MLBB Meta Report: Last Trimester of 2026 (S42: Starward Decade)

Patch 2.2.16a · Season 42 · all ranks, rolling 7-day data TL;DR: Tanky fighters, crowd-control tanks and sustain supports are winning right now. Dive assassins have fallen off, and the most-banned heroes are not always the strongest ones. Take Masha, Argus, Marcel, Khufra and Popol and Kupa if you want a statistical edge, and take Eudora or Fanny if you want to play the heroes that shape drafts. How to read the numbers: Win rate: how often a hero wins. 50% is average, and above 53% is strong. Pick rate: how often the hero is played. High means popular, not necessarily good. Ban rate: how often it’s banned in the draft. High means the hero is feared, not necessarily winning. A hero with a high win rate and a low pick rate is a hidden gem. One with a low win rate and a high pick rate is a trap pick. Patch 2.2.16a changes (Oct 14) Aulus (nerf): less sustain. His win rate fell 3.5 points to 53.64%, and he is still banned about 41% of the time. Hirara (nerf): she can’t use her invincibility skill as often. Her win rate fell 1.9 points to 49.97%, but she is still the most-banned hero at 68.15%. Eudora (nerf): her ultimate does less damage at all levels. She is still a top-3 ban at 53.86%. Rafaela (nerf): longer cooldowns on Skills 1 and 2 at higher levels. Her win rate fell 2.3 points to 55.10%, and she is still S-tier. Kalea (buff): more solo kill potential. She gained 1.7 points to 50.08%, the biggest rise in the game. The numbers Top win rates: Masha 61.06% · Marcel 57.81% · Argus 56.60% · Rafaela 55.10% · Khufra 54.75% · Popol and Kupa 54.61% · Gloo 54.60% · Valir 54.37% · Floryn 54.12% Top bans: Hirara 68.15% · Belerick 57.06% · Eudora 53.86% · Estes 45.84% · Aulus 41.33% · Gloo 40.90% · Obsidia 39.32% · Marcel 37.88% · Masha 37.85% · Lukas 37.43% Top picks: Hanabi 2.49% · Obsidia 2.43% · Miya 2.38% · Tigreal 2.03% · Nana 1.88% · Selena 1.87% · Eudora 1.85% · Dyrroth, Layla and Lesley 1.75% Hidden gems: Argus: 56.60% win rate, only 0.52% pick and a 0.96% ban rate. Popol and Kupa: 54.61% win rate, 0.43% pick. Diggie: 53.96% win rate, 0.19% pick. Lolita: 53.56% win rate, 0.08% pick. Bruno: 53.43% win rate, 0.36% pick. Yve, Gord and Zhask: all around 52–53%. Trap picks: Tigreal: 45.07% win rate at 2.03% pick. Nana: 47.46% win rate. Selena: 48.10% win rate. Lesley: 48.24% win rate. Layla: 49.24% win rate. Miya: 49.67% win rate. She is close to even, but never above average. What the meta favors Durable fighters and split-pushers. Masha, Argus, Aulus, Sun and Lukas lead the EXP lane and jungle. Heroes with both bulk and damage are beating squishy laners. Crowd-control tanks. Khufra, Gloo, Minotaur, Carmilla, Lolita and Atlas all win above 52%. Sustain supports. Marcel, Rafaela, Floryn, Diggie and Estes keep carries alive through long fights. Assassin junglers are no longer the meta. This is the biggest shift from earlier reports. Hayabusa is at 48.10%, Nolan at 49.67% and Julian at 50.09%. Ling (52.71%) and Saber (51.01%) are the only assassins above average. Sturdier carries and mages. Valir, Gord, Zhask and Yve lead mage, while Popol and Kupa, Bruno, Obsidia, Irithel and Hanabi lead gold lane. Picks by lane Converting the picks to a lane-by-lane list. Picks by lane: Gold Lane Strong: Popol and Kupa, Bruno, Obsidia, Irithel, Hanabi Weak: Granger (43.14%), Lesley, Layla EXP Lane Strong: Masha, Argus, Aulus, Sun, Lukas, Minsitthar Weak: Gatotkaca, Chou, Zilong Mid Lane Strong: Valir, Gord, Zhask, Yve, Eudora Weak: Nana, Valentina Jungle Strong: Ling, Saber, Sun, Lukas, Fanny (high-mastery pick) Weak: Lancelot, Hayabusa Roam Strong: Marcel, Rafaela, Khufra, Gloo, Floryn, Diggie, Lolita Weak: Tigreal, Franco, Mathilda Spotlight: Eudora She is the mid-lane pick everyone talks about. She has a 50.61% win rate, a 53.86% ban rate and a 1.85% pick rate. Her stun is targeted, so it is very hard to miss, and she brings area burst with little execution risk. Her nerf trimmed her early-to-mid game, but her ban rate is still among the highest. If she isn’t banned, she is worth taking. Spotlight: Fanny Fanny has the highest skill ceiling in the game. A great Fanny can take over a match alone with fast rotations and chained combos. The numbers (42.32% win rate, 0.67% pick, 1.97% ban) mostly reflect how hard she is to play well, not how strong she is in expert hands. If you’ve mastered her, she is a high-reward pick. If you’re still learning her, expect results below the tier list. How to deal with this meta: Against Masha and Argus: Don’t duel them in the side lane. Collapse on them with two or more heroes and chain crowd control. Anti-heal items such as Sea Halberd (physical) and Necklace of Durance (magic) help. Against sustain supports: Buy anti-heal early. Dominance Ice also counters lifesteal builds. Target the support first when you can. Against tanky frontlines: Use sustained, ranged damage like Hanabi, Valir or Popol and Kupa. One-shot assassins struggle against stacked tanks. Against dash-heavy teams: Minsitthar (51.72%) and Kadita (51.63%) are good anti-dash picks. Phoveus is no longer worth it at 48.19%. Against Hirara and Eudora: Both are usually banned. If one gets through, stay out of Eudora’s range, and punish Hirara when her invincibility is on cooldown. Draft tips: If you have a ban, Hirara, Belerick and Eudora are the most common targets, but their win rates don’t match their ban rates. Banning Masha or Marcel removes a hero that’s actually winning. Last pick? Check whether Argus, Khufra or Popol and Kupa are still open. They are strong and almost never banned. Don’t pick on popularity alone. Tigreal, Nana and Selena are common but underperform. Caveats: Rates vary by rank. A hero at 55% in Epic can be lower at Mythical Glory. Counter advice is general matchup logic, not tested win-rate data.