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

Last Updated: March 10, 2023

Congrats on passing Grandmaster on MLBB! With that settled, you'll have to face a challenging mode that will ban a hero, and select 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 who you'll be getting, as all of the player's profile pictures are censored.
- 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 Yin, Estes, Arlott, Karrie, and Martis.
- Alternatives can include Leomord, Karina, Atlas, Nana, and Johnson. However, avoid troll bans, including heroes that are not used a lot in Ranked Mode.
- 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.
- In Mythic/MCL matchups, there will be two bans from each team before the top three players from each team select their hero. Then, one extra ban will then occur from the last player from that team.
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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 the jungler could be a hard carry.
4
Select your heroes. It's not always guaranteed that you'll get your hero, due to certain players swapping for meta heroes and choosing counters over their main hero. Just note that this isn't a battle to select a hero the fastest, this is a chance to adjust 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 recommended to swap the more dependent one. However, check if your teammates want the hero as well.
- In some cases, the last player (or two players) to select their hero for your team will have a yellow circle icon on them. If you select the yellow circle, you can communicate and suggest what hero role, lane, or one of the three favorite heroes to select. Whether your suggestion does happen, you can select the Thumbs Up icon to show them respect.
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.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I show hero stats to my allies?

ICGIL

Top Answerer

You can show your hero stats (including MMR/win rate/rank) by clicking on the up arrow on the bottom center in your screen and clicking on results. Once you click on results, you can select which hero stat you want to show.
Question

How can I pick my battle spells for my hero?

ICGIL

Top Answerer

To select your battle spell, click on the up arrow on the bottom center of your screen and then click on the battle spell icon.
Question

How can I swap the choosing order with my teammates?

ICGIL

Top Answerer

If you want to swap with teammates, the teammate must show their matchup/MMR rating. Then, click on the hero swap button to automatically prioritize their hero.