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SEASON 41 PROFILE

Moon Elf King

Estes

Moonlight Immersion links Estes to an ally, while Blessing of Moon Goddess extends empowered healing across the team. He is strongest when everyone fights within range, but that grouping can also hand the enemy a five-target ultimate.

DATA REVIEWED 24.08.2026 · PATCH 2.1.95

HOW TO PLAY

Estes guide for Season 41

DAMAGE: Magic
ATTACK: Ranged
SPECIALTY: Regen / Guard
MAIN POSITIONS: Roaming
IN THE GAME SINCE: 2017

01EARLY GAME
Escort the jungler and save Moonlight Immersion for a real exchange; healing every scratch can empty mana before Turtle.
02MID GAME
Place Domain of Moon Goddess across the advance or retreat path so the slow protects the group, not behind a fight that has already moved.
03LATE GAME
Use Blessing of Moon Goddess when several allies are about to take damage over a few seconds. Casting it after the first death is too late.

IF / LOADOUT LAB

Three builds. One draft.

Choose the lane or job first. Hover or use the keyboard on any item, talent or emblem to see exactly what it does. Spells and blessings are explained alongside their icons.Choose the lane or job first. Tap any item, talent or emblem to open its explanation. Spells and blessings are explained alongside their icons.

Roam Favor Reset

Default ranked Estes setup built around Favor, Flask, ultimate resets, and enough self-survival to cast Purify before the heal window is cancelled.

10,750 GOLD

WHAT IT DOES
+300 HP. +60 Magic Power. +10% Cooldown Reduction. 12% Healing Effect. Blessing: When casting a healing or shielding skill, if the target's HP is below 35% or falls below 35% within 3 seconds, they will get a (100*Hero Level)) that lasts 3 seconds. When this effect triggers, it also reduces the cooldown of the caster's skills by 2 seconds. (This effect can only trigger once every 60 seconds on the same target, and will not trigger on self-only healing and shield skills.)
HP
+300
Magic Power
+60
Cooldown Reduction
+10%
WHAT IT DOES
+600 HP. +30 Adaptive Attack. +15% Cooldown Reduction. Timestream: Hero kills or assists reduce the Ultimate's current cooldown by 30%.
HP
+600
Adaptive Attack
+30
Cooldown Reduction
+15%
WHAT IT DOES
+850 HP. +20 Physical Defense. +20 Magic Defense. +10% Cooldown Reduction. Bless: Received Shield and HP Regen effects are increased by 25%.
HP
+850
Physical Defense
+20
Magic Defense
+20
Cooldown Reduction
+10%
WHAT IT DOES
+900 HP. +2 HP Regen. +48 Magic Defense. Shield: Upon taking Magic Damage, gains 25% Magic Damage Reduction for 3s (applies before taking damage). Regains this effect 5s after leaving combat.
HP
+900
HP Regen
+2
Magic Defense
+48
WHAT IT DOES
+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).
HP
+800
Physical Defense
+15
WHAT IT DOES
+10 Mana Regen. +40 Movement Speed. Mysticism: Getting a kill or assist on an enemy Minion will restore 4% Mana. (An asisst occurs when a Minion dies within 2s after taking damage from the hero.)
Mana Regen
+10
Movement Speed
+40

EMBLEM + 2 STANDARD TALENTS + 1 CORE TALENT

BASE EMBLEM

Recommended emblem setup for this build.

Healing Effect: +12%
Cooldown Reduction: +10%
Movement Speed: +6%

STANDARD TALENT

Gain 4% extra Movement Speed.

STANDARD TALENT

Cooldowns of Battle Spells and equipment's active skills are reduced by 12% initially. Each hero kill or assist grants an additional 1% reduction, up to 8 stacks.

CORE TALENT

After damaging an enemy hero, allied heroes deal 6% more damage to them and gain 10% Movement Speed. Duration: 3 seconds. Cooldown: 4 seconds.

BATTLE SPELL + BLESSING

90s

Purify

Removes debuffs except Suppression, then briefly grants Control Immunity and Movement Speed.

Favor

Every 15 seconds, the next healing or shield restores 400 extra HP to the nearby allied hero with the lowest HP. Self-only skills cannot trigger it.

ADAPT ITEMS AND BLESSINGS TO THE MATCH

WHAT IT DOES

+40 Physical Defense. +5% Movement Speed. +40 Magic Defense. Fortress Shield: For each enemy hero within 5 units, Hybrid Defense is increased by 8, up to 40. Lifebane: Reduces Shield and HP Regen effects of nearby enemies within 5 units to 60% of normal for 1 second.

