Mobile Legends: Bang Bang consistently introduces exciting new heroes, but few have made as much of an impact as Lukas. Since his release, Lukas has quickly become a top-tier pick across all game modes—from Ranked and Classic to high-level professional play like MPL. In this guide, we’ll break down why Lukas is so powerful, what makes him such a high-priority pick or ban, and most importantly, how you can effectively counter him in your matches.
From the moment Lukas dropped in Mobile Legends, he’s been an instant favorite among players. Whether it’s his flashy Rasengan-style skills or his transformation into a beast during his ultimate, Lukas has all the tools of a meta-defining hero.
Multiple Immunity Skills:
Lukas has built-in immunity across multiple abilities. His first skill provides immunity during animation, and his ultimate grants two layers of immunity—one during the transformation and one when he throws his Bijuu Dama.
Long Animation = Long Immunity:
Unlike other heroes who need precise timing to activate immunity (like Lancelot or Hayabusa), Lukas' long animations naturally extend his immune frames, making it easier to avoid stuns or burst damage.
No-Timing Needed Immunity:
With Lukas, even if your timing is off, you’ll still likely activate immunity. This is what makes him dangerous in both solo queue and coordinated team play—you don’t need to be mechanically perfect to benefit from his kit.
Heroes that offer both crowd control (CC) and immunity are rare—and when they do exist, they usually come with clear trade-offs. Not so with Lukas.
He can stun you, but you can’t easily stun him back.
Even if you try to catch him with surprise CC like Franco’s hook, Lukas can cancel it out with his immunity.
Once he dives into your backline, there’s little you can do if your timing is off or if you don’t have the right composition.
His design is reminiscent of older meta heroes like Martis and Grock, who also had built-in CC resistance. But Lukas takes it a step further—combining tankiness, mobility, and damage with immunity, making him the ultimate teamfight disruptor.
Despite his overwhelming power, Lukas is not invincible. Here are the best strategies and heroes to counter him effectively.
Lukas is immune to most crowd control effects if he times his skills right. Heroes like Franco, Kaja, or Chou can work—but only if they land the first strike before Lukas activates his skills.
If you try to CC Lukas after he begins a skill, you’ll likely waste your ability.
Instead of stuns, use slows to counter his mobility:
Valir
Yve
Zhask
Nana
These heroes can kite Lukas, slow his advance, and make it hard for him to engage effectively. Once his ultimate is over, you can re-engage and eliminate him safely.
The perfect counter to Lukas is his rival: Sasuke (Suyo).
Suyo can dodge Lukas’ engage with his first skill and immunize himself from incoming damage.
He excels in kite-and-run (hit-and-run) strategies, which work especially well when you want to avoid head-on duels with Lukas.
Marksmen can be effective if they’re well-protected:
Use Brody, Beatrix, or Claude
Pair them with durable tanks like Tigreal or Fredrinn to absorb Lukas’ dives
Lukas can’t easily reach backline damage dealers when blocked by a frontline
Yes, you read that right. Ignoring Lukas in fights can be the best play. His power spikes when he activates his ultimate (Kurama mode). If you just disengage and wait out the cooldown, his threat level drops significantly. Don’t feed him kills—just wait for his cooldowns to burn out, then take him down.
Given how dominant he’s been, it’s likely that Lukas will receive a nerf in a future patch. But until that happens, take advantage of his strengths—or prepare your draft and playstyle to neutralize him before he dominates the game.
Lukas is without a doubt one of the most powerful and annoying heroes in Mobile Legends right now. If you haven’t tried him yet, now’s your chance before he gets nerfed. But if you’re tired of facing him every game, try the strategies above—slow-based heroes, kite comps, and disengage tactics are your best bet.
What do you think of Lukas? OP or fair? Let us know in the comments!
