Wu Zetian

• Casting any two skills empowers her 1 into a stronger, launching burst — rewarding smart skill sequencing.
• Her 2 grants bonus move speed on hit, letting her control engagements and disengage safely.
• Her ultimate stuns every enemy hero at once, making her a strong pick to open or swing a team fight.

• Passive · Chosen of Heaven — Leaving combat triggers faster (3 seconds instead of 6); once out of combat she gains bonus move speed and regenerates mana over time.
• 1 · Empress's Radiance — Fires an orb in a direction that bursts on hitting an enemy for magic damage in an area; after casting two other skills, her next cast of this deals double damage and launches enemies.
• 2 · Empress's Majesty — Knocks back nearby enemies for magic damage; hitting an enemy grants her bonus move speed for 1 second and slows them for 2 seconds.
• Ultimate · Power Over Life and Death — Summons a rune circle under every enemy hero and detonates it for magic damage and a 1-second stun, also granting vision of them for 3 seconds.

Build 1: Boots of Calmness → Holy Grail → Mask of Anguish → Echo Staff → Scholar's Wrath → Staff of Nothingness

Tip: Holy Grail gives her the sustain to hold mid lane and still have mana for her ultimate when roaming to a side lane.

Build 2: Boots of Calmness → Mask of Anguish → Glacial Storm → Witch's Cloak → Ominous Omen → Staff of Nothingness

Tip: Her skills scale a bit lower than other mages — against a melee-heavy team, a half-tank build lets her walk up and land control safely.

Inscriptions: Nightmare, Sacrifice, Reincarnation

Tip: Cooldown reduction keeps her damage flowing; ability power and penetration secure early-to-mid damage, and spell vamp gives her sustain, since she otherwise relies on her passive's mana regen and skill lifesteal to stay in lane.

Best with: Zhuang Zhou, Dharma Counters: Guan Yu, Wang Zhaojun Countered by: Han Xin, Lan Ling Wang