Physical Defense: +40
Movement Speed: +5%
Magic Defense: +40

WHAT IT DOES

+900 HP. +2 HP Regen. +48 Magic Defense. Shield: Upon taking Magic Damage, gains 25% Magic Damage Reduction for 3s (applies before taking damage). Regains this effect 5s after leaving combat.

HP: +900
HP Regen: +2
Magic Defense: +48

Dominance Ice FOR Athena's ShieldUse when enemy sustain or attack-speed carries keep fighting through the first healing cycle.

WHAT IT DOES

+920 HP. +4 HP Regen. +40 Physical Defense. Deter: When hit by a skill, reduces the attacker's Physical Damage by 6% for 2s (this effect stacks up to 3 times).

HP: +920
HP Regen: +4
Physical Defense: +40

WHAT IT DOES

+900 HP. +2 HP Regen. +48 Magic Defense. Shield: Upon taking Magic Damage, gains 25% Magic Damage Reduction for 3s (applies before taking damage). Regains this effect 5s after leaving combat.

HP: +900
HP Regen: +2
Magic Defense: +48

Antique Cuirass FOR Athena's ShieldUse against physical skill burst from assassins or fighters that dive straight onto Estes.

WHAT IT DOES

+950 HP. +12 HP Regen. +40 Magic Defense. Holy Blessing: Taking Magic Damage grants 6-20 Magic Defense (scales with level) for 5s, up to 6 stacks (1 stack only every 0.6s).

HP: +950
HP Regen: +12
Magic Defense: +40

WHAT IT DOES

+900 HP. +2 HP Regen. +48 Magic Defense. Shield: Upon taking Magic Damage, gains 25% Magic Damage Reduction for 3s (applies before taking damage). Regains this effect 5s after leaving combat.

HP: +900
HP Regen: +2
Magic Defense: +48

Radiant Armor FOR Athena's ShieldUse against repeated magic poke or burn rather than a single mage burst combo.

WHAT IT DOES

+1550 HP. +20 HP Regen. Recovery: Regenerates 2.5% Max HP per second (reduced to 0.5% Max HP per second over 5s after taking damage).

HP: +1550
HP Regen: +20

WHAT IT DOES

+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).

HP: +800
Physical Defense: +15

Guardian Helmet FOR ImmortalityUse when recalls are costing objective control and the enemy cannot instantly punish the missing revive.

IF / KIT

Abilities at a glance

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IF / LIVE META

Estes in ranked and pro play

AUTOMATIC SNAPSHOT24 Aug 2026

CURRENT TIERS

WIN RATE: 53.4%
PICK RATE: 0.64%
BAN RATE: 38.11%
WIN-RATE CHANGE: +0.75 pp

OUR READING

Estes is being removed from a large share of drafts. The ban rate matters as much as the win rate here: plenty of players do not want to face the pick at all.

Seven-day ranked data, updated 24 Aug 2026 · MLBBHub · cross-checked with MLBB.io

PRO / MLBB Mid Season Cup 2026NO PICKS OR BANS

Estes has not been picked or banned in this event so far. That tells us about this tournament's draft, not whether the hero works in ranked.

Tournament statistics · Liquipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

PATCH ARCHIVE

Every buff, nerf and adjustment

IF / PATCH TRACKER

Estes's full patch history

Every documented buff, nerf and adjustment, ordered from the latest patch backwards.

6documented patches

6 patches shown

v2.1.88BUFF
17 June 2026
- BUFFBase HP: 2221 → 2260
- BUFFHP Growth: 123 → 135
- BUFFSkill 1: Hybrid Defense Increase: 15-30 → 15 at all levels (+ 10% Magic Power)
- BUFFSkill 1: Mana Cost: 60-120 → 60-85
- BUFFSkill 2: Mana Cost: 80-130 → 80-105
- BUFFUltimate: Mana Cost: 150-350 → 140-200
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v2.1.40BUFF
18 December 2025
- BUFFSkill 1: Sustained Healing: 250-400 (+60% Total Magic Power) → 360-585 (+90% Total Magic Power)
- BUFFSkill 1: Duration of Hybrid Defense Increase: 3s → 5s
- BUFFSkill 1: Cooldown: 11-7s → 11-8.5s
- BUFFSkill 1: Mana Cost: 110-210 → 60-120
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v1.8.20ADJUSTMENT
- ADJUSTMENTMoonlight Immersion: 1st Stage HP Regen: 250-400 + 70% Magic Power → 250-325 + 110% Magic Power
- ADJUSTMENTMoonlight Immersion: Continuous HP Regen: 325-450 + 30% Magic Power → 325-400 + 60% Magic Power
- ADJUSTMENTMoonlight Immersion: After linking with a teammate, gain extra Attack → extra Hybrid Defense.
- ADJUSTMENTMoonlight Immersion (enhanced): 1st Stage HP Regen: 500-800 + 140% Magic Power → 500-700 + 220% Magic Power
- ADJUSTMENTMoonlight Immersion (enhanced): Continuous HP Regen: 1170-1620 + 105% Magic Power → 1170-1470 + 210% Magic Power
- ADJUSTMENTBlessing of Moon Goddess: HP Regen: 1260-1620 + 105% Magic Power → 1230-1470 + 210% Magic Power
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v1.5.70ADJUSTMENT
- BUFFSkill 1: Base Immediate Heal: 200-350 → 250-400 (increases proportionally when the skill is enhanced)
- BUFFSkill 1: Physical Attack bonus when linked with allied heroes increased by 20%.
- BUFFSkill 1: Magic Power boost when linked with allied heroes increased by 10%.
- ADJUSTMENTSkill 1: New Effect: Movement Speed increases by 15% when linking with an ally
- ADJUSTMENTSkill 1: Fixed the issue of the Skill Indicator of enhanced Skill 1.
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Open the earlier archive · 2 patches

