Huang Zhong

• Longest base range among marksmen, dominating early poke wars.
• Ultimate can snipe an isolated target from off-screen.
• Strong scaling makes him a persistent late-game threat.

• Passive · Cannoneer's Fire — Basic attacks grant stacking attack power and crit chance (up to 5 stacks, 1.5 seconds each); in turret form these bonuses double, and entering or exiting turret form refreshes and rescales existing stacks.
• 1 · Pursuit Potential — Grants a decaying 70% move-speed burst over 2 seconds, and instantly exits turret form if active. Passively adds bonus physical attack.
• 2 · Vigilance Mine — Plants a vision-granting mine at a location, dealing physical damage and revealing the target on contact (bonus slow and armor shred against heroes) while granting himself a shield.
• Ultimate · Siege Cannon — Repositions slightly and deploys into an immobile turret for 15 seconds, gaining bonus physical and magic defense; each basic attack deals bonus physical damage to enemies near the center (reduced at the edges, and against towers). Automatically exits after several shots; entering turret form refreshes his 1's cooldown, and casting again exits early.

Build 1: Boots of Haste → Lightning Dagger → Endless Blade → Blood-Weeping Blade → Dawnbreaker → Shadow Blade

Tip: Once he's stacked crit chance from Lightning Dagger and Endless Blade, Shadow Blade's passive procs constantly, amplifying his damage output even further.

Build 2: Boots of Haste → Pure Sky → Lightning Dagger → Endless Blade → Dawnbreaker → Blood-Weeping Blade

Tip: He can't move while his ultimate is active and often draws a dive — Pure Sky paired with the ultimate's defense boost lets him hold his ground and fight back.

Inscriptions: Unrivaled, Hawkeye, Beastmark

Tip: As a stationary damage dealer, Huang Zhong doesn't need much move speed, and his 1 and 2 already cover speed and slow needs — so lean into attack and penetration; late-game, Unrivaled's crit stacks with Endless Blade for devastating damage.

Best with: Bai Qi, Xiang Yu Counters: Han Xin, Zhuge Liang Countered by: Lan Ling Wang, Mulan