Alucard Builds
Alucard – Lifesteal Demon | Solo Carry Fighter
Alucard is a popular Fighter/Assassin hero in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, known for his high burst damage, lifesteal mechanics, and hybrid playstyle. Here’s a detailed breakdown of his abilities, strategies, and current meta status (as of 2025):
1.- Skill Overview
Passive: (Pursuit) – Gains +30% lifesteal when attacking enemies below 50% HP
Skill 1: (Groundsplitter) – Dash + AoE damage (scales with Physical ATK)
Skill 2: (Whirling Smash) – Spinning attack with crowd control immunity
Ultimate: (Fission Wave) – Releases shockwaves, healing 15% of damage dealt
2.- Recommended Items
Core Items (2025 Meta):
Warrior Boots: Early-game armor
Endless Battle: True damage + lifesteal synergy
Blade of Despair: Burst damage boost
Haas’s Claws: 25% lifesteal amplification
Brute Force Breastplate: Hybrid defense + movement speed
Situational Items:
Athena’s Shield (vs magic burst)
Windtalker (split-push speed)
Immortality (late-game insurance)
3.- Gameplay Strategy
Early Game (Lv 1–8):
If going as Jungle focus on jungle clears (prioritize Crab for XP)
Use Skill 1 to harass enemy laners
Avoid ganking until Level 4 (ultimate unlocked)
Mid-Late Game:
Split-push with Skill 2’s wave clear
Target low-HP backliners (Mages/Marksmen)
Activate ultimate after crowd control effects are used
4.- Combo Guide
Engage Combo: Skill 1 → Basic Attack → Skill 2 → Ultimate
(Maximizes lifesteal and burst)
Escape Combo: Skill 1 (through walls) → Flicker
(Use terrain to break line of sight)
5.- Counterplay Tips
Hard Counters:
Kaja (ultimate suppresses Alucard’s mobility)
Valir (knockback disrupts Skill 1)
Avoid: Fighting near minion waves (his AoE heals more)
Buy: Dominance Ice to reduce his lifesteal effectiveness
6.- Current Meta Status
Tier: A-tier in Mythic rank (balanced after December 2024 nerfs)
Win Rate: 48.7% (global ranked matches)
Ban Rate: 3.2% (low priority compared to meta heroes like Martis)
7.- Skins & Cosmetics
Epic Skin: Demon Lord (red black)
Limited: Starlight Season 25 (galaxy-themed recall animation)
Classic: Dark Guardian (default dark knight aesthetic)
Our Ultimate build
Items
This build maximizes Alucard’s Lifesteal up to 95% and his Spellvamp to 68% while keeping a high physical and critical damage. This build also has a great penetration for tanky opponents and a high-speed attack.
Spells
We recommend vengeance to get 35% damage reduction to take the major advantage of the Lifesteal and Spellvamp effects while returning 35% of the damage received to the attackers.
You can also use Inspire for up to 8 basic attacks within the next 5s to increase attack speed 1.5 times and the attack speed capital to 500% and get a 23-defense penetration to any enemy and restore 60(+Physical or Magic damage) as HP on each hit.
Recommended Emblem
We recommend the Fighter Emblem to get an extra 15% Attack Speed, 16 Adaptive Attack and 5% Lifesteal and customized skills with Swift: to get 10% extra Attack Speed, Festival of Blood: to gain 6% Spell Vamp and each hero kill or assist grants and additional 0.5% Spell Vamp up to 8 stacks or a maximum of 4% making a total of 10%, and lastly Quantum Charge: grants you a 30% extra Movement Speed for 1.5 seconds and restores 75-180 HP (Scales with level) and a cooldown of 8s which maximize Alucard’s regeneration.