v1.4.94ADJUSTMENT
- ADJUSTMENTPartially Adjusted label specialty - Regen/Poke to Regen/Guard.
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v1.4.44ADJUSTMENT
- ADJUSTMENTOptimized the skill animation.
- NERFThe Basic Healing of the immediate heal decreased by 50 at all levels.
- BUFFMagic Attack Bonus increased from 30% to 70%.
- BUFFAdjusted Physical ATK Bonus to the main target to 1 from 0.6.
- NERFAdjusted Basic Damage to 250 from 300.
- ADJUSTMENTAdjusted the damage to the Rebounding target.
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THE DRAFT

Estes in the draft: strengths, counters and teammates

GOOD INTO

Alice and Balmond need several seconds of attrition, and Blessing of Moon Goddess can erase much of that progress.

DiggieSupport

CyclopsMage

AliceTank / Mage

WATCH OUT FOR

Ixia and Beatrix punish the grouped team from range, while Atlas can turn that formation into a full engage.

IxiaMarksman

BeatrixMarksman

NolanAssassin

WORKS WELL WITH

Barats and Gatotkaca remain on the front line long enough to benefit from every linked Estes heal.

ChipSupport / Tank

EdithTank / Marksman

BaxiaTank

See all 5 counters, favorable matchups and best teammates for Estes

COLLECTION

Estes skins: what you can get right now

Available now3

AVAILABLE

Holy Priest

ORIGIN / EVENTin-game shop: 269 Diamonds

Permanently available through the in-game shop: 269 Diamonds.

AVAILABLE

Crow Bishop

ORIGIN / EVENTin-game shop: 749 Diamonds

Permanently available through the in-game shop: 749 Diamonds.

AVAILABLE

Rattan Dragon

ORIGIN / EVENTin-game shop: 899 Diamonds

Permanently available through the in-game shop: 899 Diamonds.

Locked right now5

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Galaxy Dominator

ORIGIN / EVENTLucky Box draw

It was obtainable through the Lucky Box draw. It is not currently available.

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

White Crane

ORIGIN / EVENTRanked Season 9 reward

It was obtainable through the Ranked Season 9 reward. It is not currently available.

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Blacklist International

ORIGIN / EVENTChampion event; recorded release on 16 March 2024

It was obtainable through the Champion event; recorded release on 16 March 2024. It is not currently available.

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Arcane Magistrate

ORIGIN / EVENTthe free Arcane Secrets event (23 May-15 June 2025)

It was obtainable through the free Arcane Secrets event (23 May-15 June 2025). It is not currently available.

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

SPARKLE Estes

ORIGIN / EVENTSparkle event; recorded release on 16 March 2024

It was obtainable through the Sparkle event; recorded release on 16 March 2024. It is not currently available.

QUICK ANSWERS

The questions players ask about Estes

01What is the best lane for Estes?

Estes is currently played mainly in Roaming. The guide separates the recommended builds by lane or job, so choose that tab before copying the six items.

02Which Estes build should I use?

Start with «Roam Favor Reset». The other options, «Roam Anti-Sustain Aura» and «Roam Revitalize Deathball», are there for a different lane or match-up; they are not cosmetic variations.

03Which heroes counter Estes?

Ixia, Beatrix and Nolan are the first counters to consider. Ixia and Beatrix punish the grouped team from range, while Atlas can turn that formation into a full engage.

04Which Estes skins can be obtained now?

3 skins are marked as obtainable right now. 5 more are kept in the vault with the event or shop where each one originally appeared.

Estes

DATA REVIEWED 24.08.2026 · PATCH 2.1.95