- For the Advanced Server update with the same name, see Patch Notes 1.6.50 (Advanced Server).
An update for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has been released on the Original Server for the month of January, year 2022. This includes the new Hero 
Yin, along with adjustments and in-game events.
The update was released on 17 January 2022, 19:00 server time. A follow-up Additional Balance Adjustments was released on 27 January 2022 04:00.
From The Designers[]
Magic Chess new season, Magic Chess: Evolution, is coming on January 30, 2022! Be the first to check out the new gameplay, little commander, and free anniversary skin!
Meanwhile, we're making adjustments to some of the overly-popular or under-appreciated heroes in hopes of bringing new changes to the battlefield. We'll continue to roll out more adjustments for other heroes in later patches. Stay tuned!
I. New Hero[]
New Hero: Martial Genius - Yin[]
Yin, a gifted Kungfu boy possessed by an Evil God, will be available soon.
Passive - 
Leave It to Me
- Yin deals significantly increased damage when there are no allied heroes around.
Skill 1 - 
Charged Punch
- Yin gains extra Movement Speed and launches a Charged Punch on his next Basic Attack, dealing massive damage to enemies in the path.
Skill 1 (Lieh) - 
Frenzy Strike
- Lieh smashes an area ahead successively, inflicting high damage and slow. The smashing speed will gradually increase over the duration.
Skill 2 - 
Instant Blast
- Yin dashes forward, dealing damage while leaving a Golden Ring behind. He gains extra Damage Reduction an enemy hero is hit. After a short delay, the Golden Ring will catch up with Yin, dealing damage and stunning enemies it passes through.
Skill 2 (Lieh) - 
Instant Blast
- Lieh strikes a flying kick forward, dealing damage while leaving a Golden Ring behind. Enemies hit will also be knocked back slightly. He gains extra Damage Reduction if an enemy hero is hit. After a short delay, the Golden Ring will catch up with Lieh, dealing damage and stunning enemies it passes through.
Ultimate - 
My Turn
- Yin pulls a designated enemy hero into his domain and turns into Lieh. When in the domain, the two cannot be affected by other heroes' skills. If Yin successfully kills the enemy, he'll leave the domain with the cooldowns of his non-ultimate skills reset and continue to fight as Lieh for a while.
II. Hero Adjustments[]
The following uses BUFF ↑ NERF ↓ ADJUST ~ to indicate Buff, Nerf, and Adjustment.
Heroes with major adjustments in this patch include: 
Minotaur, 
Helcurt, 
Gloo, 
Aulus, 
Dyrroth, 
Karina, and 
Aamon.
Minotaur BUFF ↑
- We want Minotaur to be able to choose when to enter the Enraged state. Also making it slightly harder for him to reach the max Rage.
Passive BUFF ↑
- Enters the Enraged state upon reaching max Rage → Enters the Enraged state after casting the Ultimate at max Rage
- Extended the time before Minotaur's Rage begins to drop after he leaves combat.
- Rage gained from attacks slightly reduced.
- Skill 1 BUFF ↑
- New Effect: Reduces enemies' Attack Speed by 30%.
- Movement Speed Reduction: 65% → 40%
- Debuff Duration: 2s → 3s
- Skill 1's Extra Damage (Enraged): 1.5% of Target's Max HP → 3% of Minotaur's Max HP
- Skill 2 ADJUST ~
- Casting Skill 2 also grants Rage.
- New Effect: Increases allies' Attack Speed by 30% for 3s.
- No longer enhances Minotaur's Basic Attacks.
- Ultimate NERF ↓
- Rage Regen: 45-55 → 40-50
- Cooldown: 30s → 40s
- No longer refunds part of the Ultimate's cooldown when Minotaur leaves the Enraged State
Helcurt BUFF ↑
- Empowered by the Lord of Abyss, Helcurt's Poison Stingers are now even "Deadlier".
