Zhuge Liang

• Zone ability denies space and slows anyone who lingers inside it.
• Ultimate fires from extreme range, letting him poke from complete safety.
• High burst combo when the zone and ultimate line up on the same target.

• Passive · Strategic Mark — Skill hits stack a mark on enemies; at 5 stacks he summons 5 orbs that auto-attack nearby targets for magic damage, prioritizing enemy heroes.
• 1 · East Wind Assault — Fires three orbs in a direction, dealing magic damage to enemies in the path; extra hits on the same target deal reduced damage, and each orb can trigger his passive's mark.
• 2 · Spacetime Shuttle — Blinks in a direction, dealing magic damage at both the start and end points; repeated hits on the same target within 5 seconds slow them heavily. Charges up to 3 uses, replenishing one every 10 seconds.
• Ultimate · Energy Orb — Briefly channels, then fires an orb at a locked target for magic damage that scales up as the target's HP drops; killing the target refunds most of the cooldown, as does hitting a hero who's already dead.

Build 1: Boots of Resistance → Godslayer's Tome → Mask of Anguish → Echo Staff → Radiant Moon → Scholar's Wrath

Tip: Zhuge Liang has a small combat radius, so he trades HP easily — Godslayer's Tome's sustain helps him keep pressuring the lane through the early-to-mid game.

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

Tip: His skills come off cooldown often, and Glacial Storm gives him extra tankiness while letting him cast even more freely.

Inscriptions: Nightmare, Mercy, Reincarnation

Tip: As a strong mage, Nightmare boosts magic attack and penetration for reliable damage; Mercy's cooldown reduction lets him cast more and proc his passive more; Reincarnation's spell vamp keeps him alive and sustained through trades.

Best with: Xiahou Dun, Zhao Yun Counters: Dr Bian, Luban No.7 Countered by: Lan Ling Wang, Mulan