S10 May 2025 Stat Nerfs
Skill 2 cooldown increased
Arke
(阿轲) S Jungle Difficulty
Assassin
Burst Assassin Gap-Close/Cleanup Late Game Hard
Arke
阿轲
S Jungle
Difficulty Assassin
Burst Assassin Gap-Close/Cleanup Late Game Hard
Also known as
Arke's Chinese name is 阿轲.
阿轲
Quick summary
Arke is a top-tier Jungle Assassin who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Relentless Blade.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Arke, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Arke is a top-tier Jungle Assassin who wants to snowball with kills off early ganks. Public guide data shows a build centered on Relentless Blade, Boots of Resistance, Meteor, used to clear camps efficiently and convert pressure into ganks. Pick her when the draft lets Arke reach the targets her kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.
Pick Arke when
- The enemy team has carries with limited self-peel that Arke can reach before the team can react
- The enemy team relies on long-cooldown engage skills that leave them vulnerable post-fight
- The enemy composition leaves room for Arke to reach the targets her kit punishes.
Avoid Arke when
- The team needs sustained team-fight damage rather than a single-target diver
- The enemy team disengages well, so cleanup windows never open
- The enemy team is built around answers to Gap-Close, removing the windows Arke's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: jungle clear into level-4 ganks is the first window where Arke can translate routes into kills.
Mid game: with cooldown reduction online, gap-close skills come back fast enough to chain into multiple fights
Late game: full build online, Arke reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor her once items are completed.
Build decisions
Assassin jungle core
Arke's official build runs a standard assassin jungle path for her Gap-Close and Cleanup kit. Relentless Blade and Rapacious Bite both boost physical attack from monster kills to power her early clear, paired with Boots of Resistance and Meteor (attack and cooldown reduction) to keep her mobility available. Axe of Torment is the anti-squishy core and Eternity Blade adds the crit damage to burst the backline.
Anti-tank & survivability finishers
Master Sword (enhanced basic attacks) adds steady output, while Starbreaker is the anti-tank pivot against armor-stacked frontlines. Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) and Immovable - Sky Dome (temporary damage reduction) are the survivability items that let Arke dive in and still escape after securing a pick.
Matchup logic
Versus crowd control
Reliable hard control stops Arke's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Phantom Dance, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Role positioning
Arke is a Jungle pick whose value depends on tempo from objectives and cross-map kill threats. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights her kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Gao, Liang, and Luna as strong partners for Arke. Plan engages around Gao's setup window, then second-engage with Phantom Dance.
Common mistakes
- Diving while enemy hard control is still up, which directly counters Arke's engage.
- Engaging first instead of second — cleanup picks lose their value as primary engagers.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Arke's commit reaches the target alive.
- Pathing predictably and getting tracked by the enemy jungler — vary first clear and rotate based on ward placement rather than muscle memory.
Background
Shadowstalker
“A new life is born. The legend lives on.”
She is the last descendant of the Jing clan, relying on her older brother since childhood. In seeking revenge for her brother's death, she attempted to assassinate Crown Prince Dan, but failed and was gravely injured, only to be saved by a musician. Upon awakening, the girl lost her memory, only remembering her name as Arke and her resolve for peace. She eventually attempted to assassinate the sovereign of Yong with the sword of 'peace.'... The world only knows of her failed attempt, yet unaware that the girl, wandering with the musician since, continues to embody the spirit of peace.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 171 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Southlands
- Title:
- Avenging Assassin
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Arke.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3315
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
50
HP/5s
Offense
178
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
125%
Crit DMG
Utility
385
Move Speed
Melee
Range
Build
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.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
1
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Skills
passive Kiss of Death
Attacks launched from the front of the target will not crit, but backstabs are guaranteed to crit.
skill1 Arclight
Arke attacks twice in a row, dealing physical damage.
skill2 Untouchable
Arke dashes forward and attacks, marking an enemy while dealing physical damage and gaining Attack Speed. Attacking marked targets slows them and reduces this skill's cooldown. She takes less damage from marked targets.
ultimate Phantom Dance
Enters stealth, gaining a Movement Speed boost and Health recovery. Enhances attack after exiting stealth, granting extra Movement Speed boost when dealing damage, and refreshes all skill cooldowns with defeats and assists.
Skins
4 skins
Ascension: Arnis Adventurer
Eventide Feline
Jungle Explorer
Loving Nurse
Playstyle
Arke leans on Phantom Dance (enters stealth, gaining a Movement Speed boost and Health recovery). Wait for a flank where the enemy carry has no peel, then commit your full combo.