Johnson is a tank hero with medium difficulty. This is a live guide — win rate, pick rate and counter data refresh every 6 hours from real ranked matches.
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Johnson works well with heroes that need help initiating like Odette and Kadita since they can just jump into Johnson's Ultimate for a ride.
Johnson is countered by agile heroes who deal Magic Damage such as Harith and Kagura because they can easily dodge Johnson's skills while their damage is not affected by his Physical Defense.
Level up in this order when playing Johnson:
Electromagnetic Waves
Impact Wrench
Electro Airbag
A super cyborg who can transform into a car and lead his teammates into battle.
When Johnson's HP drops below 30%, he gains a 300 (+700% Total Physical Defense) shield for 10s. Cooldown: 100s.
Johnson throws his wrench toward the target location, dealing 120 (+220% Total Physical Defense) Magic Damage to enemies in its path. Enemies around the landing point are stunned for 0.8s.
Johnson raises his shield, continuously dealing 120 (+60% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies in a fan-shaped area in the target direction, reducing their Movement Speed and Magic Defense by 10% (stacks up to 3 times) for 2s. While his shield is raised, Johnson can perform Basic Attacks and cast skills.
Passive: Johnson's Physical Defense is increased by 10%. Johnson transforms into a car. An allied hero can use Hop In when near Johnson to board the car (only 1 allied hero can ride with Johnson). The car will explode upon hitting an enemy hero, dealing 300 (+240% Total Physical Defense)-450 (+360% Total Physical Defense) Magic Damage to nearby enemies, stunning them for 0.5-1s (scales with driving time), and creating an electrified zone at the location. The zone continuously deals 60 (+20% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage and slows enemies within. Johnson's location will be revealed to the enemy for 3s when casting this skill.
Skill Order: Prioritise skills in this order — Skill 3 → Skill 2 → Skill 1.
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In teamfights, cast Johnson's Ultimate and pick up a teammate before engaging the enemy. Then follow up with his 2nd Skill and 1st Skill to CC the enemy again.
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In the laning phase, use Johnson's 1st Skill to stun enemies, then move in and hit them with his 2nd Skill and Basic Attacks.
Community-ranked Johnson builds, sorted by popularity. Each build was uploaded by a real player and is refreshed every 6 hours.
Arcane Boots
Sky Piercer
Glowing Wand
Blood Wings
Holy Crystal
Divine Glaive
See first build your boots for some dmage and speed and then go for sky piercer as its so op and when u use your ult and go for back liner or mid player all your emblem gonna activate and the damage would be insane with sky piercer to excute it , in this way you will farm so good and then go for glowing wand becz it's just op man, you could kill even a supporter with this build so easily , then go for blood wings as it would give some extra damge ,also some speed when u are low hp .rest fr dmg
Sprint · Long-lasting Speed Up
Rupture
Master Assassin
Lethal Ignition
Rapture : for magic penetration Master assasin : just go drive and go for solo kill and run using sprint , is just so op and this talent provide 7% extra dmage when solo kill Lethal ignition: more damage = one hit for sure
Best johnosn magic and one hit build
One hit build . See first build your boots for some dmage and speed and then go for sky piercer as its so op and when u use your ult and go for back liner or mid player all your emblem gonna activate and the damage would be insane with sky piercer to excute it , in this way you will farm so good and then go for glowing wand becz it's just op man, you could kill even a supporter with this build so easily , then go for blood wings as it would give some extra damge ,also some speed when u are low hp .rest fr dmg
Magic emblem . Rapture : for magic penetration Master assasin : just go drive and go for solo kill and run using sprint , is just so op and this talent provide 7% extra dmage when solo kill Lethal ignition: more damage = one hit for sure
Battle Spell. As u would be magic build and not tank. so it would be better to take sprint as it would be helpful to run and chase or escape
Flameshot · Attack & Defend
Rupture
Bargain Hunter
Impure Rage
I took the mage emblem for skill cooldown and magic damage and for 1st set i took rupture for penetration, for 2nd set i took bargain hunter to buy builds faster the more build the more damage. And for last set i took Impure rage for its damage when using skill and it restores 2% mana..
Magic damage. I took the mage emblem for skill cooldown and magic damage and for 1st set i took rupture for penetration, for 2nd set i took bargain hunter to buy builds faster the more build the more damage. And for last set i took Impure rage for its damage when using skill and it restores 2% mana..
Battle Spell. Flameshot for Finishing 1hp enemies or to save yourself
Sky Piercer
Holy Crystal
Holy Crystal
Holy Crystal
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
Okey
Execute · Low HP Execution
Inspire
Master Assassin
War Cry
Recommended for big damage
Sanaol!
Nice. Okey
The 1 hit. Recommended for big damage
Battle Spell. Click this first for more damage
Rapid Boots- Conceal
Fleeting Time
Glowing Wand
Genius Wand
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
High burst damage and reduce colldown of his ult.
Arcane Boots - Dire Hit
Genius Wand
Sky Piercer
Glowing Wand
Holy Crystal
Holy Crystal
If you want to *********r enemy team then use this build
Sprint · Long-lasting Speed Up
Rupture
Pull Yourself Together
Lethal Ignition
High burst damage and reduce colldown of his ult or spell.
Recommend for those who wants Johnson guide pls like it guys :D.
The build I use for mage Johnson . High burst damage and reduce colldown of his ult.
