Hanabi Counter Mobile Legends 2025

Hanabi is a Marksman who can stun, is immune to crowd control, and deals damage to multiple targets. She is very strong in the late game and can easily hit and run any enemy.
To counter Hanabi, you need to get close and deal burst damage. Use items that increase armor, slow attack speed and purify.
I have fought 432 matches with Hanabi and my experiences will make it easier for you to counter Hanabi in Mobile Legends.
Role: Marksman
Specialty: Reap/Damage
Lane: Gold Lane
Win rate: 53.25% | Tier : S
Hanabi Counter Mobile Legends stats: All the Hanabi info you could want with heroes counter, item counter, tips counter and more!
Heroes counter Hanabi
Hanabi is Weak Against
These heroes are strong against Hanabi at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Hanabi.
Hanabi is Strong Against
These heroes are weak against Hanabi at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Hanabi.
Items counter Hanabi
Using Dominance Ice will slow down Hanabi’s attack speed.

Using Wind of Nature will make you immune to all types of physical damage.

To reduce Hanabi’s damage, you should use: Twilight Armor and Antique Cuirass.


Using Winter Crown will help you avoid Hanabi’s skills.

Use items that reduce Hanabi’s movement speed such as: Corrosion Scythe and Ice Queen Wand.


Immortality will help you live again.

Build armor-increasing items such as: Brute Force Breastplate, Thunder Belt, Blade Armor.



Emblems counter Hanabi
Use Tenacity and Firmness to increase physical defense.


Spells counter Hanabi
Hanabi can stun you, use Purify to neutralize it.

Role Counter Hanabi
Use role (Assassin) to counter Hanabi.

Hanabi is weak against Assassins who deal burst damage, high mobility, and suppressive (Karina, Fanny, Hayabusa).
Counter skill Hanabi
Skill | Name | Effect |
---|---|---|
Passive | Ninjutsu: Petal Barrage | Buff |
1 | Ninjutsu: Equinox | Shield, Buff |
2 | Ninjutsu: Soul Scroll | Damage, Buff |
Ultimate | Forbidden Jutsu: Higanbana | CC, AOE |




Counter passive (Ninjutsu: Petal Barrage): Do not stand near soldiers or other teammates in combat because Hanabi’s passive can bounce up to 4 times.
Counter skill 1 (Ninjutsu: Equinox): Do not use CC skills when Hanabi has shield activated.
Counter skill 2 (Ninjutsu: Soul Scroll): You can dodge Hanabi’s Kunai because Ninjutsu: Soul Scroll is a directional skill.
Counter ultimate (Forbidden Jutsu: Higanbana): Use Purify to remove the immobility status from Hanabi’s ultimate.
Tips counter Hanabi
Don’t stand close to your allies to avoid bounce damage from Hanabi’s passive.
Hanabi has a short attack range, poke her from afar.
When Hanabi uses Ninjutsu: Equinox. Don’t use cc skills on her, wait for it to expire.
Quickly use purify to escape the immobilized state when Hanabi uses her ultimate. She can quickly take you down if you don’t get out of her range.
Take down Hanabi with burst damage. Using a mobile assassin with high damage will easily defeat Hanabi.
Using CC will make it easy to catch and kill Hanabi.
Strength:
- Burst AOE damage.
- Many CC skills.
- Immunity of control skill.
Weakness:
- Lack of burst damage.
- Lack of escape skill.
Hanabi’s Power Analysis:
Rate Hanabi’s strength on a scale of 1 -> 10.
Durability | 2 |
Offense | 7 |
Control effects | 8 |
Hanabi Matchups
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 41% Game: 256 | ![]() Natalia |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 47% Game: 754 | ![]() Fanny |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 44% Game: 322 | ![]() Hayabusa |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 48% Game: 245 | ![]() Nolan |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 49% Game: 138 | ![]() Karina |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 58% Game: 415 | ![]() Minotaur |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 51% Game: 954 | ![]() Layla |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 52% Game: 241 | ![]() Akai |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 57% Game: 643 | ![]() Johnson |
![]() Hanabi | Win rate: 55% Game: 355 | ![]() Chou |