Jungle
ExpAT A GLANCE
Strengths
- Mobility: Soul Lock
Weaknesses
- No protection from crowd control
- No hard control of their own
SKILLS
Bloodthirst
Balmond recovers 5% Max HP after killing a Minion or Creep, and 20% Max HP after killing a hero.
Soul Lock
Cooldown: 8–5 s by level
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Balmond charges to the target direction for a set distance or until he hits an enemy hero, dealing 150–275 (+60% PA) physical damage to enemies along the way. The enemy hero hit will be knocked back slightly, and will have their Movement Speed reduced by 40% and Physical Defense reduced by 40% for 3 seconds.
Cyclone Sweep
Cooldown: 6 s
cannot be interrupted
Balmond gains 15% Movement Speed that decays over time and spins his axe for 3 seconds, dealing 25–100 (+2% extra HP, +25% PA) physical damage per hit to nearby enemies up to 14 times. Each subsequent hit on the same enemy will deal 8.5% increased damage (up to 68%).
The Physical Attack bonus portion of the damage can Crit.
Lethal Counter
Cooldown: 34 / 29 / 24 s by level
Balmond unleashes a huge strike in the target direction (this skill can only be interrupted by Suppression), dealing 150 (+70% PA, +45% lost HP) true damage.
This skill only deals up to 1000–2000 damage to non-hero units.
WHO COUNTERS BALMOND
Pick them when the enemy has Balmond · score is their advantage
Cici10.5
She kites him endlessly and the yo-yo out-damages him before Cyclone Sweep ever connects.
Angela10.3
Healing and shields hold through the sweep, and he has no way to reach her behind the team.
Valir10.2
Knockback breaks Cyclone Sweep mid-cast and the burn beats his sustain.
X.Borg10.0
Continuous burn damage beats the sustain he grinds lanes with.
Diggie9.9
Cyclone Sweep is a channel that his cleanse and knockback simply undo.
WHO BALMOND COUNTERS
Pick Balmond into them
Lucas11.3
Your execute cuts through the healing his Vigor combos give back, and the sweep catches him mid-transformation.
Saber9.7
He runs them down early and the execute finishes anything that survives.
Phoveus9.4
He runs them down early and the execute finishes anything that survives.
Esmeralda9.0
Anti-heal shuts off the sustain Esmeralda plays around. You punish Esmeralda long before the scaling matters.
Yu Zhong9.0
Anti-heal shuts off the sustain Yu Zhong plays around. You punish Yu Zhong long before the scaling matters.
BEST TEAMMATES
HOW TO PLAY BALMOND
Use your second skill to deal sustained area damage and heal from minion or hero kills. Save your Ultimate to execute enemies when their health is low.
HOW TO PLAY AGAINST BALMOND
- No protection from control — a stun before the engage wins the duel.
HIDDEN MECHANICS
What the in-game descriptions do not tell you: crowd-control rules and verified skill quirks. How crowd control works →
Cyclone Sweep- This skill cannot be interrupted.