Xi Shi

• Her damage rises the farther away she casts from, rewarding careful spacing over aggression.
• Her scarf snares a target and can drag them a second time, giving her strong follow-up control.
• Her ultimate lets her land control twice in a row and halves her orb's cooldown for a bigger burst window.

• Passive · A Maiden's Trick — Her skill damage increases with distance to the target — every 100 extra range adds 5% damage, up to 40%.
• 1 · Seal of Silk — Throws her artifact to a location for magic damage and pulls enemies in the area toward it; wraps around an enemy hero hit, and recasting within 5 seconds drags them further in that direction (only if they're still close enough); deals double damage to non-heroes.
• 2 · Spirit of Illusive Silk — Throws an energy orb that stops on hitting a monster, then repeatedly strikes nearby enemies for magic damage every half-second before exploding for more magic damage (double at the center); the first hit slows by 30% for 1.5 seconds, and it homes toward a target wrapped by her 1.
• Ultimate · Undivided Focus — Channels her artifact's power for an 8-second empowered state that halves her 2's cooldown and lets her 1 drag an enemy twice in a row; grants a brief speed burst on cast.

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

Tip: A standard build with a bit of cooldown — pour the rest into ability power to overwhelm opponents with firepower; a pure damage build paired with her ultimate's refresh and her 2's double-damage center makes her a serious threat.

Build 2: Fleetfoot Boots → Mask of Anguish → Glacial Storm → Scholar's Wrath → Icebound Breath → Radiant Moon

Tip: Fleetfoot Boots lets her rotate fast, and a half-tank build lets her walk into range to land control more reliably, playing more like a support mage who backs up her team with control.

Inscriptions: Nightmare, Harmony, Insight

Tip: Xi Shi often has to stand in a punishable spot to land her skills, so a set with some sustain eases the pressure of trading in lane.

Best with: Huang Zhong, Mozi Counters: Niu Mo, Gao Jianli Countered by: Lian Po, Ake