- Skill 1 BUFF ↑
- Slow Effect: 40% → 90%, but will decay over 1.5s
- New Effect: Grants a Deadly Poison Stinger upon hitting an enemy hero or creep.
- Skill 2 BUFF ↑
- New Effect: Deadly Poison Stingers can now trigger attack effects (but cannot critically strike).
- Ultimate BUFF ↑
- New Effect: Casting the Ultimate grants a Deadly Poison Stinger.
Gloo BUFF ↑
- We're boosting Gloo's performance in the EXP lane.
- Skill 1 BUFF ↑
- New Effect: Actively detonating the Goo now fully resets the skill's cooldown.
- Cooldown: 8-6s → 10-8s
- Base Damage: 360-560 → 300-450
- Fixed an issue where the damage of Gloo's Skill 1 was greatly reduced when it's attached to an enemy hero.
- Skill 2 BUFF ↑
- Base Damage: 325-450 → 325-400
- Fixed an issue where the damage of Gloo's Skill 2 was greatly reduced when it's attached to an enemy hero.
- Casting speed slightly increased.
- Ultimate ADJUST ~
- Gloo can now cast its Skill 1/2 to end the Split, Split state.
- Movement distance of Go, Go increased.
- HP Regen: 30%-35% → 25%-30%
Aulus BUFF ↑
- Aulus's ready to crush more skulls with his sharpened battleaxe.
- Passive BUFF ↑
- Extra Physical Attack Per Stack: 3-9 → 4-16
- Enhanced Basic Attack's Damage: 125% → 130%
- BUFF ↑
- Physical Attack Growth: 9.75 → 12.75
Dyrroth BUFF ↑
- We're adjusting Dyrroth's Skill 2 so he may have more access to the skill if he doesn't release the second cast. We expect this to improve his mobility in higher play.
- Skill 2 BUFF ↑
- Cooldown: 12-8s → 8-4s
- New Effect: The skill goes into cooldown after the second cast hits (on the first cast if the second cast isn't released).
Karina NERF ↓
- We're tuning down Karina's burst potential against squishy heroes.
- Passive NERF ↓
- Damage: 50 + 80% Magic Power + 8% of the Target's Lost HP → 50 + (7 + 2% Magic Power)% of the Target's Lost HP
- Skill 1 BUFF ↑
- Cooldown: 8-6s → 7s at All Levels
Aamon NERF ↓
- We're reverting the previous nerfs on Aamon's Skill 2 while putting a few restrictions in other directions
- Passive NERF ↓
- The extra Movement Speed now decays faster.
- Ultimate NERF ↓
- Shifted most of the damage to the final hit so the opposing players may dodge the damage using Blink or skills that grant Invincibility. Also slightly lowered the AOE damage.
Fanny BUFF ↑
- Fanny's now able to zoom around more freely and better adjust her state at the spawn point.
- BUFF ↑
- Energy Regen at the Fountain greatly increased.
- Skill 2 BUFF ↑
- Energy Cost Reduced Per Successive Cast: 1 → 2
Claude BUFF ↑
- We're giving Claude a bump up in his laning performance, especially before he gets his hands on the core equipment.
- Passive BUFF ↑
- Dexter's Damage: 35% Physical Attack → 20 + 35% Physical Attack
- Skill 1 BUFF ↑
- Extra Movement Speed & Attack Speed Per Stack: 3%-7% → 4%-7%
- Skill 2 BUFF ↑
- Dexter's Damage: 35% Physical Attack → 20 + 35% Physical Attack
Chang'e BUFF ↑
- Skill 2's casting experience optimized, Basic Attack damage increased.
- Skill 2 BUFF ↑
- Burst Movement Speed Boost: 30% → 50%
- Continuous Movement Speed Boost: 15% → 10%
- Basic Attack's Total Extra Damage: 40 + 40% Physical Attack + 50% Magic Power → 40 + 30% Physical Attack + 70% Magic Power
Popol and Kupa ADJUST ~
- We're slightly lowering Popol and Kupa's early game damage to balance out the performance boost from the issue fixes.
