Published: 2026-10-26 · Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Masha guide and counters (2.2.16a): reworked kit, EXP build, Wound combo and matchups

Role and playstyle

Masha was rebuilt from scratch in patch 2.2.16 and is now an EXP lane fighter who wins by staying in fights. Her passive, Primal Pact, gives her three HP bars: losing one clears crowd control on her and resets Claw Strike, so killing her takes three separate commitments. Her skills leave a directional Wound on enemy heroes, and a basic attack from the same side breaks it and starts her Feral State, where her next three basic attacks become wide claw sweeps that heal her.

The numbers explain why she is banned so often. In mlbbhub's ranked data for 2.2.16a (refreshed October 25) she has a 60.5% win rate, up 3.9 points over the last 39 days, and a 33.5% ban rate overall. In Mythical Glory and above she wins 61.8% of her games and is banned in 75% of them, so she is rarely picked at all (0.56% pick rate). mlbb.io's seven-day sample shows almost the same picture: 60.8% wins and a 37.1% ban rate.

Recommended build and emblem

• Items (mlbbhub, the build with the best tracked results): Warrior Boots, War Axe, Corrosion Scythe, Thunder Belt, Queen's Wings, Immortality.
• Swaps: Tough Boots against heavy slows or chained crowd control; Sea Halberd instead of Thunder Belt when the enemy relies on healing or shields; Oracle instead of Immortality for long trades.
• Emblem: Fighter set with Festival of Blood and the Brave Smite core talent. For the first talent our page lists Thrill; mlbbhub's build uses Firmness, which suits lanes with a lot of magic poke.
• Battle spell: Sprint. All three guides we checked recommend it, because her damage depends on reaching the right side of the target.

Other guides push a critical-strike build (esports.gg) or Demon Hunter Sword. Sources disagree on this, so treat the list above as a starting point and keep Corrosion Scythe and an attack speed item in every version.

Combo and key tips

• Basic loop: land Feral Swipe or Claw Strike to place a Wound, step to that side and basic attack to enter Feral State, spend the three claws, then cast skills again for the next Wound.
• Breaking another Wound while you are already Feral adds more claws (mlbbhub lists up to six), so weave skills between your empowered attacks instead of saving them.
• Feral State stores part of the damage and turns it into HP after combat ends. Step out briefly when a fight stalls instead of trading at low HP.
• Claw Strike resets each time you lose an HP bar. Use it right after a bar breaks to chase a fleeing target or to leave.
• Savage Maul is your commitment button: it stuns the target and knocks back nearby enemies, and its damage grows with your max HP. Save it for the carry, not for the first hero you meet.

Counters: who beats Masha

• Estes and Rafaela appear on both statistics lists we checked (mlbb.io: +3.7 and +2.5 points; mlbbhub: +2.9 and +2.0). Steady team healing undoes her burst, and Rafaela's Holy Baptism stun stops her charge.
• Kimmy is the third pick on our hero page: she shoots while moving and can stay out of claw range. mlbbhub also lists Freya (+2.7) and Bruno (+2.2); mlbb.io adds Uranus, Floryn and Aldous, mostly from Mythic rank upward.
• Timing matters more than the pick: since every lost HP bar clears crowd control, save your hardest stun for her last bar or for the moment she uses Savage Maul.
• Items: Sea Halberd or Dominance Ice for anti-heal, and Antique Cuirass or Blade Armor against her physical damage.

Who Masha is good against

Both statistics sites show her winning most against Eudora, Yu Zhong and Pharsa. mlbbhub also lists Gloo (+3.6), Cici and Brody. Immobile mages cannot escape Claw Strike, and tanks like Gloo lose the long trade against her three HP bars; our engine also marks her as strong against tanks.

What changed recently

The full rework arrived in 2.2.16 (live September 16, 2026), and hotfix 2.2.16a did not touch her. The Advanced Server is testing changes, which are not live and may still change: build 2.2.26 moved the slow from Feral Swipe to Claw Strike and cut her ultimate's base damage, and build 2.2.28 restored that ultimate damage but lowered her passive physical attack bonus. If a version of these reaches the live server, we will update this guide.

mlbbhub.com Masha build, win rate and matchup data (patch 2.2.16a, stats refreshed October 25, 2026) · mlbb.io Masha counter data (October 2026, last 7 days) · esports.gg Masha revamp guide (September 21, 2026) · Advanced Server notes 2.2.26 and 2.2.28 via gamingonphone.com (October 16 and 25, 2026)

This article was drafted with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed above.