Honor of Kings Shi: Lore, abilities, guide, and more

Honor of Kings (HoK) just released its 95th hero, Shi, a Crowd Control mage whose damage increases with distance.

The Southlands, also known as the Desolate Lands, is hardly a childhood paradise. Shi learned various survival tricks from a young age. Her first attempt to trade treasure she found resulted in her incurring a huge debt. While fleeing her pursuers, she stumbled into an ancient shrine dedicated to a goddess. There, she found a magical silk ribbon.

Originating from the distant and mysterious southern continent, this ribbon was closely related to her clan. Its power protected her many times over the following years, but it also attracted some who coveted it. Disguising themselves as debtors, they pursued her relentlessly and meticulously lured her into a trap.

Unaware of what was truly happening, Shi was saved by Zhuangzi and took refuge in Jixia, where she assumed a new identity. She studied sorcery and participated in various tournaments, hoping to clear her debts so that she could wander the world like her teacher Zhuangzi.

Despite what she learned from her hardships in the Southlands, Shi had never understood what true "treasure" was. That was, until she faced the challenges alongside the Team of Stars in the Dream Trial. Through her teammates' choices, she finally grasped the real meaning of treasure. This signified the start of a new life for this treasure hunter.

Shi is available in the game's shop from November 9 onwards and can be bought using either 13,888 Starstones or 333 Tokens. Players might get her at cheaper prices later on or use the Trial Card to play her in matches. 

Shi is a mage hero with strong long-range output abilities and control. Her control abilities are very unique, after hitting an enemy with her first skill, she can recast to guide the enemy to move a certain distance.

When hitting the enemy's key carry position, she can guide them to move in reverse to quickly kill the enemy with the help of teammates.

When Shi is under the tower, she can take advantage of enemy mistakes by using her first skill to hit an enemy and guide them under the tower, working with the turret to secure a kill.

Shi's skills deal more damage as the distance between herself and the enemy increases. For every 100 distance, the damage is increased by 5%, for up to 40%.

Shi throws an artifact to the target location, dealing 120 (120+18%) magical damage to enemies in the area. Enemies are pulled toward the artifact, and 1 enemy is wrapped in Silk Imprint. The skill can be used again within 5s to pull that enemy a short distance while interrupting the enemy's skill use.

If the enemy is too far from Shi, they will not be affected. Silk Imprint deals double damage to non-hero units.

Shi releases an energy orb that stops if it hits a monster. The energy orb attacks nearby enemies every 0.5s, dealing 150 (150+50%) magical damage. The first hit slows enemies by 30% for 1.5s. Subsequent hits on the same target only deal 25% damage.

The orb explodes after 2s, dealing 150 (150 +33%) magical damage, and double damage to enemies at the center of the blast. The orb will move toward the target wrapped in Silk Imprint.

Shi enhances herself for 8s, gaining a greater field of vision and resetting Skill 2's cooldown. While enhanced, hitting an enemy with Skill 1 lets her manipulate their movements twice, and Skill 2's cooldown is reduced by 50%. She gains 50% Movement Speed for 0.5s when using this skill.

Skill Priority: Start Silky Beauty (Skill 2)

Skill Path: Max Sole Focus (Ultimate) -> Silky Beauty (Skill 2) -> Silk Imprint (Skill 1)

First Arcana Options (Damage): x10 Nightmare + x10 Hunt + x10 Compassion

Second Arcana Options (Semi-Tank): x10 Fate + x10 Harmony + x10 Void

Starting Item (Best for most matchups):

Core Items (Build this every time):

Fourth Items Option (Options after core build):

Fifth Item Option (Specific conditions of late-game scenarios):

Sixth Item Option (Specific within Tempest Dragon spawn timing):

Option 1: Flash

Option 2: Sprint/Heal

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