Hey Warriors! Whether stepping into the Land of Dawn for the first time or looking to sharpen a deeper understanding of the game, knowing each hero's role in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the foundation of every winning strategy. MLBB currently features 132 heroes spread across 6 distinct classes, and understanding what each role does - and how they interact with one another - is what separates good players from great ones.
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What Are Roles in MLBB and Why Does It Matter to Know
MLBB All Lane Roles
In MLBB, a hero's role defines how a character contributes to the team. Every hero belongs to at least one of six classes: Tank, Fighter, Assassin, Mage, Marksman, and Support. Some carry dual roles - like Edith (Tank/Marksman) or Mathilda (Support/Assassin) - adding flexibility depending on team composition.
Role balance matters. A squad of five Assassins with no Tank will crumble the moment a team fight breaks out. A solid composition - built around a Tank, Jungler, Mage, Marksman, and a Roamer or Support - gives every player a clear job. Know the role, know the responsibility, and the rest follows naturally.
Tank
Tanks are the frontline backbone of any MLBB team. Equipped with high HP, Magic Resistance, Armor, and powerful crowd control (CC) - stuns, knockbacks, and displacement - they exist to absorb punishment so damage dealers never have to. Most Tanks initiate team fights, diving into enemy formations to create openings for teammates. They typically roam the map for vision and pressure, though some thrive in the EXP lane or jungle. Tanks almost always prioritize defensive items to keep the frontline standing.
List of Tank Heroes
| Tanks |
Fighter
Fighters are the versatile brawlers of Mobile Legends - close-range combatants blending offensive power with solid durability. They hit back while taking hits, making them the go-to pick for the EXP lane, where solo matchups are the norm. Their flexibility lets them fill roles as semi-tanks, secondary initiators, or crowd controllers, depending on itemization. Most Fighters peak in the late game when stats fully scale and team fights turn into extended brawls.
List of Fighter Heroes
| Fighters |
Assassin
Assassins are agile, high-burst damage hunters built for one job: get in, eliminate a priority target, and get out. They thrive on infiltration, mobility, and timing - waiting for the perfect opening before committing. Most carry blink and chase skills to close gaps instantly. The trade-off is paper-thin HP and a hard weakness to CC abilities that can shut them down completely. Best suited for experienced players who know when to strike and when to wait. Lifesteal items are highly recommended for longer fights.
List of Assassin Heroes
| Assassins |
Mage
Mages are long-range, skill-dependent heroes that deal magic damage - typically in explosive bursts or wide area-of-effect (AoE) patterns - while layering in meaningful crowd control to lock down or disrupt opponents. Building heavily into Magic Power and Cooldown Reduction, a well-itemized Mage can melt through targets from a safe distance and control multiple enemies at once. The consistent weakness across the class is fragility - Mages fold quickly under direct pressure and depend entirely on teammates to peel threats away. Positioning and timing are everything; a Mage caught out of place is rarely in a position to fight back.
List of Mage Heroes
| Mages |
Marksman
Marksmen are the primary ranged damage dealers of MLBB - commonly known as ADC (Attack Damage Carry) - with strength almost entirely rooted in basic attack output. Positioned safely behind the frontline, a good Marksman delivers consistent, long-range damage while being the fastest class at destroying turrets and contesting objectives like the Lord and Turtle. The defining weaknesses are low durability and limited mobility - Marksmen live and die by positioning and the protection teammates provide. Early game can feel rough, but late-game scaling turns them into the most dangerous heroes on the map.
List of Marksman Heroes
| Marksmans |
Support
Supports are the backbone behind every successful carry in Mobile Legends. Built around healing, shielding, crowd control, and vision, they keep teammates alive and in a position to win. Supports typically pair with the Marksman in the gold lane during the early game, then rotate to wherever the team needs assistance. Kills are rarely part of the job - instead, a Support's value is measured in the lives saved, the ganks spotted on the minimap, and the CC that turns a close fight into a clean one. Selfless support is often the difference between a clean team fight victory and a messy defeat, and the MVP award at the end of a match frequently reflects that.
List of Support Heroes
| Supports |
The above list of orders of heroes per Roles is referenced in-game.
Every Role Has a Purpose - Including in the Jungle
One of the most common mistakes in MLBB - particularly at lower ranks - is disregarding role balance and simply stacking the lineup with high-damage picks. The reality is that no single role wins games alone. Tanks create the openings that Marksmen capitalize on. Supports keep the carry alive long enough to scale into a late-game threat. Assassins rely on Tanks drawing aggro so they can strike freely. Mages need a reliable frontline to shield them from burst damage. Every role feeds into another, and neglecting even one creates a gap that organized opponents will exploit every time.
What adds another layer to MLBB's role system is that several Tank and Fighter heroes are fully capable of filling the jungle role - a position traditionally dominated by Assassins. Their natural durability allows them to clear jungle camps without burning through health, while their CC makes every gank rotation a genuine threat to whatever lane they visit.
On the Tank side, heroes like Alice, Baxia, Barats, Akai, and Fredrinn are established jungle options. Their bulk lets them sustain through monster camps comfortably, and their initiation tools translate directly into gank pressure. A Tank jungler built around map control and objective timing can be just as impactful as a traditional Assassin jungler - and far harder to punish when rotating.
MLBB Tank Junglers
On the Fighter side, durable carries like Alucard, Alpha, Roger, Leomord, Jawhead, Guinevere, Julian, Benedetta, and Thamuz bring a more aggressive approach to the jungle. Fighter junglers come with strong dueling power and built-in sustain - Alucard and Alpha in particular carry native lifesteal and Spell Vamp in their kits, making them self-sufficient from the very first clear. Where a Tank jungler controls the pace of the game, a Fighter jungler hunts, kills, and creates constant pressure across all three lanes.
MLBB Fighter Junglers
The core distinction comes down to intent: Tank junglers enable the team, Fighter junglers carry the tempo. Both are legitimate, and choosing between them based on what the rest of the composition needs is a skill that separates reactive players from proactive ones. Understanding every role - including these crossover applications - is what ultimately drives consistent performance on the ranked ladder.
Conclusion
Mastering every hero role in MLBB is what separates good players from great ones. Every class - from frontline Tanks to clutch Supports - is irreplaceable. Know each role's strengths, weaknesses, and purpose within the team, and winning becomes a lot more consistent.
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