks — Esmeralda, Nolan, Aulus, Minsitthar, and Argus — were buffed to compensate. Zhuxin lost additional Skill 2 range, Melissa got a Mythical Honor buff, and Atlas had a Skill 1 cooldown bug fixed.

The result: a frontline-heavy early season that’s already being pulled back toward balance, with roam and exp lane carrying more weight than gold lane right now.

Overall S-Tier — Most Meta-Relevant Heroes (July 2026)

These heroes are commonly observed as high-priority picks or bans in draft-aware lobbies at Legend rank and above. Availability and impact vary by bracket.

Who is Hirara? Hirara is Season 41’s new hero — a geisha assassin whose kit revolves around two weapons, Meisen-e and Kaerazu, that can be cast individually or combined into different combo skills depending on the order you drag them. One combo dashes in and immobilizes a wide area; the other briefly makes her untargetable before a follow-up dash. That flexibility gives skilled players a lot of outs in a duel, which is why she debuted directly into the S-tier conversation for jungle and assassin roles.

Heroes commonly considered high-priority in Season 41 ranked drafts

Tank Tier List

Patch 2.1.88’s roaming survivability pass gave nearly every traditional tank more early-game durability, and 2.1.90 only trimmed the junglers among them — lane tanks are still riding high.

Gloo — his kit lets him split and attach to an enemy hero, transferring incoming damage to that target. This creates problems for burst heroes who need to land a full combo cleanly to kill. He took a ban-pressure-driven nerf in 2.1.88 aimed at getting him off the ban list, but he still posts one of the highest win rates among tanks, so the intended cooldown didn’t fully land.

Masha — currently sits at the very top of the tank and fighter rankings this patch. Her kit punishes passive laning hard, and the season’s broader survivability buffs to frontliners have only reinforced how difficult she is to trade with in exp lane.

Atlas — durability from the 2.1.88 roaming buffs turned his hook-and-ultimate engage into one of the safer initiations in the game, and a Skill 1 cooldown fix in 2.1.90 smoothed out his early rotations.

Weak against: Gloo is countered by sustained damage that bypasses his split mechanic. Masha struggles against poke-heavy compositions that whittle her down before she closes distance.

Fighter / EXP Lane Tier List

Season 41’s exp lane rewards durable fighters who can hold a wave and rotate to Turtle fights without needing constant help — a direct result of the roaming survivability pass bleeding into the lane.

Sun — clone mechanics apply split pressure and create confusion in teamfights. His effectiveness comes from forcing opponents to misidentify the real Sun during objective skirmishes, and he remains one of the more heavily banned heroes in the current patch.

Minsitthar — one of the heroes the 2.1.90 hotfix specifically buffed to compensate for the tank jungler nerfs, and it worked: he’s now a reliable S-tier answer for teams that want an exp laner who also functions as a secondary engage.

Argus — reworked in 2.1.88 to lean more Fighter than Assassin, with smoother early-to-mid power scaling and a guaranteed ultimate effect. The 2.1.90 buff pushed him further, and he’s now a legitimate flex pick between exp lane and jungle.

Note: Chou and Lancelot, both S-tier staples in recent seasons, have fallen out of favor this patch — Chou in particular sits near the bottom of the full list right now. If you’re used to defaulting to him, it’s worth practicing an alternative before your next ranked match.

Weak against: Sun is countered by junglers who can find and kill his clones before they push a lane unattended. Minsitthar’s engage window is punished by heroes with hard disengage tools that break his hook chain.

Assassin / Jungle Tier List

The jungle rework in 2.1.88 raised Retribution damage and reshaped early creep pacing, which briefly let tank junglers dominate before 2.1.90 walked that back. What’s left is a role led by mechanically flexible assassins and mage-assassin hybrids rather than pure burst.

Harley — still the defining mid/jungle threat, even after a 2.1.88 nerf that trimmed Skill 2’s mobility. As an assassin-mage hybrid he clears camps quickly and snowballs off pick-offs, and his Magic Master passive shreds magic defense as a fight drags on. He remains one of the more frequently banned heroes in the game.

Hirara — the new hero’s stacked-energy combo system rewards players who learn which weapon order fits which situation: the dash-and-immobilize combo for engage, the untargetable-then-dash combo for repositioning out of danger. High ceiling, but the branching combo tree gives her a real learning curve.

Saber — buffed in 2.1.88 to add sustained damage around his ultimate and to let him build fighter equipment, addressing a longstanding one-note burst identity. That change alone was enough to push him back into S-tier consideration.

Weak against: Harley is countered by heroes with sustained damage and crowd control that prevent his shadow reactivation. Hirara’s combo windows can be interrupted by hard, uninterruptible crowd control before she completes a chain.

Jungle meta in Season 41 — Harley and new hero Hirara lead the assassin tier

Mage / Mid Lane Tier List

Mid lane priority in Season 41 is skill-shot poke and wave clear efficiency. Zhuxin’s continued nerfs across both 2.1.88 and 2.1.90 have cooled her down significantly from her prior dominance, opening room for more traditional poke mages.

Gord — currently the highest win rate of any mage in the game. His skill-shot poke is unforgiving to land against a good opponent, but the payoff for players who can hit it consistently is one of the strongest lane phases in mid.

Zetian — leads the role on pick rate and remains one of the most reliable zone-control picks for players who want consistent teamfight presence without a steep mechanical requirement.

Eudora — a small buff in 2.1.88 made her lightning-chain trigger easier to land, a quiet change that quietly pushed her back into regular rotation for players who like single-target burst.

