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Unique Blacklist International Strategy in ML That You Must Know

Blacklist International's unique strategy is to use the UBE (Ultimate Bonding Experience) strategy which is very effective with Support heroes.
Unique Blacklist International Strategy in ML That You Must Know
Unique Blacklist International Strategy in ML That You Must Know. Source: Deviant Art

Unique Blacklist International Strategy in Mobile Legends (ML) That You Must Know

Blacklist International is one of the esports teams Mobile Legends famous from the Philippines who won the prestigious event M3 World Championships in 2021.

Thanks to its unique gameplay strategy, Blacklist International has managed to influence most Mobile Legends players to use the same strategy when playing ranked.

Meanwhile, they managed to bring home the gold medal at the M3 World Championship using a strategy called UBE (Ultimate Bonding Experience).

So, what is the unique strategy of Blacklist International gameplay? You can find the answer through this article. Read it until the end!

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Blacklist International Unique Strategy Explanation in ML

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Blacklist International's Unique Strategy Explained in ML. Source: YouTube/MLBB Esports

Ultimate Bonding Experience (UBE) is a strategy created by Blacklist International, where the strategy prioritizes team positions that are always close together during battle.

Basically, gameplay in Mobile Legends must be based on solid teamwork and good communication. However, this strategy prioritizes ganking together while there is support from the Support hero as a healer.

Unlike the usual strategy that relies on split push, UBE emphasizes team togetherness whenever they want to go to one lane. Usually, this strategy prioritizes map control and objectives while ensuring that no team members are picked off.

If you notice, OhMyV33nus As a Roamer from the Blacklist International team, I always prioritize heroes with healer and shield abilities rather than crowd control, such as Estes, Mathilda, or Rafaela.

Of course, the hero has a very useful healer ability when a team fight is taking place. Moreover, they often gather together in every situation, making OhMyV33nus difficult to target.

Thanks to this strategy, Blacklist International managed to send all of its opponents home and get the Estes skin as an exclusive M3 World Championship skin with the title Champion Blacklist International.

Suitable Heroes for UBE Strategy

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Heroes That Are Suitable for UBE Strategy. Source: VCGamers

As we mentioned earlier, UBE's strategy prioritizes ganking while preventing team heroes from being picked off. Therefore, heroes with healer abilities are very suitable to support this strategy.

Here are some heroes that you can use as suitable choices:

Estes

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Estes. Source: VCGamers

First hero, you can choose a hero Estes as a Roamer to support the UBE strategy. Thanks to the combo of Skill 1 Moonlight Immersion and the ultimate Blessing of Moon Goddess, Estes can restore as much as 1230 HP to teammates around him.

With this combo, your team will be very difficult to eliminate in team war because they will continue to get HP regen gradually.

Not to mention, Estes will also get 20 hybrid defense and 15% movement speed when using Skill 1 Moonlight Immersion, making it difficult to eliminate.

Rafaela

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Rafaela. Source: VCGamers

Meanwhile, Rafaela You can also use it as an alternative option to be able to provide HP regen effects to teammates. Skill 2 Holy Healing, can provide HP recovery to teammates around him while getting an additional 30% movement speed.

Not only that, Skill 1 Light of Retribution is also very useful for chasing target heroes who will be targeted for ganking. Because, this skill can provide 40% slow to opponents affected by its effects.

If your team is targeted by the enemy, Rafaela can use her ultimate Holy Baptism to stun targets in her path for 1.2 seconds.

Mathilda

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Mathilda. Source: VCGamers

Lastly, there is Mathilda which you can use as another option when Rafaela or Estes is banned or picked by the opponent.

With skill 2 Guiding Wind, Mathilda can make teammates enter and exit team fights very quickly. Not only that, Skill 1 Soul Bloom can also be used to install the target hero so that they cannot farm in Lane.

Meanwhile, you can use the ultimate Circling Edge to lock the target hero and initiate a team fight with teammates.

UBE Strategy Execution like Blacklist International 

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UBE Strategy Execution like Blacklist International. Source: YouTube/MLBB Esports

For more details, here is an example of a UBE strategy execution that you can do, based on Blacklist International at the M3 World Championship:

Control Enemy Buffs

First, Blacklist always tries to control important parts of the map, such as buffs, lords, or turtles. In fact, they always rush into enemy buffs to disrupt the enemy Jungler early in the game.

With the Support hero, you don't need to hesitate to do team fights in enemy areas. Because, the chances of winning will be higher with the HP regen that you will get.

Always Avoid One-on-One Duels

In battle, Blacklist always avoids one-on-one duels and prefers team fights. With Support heroes like Estes or Rafaela, you can keep a tight formation while ensuring team members get healed when damaged by enemies.

Turtle and Lord Objectives

Since it is difficult to do split push, Blacklist prefers to secure the turtle or lord objective. By getting the objective, you can get additional gold and also buffs that are very useful for item formation.

If the item has been formed, you can easily do a pickoff on the target hero, which of course must be done simultaneously for ganking.

Advantages and Disadvantages of UBE Strategy

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Advantages and Disadvantages of UBE Strategy. Source: YouTube/MLBB Esports

On the other hand, here are the advantages and disadvantages that you will get when using this strategy. As for the advantages, they are as follows:

  • Sustain in team fight: With the support of the healer hero, the team has good resilience during team fights thanks to the very high HP recovery effect,
  • Strong objective control: With this strategy, you can safely control the objective because there are always other team members ready to help in the nearby area.

Meanwhile, here are some of the disadvantages you will get when using this strategy:

  • Vulnerable to burst damage: Because you are using a tight formation, you are very susceptible to being hit by hero burst damage, such as Pharsa, Yve, Luoyi, or Lylia,
  • Lack of split push: Because you are always in the same environment, it becomes difficult for you to do split push. In fact, if you are in a disadvantageous condition, the opponent can immediately eliminate your team quickly.

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