Layla Counter Mobile Legends 2025

Layla lacks mobility and she depends heavily on the player’s skills to survive. She has long range, high damage and can easily take down enemy heroes with her ultimate.

To counter Layla, you only use mobile heroes and deal burst damage. She will be easily taken down if you cc her before dealing damage.

I have fought 421 matches with Layla and my strategies will help you counter Layla in Mobile Legends.

Role: Marksman

Specialty: Reap/Damage

Lane: Gold Lane

Win rate: 45.23% | Tier: A

Layla Counter Mobile Legends stats: All the Layla info you could want with heroes counter, item counter, tips counter and more!

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Heroes counter Layla

Layla is Weak Against

These heroes are strong against Laylaat most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Layla.

Layla is Strong Against

These heroes are weak against Layla at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Layla.

Items counter Layla

Use physical defense items that slow down attack speed and movement speed to counter Layla.

Dominance Ice will slow down Layla’s attack speed. This is the item used to counter Layla most effectively.

Wind of Nature can negate all physical damage Layla deals for a period of time.

Reduce physical damage with items: Twilight Armor and Antique Cuirass.

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

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

Immortality will help you revive.

Armor increasing items: Brute Force Breastplate, Thunder Belt, Blade Armor.

Emblems counter Layla

Using Emblems reduces physical damage.

Increases the chance to kill Layla.

Spells counter Layla

Use Purify to remove the stun from Layla’s Void Projectile.

Avoid Layla’s ultimate.

Role Counter Layla

Use role (Assassin) to counter Layla.

Assassins with mobility and destroy Layla quickly such as: Natalia, Fanny, Saber, Hayabusa.

Counter skill Layla

Skill	Name	Effect
Passive	Malefic Gun	Buff
1	Malefic Bomb	Burst, Buff
2	Void Projectile	AOE, Slow
Ultimate	Destruction Rush	Burst, Buff

Counter passive (Malefic Gun): Most assassins can counter Layla’s passive.

Counter skill 1 (Malefic Bomb): Use Blade Armor to counter this skill of Layla.

Counter skill 2 (Void Projectile): Stay away from teammates with Magic Mark, because when Layla attacks they will spread damage to you.

Counter ultimate (Destruction Rush): Do not stand in a straight line during combat. You can avoid Layla’s ultimate by blinking left or right.

Tips counter Layla

Mobile heroes will easily counter Layla’s long range and kite flying ability.

Layla is easily defeated by heroes with explosive power.

With long range, Layla can easily poke you, so keep your distance from her.

Layla depends on items to be strong, so you need to restrain her power by ganking and destroying her at the beginning of the game.

In combat, destroy Layla first so she cannot attack your teammates.

Layla is weak against CC, she is quite fragile if not moved to shoot.

Layla’s ultimate can deal damage to multiple targets in a straight line. Avoid it with flicker.

Layla relies on her teammates for protection so keep her away from them. You can ambush her in the bushes to kill her out easier.

Strength:

• Burst damage.
• Has long attack range.
• Can stun enemies.

Weakness:

• Squishy.
• No mobility.

Layla’s Power Analysis:

Rate Layla’s strength on a scale of 1 -> 10.

Durability	1
Offense	8
Control effects	1

Layla Matchups

Layla	Win rate: 49% Game: 275	Hayabusa
Layla	Win rate: 47% Game: 203	Saber
Layla	Win rate: 48% Game: 256	Alucard
Layla	Win rate: 46% Game: 176	Fanny
Layla	Win rate: 45% Game: 165	Natalia
Layla	Win rate: 57% Game: 290	Yisunshin
Layla	Win rate: 55% Game: 280	Balmond
Layla	Win rate: 54% Game: 276	Vale
Layla	Win rate: 51% Game: 174	Nana
Layla	Win rate: 56% Game: 144	Rafaela