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Joy, the Flash of Miracle, is a lot like Wanwan in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. She is agile and can easily dash multiple times on the battlefield.
There’s a unique catch in her skill set. For her to deal maximum damage and activate her ultimate, players must groove to the beat with each dash during her second skill Meow, Rhythm of Joy!
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This hero is right up your alley if you’re into rhythm games. However, if you find yourself playing against her on the other team, she can definitely be a pain to deal with and extremely difficult to pin down in the latter stages of the game.
Locking in heroes with crowd control skills is not enough, as her dashes render her immune if she hits a hero with her dash.
If you want to stop her in her tracks, you either have to disable her before she dashes, or pick heroes that can use of her dashes to their advantage. Here are three heroes that can do just that.
Three effective counters to Joy in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Minsitthar
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Minsitthar is the only one in the Land of Dawn who can stop heroes from casting any mobility skills.
His ultimate, King’s Calling, creates a large area around him that disables any directional blink skills. This means that Joy will not be able to use her most important skill once his ultimate is activated.
If she tries to go outside King’s Calling, Minsitthar can cast Spear of Glory to pull her back into the middle of the arena. This is almost always a sure kill if you have teammates nearby to deal damage.
As for battle spells, Flicker is a must, as it helps you close the gap in team fights if she decides to play it safe.
Phoveus
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Phoveus is a powerful counter to Joy thanks to his anti-mobility mechanics and sustained combat prowess. In both laning and teamfights, the Chains of Sin thrives by turning Joy’s reliance on dashing into a liability.
The mage/assassin’s playstyle revolves around dashing to activate her skills, but s Astaros’ Gaze punishes every dash by reducing his cooldowns, allowing him to repeatedly use his enhanced Basic Attacks to deal damage, gain shields, and sustain himself.
His ultimate, Infernal Pursuit, has no cooldown and lets him leap onto marked targets, dealing AoE damage and healing himself. Since the Flash of Miracle dashes frequently, she remains an easy target for Phoveus’s repeated leaps, disrupting her combos and leaving her vulnerable.
With his shields, healing, and cooldown resets, Phoveus excels in prolonged fights, enduring Joy’s burst and retaliating with sustained damage. Vengeance as a Battle Spell reflects Joy’s damage and helps him survive her attacks.
Esmeralda
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Despite not having any skills that can stop Joy from dashing around in team fights, Esmeralda can literally stand in one place and still win against the Flash of Miracle.
Esmeralda can absorb enemy shields and negate enemy shields whenever she deals damage. She also has a movement speed boost that makes her a solid choice against agile heroes such as Joy.
Once you’ve bought Tough Boots and Enchanted Talisman, use Frostmoon Shield and Stardust Dance frequently in the laning phase to zone her out.
It’s also essential to go for Sprint as your battle spell since Esmeralda doesn’t have any blink skills to chase down Joy.
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