5 Things to Know About MLBB Balmond Vulcan Lionheart Before It Ends (Malaysia Guide)
Published: 2026-08-28
The Titan Collector Series opens with Balmond, and the window is short
Balmond "Vulcan Lionheart" landed on MLBB servers at 04:00 MYT on 1 August 2026, and Moonton has signalled a late-August close for the draw. That gives Malaysian players roughly four days from this writing to decide whether the second Collector skin for the axe-swinging tank is worth the Diamond spend.
This is not a normal Collector drop. Vulcan Lionheart heads the new Titan Collector Series, so the skin's transformable Vulcan Axe and kinetic propulsion animations are meant to be a template for the next 12 months of MLBB mecha Collectors. Moonton's official teaser described the skin as "No magic. No cuteness. Transformable, purely hardcore." Balmond is a fighter-tank with a spinnable Cyclone Sweep ultimate that shreds squishies in the middle of a teamfight, and the mecha silhouette here matches that "wall of moving metal" fantasy far better than his previous Blacksteel skin ever managed.
REDX Game has been running MLBB Diamond top-ups from Kuala Lumpur since 2019, so we get the same "should I spend on this?" question from KL, Petaling Jaya, and Johor Bahru players every time a Collector cycle rolls around. The five things below are what we tell them before they open the Exquisite Collection interface.
1. Balmond's meta case: Vulcan Lionheart is a Season 41 skin for a Season 41 hero
Balmond quietly stayed in the MPL Malaysia jungle rotation through Season 41. Selangor Red Giants used him twice against Team SMG in the group stage, both times as an early-game invade jungler leaning on his passive heal from minions. Yamato of TODAK ran him as a side-lane tank in Week 5. The hero is not S-tier globally, but he is playable, and Malaysian pros pick him because he is one of the few tanks who can 1v1 a squishy jungler at level 3.
Vulcan Lionheart matters for jungle play because its enlarged silhouette makes his Cyclone Sweep read differently in the fog. The axe extends the visual line of the ability by about a quarter, so opponents flinch earlier and disengage sooner. In a mid-diamond Malaysia server queue where reads are half the fight, that is a small but genuine edge. Boleh tahan, as PJ ranked players like to say when a skin turns out sneaky-strong.
The counterpoint is honest. This skin will not carry a bronze player, and it will not fix Balmond's clear speed problem against Fanny or Ling. Vulcan Lionheart is a cosmetic and a slight tempo boost, not a rework.
2. Do not buy Diamonds from a random Facebook reseller this week
Every Collector cycle triggers a spike in phishing scam pages targeting Malaysian players. In August 2026 we have already seen imposter pages on Facebook Marketplace offering "Vulcan Lionheart cheap RM 89" with a Telegram handle. The pattern is familiar. Sellers ask for your MLBB game ID and server, take a DuitNow QR payment routed through a personal wallet, then quietly disappear once Moonton's fraud detection catches the trade and locks the recipient account.
Legit Diamond top-ups only touch your Game ID and server number. They never ask for your Moonton password, your email OTP, or your linked account credentials. If a seller in Ipoh or Kuching wants your login details "to gift" the skin, walk away. REDX Game keeps its top-up flow to those two fields and settles through Boost, TNG eWallet, or DuitNow QR directly to a Malaysian registered business account, which is the only path that will not get your account flagged.
Moonton's own guidance on the Balmond wiki entry and skin cosmetic list confirms Collector skins are only distributed through the in-game Exquisite Collection event or via legitimate gift transfers between verified Diamond balances. Anything outside that is either a scam or a violation of terms.
3. The real Diamond cost, without the Reddit exaggeration
The Exquisite Collection uses a rolling draw system. A single pull costs 270 Diamonds at full price, and a 10x pull is 2,700 Diamonds before discounts. Two discount hooks matter for a Malaysian budget.
- The first single draw of the day is half price — 135 Diamonds — and resets at 05:00 MYT.
- Your first 10x pull of the entire event gets a one-time 30 percent discount, dropping it to 1,890 Diamonds. That first 10x also guarantees at least one permanent item.
Efficient players who chained the daily 1x from 1 August onwards and cashed in the discounted 10x are looking at a total spend in the 2,500 to 3,500 Diamond range for the featured skin, per community draw tracking. Skip the discounts and the number climbs closer to 5,000. If you are starting from zero pulls today, four days of daily half-price 1x saves you 540 Diamonds total. That is meaningful, but it will not carry the whole event by itself.
Now the ringgit. Buying 2,975 Diamonds through REDX Game costs about RM 179, versus about RM 229 through the App Store for the same balance — a gap of RM 50 on a single top-up. Two mamak orders. Push the spend up to the 5,000-Diamond no-discount scenario and the Apple channel climbs closer to RM 380 for what you can get in Bangsar at roughly RM 300 through a Malaysian settled top-up. Murah giler if you have compared before. Every ringgit you do not overpay for Diamonds is a ringgit that stays with the pull, not the payment gateway. If you decide the skin is worth chasing, our MLBB top-up page at REDX Game settles in 1 to 3 minutes so you can pull inside the same login session.
Original data point for the final push: at RM 60 saved per 3,000 Diamonds versus App Store, a Shah Alam player who tops up 3,000 Diamonds twice this week is looking at RM 120 kept in pocket. That is one Grab meal for the whole team or one MLBB Twilight Pass at REDX Game for next month.
4. Timing: what "late August" actually means for the SEA server
Moonton did not commit to a public end timestamp, and the in-game event card lists the closing time as "31/08 23:59 server time," which is 23:59 MYT because the SEA server runs on GMT+8. So the practical deadline for Malaysian players is 31 August 2026, 23:59 MYT. Any 10x pull you queue in the last few minutes still counts, but the interface locks the draw at the timestamp — not the connection.
A common Malaysian mistake is waiting for the weekend price bump on Diamonds and losing the last discounted 10x window. If you are in JB or Penang on the last day and your bank app is being slow, top up through REDX Game with DuitNow QR before dinner, not after. Diamond crediting hits your account inside a few minutes, but the event timer does not care whether your bank is having a moment. Senang gila to plan ahead. Frustrating to miss the timer.
After the event closes, Vulcan Lionheart is not going into the Lucky Box permanent pool for at least six months. That matches the Collector rotation Moonton has run since 2023, and the GamingonPhone August 2026 leak roundup lines up on the schedule.
5. Frequently asked questions from Malaysian MLBB players
What time does the Exquisite Collection end in Malaysia?
31 August 2026 at 23:59 MYT (GMT+8), which is the same as SEA server time. All timings on this page are in Malaysia time.
Berapa Diamond kena guna untuk dapat Vulcan Lionheart?
Dengan diskaun harian dan 10x pertama, kira-kira 2,500 hingga 3,500 Diamond. Tanpa diskaun, sekitar 5,000 Diamond. REDX Game top-up 2,975 Diamond hanya RM 179 berbanding App Store RM 229.
Can I buy the skin directly with real money instead of drawing?
No. Vulcan Lionheart is only obtainable through the Exquisite Collection draw event. Diamonds are the only accepted currency, which is why the top-up channel you pick matters for how much ringgit you spend.
Is it safe to buy Diamonds through REDX Game for this event?
Yes. REDX Game is a Malaysian registered business that takes only your MLBB Game ID and server, and settles through DuitNow QR, Boost, or TNG eWallet. Delivery is 1 to 3 minutes.
Will Vulcan Lionheart come back after August 2026?
Based on prior Collector cycles, the skin is expected to return to the Lucky Box pool no earlier than six months after this event closes. Skipping this window means waiting until 2027 for a realistic second shot.
