Mobile Legends: Bang Bang entered a new competitive era in November 2025 when Moonton deployed a comprehensive jungler economy overhaul that fundamentally altered gold distribution, jungle monster respawn timers, and experience curves. What initially appeared to be routine balance adjustments has evolved into the most impactful meta shift in MLBB’s history, forcing professional teams across all regions to completely reconstruct their early-game strategies and champion priority lists.
The most significant mlbb news from this update revolves around the reduction of jungle creep gold by 15% while simultaneously increasing the gold from assists by 25%. This seemingly contradictory change has created a radically different game state where hyper-farming junglers can no longer solo-carry matches through pure economic advantage. Instead, teams must now prioritize skirmishing, objective control, and coordinated ganking to maintain gold parity with opponents.
The Statistical Revolution
Professional match data from the first month post-patch reveals staggering changes in gameplay patterns. Average kills per game have increased from 32.7 to 41.2—a 26% surge that represents the highest kill rate in MLBB competitive history. First blood timing has moved forward by an average of 47 seconds, with teams now averaging first blood at 1:23 rather than 2:10. This acceleration has completely eliminated the passive farming phase that defined previous metas.
Jungler gold share has dropped from an average of 31.4% to 26.8% of total team gold, while gold distribution across all five roles has become remarkably even. Mid laners now claim 23.1% of team gold (up from 19.7%), and even supports have seen their gold share increase to 16.3% from 13.9%. This democratization of resources has made team fighting prowess and coordination far more important than individual mechanical dominance.
The most dramatic statistical shift appears in jungle clear speeds and pathing. Professional junglers are now completing their first jungle rotation 18 seconds slower on average, but they’re participating in 3.7 more kills or assists in the first five minutes. The math is simple: time spent farming yields diminishing returns, while time spent creating advantages for teammates generates exponentially more value.
Champion Meta Transformation
The patch has completely inverted the jungler tier list. Hypercarry junglers like Ling and Fanny, who previously dominated professional play with pick rates above 80%, have plummeted to 34% and 29% respectively. Their win rates have crashed even harder—Ling sits at 44.7% and Fanny at 41.2% in professional matches. These champions require extended farming time to reach power spikes, but the new economy punishes passive farming so severely that they consistently fall behind tempo-oriented teams.
Meanwhile, early-game ganking junglers have skyrocketed in priority. Balmond’s pick rate has exploded from 12% to 67%, while Aamon jumped from 23% to 71%. These champions excel at creating early advantages through aggressive ganking, and the increased assist gold rewards their proactive playstyle perfectly. Balmond’s win rate in professional play has reached an astounding 58.3%, making him the most dominant jungler in the current meta.
Surprisingly, several off-meta picks have emerged as tournament contenders. Khufra jungle, virtually unseen before the patch, now appears in 31% of professional matches with a 54.1% win rate. His crowd control and tankiness allow teams to fight early and often, generating assist gold while remaining useful even when behind economically. Franco jungle has similarly emerged with a 19% pick rate, leveraging his hook for consistent gank setups that translate to massive assist gold for his entire team.
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Regional Meta Divergence
Indonesian teams have adapted most successfully to the economy changes, dominating international competition with a combined 34-11 record against other regions since the patch. RRQ Hoshi and ONIC Esports have pioneered hyper-aggressive strategies that prioritize constant team fighting from the two-minute mark. Their average time-to-first-turret has decreased to 4:37, and they’re averaging 14.2 kills in the first ten minutes—nearly double the pre-patch average.
Philippine teams have struggled significantly with the transition. Traditional powerhouses like Blacklist International and Echo have combined for a disappointing 19-27 record in November, failing to abandon their farming-oriented styles quickly enough. Their junglers continue attempting to power-farm toward late-game carry potential, but they’re consistently punished by more aggressive opponents who snowball advantages through early skirmishing.
Malaysian teams have adopted a hybrid approach, balancing farming efficiency with opportunistic ganking. Teams like Todak and Team HAQ maintain respectable 56% win rates by playing reactively—they match opponent aggression when challenged but don’t force unnecessary fights. This middle-ground strategy works domestically but has shown vulnerabilities against elite Indonesian teams that dictate tempo relentlessly.
The Lord and Turtle Meta
Objective control has become exponentially more valuable under the new economy. Teams that secure the first Turtle now win 68% of matches, up from 58% previously. The reduced jungle gold means teams can’t simply out-farm objective losses—falling behind in buff control creates compounding disadvantages that become insurmountable by mid-game.
Lord timing has become the single most important moment in professional matches. Teams securing Lord now win 81% of the time, the highest conversion rate ever recorded. This has created intense strategic emphasis on vision control and positioning between the 8:00 and 10:00 minute marks. Teams are dedicating unprecedented resources to Lord setups, with supports purchasing Oracle and Dominance Ice specifically for Lord fights rather than team fighting optimization.
The Turtle respawn timer reduction from 3:00 to 2:30 has created an interesting strategic wrinkle. Teams can now secure three Turtles before the first Lord spawn, and the compounding buff effects make early Turtle control nearly as valuable as Lord itself. Professional teams that secure all three pre-Lord Turtles have posted a remarkable 77% win rate.
Item Build Revolution
The gold economy changes have cascading effects on itemization strategies. Junglers are now rushing tier-two items 1.5 minutes slower on average, forcing them to participate in fights with incomplete builds. This has elevated the importance of cost-efficient early items like Hunter Strike and Endless Battle that provide power spikes at lower gold thresholds.
Support item diversity has exploded as the increased assist gold makes utility items more accessible. Cursed Helmet, previously built in just 8% of professional support games, now appears in 47% of matches. Its passive damage synergizes perfectly with extended team fights, and supports can now afford it 3-4 minutes earlier than before.
Marksmen have experienced perhaps the most dramatic itemization shift. The reduced jungler gold means marksmen can achieve item parity with junglers by mid-game, making traditional attack damage carries like Melissa and Beatrix significantly more viable. Their combined pick rate has increased from 31% to 59%, and teams running dual-carry compositions (marksman + mage) have posted 61% win rates.
Community Reception and Future Outlook
Professional player response has been overwhelmingly positive despite the dramatic meta upheaval. Junglers appreciate the increased emphasis on decision-making and game sense over pure mechanical farming optimization. The meta rewards intelligent pathing and timing rather than robotic jungle clear execution.
However, casual player reception has been mixed. Lower-skill players struggle to coordinate the constant team fighting that defines the current meta, leading to chaotic matches with poor gold distribution. Moonton has acknowledged these concerns and hinted at minor adjustments in the upcoming patch, though major systems appear likely to remain intact.
The November 2025 economy rework represents Mobile Legends’ boldest competitive experiment, successfully transforming the game from farm-heavy individual dominance to coordinated team-fighting excellence. Whether this new direction becomes MLBB’s permanent identity or simply another chapter in its ever-evolving competitive story remains to be seen.
