S13 Jan 2026 Stat Buffs
Adjusted Skill Damage
Fang
(李元芳) B Farm Jungle Difficulty
Marksman
Artillery Marksman Gap-Close/Cleanup Early Game Medium
Fang
李元芳
B Farm Jungle
Difficulty Marksman
Artillery Marksman Gap-Close/Cleanup Early Game Medium
Also known as
Fang's Chinese name is 李元芳.
李元芳
Quick summary
Fang is a mid-tier Farm Marksman 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 Fang, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Fang 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 Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Meteor, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick him when the draft lets Fang 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 Fang when
- The map shape favors gank routes, where mobility translates directly into kills
- Your team can engage first, letting Fang second-wave into low-health targets
- The enemy draft includes Mai Shiranui, Nakoruru, and Zilong, who appear in counter data as matchups Fang can pressure.
Avoid Fang when
- Enemy peel is strong and Fang cannot reach the backline without dying first
- 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 Fang's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: Fang is listed as an early-game threat in public guide data — convert the early window into objectives before scaling picks come online.
Ultimate unlocked: Bladestorm converts mobility into burst, the moment Fang starts threatening picks across the map
Late game: with full damage online, sustained DPS outpaces enemy healing in extended fights.
Build decisions
Bruiser marksman jungle core
Fang's official build runs a bruiser-marksman jungle path for his Gap-Close and Cleanup kit. Relentless Blade and Rapacious Bite scale physical attack from monster kills, while Boots of Tranquility and Meteor add cooldown reduction to keep his mobility available. Axe of Torment is the anti-squishy core for diving the backline.
Sustain, crit & survivability
Bloodweeper (physical lifesteal) and Cuirass of Savagery (offense and defense) give Fang the sustain to skirmish, Daybreaker's Virtue and Eternity Blade add marksman damage and crit, and Overlord's Might supplies burst. Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) is the late insurance that lets him commit to dives and recover.
Matchup logic
Versus crowd control
Reliable hard control stops Fang's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Bladestorm, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Role positioning
Fang is a Farm pick whose value depends on sustained ranged damage in extended team fights. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Xiang Yu, Liu Shan, and Zhuangzi as strong partners for Fang. Plan engages around Xiang Yu's setup window, then second-engage with Bladestorm.
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 Fang'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
Private Ear
“The great detective, at your service!”
Though Fang is of ferali descent, Chang'an took him in with open arms. He's a bit of an oddball but he's also smart and agile, and has the ability to sniff out all kinds of secrets. Once, by chance, Fang came to the honored empress Wu Zetian's aid, but he also saw something he shouldn't have. In the face of questioning by the Chang'an magistrate, Fang was able to use the secret he had chanced upon to save his life. When he was offered a job as Di Renjie's assistant, the prospect of a salary made him more than happy to help maintain the peace in Chang'an.
- Race:
- Hybrid
- Height:
- 152 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Chang'an
- Title:
- Chang'an Detective
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Fang.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3257
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
37
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.
Jungle Critical strike
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Populer
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Populer
Jungle Critical strike
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Populer
Critical strike
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Teratas
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Critical strike
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Teratas
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Skills
passive Going Undercover
Periodically reveals a random enemy hero within range.Attacks on monsters deal extra true damage.
skill1 Target Sighted
Marks the target enemy while gaining attack speed and range. Attacks on marked targets stack more marks, increasing mark damage. When marks expire or reach max stacks, they explode, dealing area damage.
skill2 Wheel Away
Dashes in the target direction, slowing and dealing damage to enemies in his path. He is untargetable while dashing. Scorches the ground along the way, slowing and dealing damage to enemies in range.
ultimate Bladestorm
Throws his blade to the target location,dealing damage over time and slowing enemies wihin range.
Skins
7 skins
Mirage Delivery
Vegefable
Alsahraa Wayfarer
Candy Collector
Galactic Explorer
Summer Waves
Special Ops
Playstyle
Fang leans on Bladestorm (throws his blade to the target location,dealing damage over time and slowing enemies wihin range). 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
S10 May 2025 Stat Buffs
Ultimate buffed
S7 Nov 2024 Mechanics Upgrade
Passive's extra damage now applies to minions
Show details
"As he is a marksman, we want his passive to also apply to minions to increase his farming speed, rather than only being effective when he's jungling."