S14 May 2026 Stat Nerfs
Adjusted skill damage
Flowborn (Marksman)
(元流之子(射手)) B Farm Difficulty
Marksman
Nimble Marksman Sustained Damage Late Game Easy
Flowborn (Marksman)
元流之子(射手)
B Farm
Difficulty Marksman
Nimble Marksman Sustained Damage Late Game Easy
Also known as
Flowborn (Marksman)'s Chinese name is 元流之子(射手).
元流之子(射手)
Quick summary
Flowborn (Marksman) are a mid-tier Farm Marksman who wants to output sustained ranged damage. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of Resistance.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Flowborn (Marksman), when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Flowborn (Marksman) are a balanced Farm Marksman who wants to win extended trades with regeneration. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of Resistance, Eternity Blade, Shadow Ripper, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick them when the draft lets Flowborn (Marksman) reach the back-line scaling window without being caught out; avoid when the matchup denies the windows their kit needs.
Pick Flowborn (Marksman) when
- The enemy lacks reliable healing reduction, leaving sustain unchecked
- Your team needs a primary damage carry that scales with items and team-fight positioning
- The enemy team lacks reliable assassin pressure, letting Flowborn (Marksman) free-cast through extended fights.
Avoid Flowborn (Marksman) when
- The game state demands burst rather than slow attrition
- The enemy stacks dive and assassins, making it impossible for the marksman to free-cast in fights
- The enemy team is built around answers to Sustained Damage, removing the windows Flowborn (Marksman)'s kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: farm safely behind the support, surviving lane phase to reach the marksman scaling window.
Lifesteal item online: trade patterns flip from neutral to favorable once sustain stacks with damage
Late game: full build online, Flowborn (Marksman) reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor them once items are completed.
Build decisions
Default farm path
Public build references for Flowborn (Marksman) recommend Boots of Resistance, Eternity Blade, Shadow Ripper, Daybreaker's Virtue, Sunchaser, and Doomsday. Use this as the baseline marksman 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 Flowborn (Marksman) stays one tier ahead of the relevant matchup item.
Matchup logic
Versus anti-heal
Healing reduction items cut sustain by a large margin. Track when the enemy buys the anti-heal item and adjust your trade aggression accordingly.
Role positioning
Flowborn (Marksman) are a Farm pick whose value depends on sustained ranged damage in extended team fights. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights their kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Zhang Fei, Agudo, and Shouyue as strong partners for Flowborn (Marksman). Plan engages around Zhang Fei's setup window, then second-engage with Arrowstorm.
Common mistakes
- Forcing all-ins against opponents already wearing anti-heal — your healing barely activates.
- Auto-attacking instead of repositioning when the enemy assassin is missing — losing the marksman loses the fight.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Flowborn (Marksman)'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
“Only in battle can you learn your own truth.”
According to future historians, Jixia Academy was where it all began. But if we turn back the clock to the present—at the unnoticed gates of Jixia Academy—a student has just returned from his studies abroad... The wheels of fate have begun to turn, and no one can break the cycle already set in motion. You knew you'd end up walking that thorny road, because it was never ice-cold rationality and planning that guided you, but the warmth that arose from within in the moment while fighting alongside your companions.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 176 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Jixia Academy
- Title:
- Jixia Academy Student
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Flowborn (Marksman).
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3250
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
40
HP/5s
Offense
170
Phys ATK
10%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
360
Move Speed
600
Max Mana
15
Mana/5s
Ranged
Range
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIFarm lane
- Win rate
- 51.8%
- Pick rate
- 1.0%
- Ban rate
- 0.1%
Rates are role-specific snapshots from the current Honor of Kings Camp data refresh.
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.
Happy Fight
Presets
Knight_flowborn
Cd
High Damage
Farm Lane 2
METANGA
Fast
Attack
AD
Farm Lane 1
Skills
passive Flow of the World
Channels the Flow into the body to gain Attack Speed and enhance one of four stats: Health/Attack/Movement Speed/Cooldown. Can spend Flow to perform an enhanced Basic Attack that deals piercing physical damage.
skill1 Convergence
Deals physical damage to nearby enemies and knocks them back. Gains Health recovery, 5 stacks of Flow, and reduces the cooldown of Arrow of No Retreat and Arrowstorm.
skill2 Arrow of No Retreat
Shoots an enormous projectile at the target, dealing physical damage and knocking back non-hero units. Can dash a short distance after use.
ultimate Arrowstorm
Shoots multiple light projectiles at the target area, dealing physical damage and gaining Movement Speed.
Playstyle
Stay near the carry and time shields/heals to overlap the enemy's damage window, not before. Position behind your front-line, save flash for the dive, and let the support set vision.
Patch History
S13 Jan 2026 Stat Changes
Adjusted Skill Damage
S13 Dec 2025 Stat Changes
Adjusted Skill Damage