S13 Feb 2026 Stat Changes
Adjusted skill damage and recovery
Bai Qi
(白起) B Clash Lane Difficulty
Tank
Vanguard Tank Crowd Control Balanced Easy
Bai Qi
白起
B Clash Lane
Difficulty Tank
Vanguard Tank Crowd Control Balanced Easy
Also known as
Bai Qi's Chinese name is 白起.
白起
Quick summary
Bai Qi is a mid-tier Clash Lane Tank who wants to soak engage and create space. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of Fortitude and Execute.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Bai Qi, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Bai Qi is a balanced Clash Lane Tank who wants to isolate high-priority targets with hard control chains. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of Fortitude, Cuirass of Savagery, Blazing Cape, paired with Execute, used to soak pressure in lane and threaten side objectives. Pick him when the draft lets Bai Qi reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy is built around percent-HP damage and armor penetration.
Pick Bai Qi when
- Your team needs a setup hero whose Deathscythe creates kill windows for the carry
- The enemy team has high physical or magic burst that demands a dedicated tank to absorb
- The enemy team relies on grouped fights or channeled abilities, exactly what Deathscythe interrupts best.
Avoid Bai Qi when
- The enemy team is loaded with cleanse, dashes, and immunity that bypass crowd control
- Your team comp lacks damage and adding another non-damage pick collapses the win condition
- The enemy team is built around answers to Crowd Control, removing the windows Bai Qi's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Bai Qi's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate online: Lay Waste extends control duration, making team fights snowball off a single hit
Late game: Spikemail, Eye of the Phoenix, and Ominous Premonition on the bar means Bai Qi can soak commits in 5v5 team fights for his carries.
Build decisions
Default clash lane path
Public build references for Bai Qi recommend Boots of Fortitude, Cuirass of Savagery, Blazing Cape, Spikemail, Eye of the Phoenix, and Ominous Premonition, with Conflict, Stealth, and Void arcana. Run Execute as the battle spell. Use this as the baseline tank plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Adaptation rules
Beyond the default path, swap toward defensive items when the enemy carry comes online, and toward penetration when the enemy stacks resistances. Track item timings so Bai Qi stays one tier ahead of the relevant matchup item.
Matchup logic
Versus mobility
Dashes and immunity skills bypass Bai Qi's control. Force the enemy mobility before committing Lay Waste, and aim control on stationary targets like channeling carries.
Role positioning
Bai Qi is a Clash Lane pick whose value depends on a durable front-line presence with steady wave control. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Ying, Diaochan, and Yaria as strong partners for Bai Qi. Plan engages around Ying's setup window, then second-engage with Lay Waste.
Common mistakes
- Throwing Deathscythe on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
- Building damage items hoping to deal kills, when the team needs the durability that makes you a tank in the first place.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Bai Qi's commit reaches the target alive.
- Forcing solo engages instead of waiting for ally commit — Bai Qi's value compounds when the team follows up on engages.
Background
Ultimate Weapon
“I'm both the wound and the sword's edge.”
When the Blood Clan invaded, a boy named Bai Qi was injured while protecting the young sovereign of Yong. Though he was healed by a sage, he was warned not to touch the wound. But as Bai Qi grew older, he ignored the warning and fought on to protect Yong, ending up heavily injured once more. Finally, he put on a mask that would allow the wound to fester, and the power of the Blood Clan to thoroughly fuse with his body. He never took it off again. From that point on, he would be known only as the God of War—a hunched, decaying monster that would sweep across the battlefield with his scythe.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 193 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Yong
- Title:
- General of Yong
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Bai Qi.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3625
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
50
HP/5s
Offense
181
Phys ATK
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
375
Move Speed
100
Max Mana
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.
Full tank
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Resistant
Jungle Full tank
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Jungle Full tank (AD option)
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Jungle Full tank
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
QiQi
Skills
passive Reaper's Revenge
Enhance Speed Up Gains Energy when dealing or taking damage, increasing his Movement Speed and enhancing his recovery effects.
skill1 Blood Echo
Damage Recovery Deals damage to nearby enemies and recovers Health. Charging up will boost the skill's effects. '''Passive:''' When taking damage, there is a chance to automatically trigger Skill 1.
skill2 Deathscythe
Crowd Control Damage Enhance Summons a scythe in the target direction, pulling enemies within range while inflicting damage and slow.
ultimate Lay Waste
Crowd Control Damage Enhance Leaps to the target location and taunts enemies while dealing damage and enhancing his recovery effects. Taunt duration increases with Health.
Playstyle
Your main threat is Lay Waste (crowd Control Damage Enhance Leaps to the target location and taunts enemies while dealing damage and). Frontline aggressively but keep an escape route — your job is to absorb, not to chase.
Patch History
S11 Jul 2025 Stat Buffs
Damage and Recovery Upgrade