Ultimate Mobile Legends Settings Guide, Full Breakdown for Every Player!

Getting the right settings in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang can make a huge difference — between landing that perfect combo or misfiring your ultimate on a tank. After testing every option for weeks, here’s a complete explanation of each important setting in Mobile Legends, how they work, and which ones you should use depending on your hero type.

While these settings won’t instantly take you to Mythic rank like buying a Mobile Legends account might, they’ll give you a serious edge once you’re in the thick of battle.

Best Settings for Each Role Mobile Legends

Marksman (e.g., Layla, Brody, Hanabi)

• Targeting Method: Advanced Mode

• Targeting Priority: Nearest Target

• Hero Lock: ON

• Accurate Indicator: ON

• Aim Panning: OFF

• Basic Attack Smart Targeting: Lock On

• Attack Distance: Distant

• Auto Buy/Upgrade: OFF

Assassin (e.g., Saber, Gusion, Fanny)

• Targeting Method: Advanced Mode

• Targeting Priority: Lowest HP Percentage

• Hero Lock: ON

• Accurate Indicator: ON

• Aim Panning: OFF

• Basic Attack Smart Targeting: Manual

• Attack Distance: Close

• Auto Buy/Upgrade: OFF

Mage (e.g., Kagura, Valentina, Lunox)

• Targeting Method: Advanced Mode

• Targeting Priority: Lowest HP Percentage

• Hero Lock: ON

• Accurate Indicator: ON

• Aim Panning: ON (if you use long-range skills)

• Attack Distance: Distant

• Auto Buy/Upgrade: OFF

Fighter (e.g., Chou, Paquito, Terizla)

• Targeting Method: Advanced Mode

• Targeting Priority: Lowest HP

• Hero Lock: ON

• Accurate Indicator: ON

• Basic Attack Smart Targeting: Manual

• Attack Distance: Close

• Auto Buy/Upgrade: OFF

Tank (e.g., Tigreal, Lolita, Khufra)

• Targeting Method: Advanced Mode

• Targeting Priority: Nearest Target

• Hero Lock: ON

• Accurate Indicator: ON

• Basic Attack Smart Targeting: Manual

• Attack Distance: Close

• Auto Buy/Upgrade: OFF

Support (e.g., Angela, Estes, Rafaela)

• Targeting Method: Advanced Mode

• Targeting Priority: Nearest Target

• Hero Lock: ON

• Accurate Indicator: ON

• Basic Attack Smart Targeting: Manual

• Attack Distance: Distant

• Auto Buy/Upgrade: OFF

13 Mobile Legends Settings Breakdown

1. Targeting Method

This is one of the most important parts of the game’s control system. There are three main targeting methods:

• Free Mode – Only one attack button, which automatically chooses targets. It’s simple, but very limited
• Lock Mode – Lets you manually choose specific enemy heroes or minions to target. Perfect for focusing on a priority target like a marksman or mage.

Advanced Mode – Adds two extra buttons: one for attacking turrets and another for minions. This gives you better control, especially in team fights.

• The tower button can still hit enemies.
• The minion button will target heroes if no minions are nearby.

Best setup: Most pro players use Advanced Mode for flexibility, especially when combined with other targeting options.

2. Targeting Priority

This determines which target your attacks focus on first. The best choice depends on your hero role:

• Nearest Target – Ideal for Marksman and DPS Mages. Keeps your hero at a safe distance.
• Lowest HP Percentage – Great for Assassins, Fighters, or Burst Mages to finish off weak enemies quickly.
• Lowest HP – Focuses on enemies with the least total HP.
• Tank/Support Players – Can freely choose between modes depending on playstyle.

Note: Hero Lock overrides all targeting priorities once activated.

Best Setup by Role:

• Marksman / DPS Mage: Nearest Target (keeps you safe while attacking).

• Assassin / Burst Mage / Fighter: Lowest HP (helps you finish enemies faster).

• Tank / Support: Choose freely based on playstyle.

3. Hero Lock and Accurate Indicator

Turning on Hero Lock allows you to fix your attacks on a single enemy — crucial when fighting heroes like Sun or Wanwan to avoid hitting their clones.

The Accurate Indicator makes single-target skills more precise, ensuring your attacks land exactly where intended. Always enable this for better skill accuracy.

4. Aim Panning and System Aiming

• Aim Panning automatically shifts your camera when using long-range skills. It’s useful for heroes like Franco or Layla, but it can be annoying for fast-paced heroes such as Fanny or Granger since it makes the camera shake during rapid attacks.
• System Aiming auto-aims your skills, but the accuracy is poor. It’s better to keep this one off.

5. Moving Pursuit and Close Pursuit

These settings control how your hero chases enemies:

• Moving Pursuit – Makes your hero keep attacking while moving. It can be useful but risky, as it sometimes causes unwanted chases.
• Close Pursuit – Prioritizes the closest target, even if it’s not your intended enemy. It can ruin team fights, so it’s best to turn this off.

6. Joystick Dead Zone

When enabled, your hero stops moving as soon as you slide the joystick to the center. When disabled, your hero keeps moving until you release the joystick. This one comes down to personal preference.

7. Active Creep Filter

This setting changes the attack priority between heroes, jungle monsters, and minions. It prioritizes active jungle monsters that are currently attacking. It’s a niche option that most players don’t need to enable.

8. Skill Joystick Position

You can choose between:

• Fixed Position – The joystick always appears in the same place.
• Tap Position – The joystick appears exactly where you tap.

This setting depends on personal comfort, but most advanced players prefer Tap Position for faster reactions.

9. Basic Attack Smart Targeting

There are three types of targeting systems for basic attacks:

• Lock On Targeting – Stays locked on one enemy. Recommended for heroes who rely on continuous basic attacks like Marksman, Roger, or Hanzo.
• Manual Targeting – Requires you to aim every attack yourself.
• Off – Disables targeting features completely.

For most players, Lock On Targeting is the best option.

Best Setup by Role:

• Marksman / Roger / Hanzo: Lock On Targeting.

• Assassin / Mage / Fighter: Manual Targeting.

• Tank / Support: Either is fine.

10. Attack Activation Distance

This setting adjusts how far your hero will attack from:

• Fixed Position – Attacks only within your range.
• Close Range – Slightly moves forward to chase targets near the limit of your attack range.
• Distant Range – Targets as far as possible within your attack limit.

Best option: Distant Range for better spacing and control.

11. Auto Skill Upgrade and Auto Buy

Both of these should always be turned off. Automatic upgrades can assign the wrong skill order, and Auto Buy may purchase the wrong items for your build. Always handle these manually for better control of your gameplay.

12. HP Shift and HP Lock

• HP Shift – Displays HP bars for objectives like Lord or Turtle.
• HP Lock – Displays enemy HP bars during fights.

Both should be enabled, especially for junglers using Retribution, to secure objectives more easily.

13. Skill and Camera Sensitivity

These depend on your personal comfort level. Adjust slowly during practice matches until you find a sensitivity that feels natural.

Mastering the right settings in Mobile Legends can completely change how you play. If you’re a Marksman or DPS hero, prioritize advanced targeting and distant range. If you’re an Assassin or Burst Mage, accuracy settings and lock targeting are key. Most importantly, avoid auto-buy and auto-upgrade so you can control your hero’s growth manually. Once you get these settings right, every combo, snipe, and ultimate will hit exactly where you want — and that’s what separates average players from great ones.