How to climb ranked solo in Mobile Legends

Ranked runs from Warrior through Elite, Master, Grandmaster, Epic and Legend, each with divisions and stars, to Mythic, where stars alone set the tier: Mythical Honor at 25 stars, Mythical Glory at 50 and Mythical Immortal at 100. Draft pick, with bans, opens at Epic, and the number of bans grows as you climb. The season resets your rank; Season 42 “Starward Decade” started on 16 September 2026. The full ladder is on the ranks page.

1. Choose a main lane and a second lane. Most solo climbers pick a main lane they love and a second one the team often leaves empty, usually Roam.
2. Three heroes for the main lane. One comfort pick, one counter pick, one that is rarely banned.
3. Two heroes for the second lane. Simple, reliable heroes are best: Tigreal or Mathilda for roam, Layla or Claude for gold.
4. Stop adding heroes mid-climb. Learn new heroes in Classic.

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As of Season 42, heroes changed by patch 2.2.16 and the October hotfix 2.2.16a include Aulus, Hirara, Eudora and Rafaela (nerfed in 2.2.16a), and Kagura, Kaja, Lukas and Aldous (buffed in 2.2.16). Your pool should not chase these changes, but know which of your heroes got weaker.

• Say your lane early in chat, and pick a hero for whatever lane is empty if yours is taken.
• Ban what beats you, not just what is popular. If you main marksman, ban the assassin you cannot survive.
• Do not first-pick a hero that is easy to counter. Flexible heroes are safer early in the draft.
• Check team composition: one source of magic damage, one frontline, one hero with crowd control.

The draft guide covers ban strategy and counters in depth.

1. Play your lane well for the first four minutes. Most solo games are decided by who wins two of three lanes early.
2. Follow the objective timer. Be near the Turtle at 2:00 and the Lord at 8:00, even if your team is not.
3. Use quick chat, not typing. “Attack the Turtle”, “Retreat”, “Gather” are faster and avoid arguments.
4. Do not fight in the enemy jungle when two enemies are missing.
5. Push after every won fight. Turrets are permanent; kills are not.
6. Never surrender early. Late Lords and late team fights often swing matches at lower and mid ranks.

The credit score starts at 100 and goes up to 110 with good behaviour. Leaving matches, going AFK and being reported reduce it, and below 90 the account cannot queue for ranked. The game also gives star protection points through good performance in losses and other sources, which can save a star when you lose; use them as a buffer, not a reason to take risks.

• Never leave a match, even a lost one.
• Play with a stable connection. Disconnections count against your credit score.
• Report genuine AFKs; the system compensates the rest of the team in some cases.

• Stop after two losses in a row. Tilt is the main reason solo players drop a whole tier in one evening.
• Play at times when your server is busy. Matchmaking is better and fewer games include bots or uneven teams.
• Warm up in Classic with a hero from your pool before the first ranked match of the day.
• Review one loss per session. Watch the replay from your own view and find the first mistake that cost an objective.

Seasons last about three months. A steady climb of a few net wins per day reaches Mythic comfortably inside a season for most dedicated players.

Pick a role that lets you influence the whole map, but only if you enjoy it. A player who plays the role they enjoy plays more consistently, and consistency is what climbs.

Replays are the fastest way to improve, and reviewing one loss per session is enough. Do not watch the whole match; watch the moments that mattered.

1. Open the replay from the match history and skip to the first death on your team.
2. Ask: was it avoidable? Could you see the enemy on the minimap?
3. Skip to the first objective the enemy took. Where were you, and could you have been there?
4. Skip to the fight that decided the match. Who started it, and was it a good time?
5. Write down one habit to change in the next session.

Queuing with one reliable friend usually climbs faster than pure solo, because two players who know each other’s habits win more early lanes and objectives. A five-player squad is faster still, but a squad with players of different tiers plays under the highest member’s draft rules and faces stronger opponents. If your friends are far above your rank, the matches will be harder than your own climb would be.