S9 Mar 2025 Stat Buffs
Increased Skill 2 Shield Effect
Guiguzi
(鬼谷子) D Roam Difficulty
Support
Offensive Support Crowd Control Balanced Very Hard
Guiguzi
鬼谷子
D Roam
Difficulty Support
Offensive Support Crowd Control Balanced Very Hard
Also known as
Guiguzi's Chinese name is 鬼谷子.
鬼谷子
Quick summary
Guiguzi is a struggling Roam Support who wants to lock down team fights with crowd control. Public guides recommend a build starting with Knowledge Gem and Flash.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Guiguzi, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Guiguzi is a struggling Roam Support who wants to lock down team fights with crowd control. Public guide data shows a build centered on Knowledge Gem, Boots of Deftness, Crimson Shadow - Radiance, paired with Flash, used to protect the marksman, set vision, and engage on cooldown windows. Pick him when the draft lets Guiguzi reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the matchup denies the windows his kit needs.
Pick Guiguzi when
- The enemy team has multiple high-mobility threats that need to be locked down before they reach your backline
- Your team has the structure to use his ability to protect the marksman, set vision, and engage on cooldown windows, since Guiguzi delivers utility, vision, and timely peel for the carries.
- The enemy draft includes Li Xin, Mozi, and Zilong, who appear in counter data as matchups Guiguzi can pressure.
Avoid Guiguzi when
- Your team lacks the follow-up damage to convert your control windows into kills
- Your team needs a damage pick more than Guiguzi's specialty, leaving the role unfilled if you commit here.
- A stronger pick in the same role is open and the matchup does not specifically reward Guiguzi's Crowd Control.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Guiguzi's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate online: Prophecy - 0ut of Sight extends control duration, making team fights snowball off a single hit
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that The Animist influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Default roam path
Public build references for Guiguzi recommend Knowledge Gem, Boots of Deftness, Crimson Shadow - Radiance, Frigid Charge, Glacial Buckler, and Longnight Guardian, with Fate, Hunt, and Void arcana. Run Flash as the battle spell. Use this as the baseline support plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Ominous Premonition, Sage's Sanctuary, and Destiny. Treat these as situational swaps when the default path is not enough — for example, swapping in defensive items against burst comps or penetration items against stacked armor.
Matchup logic
Versus mobility
Dashes and immunity skills bypass Guiguzi's control. Force the enemy mobility before committing Prophecy - 0ut of Sight, and aim control on stationary targets like channeling carries.
Role positioning
Guiguzi is a Roam pick whose value depends on utility, vision, and timely peel for the carries. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Lady Sun, Erin, and Hou Yi as strong partners for Guiguzi. Plan engages around Lady Sun's setup window, then second-engage with Prophecy - 0ut of Sight.
Common mistakes
- Throwing The Animist on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Guiguzi's commit reaches the target alive.
- Forgetting vision while looking for picks — losing the marksman because the support roamed without setting wards is a recurring mistake.
Background
Animist
“Everything has a soul!”
Knowledge is endless. The scholar Guiguzi was attracted by the secrets of the forest's origin, and became a member of the Order of the Seers. Over the years, he researched nature and the Wonders, and passed on his discoveries to the next generation of Seers. However, the more he learned, the more anxious he became... Eventually, he decided to leave the Order and start anew in nature. He firmly believes that a new truth is out there somewhere.
- Race:
- Ferali
- Height:
- 150 cm
- Style:
- Ferali
- Nation:
- None
- Title:
- Scholar, ex-Order of the Seers elder
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Guiguzi.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3394
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
47
HP/5s
Offense
166
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
365
Move Speed
620
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.
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
preajustes
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Skills
passive The Laws of Nature
Slips out of vision and enhances the next Basic Attack to inflict extra damage and slow.
skill1 Prophecy - Hidden Hand
Gains a Movement Speed boost and a disguise, reducing the Physical andMagical Defense of enemies touched and dealing damage to them.
skill2 The Animist
Summons sprites, and after a brief delay, pulls nearby enemies, inflicting damage and stun. When an enemy hero is hit, gains a shield and grants ashield to all nearby allies.
ultimate Prophecy - Out of Sight
After 1s, he grants disguise and Move Speed to himself and near by teammates. Gains vision of the nearest enemy hero. Disguise breaks upon using Basic Attacks, skills, or actions that affect enemies.
Skins
5 skins
Punk Rock
Cat Moretti
Cathy
Misty Orison
Duke Lepus
Playstyle
Your main threat is Prophecy - Out of Sight (after 1s, he grants disguise and Move Speed to himself and near by teammates). Shadow your carry and time your protection to overlap the enemy's burst window.
Patch History
S8 Jan 2025 Stat Buffs
Reduced cooldown and increased damage from his Passive.
Show details
There were many calls to buff Guiguzi during the 'I'm a designer at HoK!' event in HoK Camp. Guiguzi players want to show off how good he can be, but don't always succeed. Hence, we have reduced some of his skill cooldowns to give them more opportunities to try.