It seems that the current "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" meta is dominated by those who possess mobility, damage bursts, and better map vision. Among the current list of powerful characters, it is noticeable that mages still have a huge place in every ranked game.
Although almost all available mages are viable for ranked, there are three of them that have greatly affected the meta of the current season. Positioning and the use of the right skills should be on everyone's mind when using them, since mages are often fragile.
Pharsa: Long-Range Burst and Elite Map Rotation
Position: Mid Laner
Pharsa has made a resounding comeback to the meta with her incredible damage-dealing potential and zoning capability. Her Ultimate ability, Feathered Airstrike, helps her unleash mighty magic damage from a safe distance, forcing the opponent to disengage or reposition, or completely relinquish their objectives. This makes it easier for her to excel in team battles, turtle matches, or base sieges.
What makes the Crow Princess of Askati Forest truly unique is her incredible mobility in the early stages of the game. Her special ability, Wings by Wings, allows her to turn into a bird with which she can quickly move around the map. This allows for prompt rotation, surprise ganking, or swift reaction to a side-lane team fight. If Pharsa is positioned correctly, it would be very difficult to catch her.
Harith: The Right-Click Mage You Shouldn't Miss
Position: Mid Lane / Gold Lane
Harith is still a very unique and threatening pick in the current "MLBB" meta. While being attributed to the mage role, he is more like a magic damage marksman that can sustain their damage output in the form of DPS damage, as opposed to a magic damage marksman who tends to one-shot their opponents with their ultimate abilities.
While being a magic damage type character, his Chrono Dash ability, along with his ultimate, is very effective in that it allows him to become such a difficult target to catch in the
This mobility helps him perform very well in one-on-ones, especially against the classic gold-lane carries like Granger. His skills of dashing, shielding, or magic attacking make it easier for him to outplay his opponents in prolonged team battles.
However, the one major consideration that one must keep in mind while including Harith in their team is that, since he is a magic damage dealer, there is a need to make up for this in their team. If not, it would become very easy for the opposing team to counter their team by focusing on magic defense.
Zetian: The Meta-Defining Control
Role: Mid Laner
Zetian is the latest heroine in "MLBB," and she has managed to dictate the playing map. She excels in unmatched map control and crowd control abilities. Her Ultimate ability exposes the positions of her enemies and stunning those who do not reposition themselves in time, making her a killjoy for trigger-happy teams that tend to make ample use of bushing.
In addition to vision control, Zetian's skills weaken magic defenses for her opponents, which means she can subsequently inflict more damage on her enemies. Such skills make her perfect for team battles.
On the defensive side, Zetian is definitely not fragile. Her passive is useful for knocking back nearby enemies while also creating a temporary shield, which is a lifesaver when assassins try to dive her backline.
It is no secret that when it comes to dominance, Pharsa, Harith, or Zetian each excels in their own area of range, speed, or control. However, for those seeking maximum win percentage potential or maximum mid-game strength, it is difficult to match the security of pickup or the power of these characters in the current state of the "MLBB" meta.
