Zhou Yu

• High burst combo threatens a kill from a single rotation.
• Ultimate buffs nearby allies while damaging enemies caught inside.
• Strong wave clear and lane control from range.

• Passive · Ignite — His basics and skill fire stack an Ignite mark on enemies and structures for 4 seconds; at 4 stacks the target ignites, taking magic damage per second and a slow for 1 second over the next 4 seconds, during which it can't be re-marked.
• 1 · Mighty East Wind — Summons a gale that boosts allied move speed and slows enemies by 20% in the area for 3 seconds, knocking back and dealing magic damage to nearby enemies as it rises. Fire zones covered by the gale for 1 second spread into new fire zones, which stack damage with existing ones and burn enemies every half-second. Passively heals him while standing in a fire zone.
• 2 · Arrow of Flowing Fire — Fires a flaming arrow at a target area for magic damage, leaving a fire zone for 6.5 seconds that burns enemies inside every half-second (oldest zone clears past 6 total); charges up to 3 uses.
• Ultimate · Flames of Red Cliff — Summons a wave of fire in a direction for magic damage; sweeping through a fire zone raises a firestorm for bonus magic damage and a 1-second stun.

Build 1: Arcane Boots → Mask of Anguish → Godslayer's Tome → Icebound Breath → Scholar's Wrath → Sage's Codex

Tip: A standard mage build — Icebound Breath's slow keeps enemies from escaping his fire zones easily.

Build 2: Boots of Resistance → Mask of Anguish → Godslayer's Tome → Glacial Storm → Phoenix's Eye → Staff of Nothingness

Tip: His threat range is solid; some tankiness buys teammates time to help before he gets burst down, and cooldown reduction gets him more Arrows of Flowing Fire.

Inscriptions: Nightmare, Sacrifice, Greed

Tip: As a mage, his runes mainly add magic penetration and spell vamp, with higher-tier runes adding a bit of cooldown reduction.

Best with: Fuzi, Lu Bu Counters: Huang Zhong, Xiang Yu Countered by: Lan Ling Wang, Baili Shouyue