Lesley Guide

Lesley: The Deadly Sniper

Alright, here's a comprehensive MLBB guide for Lesley in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, covering her primary and secondary lane options, builds, emblems, talents, and counter items and strategies:

Primary Lane: Gold Lane (Marksman)

Secondary Lane: Jungle (Situational/Riskier)

Understanding Lesley's Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • High burst damage, especially in the late game.
  • Long-range attacks, allowing her to stay relatively safe.
  • True damage on her enhanced basic attacks, shredding tanks.
  • Decent mobility with her Tactical Grenade.
  • Global ultimate for securing kills or scouting.
• Weaknesses:
  • Extremely vulnerable early game.
  • Highly reliant on items and farm.
  • Can be easily caught out by assassins or divers.
  • Mana hungry in the early game.
  • Slow attack speed without proper items.

Gold Lane (Marksman) Builds & Emblems

Build Philosophy: Focus on maximizing crit chance, physical attack, and attack speed. Lesley needs to scale quickly and deal massive damage in team fights. Prioritize items that give sustain since she is squishy.

Build 1: Crit Burst

• Core Items:
  1. Swift Boots: Movement Speed
  2. Berserker's Fury: Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Physical Attack
  3. Endless Battle: Physical Attack, Mana Regen, HP, Cooldown Reduction, Hybrid Lifesteal, Movement Speed (Provides true damage and sustain)
  4. Scarlet Phantom: Attack Speed, Crit Chance, Physical Attack
  5. Blade of Despair: Massive Physical Attack (Activates passive with CC or low HP targets)
  6. Windtalker: Attack Speed, Crit Chance, Movement Speed
• Explanation: This build is centered around critical hits and burst damage. Berserker's Fury and Scarlet Phantom provide the necessary crit chance, while Blade of Despair amplifies your damage against low-health targets. Endless battle gives you true damage for tanks and sustain. Windtalker is good for clear lane and attack speed.
• Emblem: Marksman Emblem
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed) - Helps with positioning and escaping ganks.
  • Tier 2: Weapon Master (Physical Attack) - Boosts overall damage output.
  • Tier 3: Killing Spree (Restores HP and Movement Speed after a kill) - Essential for survivability in team fights.
• Battle Spell: Flicker or Purify (Flicker for positioning and escaping, Purify against heavy CC)

Build 2: Sustain Crit

• Core Items:
  1. Swift Boots: Movement Speed
  2. Berserker's Fury: Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Physical Attack
  3. Endless Battle: Physical Attack, Mana Regen, HP, Cooldown Reduction, Hybrid Lifesteal, Movement Speed
  4. Scarlet Phantom: Attack Speed, Crit Chance, Physical Attack
  5. Blade of Despair: Massive Physical Attack
  6. Hunter Strike: Physical Attack, Cooldown Reduction, Movement Speed (for chasing and escaping)
• Explanation: This build offers more sustain with Hunter Strike allowing you to stay in fights longer. The rest is similar to the burst build.
• Emblem: Marksman Emblem
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed)
  • Tier 2: Weapon Master (Physical Attack)
  • Tier 3: Killing Spree (Restores HP and Movement Speed after a kill)
• Battle Spell: Flicker or Purify

Gold Lane Counter Itemization:

• Against High Burst Assassins (e.g., Lancelot, Gusion):
  • Replace Windtalker/Hunter Strike with Immortality for a second life. Consider Athena's Shield for magic burst.
• Against Anti-Heal Heroes (e.g., Baxia, Yu Zhong):
  • There is no specific counter item. Focus on positioning to avoid being targeted. Rely on your team to eliminate the anti-heal hero.
• Against Heavy Crowd Control (e.g., Aurora, Atlas):
  • Use Tough Boots for Magic Defense and Resilience. Consider Rose Gold Meteor for a shield against magic burst and extra physical attack when low on HP.
• Against Tanky Enemies:
  • Malefic Roar Replace Windtalker/Hunter Strike to penetrate armor.

Jungle (Situational) Builds & Emblems

Build Philosophy: Focus on early game snowballing potential. Lesley needs to clear camps quickly and gank effectively to get ahead. She is not a natural jungler so requires good map awareness.

Build 1: Burst Gank

• Core Items:
  1. Hunter's Knife (with Retribution): Jungle item, choose Ice Retribution for slow or Flame Retribution for damage.
  2. Swift Boots: Movement Speed
  3. Berserker's Fury: Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Physical Attack
  4. Endless Battle: Physical Attack, Mana Regen, HP, Cooldown Reduction, Hybrid Lifesteal, Movement Speed
  5. Blade of Despair: Massive Physical Attack
  6. Malefic Roar: Physical Penetration (for tanky targets)
• Explanation: This build is aimed at quickly clearing jungle camps and ganking lanes. Malefic Roar helps you take down objectives and tanky heroes. Endless battle gives true damage and sustain.
• Emblem: Assassin Emblem
  • Tier 1: Agility (Movement Speed) - Crucial for ganking.
  • Tier 2: Invasion (Physical Penetration) - Helps deal more damage early.
  • Tier 3: Killing Spree or High and Dry (Killing Spree for sustain, High and Dry if confident in 1v1s)
• Battle Spell: Retribution (Mandatory for jungling)

Build 2: Scaling Jungle

• Core Items:
  1. Hunter's Knife (with Retribution): Jungle item
  2. Swift Boots: Movement Speed
  3. Berserker's Fury: Crit Chance, Crit Damage, Physical Attack
  4. Scarlet Phantom: Attack Speed, Crit Chance, Physical Attack
  5. Blade of Despair: Massive Physical Attack
  6. Windtalker: Attack Speed, Crit Chance, Movement Speed
• Explanation: This build focuses on scaling into the late game. It prioritizes attack speed and crit chance.
• Emblem: Assassin Emblem
  • Tier 1: Agility
  • Tier 2: Invasion
  • Tier 3: Killing Spree
• Battle Spell: Retribution

Jungle Counter Itemization:

• Against Early Game Invaders (e.g., Ling, Hayabusa):
  • Consider Rose Gold Meteor earlier to provide a shield against their initial burst. Ward your jungle entrances.
• Against Anti-Heal:
  • No item counter. Focus on avoiding fights without backup.
• Against Crowd Control:
  • Tough Boots is a good choice.
• Against Tanky Junglers:
  • Build Malefic Roar earlier.

General Lesley Tips & Tricks:

• Positioning: Lesley is extremely vulnerable, so always position yourself safely behind your tanks or teammates.
• Use Tactical Grenade: Use it to reposition, escape, or chase enemies. Practice the timing to maximize its effectiveness.
• Conserve Mana: Lesley is mana-hungry early game. Avoid spamming skills unnecessarily.
• Maximize Passive: Always try to trigger her passive (Energetic Shot) before engaging in fights. The extra range and damage are crucial.
• Ultimate Usage: Use her ultimate (Ultimate Snipe) to scout, secure kills, or finish off fleeing enemies. Be mindful of the long cooldown.
• Early Game Farming: Focus on farming in the early game to get your core items. Avoid unnecessary fights.
• Team Communication: Communicate with your team about enemy positions and when you are ready to engage.
• Map Awareness: Constantly check the map to avoid ganks and to find opportunities to help your teammates.

Important Considerations:

• Meta Changes: Mobile Legends is constantly evolving, so keep an eye on the meta and adjust your builds accordingly.
• Team Composition: Consider your team's composition when choosing your build and emblem.
• Enemy Team Composition: Adapt your build to counter the enemy team's composition.
• Practice: Practice Lesley in Classic or Custom mode before playing her in Ranked.