# Paquito: build, counters and stats

> Paquito, a fighter/assassin hero in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

- Hero ID: 103
- Roles: fighter, assassin
- Lanes: EXP lane
- Speciality: Chase, Damage
- Durability: 60/100
- Offense: 50/100
- Ability effects: 40/100
- Difficulty: 90/100

## Current stats (all ranks)

- Win rate: 50.3%
- Pick rate: 1.5%
- Ban rate: 31.4%

## Lore

A mortal hero who fights demons with nothing but his fists—and the iron will to protect his tribe.

## Skills

### Champ Stance (Buff, Damage)

Paquito gains a stack each time he casts a skill. At 3 stacks, he enters the **Champ Stance** and enhances his next skill.
Paquito's enhanced skills have no cooldown and deal (+2*Hero Level)% extra damage to minions.

After casting any enhanced skill, Paquito gains 60% Movement Speed and (+2*Hero Level)% Damage Reduction for 1.2s.

### Heavy Left Punch (AOE, Shield)

_CD: 7_

Paquito throws a punch in the target direction, dealing 210 **(+50% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage** to enemies hit and gaining a 150 **(+135% Total Physical Attack)** shield.

**Champ Stance**: The damage is increased to 350 **(+100% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage**, and the shield value is increased to 140% for 2.5s (normal and enhanced shields can stack).

### Jab (Burst, Mobility)

_CD: 7_

Paquito dashes forward and throws a jab, dealing 200 **(+165% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage** to enemies in his path and at the destination.

**Champ Stance**: Paquito's jab becomes fiercer, dealing 300 **(+210% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage** to enemies hit.
The jab stops upon hitting a hero or creep.

### Knockout Strike (CC, Burst)

_CD: 15_

Paquito launches an elbow strike at enemies in the target direction, dealing 250 **(+50% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage** and knocking them back to the destination.
He then throws a haymaker, dealing 300 **(+90% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage** and slowing them by 75% for 1s, before darting backward.

**Champ Stance**: After knocking enemies back to the destination, Paquito launches an uppercut instead, dealing 400 **(+120% Total Physical Attack)** **Physical Damage** and knocking them airborne for 0.5s.

## Matchups and synergies

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

Paquito works best with support heroes who can buff him, like Angela and Rafaela.

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

Paquito is a hero with dash and high burst damage, making him strong against squishy heroes without defensive abilities, such as Gord and Layla.

**Weak against**: [Franco](https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/franco.md), [Kaja](https://arena-academy.rone.dev/heroes/kaja.md)

Paquito is an agile hero, but he is also kind of squishy, which makes him weak against heroes with strong CC abilities. Such as Franco and Kaja.

## More

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

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