Liu Bang

• Ultimate grants nearby allies bonus durability during a fight.
• Strong lane presence thanks to a self-shield on cooldown.
• Good peel for backline allies via repeated slows.

• Passive · Sovereign's Ambition — With an enemy hero or minion nearby, his basic attack is empowered every 4 seconds into a sword-wave that deals bonus magic damage scaling with his max HP.
• 1 · Hegemon's Shield — Shields himself for 5 seconds, absorbing damage that scales with max HP, then bursts for magic damage around him when it ends or is canceled early.
• 2 · Double Intimidation — Charges up, then dashes forward with his sword for physical/magic damage and a stun; longer charging increases the distance, damage, and stun duration up to a cap at 2 seconds.
• Ultimate · Command the Battlefield — Channels for 2.2 seconds, then teleports to a chosen ally; both gain damage reduction during the channel, and the ally gets a shield, while Liu Bang gets a burst of move speed on arrival.

Build 1: Boots of Resistance → Crimson Lotus Cloak → Thorned Armor → Warlord's Plate → Witch's Cloak → Ominous Omen

Tip: His 1 scales with max HP, so tanky items add both survivability and more damage from that skill.

Build 2: Boots of Resistance → Crimson Lotus Cloak → Frostbound Grip → Witch's Cloak → Thorned Armor → Glacial Storm

Tip: Frostbound Grip greatly boosts his ability to lock down targets for allies, and Glacial Storm adds shred and damage as he dives in alongside them.

Inscriptions: Fate, Void, Longevity

Tip: Fate's stats help him soak damage for his team, its attack speed lets him proc his passive more often for extra damage, and Void's cooldown reduction gives him more chances to cast.

Best with: Diaochan, Gao Jianli Counters: Musashi, Lan Ling Wang Countered by: Niu Mo, Lu Bu