# Balmond: build, counters and stats

> Balmond, a fighter hero in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

- Hero ID: 2
- Roles: fighter
- Lanes: Jungle, EXP lane
- Speciality: Damage, Regen
- Durability: 80/100
- Offense: 30/100
- Ability effects: 20/100
- Difficulty: 20/100

## Current stats (all ranks)

- Win rate: 46.8%
- Pick rate: 0.7%
- Ban rate: 0.4%

## Lore

One day, the Orcs will break free from their shackles.

## Skills

### Bloodthirst (Heal)

Balmond recovers 5% **<1005>** upon killing a minion or creep, and 10% **<1005>** upon a hero kill or assist.

### Soul Lock (Mobility, Slow)

_CD: 8_

Balmond charges in the target direction, dealing 150 **(+60% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage** to enemies along the way.
He stops upon hitting an enemy hero, knocking them back and slowing them by 40% for 3s.

### Cyclone Sweep (AOE, Buff)

_CD: 6_

Balmond gains 15% Movement Speed and spins with his axe for 3s, dealing 30 **(+1.3% Max HP)**  **(+25% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage** per hit to nearby enemies up to 14 times.

Each hit reduces the target's **<1060>** by 5% (up to 40%).

### Lethal Counter (Burst)

_CD: 34_

Balmond unleashes a powerful strike in a target direction, dealing 150 **(+70% Total Physical Attack)** (+ 30% of the target's **lost <1997>**) as **True Damage**. This skill can only be interrupted by **Suppression**.

Damage dealt to non-hero units is capped at 1000 **True Damage**.

## Matchups and synergies

**Works well with**: [Angela](https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/angela.md), [Rafaela](https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/rafaela.md)

Balmond is best with Support heroes that can boost his Mobility and Survivability. Examples include Angela and Rafaela.

**Strong against**: [Layla](https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/layla.md), [Eudora](https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/eudora.md)

Balmond is strong against squishy heroes who lack the ability to escape once he closes the gap on them, such as Layla and Eudora.

**Weak against**: [Lesley](https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/lesley.md), [Irithel](https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/irithel.md)

Balmond is countered by ranged heroes who can deal damage to Balmond outside of his attack range, such as Lesley and Irithel.

## More

- Win rate by rank, counters, builds, skill combos and trends: https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/balmond
- All heroes: https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes.md

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