Patch 2.2.16Season 42: Starward Decade2026-09-16

MOBILE LEGENDSPATCH 2.2.16 & Starward Decade

Celebrating MLBB’s 10th Anniversary and Season 42, Masha and Bruno received ground-up revamps. The Turtle now marches down lanes healing allies instead of granting passive shields. Turret destruction gold was increased, jungle creep base gold normalized by -13%, alongside 23 hero balance tunings.

Masha & Bruno Major Revamps
New Battlefield Mechanic: Healing Turtle
Golden Turrets & In-Match Economy (-13% Creep Gold)
Odette Swan Song Ultimate Movement Freedom
23 / 23 Hero Adjustments
Masha
MashaRevampFighter • EXP Lane

Teamfight brawler focused on Wound mechanics and Feral state

Win Rate:48.2%➔51.7%+3.5%
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DEVELOPER NOTEWe shifted Masha from a pure split-pusher to an aggressive teamfight brawler whose damage spikes through her new Wound mechanic.

Primal Pact

PASSIVE
Revamp

Masha retains 3 HP bars. Gaining Feral energy by dealing damage, entering Feral state on her final HP bar.

  • Inflicts Wound on enemies with skill hits. Attacking from the Wound direction breaks it, triggering Feral frenzy.
Bruno
BrunoRevampMarksman • Gold Lane

Fluid Powerball control, enhanced mobility, and 0.5s slide stun

Win Rate:49.0%➔52.3%+3.3%
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DEVELOPER NOTEAdapted Bruno’s ball retrieval to fit modern teamfight pacing. Casting skills no longer interrupts basic attacks and the slide stun provides reliable setups.

Volley Shot

SKILL 1
Adjust

Powerball remains on the ground for 3s (up from 2s). Cast animation no longer interrupts basic attacks.

  • Base damage adjusted from 100-225 to 75-150. Mana cost reduced from 60-85 to 50-75.
Ground Duration
2,0 sn.➔3,0 sn.
Base Damage
100 - 225➔75 - 150

Flying Tackle

SKILL 2
Buff

Slide stun duration significantly increased from 0.1s to 0.5s.

  • Cooldown adjusted from 7s to 9-7s. Mana cost adjusted from 60 to 90.
Stun Duration
0,1 sn.➔0,5 sn.
Aulus
AulusBuffFighter • EXP Lane

Skill 1 slam adds 0.3s stun with accelerated battle charge pacing

Win Rate:48.7%➔51.5%+2.8%
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Aulus, Charge!

SKILL 1
Buff

Final slam hit stuns targets for 0.3s.

  • Damage reduction during charge increased.
Stun Duration
0,0 sn.➔0,3 sn.
Argus
ArgusBuffFighter • EXP Lane

Base critical chance boosted by 30% alongside Skill 2 micro-stun

Win Rate:49.3%➔52.4%+3.1%
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Warmonger

PASSIVE
Buff

Argus gains 30% base critical strike chance passively.

  • Critical strikes accelerate Demonic Slash gauge generation.

Meteoric Sword

SKILL 2
Buff

Slows enemies hit by 40% for 2s.

  • Cursed Trail removed in favor of direct slow and reliable damage.
Aldous
AldousBuffFighter • EXP Lane

5 stacks on hero hits and 60% speed burst for 1s on Skill 2 shield

Win Rate:49.5%➔51.8%+2.3%
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Contract: Soul Steal

SKILL 1
Buff

Stacks gained when striking enemy heroes increased from 4 to 5.

  • Accelerates Aldous’s transition into mid-game power spikes.
Lukas
LukasBuffFighter • EXP Lane

Skill 1 fan-shaped hitbox widened for superior EXP lane waveclear

Win Rate:49.2%➔52.1%+2.9%
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Sacred Strike

SKILL 1
Buff

Hitbox widened to reliably strike both lane minions and enemy champions.

  • Base damage increased by 25 points in early ranks.
Odette
OdetteAdjustMage • Mid Lane

Movement freedom during Swan Song Ultimate channel

Win Rate:50.8%➔53.1%+2.3%
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Swan Song

ULTIMATE
Adjust

Second dash removed. Odette can now move freely at 30% reduced movement speed during the cast.

  • The damage area moves with Odette while retaining damage pulses and shield protection.
Melissa
MelissaNerfMarksman • Gold Lane

Muddles damage transfer reduced to 52% and Skill 1 attack speed tuned to 30%-55%

Win Rate:52.8%➔49.9%-2.9%
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Falling!

SKILL 1
Nerf

Attack speed reduced from 50%-75% to 30%-55%. Duration reduced to 2.5s.

  • Muddles damage transfer reduced from 60% to 52%.
Attack Speed
%50,0 - %75,0➔%30,0 - %55,0
Duration
3,0 sn.➔2,5 sn.
Miya
MiyaNerfMarksman • Gold Lane

Moonlight Shadow strike damage reduced to 25 + 20% Total Physical Attack

Win Rate:51.4%➔49.6%-1.8%
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Moon Blessing

PASSIVE
Nerf

Shadow damage reduced from 30 + 25% Total Physical Attack to 25 + 20% Total Physical Attack.

  • Normalizes early laning trade superiority.
Edith
EdithBuffTank • EXP Lane

Phylax skills generate Wrath faster and Primal Wrath traverses terrain

Win Rate:50.1%➔52.6%+2.5%
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Primal Wrath

ULTIMATE
Buff

Edith can eject over battlefield terrain during activation.

