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Assassin
Jing
镜
Assassin
Jing's Chinese name is 镜.
Quick summary
Jing is a struggling Jungle Assassin who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Rapacious Bite and Smite.
When to pick Jing, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Jing is a struggling Jungle Assassin who wants to snowball with kills off early ganks. Public guide data shows a build centered on Rapacious Bite, Boots of Resistance, Meteor, paired with Smite, used to clear camps efficiently and convert pressure into ganks. Pick her when the draft lets Jing reach the targets her kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.
Jungle bruiser-assassin core
Jing's official build runs a durable jungle path for his Gap-Close and Cleanup kit. Rapacious Bite boosts physical attack from monster kills and Smite contests objectives, while Boots of Resistance shortens crowd control and Meteor adds attack and cooldown reduction so his mobility stays available. Frostscar's Embrace slows targets to keep them in his cleanup range.
Damage & survivability tail
Blazing Cape (area burn) and Dragon's Rage (basic-attack damage) add output, while Blood Rage (shield), Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) and Destiny (negates fatal damage) are the survivability items that let Jing dive and still escape. The recommended arcana are Mutation, Red Moon, Hunt and Eagle Eye, supporting a bruisier jungle build that survives the dive rather than glass-cannon bursting.
Versus crowd control
Reliable hard control stops Jing's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Mirror Domain, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Role positioning
Jing is a Jungle pick whose value depends on tempo from objectives and cross-map kill threats. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights her kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Lady Zhen, Liang, and Mai Shiranui as strong partners for Jing. Plan engages around Lady Zhen's setup window, then second-engage with Mirror Domain.
Broken Mirage
“I project myself onto my mirror.”
Jing was born to an old enforcer family, receiving rigorous training since her early years. However, her parents went missing mysteriously in the midst of a mission, leaving her and her younger brother, Yao, to fend for themselves. In order to steer clear of enemies lurking in the shadows, Jing buried her familial ties and entered Jixia Academy along with her brother to become stronger. The trials she faced in the Hall of Mirrors in Jixia Academy granted her strength and glory, yet they were just the first step on the difficult path ahead. At least now she knows that, no matter what the future holds for her, she'll never stop moving forward...
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Jing.
Survivability
Offense
Utility
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.
Best when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Jing
Jing and her image apply 2 different types of marks on enemies when they deal damage. If an enemy has both types of mark at the same time, they take damage and the cooldowns of Skill 1 and Skill 2 are reset.
Dashes forward, damaging enemies in her path and slowing them while enhancing her next Basic Attack. If no mirror image is present on the battlefield, one will be created to fight alongside her.
Deals damage to nearby enemies while recovering Health and gaining increased Movement Speed. If no mirror image is present on the battlefield, then one will be created to fight alongside her.
Switch locations with her mirror image. Stocks up to 4 charges.
Dashes forward, pulling enemies to the center of her magic circle and immobilizing them there. She gains damage reduction while inside the circle, and recovers Health when she swaps locations.
Gilded Feathers
Detective Rose
Divine Light
True Hertz
Ethereal Ice Blade
Built around Mirror Domain (dashes forward, pulling enemies to the center of her magic circle and immobilizing them there). Wait for a flank where the enemy carry has no peel, then commit your full combo.
Mirror Domain lost-Health damage now has base scaling
Ultimate: Mirror Domain damage changed from 2% of the target's lost Health to 30 (+15 per skill level) (+2% of the target's lost Health). Source: 2026/04/29 international update screenshot.
Damage and Recovery Upgrade
Enhanced Basic Attack and Ultimate Effect Upgrade
