If you’re the type of player who loves tanking damage for your team and dealing crowd control in clutch moments, you’ll love the newest tank fighter hero Fredrinn in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
Equipped with a massive spear, the Rogue Appraiser is a formidable EXP laner that thrives in extended team fights. His unique skillset makes him one of the most sought after heroes in ranked games. In fact, he is the fifth most banned hero right now, according to MLBB stats.
To master Fredrinn, you’ll need quick fingers and a lot of patience. He has four skills in total, and chaining his skills require practice. We’re here to guide you along the way in this beginner’s guide.
Fredrinn stores 6% of the damage he receives as Crystal Energy. The Crystal Energy decays after 8 seconds at a rate of 5% Max HP per second. Fredrinn can convert the stored Crystal Energy into HP by 30% of his damage dealt (15% for damage dealt to minions).
Fredrinn thrusts his sword in the target direction, dealing 150 physical damage to enemies hit and slowing them by 30% for 2 seconds. His next basic attack gains extra attack range and deals 100 physical damage.
Fredrinn dashes in the target direction, dealing 200 physical damage to the first non-minion enemy hit. His next basic attack knocks the target airborne for 0.3 seconds.
Fredrinn deals 300 physical damage to nearby enemies and taunts them for 1 second. Hitting a non-minion enemy grants Fredrinn 30 physical and magic defense for 3 seconds and reduces the cooldowns of Piercing Strike and Brave Assault by 75%.
Fredrinn slams his sword in the target direction, dealing 600 plus 40% of his Crystal Energy as physical damage to enemies in a cone after a short delay. Enemies in the center of the area take 175% damage.
Flicker is the recommended battle spell for Fredrinn, for it gives him the necessary mobility he needs in team fights.
You can use Flicker to hit multiple enemies in the backline with Energy Eruption, or safely escape a losing battle by using Brave Assault and Flicker to increase the distance between you and the enemy.
Vengeance is also a safe option if you are the only tank on the team. The 35% damage reduction is useful, especially against marksman and assassin heroes.
As a tank fighter, Fredrinn needs all the defensive stats he can get in a game. Since Fredrinn has crowd control on most of his skills, Brave Smite is the way to go as it provides 5% HP whenever he lands a stun or slow.
You can never go wrong with Concussive Blast as well. Its area of effect damage is also helpful if you opt to go for a more aggressive playstyle.
Fredrinn is already a tanky hero, so building a handful of physical attack damage and spell vamp items on him is recommended to make up for his lack of damage in the early to mid game.
Prioritize Bloodlust Axe as it scales well with all his skills. You’ll also need this to help regenerate his HP quicker when he has Crystal Energy in his HP bar.
You can then pick between Cursed Helmet or Blade of Despair, depending on how you did in the laning phase. Go for offensive items if you’re ahead and defensive items when behind. Guardian Helmet and Oracle are also great defensive items for those who love to initiate team fights.
Thunder Belt, Queen’s Wings, and Twilight Armor are also good options, as these provide a good mix of offensive and defensive stats.
Building him with only offensive items is not optimal, as he easily dies in team fights. Building him defensively means you won’t do much in team fights and 1v1 situations. The key here is to always go for hybrid items instead of focusing on one attribute.
Once you hit level four, close the gap with Brave Assault, basic attack to proc the knockup, Energy Eruption, Piercing Strike, another basic attack to proc the enhanced damage from the first skill, Brave Assault again to stun the target, then Piercing Strike.
By this time you will have three action points. Immediately activate Appraiser’s Wrath only if you have less than 50% health or if the enemy is about to die. Using this with a full health will not deal as much damage compared to when you have less than half your health.
If the requirements to use the ultimate are not yet ideal, just rinse and repeat the Brave Assault, Energy Eruption, and Piercing Strike combo.
Always make sure you land Energy Eruption to reduce the cooldown of your other skills. Not landing Energy Eruption on an enemy hero will definitely halt your groove.
Content creator Hororo Chan also made a video on how to efficiently stun lock an enemy using Fredrinn. After using Brave Assault, don’t use basic attack. Instead, use Energy Eruption. After the duration of Energy Eruption has ended, cast your basic attack to proc the stun of Brave Assault.
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