  • Dealing skill damage inside Phylax rapidly generates Wrath energy.
Hanabi
HanabiNerfMarksman • Gold Lane

Single target consecutive petal bounce decay increased to 40%

Win Rate:52.0%➔50.4%-1.6%
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Ninjutsu: Petal Barrage

PASSIVE
Nerf

Subsequent bounces hitting the same target deal 40% reduced damage.

  • Balances single-target bounce burst in crowded teamfights.
Paquito
PaquitoNerfFighter • EXP Lane

Skill 1 base shield reduced to 200-450 and early cooldown tuned

Win Rate:51.9%➔49.7%-2.2%
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Heavy Left Punch

SKILL 1
Nerf

Base shield value reduced from 250-500 to 200-450.

  • Normalizes oppressive early trading dominance in EXP lane.
Yi Sun-shin
Yi Sun-shinNerfAssassin • Jungle

Weapon swap first strike base damage reduced by 10 points

Win Rate:52.3%➔50.1%-2.2%
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Heavenly Vow

PASSIVE
Nerf

Base damage of the first strike after weapon swap reduced by 10.

  • Normalizes hyper-fast early jungle clear speeds.
Kagura
KaguraBuffMage • Mid Lane

Skill 1 cooldown reduced to 4.5-3.5s with lowered mana costs

Win Rate:49.2%➔51.6%+2.4%
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Seimei Umbrella Open

SKILL 1
Buff

Cooldown reduced from 5.0-4.0s to 4.5-3.5s.

  • Mana cost reduced by 10 points at all levels.
Alpha
AlphaBuffFighter • EXP Lane

Beta laser base True Damage increased by 20 points in early game

Win Rate:49.6%➔51.9%+2.3%
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Beta, Advance!

PASSIVE
Buff

True damage dealt by Beta upon target lock increased by 20 points.

  • Improves early lane wave management and jungle clear pacing.
Tigreal
TigrealBuffTank • Roam

Skill 2 charge animation velocity increased by 15%

Win Rate:49.8%➔52.0%+2.2%
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Sacred Hammer

SKILL 2
Buff

Charge animation speed increased by 15%, reducing enemy reaction window.

  • Target hooking consistency significantly improved.
Cici
CiciBuffFighter • EXP Lane

Yo-yo strike radius widened by 10% for smoother kiting

Win Rate:49.4%➔51.8%+2.4%
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Yo-yo Blitz

SKILL 1
Buff

Attack radius increased by 10% for smoother kiting skirmishes.

  • Movement speed multiplier during activation optimized.
Kalea
KaleaBuffSupport • Roam

Tidal Grace base heal increased by 80 points with reduced mana costs

Win Rate:49.1%➔51.6%+2.5%
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Tidal Grace

SKILL 1
Buff

Base health restoration granted to allies increased by 80 points.

  • Mana cost reduced by 15 points at early levels.
Karina
KarinaBuffAssassin • Jungle

Shadow Combo 3rd hit True Damage based on lost HP increased by 1%

Win Rate:49.0%➔51.5%+2.5%
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Shadow Combo

PASSIVE
Buff

True damage dealt on 3rd hit based on target lost HP increased by 1%.

  • Improves execution threshold against high-HP tanks and fighters.
Kaja
KajaBuffSupport • Roam

Ring of Order Magic Defense shred ratio increased to 15%

Win Rate:49.5%➔52.0%+2.5%
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Ring of Order

SKILL 1
Buff

Magic Defense of targets hit is shredded by 15% for 2s.

  • Amplifies magic damage output for allied mages and assassins.
Marcel
MarcelAdjustSupport • Roam

Soul Tether damage mitigation ratio tuned to 20% with reduced cooldown

Win Rate:51.5%➔51.2%-0.3%
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Soul Tether

SKILL 1
Adjust

Damage absorbed from tethered ally adjusted from 25% to 20%.

  • Cooldown reduced by 1s across all levels for more frequent shield activations.
Sun
SunAdjustFighter • EXP Lane

Doppelganger kill bounty reduced and clone attack lifesteal optimized

Win Rate:50.4%➔50.9%+0.5%
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Simian God

PASSIVE
Adjust

Doppelganger elimination yields less gold to enemies. Clone attack lifesteal scaling adjusted.

  • Removes the punishing lane feeding disadvantage of Sun’s clones.
Kadita
KaditaAdjustMage • Mid Lane

Ocean Oddity immunity frame timing moved to first cast frame

Win Rate:51.0%➔51.4%+0.4%
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Ocean Oddity

SKILL 1
Adjust

Crowd control immunity now applies from the very first frame of the wave surf animation.

  • Resolves issue where wave dash was interrupted mid-cast by micro-stuns.

Battlefield & Map Adjustments

New Battlefield Mechanic: Healing Turtle

TURTLE & LORD MECHANIC

Defeating the Turtle spawns an allied marching unit that pushes lanes and regenerates nearby allies instead of flat shields.

  • The marching Turtle regenerates 4% Max HP per second for all allied heroes in its aura.
  • Absorbs tower focus and facilitates aggressive team dives.

Golden Turrets & Comeback Economy

TURRETS & ECONOMY

Team gold gained from destroying turrets significantly increased. Inner and Base Turret HP increased.

  • First Turret team reward increased from 150 to 250 gold.
  • Inner Turret HP increased from 6000 to 6800; Base Turret HP from 9000 to 10000.

Other Patch Notes & Archive

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