Mechabellum’s live patch right now is 1.8.2.1 (Nov 21, 2025), with Season 6 / 1.9 only on the public test server as of Dec 9, 2025.

Here’s an updated one‑pager style counter sheet that:

• includes all 31 units (Abyss, Void Eye, Mountain, Farseer, Rhino added), based on the current live roster
• folds in recent balance (Fire Badger, Vulcan, Hound, Phoenix, Raiden, Tarantula, Overlord, Farseer/Void Eye variants)
• cross‑checks high‑MMR counter relationships from MechaMonarch + Companion + community discussions, then compresses them to “hard/soft” picks.

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Legend

• ✅ Hard – Primary answers you actively want vs that enemy.
• 🟨 Soft – Decent / situational, often good if you already have them.
• ⛔ Avoid – Typical traps into that unit.
• 🔧 Module – Priority techs / items when you’re answering that unit.
• 📐 Placement – High‑impact positioning rules of thumb.
• 🅔 / 🅜 / 🅛 – How scary that enemy is Early / Mid / Late (1 = low, 3 = very high).

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Mechabellum Counters – One‑Pager

(Patch 1.8.2.1 live, updated 2025‑12‑09)

Enemy	✅ Hard Counters	🟨 Soft	Why (Rule)	⛔ Avoid	🔧 Module	📐 Placement	🅔	🅜	🅛
Crawler	Vulcan, Wraith, Fire Badger	Typhoon, Sledgehammer, Tarantula	High‑AoE flame/splash deletes swarms before they reach targets	Naked artillery or melters with no screen (they get overrun)	Vulcan flame techs; Fire Badger range/Scorching Charge if needed	Funnel with walls; tight concave; bait with one tank line	3	2	1
Fang	Vulcan, Stormcaller, Typhoon	Mustang, Tarantula	High splash or multi‑target fire clears fragile lines	Low‑RoF single‑target frontlines that Fangs chew through	Stormcaller with Anti‑Missile support	Pull Fangs into flame/rockets; stagger your squads to dodge arcs	2	2	1
Hound	Fire Badger, Rhino, Raiden	Scorpion, Vulcan	Flame or high‑HP bruisers eat dogs and shrug pulls	Letting them screen Melters/Overlords forever without AoE	Expect Armor Enhancement on enemy dogs (cheaper this patch)	Spread to avoid splash; watch pull paths into your carries	2	2	1
Arclight	Stormcaller, Marksman, Rhino	War Factory, Phoenix	Missiles/long‑range hits punish clumps and outrange arcs	Shallow screens that let arcs delete backline DPS	Stormcaller + Anti‑Missile; Marksman EMP vs arc clumps	Spread lines; flank arcs with Rhinos or air instead of front‑brawling	2	2	1
Marksman	Crawler, Stormcaller, Overlord	Steel Ball, Melting Point	Swarm/rockets bypass snipe cycles and force bad target swaps	Static lines in open LOS	Anti‑Missile on storms; walls/terrain to break sightlines	Use LOS blocks; force snipers to keep retargeting with flanks	2	2	1
Void Eye	Mustang, Phoenix, Farseer	Fang, Typhoon	Fast AA + long‑range beams step into suppression range then burst them before debuffs stack	Mid‑range “ball” comps with lots of unarmored mediums	Mustang AA/Anti‑Missile; Farseer AA spec; Phoenix Range/Quantum	Fan out AA; don’t park all carries at one depth; pressure from flanks so beams must pivot	2	2	1
Fire Badger	Sabertooth, Fortress, Hound	Phoenix, Rhino, Marksman	Shielded giants and cheap armored dogs shrug flame and punish its short range (especially after 1.8.2/1.8.2.1 nerfs)	Feeding endless chaff into its cone or giving long charge lanes	Hound Armor Enhancement; Fortress Anti‑Air; Phoenix Range/Shield to live burn	Spread lines; don’t clump chaff; attack from multiple angles so it can’t sit and farm	2	2	1
Hacker	Overlord, Stormcaller, Crawler	Fortress, War Factory	Long‑range air or missiles outrange control beam; chaff soaks hacks	Leaving core DPS clumped with no screen (hacked giants grief you)	Anti‑Missile vs follow‑up missiles; photon/armor on key giants	Screen with cheap chaff; keep carries spread and behind EMP/AA	2	2	1
Mustang	Vulcan, Stormcaller, Arclight	Sledgehammer, Rhino, Abyss	Splash/rockets erase clustered light air; armor/giants don’t care about chip DPS	Over‑relying on Mustangs when enemy has good armor/giant tech	Stormcaller Anti‑Missile; Vulcan flame range; armor on your own mediums	Central splash lines with tanks; pull Mustangs into flame/rockets rather than chasing	2	2	1
Phantom Ray	Marksman, Phoenix, Overlord	Farseer, Raiden, Melting Point	Long‑range AA and burst delete cloaked carries on decloak	Mass early fast‑fire (armor tech bricks small shots)	Marksman Aerial Spec/Range; Phoenix Range/Shield; Farseer AA variant	Split AA pockets; maintain vision lines to break recloaks quickly	1	2	3
Phoenix	Marksman, Wasp, Mustang	Fang, Fortress	Snipers & mobile AA catch flanks; Wasps can tank/trade early; Phoenix buff makes it deadly vs big HP if unchecked	Ignoring AA Fortresses or snipers in backline	Marksman Aerial Spec; Mustang Anti‑Missile; Fortress AA if you already have it	Angle AA to catch jump drives mid‑flight; keep tanks in front of fragile lines	2	2	2
Rhino	Tarantula, Fortress, Crawler	Fire Badger, Steel Ball, Wraith	Thick frontlines & constant chaff stop charges and let AoE/giants grind them down	Isolated artillery/Marksmen with no tank – Rhinos dive and delete them	Tarantula Field Maintenance; Fortress Punch/AA; armor techs on your tanks	Wall off charge lanes; park big tanks or bait chaff in front of threatened carries	2	2	1
Sabertooth	Melting Point, Fortress, Overlord	Phoenix, Rhino	Beam/Shield/AA out‑trade medium DPS cats even with slows	Trading medium brawlers into slow fields without range edge	Slow‑field tech amplifies your counters; armor on giants to survive burst	Catch in a concave; kite through slows; use Anti‑Missile if they tech it	2	2	2
Sledgehammer	Phoenix, Stormcaller, Crawler	Overlord, Rhino	AA or rockets outrange slow reload guns; chaff soaks volleys	Close‑range brawlers trading one‑for‑one into buffed sledges	Phoenix Range/Shield; Anti‑Missile for giants vs splash	Flank or air‑angle them; deny long straight corridors for volleys	2	2	1
