Tigreal Guide

Tigreal: The Warrior of Dawn - MLBB Guide

Okay, here's a comprehensive MLBB guide for Tigreal, focusing on his primary and secondary lanes, builds, emblems, talents, and counter items:

Primary Role: Roam (Tank)

Secondary Role: EXP Lane (Fighter/Tank)

I. Role & Playstyle Overview

• Roam (Tank): As a Roamer, Tigreal's main job is to provide vision, protect your team's damage dealers (Marksman/Mage), initiate fights, and peel for them when they are targeted. Tigreal's crowd control (CC) abilities are key to setting up kills and disrupting the enemy team. He typically stays near his carry in the early game, rotates to help other lanes, and controls objectives like Turtle/Lord.
• EXP Lane (Fighter/Tank): While less common, Tigreal can be surprisingly effective in the EXP lane. Here, he focuses on disrupting the enemy laner, soaking up damage, and providing support to his team with his CC skills. He can build more damage items while still maintaining tankiness.

II. Roam (Tank) Builds

Build 1: Classic Tank/Initiator

• Emblem: Tank Emblem
  • Tier 1: Firmness (Extra Physical Defense)
  • Tier 2: Fortress (Reduces damage taken from turrets)
  • Tier 3: Brave Smite (Heals when you provide CC)
• Items:
  1. Dire Hit: This is a must for roam, it slows down enemy movement speed making it easier to ambush and set up plays.
  2. Tough Boots: Reduces magic damage and crowd control duration. Alternatively, Warrior Boots can be chosen for more physical defense.
  3. Dominance Ice: Reduces enemy movement speed and attack speed, also provides mana. This is great for countering attack speed-based heroes and mages that rely on mana.
  4. Antique Cuirass: Reduces physical attack damage from enemies, stacks up to 3 times. Essential for surviving burst damage.
  5. Athena's Shield: Provides a shield that absorbs magic damage.
  6. Immortality: Grants a second life upon death, crucial for initiating fights aggressively without fear of immediate death.

Build 2: Anti-Carry CC Tank

• Emblem: Tank Emblem
  • Tier 1: Firmness
  • Tier 2: Fortress
  • Tier 3: Brave Smite
• Items:
  1. Dire Hit
  2. Tough Boots:
  3. Dominance Ice:
  4. Radiant Armor: Great magic defense and reduction of magic damage taken.
  5. Athena's Shield: Additional magic defense and shield that absorbs magic damage.
  6. Immortality:

Roam Build Counter Items (Situational)

• Sea Halberd/Deadly Blade: When the enemy has high hp regen like Uranus, Esmeralda or support heroes.
  • Switch with: Guardian Helmet
• Winter Truncheon: If you are being focused by burst damage dealers.
  • Switch with: Guardian Helmet

III. EXP Lane Builds

Build 1: Tanky Damage Dealer

• Emblem: Fighter Emblem
  • Tier 1: Bravery (Physical Attack)
  • Tier 2: Swift (Attack Speed)
  • Tier 3: Festival of Blood (Spell Vamp/Hybrid Lifesteal)
• Items:
  1. / Warrior Boots/Tough Boots: Depending on the enemy's damage type.
  2. Bloodlust Axe: Provides spell vamp for sustain in lane.
  3. War Axe: Offensive and defensive item with adaptive damage, hp and cooldown reduction.
  4. Antique Cuirass: Essential for surviving burst damage.
  5. Immortality:
  6. Guardian Helmet:

Build 2: Pure Tank

• Emblem: Tank Emblem
  • Tier 1: Firmness
  • Tier 2: Fortress
  • Tier 3: Brave Smite
• Items:
  1. / Warrior Boots/Tough Boots:
  2. Dominance Ice:
  3. Antique Cuirass:
  4. Radiant Armor:
  5. Athena's Shield:
  6. Immortality:

EXP Lane Counter Items (Situational)

• Blade Armor: Against high physical damage dealers.
  • Switch with: Guardian Helmet
• Cursed Helmet: Against heroes with high hp.
  • Switch with: Guardian Helmet

General Gameplay Tips & Strategies

• Early Game (Roam):
  • Immediately buy roam item and find the gold laner to protect him/her.
  • Secure vision around your jungle and the enemy jungle to track the enemy jungler.
  • Rotate to Mid Lane to gank or assist your Mid Laner.
  • Prioritize securing Turtle spawns.
• Mid Game:
  • Continue providing vision and protecting your damage dealers.
  • Look for opportunities to initiate fights using your Ultimate. Coordinate with your team.
  • Disrupt enemy rotations and ganks.
• Late Game:
  • Focus on team fights around objectives (Lord, Turrets).
  • Use your Ultimate to lock down key enemy targets (Marksman, Mage).
  • Peel for your carries and prevent them from being assassinated.
• Skills:
  • Passive (Fearless): Grants Physical and Magical Defense based on HP lost. Makes Tigreal incredibly durable.
  • Skill 1 (Attack Wave): Sends a wave of force that deals damage and slows enemies. Use to poke, zone enemies, or disrupt their movement.
  • Skill 2 (Sacred Hammer): Dashes in a direction, knocking enemies up. Use to initiate fights, engage enemies, or escape. Can be chained with Skill 1 for extra CC.
  • Ultimate (Implosion): Stuns nearby enemies, pulling them towards you. Tigreal is immune to CC while casting. Timing is crucial. Use it when enemies are grouped together or when you need to interrupt an enemy skill.

Hero Counters & Synergies

• Counters:
  • Heroes with CC Immunity: Diggie, Wanwan, Chou can negate Tigreal's Ultimate.
  • Mobile Heroes: Fanny, Ling can easily avoid Tigreal's CC.
  • Long-Range Poke Heroes: Change'e, Pharsa can harass Tigreal from a distance.
• Synergies:
  • Burst Damage Dealers: Eudora, Kagura, Aldous benefit greatly from Tigreal's setup.
  • Area-of-Effect Damage Dealers: Valir, Gord can capitalize on enemies grouped together by Tigreal's Ultimate.
  • Heroes with Follow-Up CC: Aurora, Ruby can extend the duration of CC on enemies.

Advanced Tips

• Ultimate Positioning: Practice positioning yourself so that your Ultimate pulls enemies towards your team, not away.
• Skill Combos: Learn the combos for maximum impact. A good combo is Skill 2 (dash in, knockup) followed by Skill 1 (slow), then Ultimate.
• Map Awareness: As a Roamer, always be aware of the minimap to anticipate enemy movements and respond accordingly.
• Communication: Communicate with your team about your intentions and cooldowns.

This guide provides a solid foundation for playing Tigreal. Remember to practice him in Classic or Brawl mode to get a feel for his skills and playstyle. Be flexible and adapt your build and strategy based on the specific situation of each game. Good luck on the battlefield!