- Passive BUFF ↑
- Kupa can now correctly inherit 100% of Popol's Attack Speed.
- Skill 1 NERF ↓
- Signal Arrow Damage: 100-190 → 80-170
- Kupa's Base Damage: 120-210 → 100-190
- Fixed an issue where Kupa could bite 3 times even when not in Alpha Wolf Form.
- Ultimate NERF ↓
- Fixed an issue where Kupa would launch extra Basic Attacks during the 3 rapid bites in Alpha Wolf Form.
Karrie ADJUST ~
- We're granting Karrie more sustained damage during her Ultimate.
- Ultimate ADJUST ~
- Basic Attack Damage During Ultimate: 60%-66% → 65%-75%
- No longer reduces Attack Speed for the duration.
- Cooldown: 30s-20s → 40s at All Levels
Natalia BUFF ↑
- Natalia's refined her creep hunting tools.
- Passive BUFF ↑
- Extra Damage Against Creeps: 15% → 50%
Bane ADJUST ~
- The frequent use of Physical equipment is wearing Bane down. It's time for a change.
- Passive NERF ↓
- Physical Attack Bonus: 145-180% → 135-170%
- Skill 2 BUFF ↑
- Base Damage: 180-380 → 200-400
- Ultimate BUFF ↑
- Magic Power Bonus: 150% → 170%
Natan NERF ↓
- We're restricting Natan's access to his Ultimate.
- Ultimate NERF ↓
- Cooldown: 33-25s → 48-36s
Freya ADJUST ~
- We're lowering the downtime of Freya's Skill 1 to give her more mobility in higher play.
- Skill 1 BUFF ↑
- Cooldown: 10-7.5s → 8-6s
- Ultimate NERF ↓
- Cooldown: 46-40s → 54-46s
Yve NERF ↓
- Early to mid game strength reduced.
- Skill 1 NERF ↓
- Cooldown: 4.5-2.5s → 6-2.5s
- Ultimate NERF ↓
- Cooldown: 55-45s → 65-55s
- Mana Cost: 110-190 → 180-260
Phoveus NERF ↓
- Ultimate's cooldown increased, durability slightly reduced.
- Skill 1 NERF ↓
- Shield's HP Bonus: 8% → 6%
- Ultimate NERF ↓
- Cooldown: 45-35s → 50-40s
Wanwan BUFF ↑
- Early game strength slightly increased.
- BUFF ↑
- Base Physical Attack: 90 → 95
- Base Movement Speed: 240 → 245
Harith BUFF ↑
- We want Harith's mistakes to be less punishing. Also giving him a boost in his early game performance.
- Skill 1 BUFF ↑
- Initial Damage: 145-270 + 70% Magic Power → 204-324 + 84%
- Magic Power Explosion Damage: 435-810 → 510-810
Pharsa NERF ↓
- Ultimate's cooldown increased.
- Ultimate NERF ↓
- Cooldown: 36-28s → 46-38s
III. Weekly Free Heroes & New Skins[]
New Skins[]
- Yin and Yin "Fists of Valor" will be in a bundle and available on January 18. Launch week 30% OFF.
- Sun "Spring Blessings" will be available on January 27 for 899 Diamonds. Launch week 30% OFF.
- February Starlight Skin - Cecilion "Stargazer" will be available on February 1.
- Freya "S.A.B.E.R. Manhunter" will be available on February 10 for 899 Diamonds. Launch week 30% OFF.
- Natan "Chaos Hunter" will be available on February 18 for 599 Diamonds. Launch week 30% OFF.
- Aurora "Foxy Lady" will be available soon with a fully revamped design.
- Lunar New Year skins for Lolita, Odette, and Luo Yi will be available soon with new display scenes and optimized in-match effects.
- Miya "Sweet Fantasy" will be available soon with a fully revamped design.
