How to Play Rank Mode (Epic and Up) on Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Last Updated: September 11, 2021

Congrats on passing Grandmaster on MLBB! With that settled, you'll have to face a challenging mode that will ban a hero, and selecting wisely! This wikiHow will settle on what hero to ban and what to select.

Steps

1
Start a Ranked game! Unlike before, it will be a mystery on who you'll be getting, as all of the player's profile pictures are censored out.
- In Legend and above, you will only see yourself in the waiting line.
Remember to click on Enter to start the game. Not doing so will result in warnings and your credit score decreased.
2
Ban certain heroes. If you are in the bottom 3 of the team, you are expected to ban a hero. Think of someone that is currently in the Meta and can dominate in the game. Put in the thought of some examples, including Natalia, Barats, Atlas, and Esmeralda.
- Alternatives can include Khufra, Yu Zhong, Luo Yi, and Hanzo. However, avoid troll bans, such as Layla, Miya, Gord, Rafaela, and Saber.
- Avoid being AFK during the process. This is an important ban process and if you slip a ban, there could be a loss right away.
3
Communicate with your team. Suggest certain bans of heroes, suggest what strategy you'll do (1-3-1 or 1-2-2), or tell them your win rate to get swapped.
- It's also the time to point out what the enemy may do, including if Yi-Sun Shin could be a hard carry.
4
Select your heroes. It's not always guaranteed that you'll get your hero, due to certain players avoiding to swap and select different based on enemy needs. Just note that this isn't a battle to select the fastest on a hero, this a chance to adjust on what the enemy selects.
- Think of counter picks of a certain hero. This is well known for main Gord users since his squishiness can be a problem due to OP heroes (mostly Marksman heroes).
- Also think of the MMR that the player is providing. If the hero is saying that Gusion has 3100 MMR, but the other has an MMR of 2985, it's more recommended to swap the one who is more dependent. However, check if your teammates want the hero as well.
5
Change your hero. When the final preparations open up, there's a chance you can swap your hero. However, the ally needs to have the same hero and agree once the request pops up.
- Once the final preparations finish, you will play a ranked game as usual.