S13 Jan 2026 Stat Buffs
Adjusted Skill Damage
Heino
(海诺) B Mid Clash Lane Difficulty
Mage
Formation Mage Poke/Recovery Late Game Medium
Heino
海诺
B Mid Clash Lane
Difficulty Mage
Formation Mage Poke/Recovery Late Game Medium
Also known as
Heino's Chinese name is 海诺.
海诺
Quick summary
Heino is a mid-tier Mid Mage who wants to wear down enemies from range. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of Tranquility and Flash.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Heino, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Heino is a balanced Mid Mage who wants to control space with safe ranged abilities. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of Tranquility, Holy Grail, Venomous Staff, paired with Flash, used to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows. Pick him when the draft lets Heino reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the matchup denies the windows his kit needs.
Pick Heino when
- The enemy team plays dive comp, giving you space to poke before they engage
- The enemy lacks reliable healing reduction, leaving sustain unchecked
- The enemy draft includes Diaochan, Mulan, and Wukong, who appear in counter data as matchups Heino can pressure.
Avoid Heino when
- The enemy has hard engage that closes distance through poke patterns
- The game state demands burst rather than slow attrition
- The enemy team is built around answers to Poke, removing the windows Heino's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Heino's mid-game tools come online.
Mana sustain online: poke patterns become repeatable once cooldown reduction and mana regen items come online
Late game: full build online, Heino reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor him once items are completed.
Build decisions
Poke & recovery mage core
Heino's official build supports his Poke and Recovery identity. Boots of Tranquility reduces skill cooldowns so his harass stays online, while Holy Grail provides rapid health and mana regen for sustained poke. Venomous Staff lowers enemy health regen to make his chip damage stick, and Insatiable Tome adds magical lifesteal so he heals off his own spells.
Survivability & teamfight tools
Augur's Word (offense and defense) and Breakthrough Robe (converts health into magical attack) let Heino scale damage without becoming a glass cannon, while Ardent Dominion (shield at low health) and Splendor (temporary invincibility) are the survivability options for surviving dives in teamfights. The recommended arcana are Nightmare, Reincarnation and Compassion, with Flash as the battle spell for spacing his poke safely.
Matchup logic
Versus hard engage
Heino loses value when forced into close-range fights. Stick with the front line, hold a flash or repositioning skill, and avoid being caught alone in the river.
Role positioning
Heino is a Mid pick whose value depends on consistent damage output and timely roams. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Da Qiao, Donghuang, and Sun Bin as strong partners for Heino. Plan engages around Da Qiao's setup window, then second-engage with Fate Rewind.
Common mistakes
- Spending mana on poke that does not threaten kills, leaving you empty for the actual fight.
- Forcing all-ins against opponents already wearing anti-heal — your healing barely activates.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Heino's commit reaches the target alive.
- Greeding farm in mid lane while side lanes get camped — rotation timing matters more than CS lead in most matchups.
Background
Fateturner
“Fate is devoid of reason. The final choice lies with me.”
As the heir of the Fate Clan, Heino seemed to be blessed by the heavens, until the fateful day where he lost both his parents and his clan was forcefully removed from the Assembly amidst internal strife. Although the Scepter of Fate subsequently showed him that the Fate Clan is doomed to wither away, Heino is determined to overcome its fate. Taking over the reins of the clan, the young man is determined to restore his clan to its former glory, even if it means traversing a treacherous path under scornful and mocking gazes.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 183 cm
- Style:
- Sorcery
- Nation:
- Navenia
- Title:
- Head of the Fate Clan
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Heino.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3313
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
46
HP/5s
Offense
165
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
365
Move Speed
640
Max Mana
16
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.
Sustained AP
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Arcana
Full AP burst
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
Full AP burst
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
Mage support
Utility supportBest when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.
Arcana
Populer
Skills
passive Fate's Guidance
Heino's Basic Attacks differ depending on whether he's in melee or ranged mode. Basic Attacks deal physical and magical damage, and melee Basic Attacks and skills place marks on hit enemies.
skill1 Scepter of Fate
Reduces cooldown by 0.2s for each marked enemy hit, up to 1s. ;Ranged: Throws scepter to deal magical damage and again to marked targets forward. ;Melee: Throws scepter to damage and slow enemies. Recovers Health on hitting marked enemies.
skill2 Leap of Fate
Dashes forward. lf there are enemy heroes near the end of the dash, goesinto melee mode, recovers Health, and increases Max Health, Physical Defense and Magical Defense. Otherwise, goes into ranged mode and gains Movement Speed.
ultimate Fate Rewind
Heino gains damage reduction and crowd control immunity, recovers Health, but cannot move. After 1.5s, he deals magical damage and travels back in time. The allied tower within range travels 5s back in time. He recovers more Health the less he has left.
Skins
2 skins
Book Lovers
Temporal Agent
Playstyle
Stay near the carry and time shields/heals to overlap the enemy's damage window, not before. Manage mana carefully — burning resources on poke leaves nothing for the actual fight window.
Patch History
S6 Aug 2024 Stat Nerfs
Reduced the continuous poke of Skill 1 and reduced the damage reduction when Ultimate is used.
Show details
"Currently, Heino offers a poor counterplay experience for opponents. His Ultimate's high damage reduction and restoration allow him to continuously poke enemies while being difficult to counter. We've reduced his damage output and the room for error in his Ultimate, giving opponents more opportunities to counter him."