Hylos is an amazing tank in Mobile Legends that provides his team a much-needed durability and crowd-control abilities; this makes him an excellent frontline hero that makes a safe wall for his team. He excels at initiating team fights, disrupting the enemy's formation, and providing a sustained presence in battles, perfect for a full-on 5v5 team fight. He makes it hard for the enemy team to reach your damage dealers and deals continuous damage himself.

Hylos Strengths:

• Durable
• Solid CC
• Has HP regen ability
• High versatility
• High mobility
• Good utility hero

Hylos Weakness:

• High mana usage
• Easily disrupted by CC
• Vulnerable to kiting heroes like Kimmy
• No high burst abilities
• Low damage output
• Slow jungler

3. Durable/Tank Build

Lead your team with Hylos’ unwavering strength as he maximizes a build curated just for him. An efficient build for Hylos that allows him to soak up enemy damage and protect his team. This build is all about making Hylos as durable as possible with a complete set of defense items that maximize his abilities as a tank initiator and disruptor. This is the perfect build for him as he is first and foremost built to be a solid tank in the game.

Use this build if:

• You need a hero that can absorb enemy damage
• Want someone to initiate team fights
• Need high survivability
• Need a team protector
• Have high burst damage enemies

Try this out against burst and high-damage heroes like Moscov, Fanny, and Gusion.

Choose your skill as follows:

Level 1: Skill 1 - Law and Order: Damage | CC

Level 2: Skill 2 -  Ring of Punishment: CC | Damage

Level 4: Skill 3 - Glorious Pathwalk : Speed UP | HEAL

Passive: Thickened Blood -  Increased HP based on equipment mana

Emblem:

Tank emblem with the additional effects of Tenacity, Firmness, and Concussive Blast. These talents add DEF and deals HP based AoE damage to enemies.

Items:

1. Tough boots (700): +22 Magic DEF and +40 Movement speed. Passive lessens user control time by 30%

2. Cursed Helmet (1760) - a high HP item that provides magic DEF and a passive of additional magic damage scaling on enemy HP.

3. Radiant Armour (1880): Provides HP regen, Magic DEF, and HP. Has scalable Magic damage reduction. Use against mages with continuous damage.

4. Dominance Ice (2010) - Solid early item for roamers. Reduces HP and shield regen of enemies by 50% and reduces enemy attack speed by up to 75%.

5. Blade Armor (1960): deals with the continuous basic attacks from MM’s, returns 20% of the damage back to the damage dealer

6. Immortality (2120): on-the-spot revival. Revives the hero when killed on top of its additional HP and Physical DEF.

2. Regen Build

The HP regen build is a perfect compliment to Hylos’ sustain, it improves his survivability by quickly revitalizing his health when he pulls back from a clash, this allows him to quickly reengage in a team fight and dominate the enemy team. The reduced need for recalling also saves crucial time and allows Hylos to continuously roam the map to support his team. A build that turns this tank into an impenetrable wall of defenses.

Use this build if:

• You need a designated roamer
• Want fast regen abilities
• Plan on being an aggressive initiator

Try this out against enemies that deal continuous but not burst damage like Natan, Layla, Balmond, and Odette.

Choose your skill as follows:

Level 1: Skill 1 - Law and Order: Damage | CC

Level 2: Skill 2 -  Ring of Punishment: CC | Damage

Level 4: Skill 3 - Glorious Pathwalk : Speed UP | HEAL

Passive: Thickened Blood -  Increased HP based on equipment mana

Emblem:

Use tank emblem with Tenacity for increased defense when in critical HP, Agility for extra movement speed, and Concussive blast for HP-based AoE damage. These talents are perfect for balanced damage and escape abilities that maximize an HP regeneration build.

Items:

1. Cursed Helmet (1760) - a high HP item that provides magic DEF and a passive of additional magic damage scaling on enemy HP.

2. Tough boots (700): +22 Magic DEF and +40 Movement speed. Passive lessens user control time by 30%

3. Dominance Ice (2010) - Solid early item for roamers. Reduces HP and shield regen of enemies by 50% and reduces enemy attack speed by up to 75%.

4. Immortality (2120): on-the-spot revival. Revives the hero when killed on top of its additional HP and Physical DEF.

5. Athena’s Shield (2150): Resist burst damage. Perfect against burst-type enemy mages like Gusion. The user gains 25% magic damage reduction, perfect for combo survival.

6. Guardian Helmet (2200) - Provide continuous HP regen. Reduces the need to return to the base and increases damage absorbed because of high HP.

1. Jungle Build

Keep your opponents guessing on your next drafting move by using Jungler Hylos. An unconventional build made famous after the rise of utility jungles in the eSports meta. Jungle Hylos works by combining a balanced set of damage and defense items for his kit. By using the Clock of Destiny and Cursed Helmet, Hylos can deal a more substantial damage output as compared to a typical tank-build Hylos. This works wonders because initiation and AoE damage is one of Hylos’ strong suits which are perfect for junglers.

Try this out if:

• You need a tanky jungler
• Your team is susceptible to burst attacks
• Need a utility hero
• Have high HP enemies
• Against sneaky assassins like Natalia

This build will work perfectly against buff-stealing enemy junglers like Fanny and Ling, Hylos’ durability can shun them away with his damage while he outlasts their durability.

Choose your skill as follows:

Level 1: Skill 1 - Law and Order: Damage | CC

Level 2: Skill 2 -  Ring of Punishment: CC | Damage

Level 4: Skill 3 - Glorious Pathwalk : Speed UP | HEAL

Passive: Thickened Blood -  Increased HP based on equipment mana

Emblem:

Use tank emblem with Seasoned Hunter for increased jungling speed, Vitaliy for higher max HP, and Concussive Blast for HP-based AoE damage,  these talents increase Hylos’ effectivity as a jungle, especially the first talent.

Choose your skill as follows:

Level 1: Skill 1 - Law and Order: Damage | CC

Level 2: Skill 2 -  Ring of Punishment: CC | Damage

Level 4: Skill 3 - Glorious Pathwalk : Speed UP | HEAL

Passive: Thickened Blood -  Increased HP based on equipment mana

Items:

1. Warrior Boots (720) - gives +40 movement speed and 22 Phys DEF. (can be interchanged with Tough boots for magic DEF)

2. Clock of Destiny (1950) - gives magic power, HP, and mana. Has a stackable passive that gives HP and magic power over time. A good early-game item for magic damage.

3. Cursed Helmet (1760) - a high HP item that provides magic DEF and a passive of additional magic damage scaling on enemy HP.

4. Dominance Ice (2010) - Solid early item for roamers. Reduces HP and shield regen of enemies by 50% and reduces enemy attack speed by up to 75%.

5. Guardian Helmet (2200) - provide continuous HP regen. Reduces the need to return to the base and increases damage absorbed because of high HP.

6. Oracle (2060): Provides HP, Magic Def, and CD. The oracles passive is perfect for Estes as it increases incoming healing.

Teammates that make Hylos Awesome:

Hylos works best as a frontline for high-damage heroes that can dish out powerful attacks from a range. Try him out with marksmen and mages that can obliterate enemy defenses even from behind Hylo's stead.

• Lunox
• Miya
• Granger
• Lesley
• Odette

[Top 5] Heroes Hylos is Strong Against

• Layla
• Natalia
• Dyrroth
• Brody
• Balmond

[Top 5] Heroes Hylos is Weak Against

• Kimmy
• Kadita
• Pharsa
• Gusion
• Fanny

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