Full burst build. If you want to *********r enemy team then use this build
Burst and CD reduction. High burst damage and reduce colldown of his ult or spell.
Battle Spell. Sprint is the best spell for Johnson (MAGE BUILD). It is use for escaping or chasing enemy.
Tough Boots - Encourage
Fleeting Time
Dominance Ice
Antique Cuirass
Athena's Shield
Blade Armor
Late to die anda perfect combination
Sprint · Long-lasting Speed Up
Vitality
Wilderness Blessing
Concussive Blast
Perfect combination
Haa just prank
Long life. Late to die anda perfect combination
Tank. Perfect combination
Battle Spell. You can use when your ulti in cd
Magic Boots - Encourage
Fleeting Time
Immortality
Antique Cuirass
Guardian Helmet
Athena's Shield
Tank item make a front
Arcane Boots
Sky Piercer
Genius Wand
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
Thunder Belt
This item make you burst and extra kunat
Sprint · Long-lasting Speed Up
Firmness
Tenacity
Concussive Blast
To make it kunat
Rupture
Master Assassin
Lethal Ignition
If you want burst emblem and item
Thanks g I hope can help
Tank item. Tank item make a front
Damage item and extra kunat. This item make you burst and extra kunat
Tank emblem. To make it kunat
damage emblem. If you want burst emblem and item
Battle Spell. Can survive 70%
Arcane Boots - Encourage
Genius Wand
Lightning Truncheon
Sky Piercer
Glowing Wand
Holy Crystal
I choose this build because it cause so much damage
Vengeance · Reflect Damage
Firmness
Festival of Blood
Lethal Ignition
I choose this emblem set because it help so much on my mage build
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Mage build for JOHNSON . I choose this build because it cause so much damage
MAGE EMBLEM. I choose this emblem set because it help so much on my mage build
Battle Spell. This will help your mage damage
Arcane Boots - Dire Hit
Sky Piercer
Genius Wand
Lightning Truncheon
Divine Glaive
Holy Crystal
To steal kills easily 🤣🤣
Flameshot · Attack & Defend
Fatal
Master Assassin
Lethal Ignition
Don't build this. I always change before I enter game
Only Johnson users will understand
Kill stealer. To steal kills easily 🤣🤣
Emblems. Don't build this. I always change before I enter game
Battle Spell. I usually go magic damage so I prefer flameshot. And I also love to kill enemy when he thinks he just run away with 1 hp but boom there flameshot came🤣
Arcane Boots - Dire Hit
Glowing Wand
Fleeting Time
Genius Wand
Lightning Truncheon
Holy Crystal
.الضرر العلي .وتقليل وقت الانتظار
Sprint · Long-lasting Speed Up
Rupture
Master Assassin
Lethal Ignition
تقليل وقت الانتظار ارتفع ضرر البطل
I hope you enjoy the hero Johnson and enjoy playing MLBB. Best regards.💣💖
الضرر ومسعد الفريق . .الضرر العلي .وتقليل وقت الانتظار
Destruction. تقليل وقت الانتظار ارتفع ضرر البطل
Battle Spell. لي مسعدا في الهروب من الاشتبكات والفيت تحت الابرج
Rapid Boots - Encourage
Radiant Armor
Genius Wand
Haas' Claws
War Axe
:)
Sprint · Long-lasting Speed Up
Inspire
Weapons Master
Weakness Finder
:)
Ttt1. :)
Ttt1. :)
Battle Spell. for extra speed
Each counter is classified by how hard the matchup tilts: Hard kit-level suppression (+3% WR or more), Soft playable tilt (+1-3% WR), Minor slight edge only. 1 hard counter in Johnson's top matchups this patch.
Answers to the most common Johnson questions from the Singapore MLBB community.
Johnson is currently reliable (solid performer) with a 50.39% win rate in ranked play over the last 7 days. Our tier list is refreshed every 6 hours from real match data across all ranks from Epic to Mythic Glory — see the live number at the top of this page for the latest status.
Johnson is a tank hero roam lane. Stick to the role the hero is designed for — forcing a tank into an off-role almost always drops their win rate by 3-5%. Check the Overview tab on this page for the recommended lane layout.
The strongest counters to Johnson right now are Layla, Zilong, Eudora. Layla alone can flip a Johnson matchup by several percent — if you see any of these picked, adjust your build or lane assignment. Full counter list with live win-rate impact is in the Counters tab.
Hard counters to Johnson: Layla. These heroes' kits fundamentally suppress Johnson — expect a +3% or larger win-rate swing in the opponent's favour. Soft counters: Zilong, Eudora. The matchup tilts against Johnson but is still playable with careful positioning and itemisation.
Johnson pairs best with Argus, Aulus, Balmond. Argus synergy is particularly strong this patch — combo-drafting them together boosts your win rate in ranked. Full synergy list with partner win-rate deltas is on the Synergy tab.
Johnson has a medium difficulty rating. Beginners should practise the combo sequence in custom mode for at least 20 games before taking Johnson into ranked. The Skills and Tips tabs on this page walk through the exact combo order used by Mythic-rank SGS players.
The Builds tab on this page shows the highest-voted community builds for Johnson, sorted by popularity and refreshed every 6 hours. Each build lists the exact item order, emblem talent path and battle spell — pick the build that matches your current patch version.
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