Steel Ball	Phoenix, Overlord, Crawler	Stormcaller, Scorpion	Air ignores pathing while swarms/missiles overwhelm armor stacks	Short‑range trades into highly leveled balls without armor shred	Phoenix Range; armor‑shred items on Melters; crawler mass only with good screens	Kite along lanes; avoid pure brawls on their preferred ground	2	3	2
Stormcaller	War Factory, Overlord, Phoenix	Crawler, Sledgehammer	Factory Anti‑Missile, big AA, and chaff all blunt missile alpha	Over‑investing into Stormcaller missiles into full AM tech	War Factory Missile Interceptor; Overlord Launcher Overload; AM buildings	Use crawlers to soak missiles; split lines to avoid full‑stack wipes	2	2	1
Tarantula	Fortress, Melting Point, Marksman	Phoenix, Rhino	Shield/beam/snipe bypass its tankiness; HP buffs mean you must bring real AP or air now	Letting it front‑soak forever while poking with low‑AP fire	Fortress Anti‑AA as needed; Melter Energy Diffraction; Marksman EMP	Focus fire from multiple angles; flank so your DPS isn’t all stuck on its shield	2	2	1
Wasp	Wraith, Mustang, Fortress	Typhoon, Tarantula	Mobile AA + AoE swat light air before jumps chain	Slow heavies with no AA – Wasps will pick them apart	Mustang Anti‑Missile vs nuke/jump plays; Fortress AA barrage	Corner AA pockets; split to avoid mass jumps and chain explosions	3	2	1
Farseer	Fortress, Sandworm, War Factory	Rhino, Scorpion, Wraith	Giants & burrowers don’t care about missile intercept and delete the fragile support once in range	Leaning only on missiles (Mountain/Stormcaller) – Farseer’s AM + new variants make that unreliable	Armor/Photon on your giants so its beam is inefficient; speed tech on divers	Flank with Rhinos or burrowed worms; don’t park all missiles in one obvious lane	2	2	1
Scorpion	Phoenix, Overlord, Marksman	Stormcaller	AA & snipers catch divers and punish commitment paths	Low‑AA comps – Scorpions get free dives on your backline	Prioritize AA positioning over greed tech; armor on backline	Anchor with AA towers; use walls & chaff to trap dive paths	2	2	2
Typhoon	Steel Ball, Scorpion, Melting Point	Marksman, Overlord	Balls ignore barriers, Scorps dive, Melters beam through shield walls	Single‑shot artillery alone – barriers soak volleys for free	Scorpion Acid; Melter Range/Absorption; AP on balls	Kite around barrier lines; don’t feed barrier by shooting shield first	2	2	1
Wraith	Overlord, Phoenix, Marksman	Melting Point	Single‑target AA melts high‑value air through stealth	Pure chaff – Wraith happily farms low‑value swarms	Marksman Aerial Spec; Phoenix Range; AA towers	Split AA to cover angles; protect towers from splash dives	1	2	2
Fortress	Melting Point, Steel Ball, Marksman	Phoenix	High‑AP beam and sustained DPS chew through shielded giants	Swarming straight into a shielded front with no focus fire	Melter Energy Diffraction/Absorption; Steel Ball levels; AA on your own Fortress	Focus fire from range; avoid feeding shield with low DPS chips	1	2	3
Melting Point	Steel Ball, Marksman, Phoenix	Crawler, Stormcaller, Hacker	Close bruisers & snipers punish beam while it locks giants	Leaving it to free‑lock your biggest unit with no LOS blocks	Balls need levels; Stormcaller needs Anti‑Missile; photon/armor vs Acid/EMP	Use terrain to break line‑of‑sight; swarm if its screen is weak	1	2	3
Raiden	Marksman, Phoenix, Overlord	Farseer, Melting Point	Long‑range AA picks off mid‑air carries; 1.8.2 nerfs mean focus fire is more reliable now	Slow heavies with no AA cover – Raiden still shreds mediums	Marksman Aerial Spec; Phoenix Shield/Range; Farseer AA/AM	Angle AA from sides; avoid long chase lanes where Raiden kites	1	2	2
Sandworm	Steel Ball, War Factory, Melting Point	Phoenix, Overlord	Tanks & beam blunt dives; AM clips missiles while burrowed	Loose backline with no intercept – missiles snipe towers & carries	War Factory Missile Interceptor; armor/HP on frontliners	Control beacons; body‑block missile paths with tanks/balls	1	2	2
Vulcan	Fortress, Melting Point, Phoenix	Overlord, Rhino, Hound	Shield/beam/AA neutralize flame turret; 1.8.2 DPS nerf makes it easier to punish	Letting it free‑farm chaff with no dive or range pressure	Fortress Anti‑Air; Melter Range/Absorption; armor on your tanks vs flame	Dive with Rhino/Hounds from side lanes or angle AA so it must move	1	2	2
Overlord	Marksman, Phoenix, Melting Point	Mustang, Fortress	High‑range AA & beams punish giant air; slower Mothership after 1.8.2.1 makes it less oppressive	Slow frontline with no AA angles – Overlord kites & farms	Marksman Aerial Spec; Phoenix Shield; War Factory/AM vs Mothership Wasps	Angle AA around tower; stagger lines so drones can’t fully surround one clump	1	2	3
Abyss	Phoenix, Wasp (AA build), Sledgehammer	Melting Point, Marksman, Overlord	Abyss missiles can’t hit air; mass AA Phoenix/Wasps with range burn it while Field‑Maint sledges & chaff soak beam and missiles	Treating Mustangs or ground AA as primary answer – Abyss is tuned to delete them	Phoenix Range/Quantum or Launcher Overload; AA Wasp range/HP; Sledge Field Maintenance; Anti‑Missile on any existing stangs/Farseers	Keep constant ground chaff so missiles don’t snipe towers; fan air carries wide so beam pivots and wastes uptime	1	3	3
Mountain	Melting Point, Phoenix, Sandworm	Marksman (EMP), Void Eye (EMP armor), Hound/Rhino flanks	Beams & burrowers chew through plating once in range while air ignores its ground‑only guns; flanks break stationary buff	Trying to match range with flimsy artillery or parking chaff in the open	Melter Damage Absorption/Range; Marksman EMP/Range; Void Eye EMP Armor; speed/armor on flanking dogs or Rhinos	Flank with Hounds/Rhinos to cancel buff; approach through LOS blocks so it starts firing late	1	2	3
War Factory	Melting Point, Scorpion	Marksman	Melter beam locks the structure; divers bypass AM and kill the factory body	Missile spam into full Anti‑Missile coverage or letting factories stack uncontested	Melter Range; Scorpion Acid/armor‑shred; AM on your own giants vs factory missiles	Flank to draw AM away from main army; guard Stormcallers & giants from spawned bots	1	2	2