- Alucard "Romantic Fantasy" will be available soon with a fully revamped design.
- Clint "Guns and Roses" will be available soon with a fully revamped design.
Magic Chess[]
- Little Commander Austus will be available on January 30 for 499 Diamonds, 24,000 Battle Points. Launch week 30% OFF.
- Austus "Hunter Griffin" will be available on January 30 for 269 Diamonds. Launch week 30% OFF.
- Little Commander Austus and Austus "Hunter Griffin" will be in a bundle and available on January 30. Launch week 30% OFF.
Fragment Shop Adjustments[]
Fragment Shop Adjustments on January 19 (Server Time)[]
- a. Rare Skin Fragment Shop
- Will be Available: Miya "Captain Thorns", Moskov "Snake Eye Commander", Alucard "Viscount", Hanzo "The Pale Phantom", Minsitthar "Gilded King"
- Will be Unavailable: Roger "Anubis", Angela "Shanghai Maiden", Grock "Iceland Golem", Kimmy "Steam Researcher", Thamuz "Liquid Fire"
- b. Hero Fragment Shop
- Will be Available: Fanny, Layla, Cecilion, Sun, Kagura, Freya
- Will be Unavailable: Yve, Gloo, Roger, Terizla, Granger, Brody
Free Heroes[]
8 Free Heroes: 01/21/2022 05:01:00 to 01/28/2022 05:00:00 (Server Time)
- Barats, Belerick, Sun, Granger, X.Borg, Terizla, Pharsa, Lolita
- 6 Extra Starlight Member Heroes: Minotaur, Harley, Fanny, Moskov, Lunox, Angela
8 Free Heroes: 01/28/2022 05:01:00 to 02/04/2022 05:00:00 (Server Time)
- Esmeralda, Karina, Badang, Roger, Cecilion, Diggie, Masha, Faramis
- 6 Extra Starlight Member Heroes: Paquito, Kaja, Kadita, Cyclops, Jawhead, Franco
8 Free Heroes: 02/04/2022 05:01:00 to 02/11/2022 05:00:00 (Server Time)
- Ruby, Sun, Argus, Valir, Lapu-Lapu, Guinevere, Rafaela, Carmilla
- 6 Extra Starlight Member Heroes: Johnson, Atlas, Gatotkaca, Natalia, Claude, Aldous
8 Free Heroes: 02/11/2022 05:01:00 to 02/18/2022 05:00:00 (Server Time)
- Yi Sun-shin, Martis, Johnson, Lancelot, Uranus, Luo Yi, Hanzo, Silvanna
- 6 Extra Starlight Member Heroes: Grock, Phoveus, Helcurt, Esmeralda, Alice, Selena
8 Free Heroes: 02/18/2022 05:01:00 to 02/25/2022 05:00:00 (Server Time)
- Clint, Khaleed, Bane, Hanabi, Vexana, Alucard, Ling, Granger
- 6 Extra Starlight Member Heroes: Kagura, Vale, Harley, Leomord, Moskov, Cyclops
IV. Battlefield Adjustments[]
HP Bar Optimization[]
- Optimized the display of Turrets' HP bars.
- Turtle's and Lord's HP bars will now shift as your location changes.
Blessings[]
- Healers have been overperforming with Favor's extra HP Regen, so we're applying a tentative fix.
- Favor NERF ↓
- HP Regen: 360-900 → 300-750
- We're putting a brake on Conceal's burst Movement Speed so the opposing players may have a bit more time to react.
- Conceal NERF ↓
- Now it takes 1.5s for the Movement Speed boost to reach the maximum.
Emblems[]
- Killing Spree was proven too strong when equipped by execution heroes, so we're nerfing it a bit.
- (Assassin) NERF ↓
- HP Regen: 15% → 12%
- Movement Speed Boost: 20% → 15%
Equipment[]
- This piece of equipment originally designed for sustained damage heroes has become the go-to for almost everyone. It's time to dial back some numbers.
