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Arli

Arli

公孙离

B Farm
Difficulty

Marksman

Nimble Marksman Gap-Close/Cleanup Balanced Very Hard

Also known as

Arli is also known as Gongsun Li (公孙离) in Chinese Honor of Kings references.

公孙离Gongsun LiGong Sun Li

Quick summary

Arli is a mid-tier Farm Marksman who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Lightfoot Shoes.

Current patch decision guide

When to pick Arli, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.

Updated 2026-05-31

Arli is a balanced Farm Marksman who wants to close distance on a chosen target and stick to them. Public guide data shows a build centered on Lightfoot Shoes, Sparkforged Dagger, Boots of Dexterity, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick her when the draft lets Arli reach the back-line scaling window without being caught out; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.

Pick Arli when

  • Your draft can capitalize on early picks and snowball lane leads
  • Your team can engage first, letting Arli second-wave into low-health targets
  • The enemy draft includes Sima Yi and Zilong, who appear in counter data as matchups Arli can pressure.

Avoid Arli when

  • The team needs sustained team-fight damage rather than a single-target diver
  • Your team has no primary engage, leaving the cleanup pick with nothing to follow up on
  • The enemy team is built around answers to Gap-Close, removing the windows Arli's kit needs to perform.

Power spikes

Early game: farm safely behind the support, surviving lane phase to reach the marksman scaling window.
Ultimate unlocked: Autumn Storm converts mobility into burst, the moment Arli starts threatening picks across the map
Late game: with full damage online, sustained DPS outpaces enemy healing in extended fights.

Build decisions

Attack-speed marksman core

Arli's official build runs an attack-speed marksman path for her Gap-Close and Cleanup kit. Lightfoot Shoes and Boots of Dexterity ramp her movement and attack speed, Sparkforged Dagger adds chain-lightning basic attacks, and Doomsday scales the damage. Daybreaker's Virtue adds the marksman sustain damage so she can clean up after her dash repositions her.

Crit, range & survivability

Eternity Blade adds high crit damage, while Sunchaser and Haste - Sunpool extend her attack range for safer output. Destiny (negates fatal damage) and Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) are the late insurance items that let Arli commit to a cleanup dive and still recover if focused.

Matchup logic

Versus crowd control

Reliable hard control stops Arli's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Autumn Storm, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.

Role positioning

Arli is a Farm pick whose value depends on sustained ranged damage in extended team fights. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights her kit is not designed to win.

Synergies

Public synergy data lists Lian Po and Kaizer as strong partners for Arli. Plan engages around Lian Po's setup window, then second-engage with Autumn Storm.

Common mistakes

  • Engaging without follow-up — gap-close gets you to the target, but a solo dive without ally damage trades 1-for-1.
  • Engaging first instead of second — cleanup picks lose their value as primary engagers.
  • Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Arli's commit reaches the target alive.
  • Auto-attacking through enemy dive instead of repositioning — losing the marksman in early fights collapses the late-game win condition.

Background

Parasola

Central Plains
“You should see the city of Chang'an when the spring flowers bloom... The joy, the beauty!”

Arli is a dancer at Changle District, known throughout Chang'an for her graceful movements. Her renown provides an excellent cover, allowing her to gather information while performing at various banquets reserved for the rich and famous. As she twirls the parasol deftly between her fingers, she continues to safeguard the justice of Chang'an from behind the scenes.

Race:
Hybrid
Height:
169 cm
Style:
Martial Arts
Nation:
Yaotian Society
Title:
Dancer in the Changle District

Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Arli.

Base Stats

Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)

Survivability

3219
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
39
HP/5s

Offense

165
Phys ATK
10%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG

Utility

360
Move Speed
600
Max Mana
15
Mana/5s
Ranged
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.

Crit attack speed

Safe default

Start here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.

Position 4

Presets

Attack speed

Beginner friendly

Best if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.

Position 4

Presets

Crit attack speed

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Crit attack speed

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

populares

Crit attack speed

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Master

Attack speed

Beginner friendly

Best if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.

Position 4

Presets

Crit attack speed

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

arsenais

Skills

passive Falling Leaves

Basic Attack hits place marks on the target. At max marks, damage is dealt to them.Using skills grants a follow-up Basic Attack.Gains Move Speed and reduces attack interval while parasol is away.

skill1 Lithe Step

Shifts in the target direction.

skill2 Maple Dance

Knocks down nearby projectiles within a certain range and deals 2 strikes ofdamage to the enemy.

ultimate Autumn Storm

Knocks back enemies in the target area and deals damage

Skins

6 skins
Arli skin: Tushan Rongrong

Tushan Rongrong

Arli skin: Smoke of Partings

Smoke of Partings

Arli skin: Memory Chip

Memory Chip

Arli skin: Bunny Spirit

Bunny Spirit

Arli skin: Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty

Arli skin: Flower Dance

Flower Dance

Playstyle

Arli leans on Autumn Storm (knocks back enemies in the target area and deals damage). Hold a safe back-line position and only step up once the enemy frontline's engage is spent.

Patch History

S13 Dec 2025 Stat Changes

Adjusted Skill Damage

S6 Sep 2024 Stat Buffs

Reduced cooldown for Skill 1.

Show details

Arli's flexibility is her trademark, so we are reducing her early game cooldown to let her better showcase her strengths.

S6 Jun 2024 Mechanics Upgrade

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