Mobile Legends Khaleed guide: Best build, skills, emblem, combos

Updated on November 25, 1:10 p.m. (GMT+8): Updated skill descriptions, and added relevant guides.

Khaleed, the Desert Scimitar, is a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang fighter hero who commands the sands.

His most unique trait as a fighter is that his skills deal AoE damage. Combined with his passive and repositioning abilities with Desert Tornado, he can be very sticky.

To help you dominate the game using Khaleed, here’s an in-depth ONE Esports guide that includes recommended battle spell, emblem, best build, and combos.

Khaleed’s skills in Mobile Legends

Passive – Sand Walk

Khaleed accumulates Desert Power while moving. After Desert Power is fully charged, he will glide on sand, increasing Movement Speed, making his next Basic Attack Basic Attack deal extra Physical Damage to the target (cannot critically strike), and reducing the target’s Movement Speed for a duration.

• When Sand Walk is available, it will automatically cause Khaleed to dash towards your targeted hero or nearest enemy unit.
• His passive’s enhanced basic attack damage, its dash, and slow trail is crucial to your entire combo, so always weave it in.
• Aim well so that the sand wave trail hits multiple enemies. It is a great tool for opening an engage and slowing down multiple enemies due to its linear AoE slow. It also helps you gap close as it gives Khaleed extra movement speed.
• When running away, the added movement speed helps Khaleed to disengage.

First skill – Desert Tornado

Khaleed whirls his scimitar, dealing Physical Damage to enemies in the area and pulling them toward him. This skill can be used up to several time(s) in a row. This skill deals only a percetange of damage to Minions and Creeps.

• Desert Tornado deals damage in an AoE circle around Khaleed, similar to Yu Zhong’s first skill, Dragon Tail. It is Khaleed’s bread and butter.
• When you use Desert Tornado, you can reposition Khaleed after each cast. Your split-second choice of where to reposition after each cast will make or break your combo. When you reposition, remember to weave an auto attack in between.
• While you can choose not to reposition by not moving your movement wheel, you’ll definitely need to during fights.
• Use Sand Walk and Desert Tornado in lane for faster wave clear.

Second skill – Quicksand Guard

Khaleed protects himself with the power of the quicksand, restoring a percentage of his lost HP and Desert Power for the duration, and reducing damage taken. While channeling, quicksand appears under his feet, slowing the enemy. This skill is a Focused Cast. Any other controls will interrupt this skill.

• Quicksand Guard locks Khaleed in place, and enemy heroes can use crowd control to knock him out of it which stops the HP regeneration, so beware!
• The timing on when (and where) to use this skill separates great Khaleed players from good Khaleed players. Knowing how much damage you can absorb based on the amount of health regenerated is a decisive factor that could turn team fights around. Not to mention, the added Desert Power that can lead to another enhanced auto attack combo.
• Due to the defensive nature of this skill, it is very situational and not always required in every combo.
• Instead of recalling, you can use Quicksand Guard to regenerate HP during the laning phase.

Ultimate – Raging Sandstorm

Khaleed rides the sandstorm and charges toward a designated location, dealing Physical Damage to enemies along the way and knocking them toward his destination. Khaleed is immune to control effects during this process.

Upon reaching the destination, Khaleed will smash the ground, dealing Physical Damage to enemies in the area and stunning them for a second, and fully charge his Desert Power.

• His ultimate is obvious, flashy, and telegraphed with a decent range. This means that enemies do have time to react, especially those furthest away in the backline.
• You’ll need to be a good judge of the range and timing of Raging Sandstorm’s animation wind up so that you can land the stun onto multiple enemies at the end of it.
• It goes over walls, so casting Raging Sandstorm in the jungle will give you a better chance of catching out targets from multiple angles in tight spaces.
• Raging Sandstorm is a great engage tool. Khaleed is all about the AoE, so combo his ultimate with Desert Tornado for maximum burst damage onto multiple enemies.
• When there are tanks in your team with great engage spells, you can also look to work with them for a massive wombo combo that chains crowd control.
• If you ever find yourself in a tight spot, Raging Sandstorm can also be used to escape.

A comprehensive guide on how to play Khaleed in Mobile Legends

Recommended battle spell

As Khaleed, Flicker can give you advantage in many situations. It serves as a tool to initiate a fight, chase down an opponent, or retreat from danger.

Additionally, you can use it to reposition while using Quicksand Guard to avoid control abilities that cancel it.

Alternatively, you can choose Execute if you want extra damage to finish off enemies with low health.

Recommended emblem

You can go for the Tank Emblem or the Fighter emblem based on your role in the team and play style.

The Tank emblem provides a boost in your HP, Hybrid Defense, and HP regen, which is useful if you are the designated front line hero for the team.

For standard games, we recommend getting the Fighter Emblem. It gives you additional Spell Vamp, Adaptive Attack, and Hybrid Defense, which helps you dominate the laning stage and pick off enemies.

For your talents, select Thrill for a boost in your Adaptive Attack, and Festival of Blood for even more Spell Vamp. Both talents complement your skill kit.

In the final tier, choose Concussive Blast, which allows you to deal AOE damage based on your HP.

Khaleed best build

Purchase Tough Boots to boost your defense against Magic Damage, then prioritize Thunder Belt. The item provides an all-around boost in your stats including HP, Physical Defense, Magic Defense, and Movement Speed.

More than the stats, it also has a passive skill called Thunderbolt which allows you to deal True Damage to enemies.

After Thunder Belt, purchase Dominance Ice to gain Physical Armor and decrease the regeneration effects of enemies. Follow that up with Oracle to enhance your regeneration effects.

Progressing to the late game, purchase Radiant Armor or Athena’s Shield to counter Magic Damage heroes.

Finally, buy Queen’s Wings for an all-around stat boost including Attack, HP, Cooldown Reduction, and Spell Vamp. It also has a unique passive called Demonize which gives you Damage Reduction when your HP goes below a certain threshold.

The best build for Khaleed in Mobile Legends

• Tough Boots
• Thunder Belt
• Dominance Ice
• Oracle
• Radiant Armor or Athena’s Shield
• Queen’s Wings

Easy combos to learn

In the early game, you can use Desert Tornado to pressure your opponent out of the lane. To keep the upper hand in trades, cast Quicksand Guard on a safe location to replenish your HP.

As soon as you hit level four, you can initiate your offense by using Raging Sandstorm to close the gap between you and your enemy.

Upon landing, follow up with an enhanced basic attack from Sand Walk, and then deal damage with Desert Tornado. Take them down with another enhanced auto attack.

If you have Execute, use it to finish off your target if they manage to survive your combo.

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