Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Update as of September 16, 2026: Start of the 42nd Competitive Season and reworks for Masha and Bruno

Today, September 16, MOONTON Games released global patch 2.2.16 for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The developers announced the start of the 42nd competitive season, reworked Masha and Bruno, improved the visuals for Pakito, Clint, Brody, and several other heroes, and rebalanced characters including Aulus, Argus, and Lucas.

Masha’s core gameplay has been reworked. We want her to shine as a berserker with a high skill ceiling, capable of sustaining long battles, rather than as an assassin limited to split-pushing or burst damage.

Passive Ability — “Primal Pact”

Masha has 3 health bars and only dies when she loses the last one. By dealing damage to heroes or monsters, Masha gains “Wildness.” Outside of combat, “Savagery” converts into health. When dealing damage with an ability, Masha inflicts “Wound” on the enemy. A subsequent basic attack in the direction of the “Wound” will rupture it and put Masha into the “Savagery” state. In this state, Masha’s next 3 basic attacks become long-range claw swipes, and she gains a significant boost to tenacity, attack speed, and movement speed

Ability 1 — “Fierce Swipe”

Masha releases energy forward, dealing physical damage to enemies in her path and slowing enemy heroes.

Ability 2 — “Claw Swipe”

Masha dashes in the specified direction and performs a wide claw swipe upon reaching maximum range or colliding with an enemy unit that is not a minion. This ability’s cooldown is reset every time Masha loses health.

Ultimate — “Frenzied Mauling”

Masha charges at the targeted hero, dealing physical damage and stunning them, while also knocking back nearby enemies.

More to come…

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