As a Tank with immunity, recuperation, control, and the ability to deal actual damage, Xiahou Dun shines in “Honor of Kings.” Tankiness is given top priority in his equipment build, which strengthens his special skills for fight initiation and continuous front-line presence. He is essential for starting fights and rerouting damage in team battles so that his team can take advantage of openings. He is essential to changing the course of conflicts and gaining advantages because of his unique combination of offensive, control, and durability abilities.
Strategies for Playing Games
Detail 1: If Skill 1 hits, it can be cast twice.
Detail 2: Skill 3 can start fights and has a long range.
Suggested Combo Order
Use Skill 1 again for knock-up, control with Skill 3, absorb damage with Skill 2, then end with a basic attack.
Dun Capabilities and Skills
Unyielding Might (Passive): This enhanced effect lasts for 8 seconds and restores 4.5% of Xiahou Dun’s maximum health with each skill or basic attack struck on a target when his health drops below 50% while he sustains damage. 【Devouring Gaze】 has a 30-second cooldown.
Cost: 0 Cooldown: 0s
Advice: Don’t simply flee when being pursued when Xiahou Dun’s health is less than 50%. The value of this function can be maximized by employing skills or basic attacks to restore health appropriately, particularly when pursuing foes.
Wind Slash (Skill 01): Xiahou Dun swings his greatsword, sending a blade wind in the specified direction. It does foes in its path physical damage of 240/290/340/390/440/490 (+100% physical attack) and slows their mobility by 50% for two seconds. Mighty Slash, which deals 240/290/340/390/440/490 (+100% physical attack) physical damage and knocks up foes within range for one second, can be cast after striking a target with the blade wind.
Cost: 40 Cooldown: 7s
Advice: Only after using the first phase to attack enemy heroes can this talent activate the second phase, Mighty Slash, which knocks up adversaries and creates an area control effect. Casting on monsters or minions does not initiate the second phase.
Gale’s Benediction (Skill 02): Xiahou Dun deals surrounding opponents magic damage of 200/225/250/275/300/325 (+170% physical attack). For five seconds, a shield equal to 12% of maximum health is granted. The following three basic attacks, which last eight seconds, deal 150, 180, 210, 240, 270, and 300 true damage (1.75 times impact against monsters). The cooldown of 【Unrestrained Blade】 is shortened by one second for every empowered basic attack hit.
Cost: 50 Cooldown: 10s
Advice: Since Xiahou Dun is health-based, it requires medical equipment. Each basic attack can shorten the ultimate’s cooldown, and the shield briefly deals real damage on basic attacks. Attacking monsters or minions with this will speed up the ultimate’s refresh.
Unruly sword (Ultimate): Xiahou Dun tosses a chain sword to a predetermined spot, pausing when it strikes an adversary or reaches its maximum distance. The chain blade pulls the enemy to the blade’s location and becomes immune to control while doing 300/425/550 (+1118% physical attack) physical damage to nearby opponents after stopping. For one second, the first enemy hit stuns the target. When Xiahou Dun reaches the target region, he deals foes nearby additional 300/425/550 (+1118% physical attack) physical damage.
Cost: 80 Cooldown: 15s
Advice: This skill, which necessitates anticipating the opponent’s motions, is Xiahou Dun’s potent way of holding onto adversaries. It works well for ganking or pursuing, and it may also be utilized to flee by focusing on monsters, minions, or even terrain features.
Making Use of Technique
During laning, use Skill 1 to clear lanes fast; in combat, use Skill 2 to absorb damage and improve output; use the ultimate for ganks and enemy retention; and use monsters and structures to move around.
Top Partners
Luban No.7: After leveling Skill 1, controlling adversaries is simple when paired with a support on the bottom lane. Additionally, Luban No.7’s red buff allows him to pressure or even eliminate the enemy’s top laner. This also holds true for the late game, which makes using Luban No. 7 to capture foes convenient.
Li Bai: Xiahou Dun can cause a great deal of confusion during team battles. He can also disrupt enemy formations and buy Li Bai time to use his ultimate by using the control he gains from Skills 1 and 3.
Dun Counter
Sun Shangxiang’s agility allows her to effortlessly avoid Xiahou Dun’s skills.
Diao Chan can sidestep Xiahou Dun’s talents and yet kite him efficiently.
Countermethods
Try to avoid Xiahou Dun’s positioningal control abilities;
He can be kited by heroes with great mobility;
Recognize Xiahou Dun’s passive health regeneration effect and avoid fighting with him when both of your health are low.
Strategy for Team Combat
Xiahou Dun frequently finds himself in the middle of the melee during team battles, starting clashes with his ultimate. He should ideally keep important enemy heroes, control and retain AOE using the second part of Skill 1, and concentrate more on shielding allies to increase damage output.