Ruby Guide

Ruby: The Little Red Hood

Alright, here's a comprehensive Mobile Legends: Bang Bang guide for Ruby, focusing on her primary lane (EXP Lane) and a secondary (Roam), along with various builds, emblems, and counter items:

Role: Fighter/Tank

Specialty: Crowd Control/Lifesteal

Difficulty: Medium

Primary Lane: EXP Lane

Ruby excels in the EXP lane due to her innate sustain, crowd control, and ability to quickly clear minion waves. She can harass enemy laners, rotate for objectives, and be a formidable presence in team fights.

Playstyle:

Play aggressive early, using your skills to poke the enemy and farm. Prioritize building sustain items to make it difficult for enemies to pressure you. Rotate to help your team secure Turtle and other objectives. In team fights, focus on disrupting enemy formations with your crowd control and soaking up damage.

Builds:

Build 1: Sustainable Aggression

• Core Items:
  1. / Warrior Boots/Tough Boots: (Adapt based on enemy composition)
  2. Bloodlust Axe: Crucial for spell vamp, which is Ruby's lifeblood.
  3. Endless Battle: Provides lifesteal, true damage, mana regen, and cooldown reduction.
  4. Dominance Ice: Reduces enemy healing and attack speed, while providing mana and physical defense.
• Situational Items:
  • Athena's Shield: Magic defense and a shield against burst damage.
  • Immortality: Second life for aggressive plays.
• Emblem: Fighter
  • Tier 1: Bravery (Physical Attack)
  • Tier 2: Persistence (Hybrid Defense)
  • Tier 3: Festival of Blood (Spell Vamp on kill)

Explanation: A well-rounded build offering damage, sustain, and mobility. Good for most situations.

Build 2: Early Game Power

• Core Items:
  1. / Warrior Boots/Tough Boots
  2. Bloodlust Axe
  3. War Axe: Grants increased damage and movement speed over time during combat, enhancing Ruby's early game presence.
  4. Athena's Shield
• Situational Items:
  • Immortality
  • Blade Armor: Reflects physical damage back to the attacker, useful against high DPS physical heroes.
• Emblem: Fighter
  • Tier 1: Bravery
  • Tier 2: Swift (Attack Speed)
  • Tier 3: Festival of Blood

Explanation: This build sacrifices some damage for increased survivability and sustain. Effective against teams with mixed damage types.

Counter Items (For EXP Lane)

• Against Healing-Heavy Opponents (e.g., Uranus, Esmeralda):
  • Replace Athena's Shield/Immortality with Sea Halberd for healing reduction.
• Against High Physical Damage (e.g., Martis, Yu Zhong):
  • Replace Athena's Shield with Blade Armor for damage reflection or Antique Cuirass for damage reduction and physical defense.
• Against Magic Burst (e.g., Eudora, Aurora):
  • Prioritize Athena's Shield early and consider Radiant Armor for sustained magic damage.

II. Roam/Support Ruby

As a Roam/Support, Ruby focuses on enabling her team through crowd control, vision, and peel. She needs to be tanky enough to survive engagements and disrupt the enemy.

Playstyle:

Rotate early and often to help other lanes. Prioritize protecting your damage dealers and setting up kills. Control vision and be aware of enemy movements.

Build Philosophy:

Prioritize defense and utility to protect your team.

Build 1: Tank Roam

• Core Items:
  1. Courage Mask (Roam Item): Provides Movement Speed and buffs teammates.
  2. Tough Boots: Magic resistance and reduced crowd control duration.
  3. Dominance Ice: Reduces enemy HP regen and Attack Speed.
  4. Antique Cuirass: Physical damage reduction.
  5. Athena's Shield: Provides a magic damage shield.
  6. Immortality: Provides a second life.
• Emblem: Tank
  • Tier 1: Firmness: Extra Physical Defense.
  • Tier 2: Tenacity: Extra magic defense and slow effect reduction
  • Tier 3: Brave Smite: Restore HP when near ally.

Explanation: This build focuses on maximizing tankiness and utility for team fights. Prioritize protecting your carries and disrupting the enemy.

Build 2: Hybrid Support/Damage

• Core Items:
  1. Courage Mask
  2. Tough Boots
  3. Bloodlust Axe
  4. Ice Queen Wand: Slows enemies down with skill damage, making it easier to lock them down.
  5. Immortality
  6. Brute Force Breastplate
• Emblem: Tank Emblem
  • Tier 1: Firmness
  • Tier 2: Tenacity
  • Tier 3: Brave Smite

Explanation: Offers more kill potential while still maintaining good tankiness. Better for aggressive playstyles.

Counter Items (For Roam)

• Against High Crowd Control (e.g., Nana, Vale):
  • Tough Boots are essential. Consider Purify as your battle spell.
• Against Stealth Heroes (e.g., Natalia, Saber):
  • Position yourself carefully and use your skills to reveal their locations. Team coordination is key.

General Ruby Tips & Tricks:

• Skill Priority: Maximize your 1st Skill (Be Good!) first for wave clear and poke.
• Lifesteal is Key: Ruby's primary source of sustain is her spell vamp. Prioritize items that provide spell vamp to maximize her survivability.
• Crowd Control: Use your skills to interrupt enemy skills, lock down enemy heroes, and disrupt their team formations.
• Positioning: Ruby is a frontline fighter, but she is also vulnerable to burst damage. Position yourself carefully in team fights to avoid getting focused down.
• Master her passive: Ruby gains movement speed when she cast skill. Use it to chase enemy or to reposition for initiating team fights.
• Ultimate Usage: Ruby's ultimate (I'm Offended!) is a powerful crowd control tool. Use it to lock down enemy carries, peel for your teammates, or initiate team fights.

Remember to adapt your build based on the enemy team composition and your team's needs. Mobile Legends is a dynamic game, and flexibility is key to success. Good luck dominating the Land of Dawn with Ruby!