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Mage
Angela
安琪拉
Mage
Angela's Chinese name is 安琪拉.
Quick summary
Angela is a strong Mid Mage who wants to delete priority targets in one rotation. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of the Arcane and Flash.
When to pick Angela, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Angela is a strong Mid Mage who wants to open fights with a high-commitment burst combo. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of the Arcane, Stone of Sorcery, Scepter of Reverberation, paired with Flash, used to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows. Pick her when the draft lets Angela reach the targets her kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy already stacks shields and magic resist.
Burst-shield mage core
Angela's official build maximises her Burst and Shield identity. Boots of the Arcane (magical pierce) and Stone of Sorcery (magical attack and movement speed) open her scaling, then Scepter of Reverberation makes her skill hits trigger explosions and Savant's Wrath greatly boosts magical attack for heavy burst. Void Staff is the anti-tank penetration core against health-stacked targets.
Lifesteal & survivability finishers
Blood Clan's Grimoire and Insatiable Tome add magical lifesteal so she sustains off her combo, Sage's Tome rounds out her scaling, and Ardent Dominion (shield at low Health), Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect), Splendor (temporary invincibility) and Destiny (negates fatal damage) keep the immobile mage alive. The recommended arcana are Nightmare, Hunt and Mind's Eye, with Flash for repositioning.
Versus shielded targets
Heroes with shields or damage reduction blunt Angela's burst window. Wait for the shield to lapse before committing Blazing Brilliance, otherwise the combo wastes the cooldown without finishing the kill.
Role positioning
Angela is a Mid pick whose value depends on consistent damage output and timely roams. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights her kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Zhuangzi, Dyadia, and Guiguzi as strong partners for Angela. Plan engages around Zhuangzi's setup window, then second-engage with Blazing Brilliance.
Scorchette
“Knowledge equals power!”
When the mysterious mage Merlyn accidentally trapped herself in a bubble cage, she was forced to occupy the body of Angela, an unsuspecting passerby, in order to escape. Thus, it came to be that this innocent-looking girl is actually an archmage with the ability to wield powerful magic. However, the young Angela had long admired Arthur, the leader of the Knights of the Round Table. This emotion is still there, and it is so strong that Merlyn is finding it impossible to resist.
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Angela.
Survivability
Offense
Utility
How to choose a build
Start with the safe default badge if the draft looks normal, then swap to burst, anti-tank, sustain, or utility builds when the matchup clearly calls for it.
Start here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
arsenais
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Teratas
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Every time she damages an enemy with a skill, she increases her Movement Speed, and the enemy will take more damage from her subsequent skills.
Unleashes fireballs at the target area that deals multi-phase damage toenemy heroes.
Hurls a fireball at the target location that turns into a firestorm when it hitsan enemy or reaches its max range, slowing and dealing damage to nearbyenemies.Any enemy that is hit directly by the fireball is stunned.
Channels a blazing beam in the target direction, dealing damage over timeGains a shield and immunity while the shield is active.
Ferrier of Souls
Kuromi's Heart
Cat and Mouse
Dragon of Voyages
Candy Twirl
Manga Crossover
Playful Trickster
Hold Blazing Brilliance for isolated targets rather than blowing it on the front line. Stay near the carry and time shields/heals to overlap the enemy's damage window, not before.
Scorching Barrage damage increased
Skill 1: Scorching Barrage base damage increased from 270 (+40 per skill level) (+30% Magical Attack) to 280 (+56 per skill level) (+30% Magical Attack). Source: 2026/04/29 international update screenshot.
Reduced Skill Cooldown
Optimized Skill 1's indicator.
Skill 1: Scorching Barrage
Increased Ultimate's cooldown in the early and mid game.
"Angela has powerful burst damage, and her skill cooldowns are relatively short, allowing her to use skill combos to frequently obliterate opponents. We've increased the cooldown time of her Ultimate in the early and mid game to slightly slow down her pace during these stages."
