MLBB Grock revamp build guide: Best items, skills, emblem, combos

The Grock revamp shakes up the competition with improved crowd control (CC) mechanics in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB). The Fortress Titan now offers a lot of options to lock down enemies. On top of that, he has a much more consistent item build, letting you build a full tank without losing any damage potential. The scaling Physical Defense also helps you counter a lot of high-burst Physical Damage assassins in the game.

With that said, Grock still requires a good combo to perform. This is why you need to understand how his kit works if you want to be a reliable frontline for your team. This tank also focuses too much on Physical Defence, so you need to consider when it’s time to build Magic Defense.

With that said, here is a guide on the Grock revamp in MLBB, including the tank hero's best items, skills, emblem, combos, and counters.

Grock gains a Shield based on his Max HP and empowers his next Basic Attack to deal bonus Physical Damage relative to the target’s Max HP, with reduced effect against non-hero units. This effect has a cooldown that shortens as he levels up, and it refreshes much faster when he is near terrain.

While the Shield is active, Grock becomes immune to control effects when casting skills and also gains extra Physical Defense.

Grock strikes forward with immense force, dealing Physical Damage to enemies in his path. If enemies are knocked into an obstacle, they are launched into the air and take additional damage based on their Max HP, with reduced effect against non-hero units. If no obstacles are nearby, enemies are only knocked back slightly.

After a short delay, Grock summons a stone wall in the target area, dealing Physical Damage and knocking enemies toward him.

Use Again: The wall can be removed early.

Grock charges forward, dealing Physical Damage to enemies in his path. If he collides with terrain, the charge ends in a powerful explosion that knocks nearby enemies into the air and deals massive damage. If no terrain is hit, part of the cooldown is refunded.

With the Grock revamp, you no longer have to build too many Physical Attack items. Start with Tough Boots with the Conceal blessing. This should let you be more proactive in team fights.

The next one is Dominance Ice to reduce the healing and shield power of enemies. If your opponents don't have too much healing or shields, you can swap it with an Antique Cuirass instead for more defensive stats.

Follow it up with either Athena's Shield for burst mages or Radiant Armor for stacking Magic Defense. The item you choose is important, as you don't have much of a defense against magic power.

For the late game, you can go for Fleeting Time for faster Ultimate cooldowns. However, if you are struggling to survive team fights, get the Immortality first.

When dealing with high damage marksman heroes, consider swapping your late-game items with a Blade Armor.

For the Emblem, go for the Custom Tank. The first slot can have Firmness for the extra Physical and Magic Defense. The second slot can have Wilderness Blessing for faster rotations when in the Jungle or River. The final slot can be Concussive Blast for a good early game area of effect (AoE) damage or Temporal Reign for faster non-Ultimate cooldowns.

Grock is quite powerful in the early game. Take advantage of this and pressure your enemies to make mistakes. Once you have Skill 2: Earthen Rampart, place a wall behind enemies and force them to use dash abilities or Flicker Battle Spell.

Keep in mind that your Ultimate can only knock up enemies if you can hit a terrain. If you must, use your Skill 2: Earthen Rampart as a wall. Once you send your enemies flying, follow it up with Skill 1: Mighty Swing towards the wall for another knockback effect.

Another use for your Skill 2: Earthen Rampart is to check a bush. Use this skill on a bush to push enemies that are hiding. You can also block minions from pushing lanes with the wall. This also works on major objectives and jungle creeps to delay your enemy's advances.

Grock is vulnerable against heroes that deal massive True Damage, Magic Damage, or damage based on HP. This means heroes like X.Borg and Alpha can work because they deal True Damage.

Alternatively, Karrie and Dyrroth can also work because they deal damage based on enemy HP. In terms of Magic Damage, almost any mage will do, as long as you don't get hit with Grock's CC.

Items like Malefic Roar are good for the Physical Penetration or Endless Battle for the True Damage. Alternatively, Sea Halberd lets you deal more damage against targets with higher HP than you and reduce their healing and shield power. Glowing Wand is good for mages and Dominance Ice for fighters and tanks. Both of these can also reduce the healing and shield power of enemies.

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