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Quick “what actually changed?” notes

Very condensed, just to calibrate why some rows differ from your old sheet:

• Fire Badger – Repeated nerfs: damage, HP and most recently splash range + Scorching Charge HP modifier trimmed in 1.8.2.1, so it still farms chaff but is less of an auto‑pick and more punishable by armor/giants and Hounds.
• Vulcan – 7% DPS nerf in 1.8.2; still a premium anti‑swarm/anti‑Mustang tool but no longer deletes everything through armor.
• Hound – Armor Enhancement cost reduced significantly, making dogs a real counterplay piece vs Fire Badger/Vulcan instead of free food.
• Phoenix – Buffed damage vs high‑HP targets; it’s now one of your best universal anti‑giant tools, and the backbone of most anti‑Abyss plans.
• Raiden – Small damage/HP nerfs; still strong but much easier to focus down with proper AA.
• Tarantula – HP & Field Maintenance cost buffs make it a sturdier midgame tank; you now really need AP/beam/air rather than hoping it just dies.
• Farseer & Void Eye – New mass‑produced/fortified/emp variants and better documentation around their AA/EMP roles; Farseer is a more flexible anti‑air/anti‑missile pillar, while Void Eye is a midrange support/diver with suppression and optional flight.
• Abyss / Mountain – New Titans; Abyss is a flying laser/missile titan that hard punishes ground AA (especially Mustangs) but is surprisingly vulnerable to air that its missiles can’t target; Mountain is a ground titan “Fortress without AA + extreme range”, answered best by beams, EMP and flanks rather than mirror artillery.