- War Axe NERF ↓
- Physical Attack: 45 → 35
Other[]
- Optimized Hanabi's voiceovers.
- Optimized the description of Karina's Passive (added the damage limit against creeps).
- Optimized the timing of the on-hit effect so the attack process looks smoother.
- Optimized the notification text when minions destroy turrets.
V. New Event[]
Aspirants Unite[]
- Main article: Aspirants Unite
- Event Period: January 22 - February 25
- Join Aspirants Unite for a chance to get Layla "Miss Hikari" and Fanny "Blade of Kibou".
- The first Draw 1X every day and the first Draw 10X during the event are 50% OFF.
- An Epic or better skin is guaranteed every 10 draws. You'll also get 1 Orb of Hope, which can be used to unlock the Terrinia Boxes for skin rewards (prioritizes not owned Layla "Miss Hikari" or Fanny "Blade of Kibou").
- Duplicate skins and battle emotes will be automatically converted into Pass Fragments. Every 30 Pass Fragments will be automatically combined into 1 Pass.
VI. System Adjustments[]
- Added M3 theme music, Rise To The Top, to Custom Background Music.
- Added a switch to Settings that allows you to show/hide the top HP Bar.
- HP Shift is enabled by default in Settings (can be disabled manually in Settings)
- Added Battle Emotes to Chat on the home screen.
VII. Bug Fixes[]
- Fixed an issue where certain interfaces were displayed abnormally.
- Fixed an issue where the damage of Gusion's Passive was abnormally low against creeps.
- Fixed an issue where the damage of Edith's Passive was abnormally high against turrets.
- Fixed an issue where the damage of Edith's Passive was abnormally low against minions.
- Fixed an issue where Buff creeps might get stuck in the wall.
- Fixed an issue where the skill guide might not disappear when the player uses Floryn.
- Fixed an issue where the Clear Redundant Resources function couldn't work properly.
- Fixed an issue where the friend list on the home screen might be displayed as blank.
- Fixed an issue where the lane guide button during the Hero Selection phase might disappear.
- Fixed an issue where squad leaders couldn't remove squad members with special symbols in their names.
- Fixed an issue where High Frame Rate couldn't be enabled on certain device models.
―Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Undocumented changes[]
- Added an indicator for when Retribution can be used to execute a turtle or Lord (for heroes equipped with Retribution).
- Added an indicator for when Execute can be used to execute an enemy hero (for heroes equipped with Execute).
- Gusion's enhanced basic attack now deals magic damage and will no longer be critical.
Additional Balance Adjustments[]
From the Designers[]
As more and more players are getting familiar with the use of Beatrix's different firearms, the other Marksmen are feeling increasingly overwhelmed by her comprehensive firepower. To give each Marksman a fair chance on the battlefield. we're applying the following balance adjustments in hopes of restricting Beatrix's early game performance.
I. Hero Adjustments[]
The following uses BUFF ↑ NERF ↓ ADJUST ~ to indicate Buff, Nerf, and Adjustment and → to separate the effects before and after the change.
Beatrix NERF ↓
- Basic Attack damage in the early game greatly reduced, late-game damage slightly increased. Beatrix is still able to gain an advantage in the early game with her double Ultimates, but can no longer dish out consistent heavy attacks as she previously did. Beatrix players, be sure to seize every opportunity from now on!
- Basic Attack NERF ↓
- Renner: 125 + 500% Physical Attack at All Levels → 360%-535% Physical Attack (+12.5% Physical Attack Per Level)
- Bennett: 70+ 280% Physical Attack at All Levels → 180%-320% Physical Attack (+10% Physical Attack Per Level)
- Wesker: 75 +150% Physical Attack at All Levels → 125%-195% Physical Attack (+5% Physical Attack Per Level)
- Nibiru: 65% Physical Attack at All Levels → 50%-67.5% Physical Attack (+1.25% Physical Attack Per Level)
―Mobile Legends: Bang Bang