Zhuxin note: She was nerfed in both the season-opening patch and the mid-season hotfix, losing Skill 2 range on top of an increased mana cost. If you were relying on her displacement poke to control lane, expect noticeably less room to work with this patch.

Weak against: Gord is countered by mobile divers who can close the gap before his poke chips them down. Zetian’s zone control is limited by dashes or blinks that let enemies step outside her area before it matters.

Marksman / Gold Lane Tier List

Gold lane took a back seat to exp lane and roam this season, but the marksmen who lead the role haven’t changed much — safe positioning and clean scaling still beat raw early aggression.

Hanabi — still the most-picked hero in the entire game and the most reliable gold lane carry. Her control-immunity shield is a lifesaver against dive, and her bounce-based ultimate provides crucial lockdown in grouped fights. She wants longer games where she can finish core items and let bounce damage carry from the backline.

Melissa — got a Mythical Honor-specific buff in Patch 2.1.90 that shortened her Skill 1 cooldown at higher ranks, sharpening her doll-mechanic punish against dive-heavy compositions further at the top of the ladder.

Weak against: Hanabi is countered by dive assassins who can burst her before bounces proc. Melissa’s doll has limited effectiveness against ranged heroes who poke from outside its range.

Support / Roam Tier List

Support is arguably the deepest role this season. The 2.1.88 roaming attribute pass boosted survivability across nearly every backline support, and the results show: five different supports currently sit in S-tier.

Rafaela — early-game cooldown reductions and mana optimizations in 2.1.88 turned her from a niche pick into one of the strongest sustain roamers of the season. Her respawn-linked skill now comes back fast enough to contest early skirmishes far more consistently than before.

Floryn — her ultimate (Bloom) heals all allies globally twice, regardless of where they are on the map. Her passive (Dew’s Lantern) lets her share the Flower of Hope with one teammate, granting that ally a shield each time Floryn heals them. She remains one of the more statistically reliable support picks this season.

Estes — adjusted in 2.1.88 to align with the season’s roaming attribute changes, on top of an improved early-to-late power curve. Teams that skip anti-heal items against a well-played Estes still tend to lose the war of attrition.

Marcel note: He remains the most-picked support in the game and a strong first-pick consideration, though a 2.1.88 adjustment softened some of his crowd control to reduce how oppressive he feels to play against, in exchange for more room to showcase individual skill.

Weak against: Floryn is hard-countered by heroes whose passives suppress shield and HP regen effects, directly cutting her healing output. Estes’s channel heal can be interrupted by hard crowd control landed mid-cast.

Rafaela and Floryn’s sustain-focused kits make them two of the most consistently effective supports in Season 41 community tier rankings

Best Heroes for Beginners in 2026

New to MLBB or returning after a long break? These heroes have kits that don’t punish mechanical errors as harshly as high-mobility carries, making them better choices while you’re still building map awareness and game sense.

Hold off on Fanny, Ling, and Hirara until you have experience. Fanny’s and Ling’s floors are punishing, and Hirara’s branching combo system takes real practice to use well under pressure — mistakes with any of them cost games, not just deaths.

Heroes to Be Cautious With in Ranked (Season 41)

These heroes tend to underperform relative to their alternatives in the current meta. Not permanent — patches change priorities — but as of July 2026 they have more reliable replacements.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is this tier list based on official Moonton data? No. It’s a community-based guide informed by third-party tracking sites (MLBBHub, mlbb.tools), official patch notes, and ranked meta observations. Tier placements represent commonly held community views, not certified statistics. The modDatetime field in the frontmatter shows when this was last reviewed.

Q: Which hero is most effective for climbing solo queue right now? Depends on role comfort. For exp lane, Masha offers one of the highest win rates in the game right now. For jungle, Harley remains the most reliable high-performance pick despite his nerf. For support, Rafaela and Floryn both provide strong sustain that doesn’t depend heavily on coordination.

Q: Is Hirara worth learning in 2026? Yes, if you’re willing to invest practice time in her combo system before ranked. Her dual-weapon kit rewards players who can read a fight and pick the right combo order, but she punishes hesitation. Learn her combo tree in unranked first.

Q: What happened after Season 40 ended? Season 40 closed and Season 41 “Scarlet Embers” began on June 17, 2026 with Patch 2.1.88, which reset ranks and introduced Hirara alongside a broad roaming and jungle rework. Patch 2.1.90 followed on July 8 as a mid-season correction after tank junglers proved overtuned.

Q: Which heroes are top ban priority right now? Gloo, Sun, and Estes currently draw some of the heaviest ban attention, with Marcel and Harley close behind. Securing or denying any of them tends to shift the draft before the first pick is even locked.

Q: How often is this updated? This list is reviewed each major patch cycle. The modDatetime frontmatter date reflects the most recent review. Meta can shift between patches too — if a hotfix drops, check back.

Final Thoughts

Season 41 rewards durable, front-to-back compositions more than any recent season — a direct result of Moonton’s roaming and jungle changes. A well-played A-tier pick almost always outperforms a poorly executed S-tier one, so start with what you can pilot confidently and build from there.

Quick role reference: Rafaela or Floryn for roam. Masha or Sun for exp lane. Harley or Hirara for jungle. Gord or Zetian for mid lane. Hanabi or Miya for gold lane. Gloo or Minotaur for tank.

This article will be updated with each significant patch. Last reviewed July 20, 2026 — Patch 2.1.90.