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Kui
(钟馗) B Roam Difficulty
Support/Mage
Offensive Support Crowd Control/Initiate Early Game Hard
Kui
钟馗
B Roam
Difficulty Support/Mage
Offensive Support Crowd Control/Initiate Early Game Hard
Also known as
Kui's Chinese name is 钟馗.
钟馗
Quick summary
Kui is a mid-tier Roam Support who wants to lock down team fights with crowd control. Public guides recommend a build starting with Knowledge Gem.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Kui, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Kui is a balanced Roam Support who wants to create engage windows with stuns and slows. Public guide data shows a build centered on Knowledge Gem, Boots of Tranquility, Crimson Shadow, used to protect the marksman, set vision, and engage on cooldown windows. Pick him when the draft lets Kui reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the matchup denies the windows his kit needs.
Pick Kui when
- Your team needs a setup hero whose Join Me creates kill windows for the carry
- Your team has the structure to use his ability to protect the marksman, set vision, and engage on cooldown windows, since Kui delivers utility, vision, and timely peel for the carries.
- The enemy draft includes Cao Cao, Kaizer, and Xiang Yu, who appear in counter data as matchups Kui can pressure.
Avoid Kui when
- The enemy team is loaded with cleanse, dashes, and immunity that bypass crowd control
- Your team needs a damage pick more than Kui's specialty, leaving the role unfilled if you commit here.
- The enemy team is built around answers to Crowd Control, removing the windows Kui's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: Kui is listed as an early-game threat in public guide data — convert the early window into objectives before scaling picks come online.
Ultimate online: Into the Void extends control duration, making team fights snowball off a single hit
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that Join Me influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Default roam path
Public build references for Kui recommend Knowledge Gem, Boots of Tranquility, Crimson Shadow, Crimson Shadow - Radiance, Frigid Charge, and Longnight Guardian. 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 and Overlord's Platemail. 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 Kui's control. Force the enemy mobility before committing Into the Void, and aim control on stationary targets like channeling carries.
Role positioning
Kui 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 Huang Zhong, Lady Sun, and Luara as strong partners for Kui. Plan engages around Huang Zhong's setup window, then second-engage with Into the Void.
Common mistakes
- Throwing Join Me on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Kui'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
Voidcaller
“I exist to guard Chang'an City.”
Kui dwells in the mysterious "door" of Chang'an, keeping a close watch on the path to Vacuity and the source of all wisdom that it leads to. Older than Chang'an itself, he'd step out onto Phoenix Street from the doorway in the dead of night and stroll about the quiet areas of a city that only rests once the sun sets. By night, anyone intending to harm Chang'an will be devoured by him and sucked into Vacuity.
- Race:
- Artificial
- Height:
- 355 cm
- Style:
- Mechcraft
- Nation:
- Chang'an
- Title:
- Warden of Chang'an
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Kui.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3537
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
79
HP/5s
Offense
181
Phys ATK
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
370
Move Speed
600
Max Mana
15
Mana/5s
Melee
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
Skills
passive Ethereal Outburst
Deals area damage upon taking heavy damage in a single hit or after dying.
skill1 Mortals!
Inflicts damage and slow on enemies in the target area.
skill2 Join Me
Throws his chain hook in the target direction, damaging the enemy and pulling them to him. Upon learning this skill, gains a passive effect that increases his Health on defeats and assists.
ultimate Into the Void
Deals damage multiple times and slows enemies within range. For heroes marked by Skill 2, the slow effect is upgraded to a stun.
Skins
5 skins
Guard Houndmaster
Exorcising Ritual
Holy Sentinel
Midnight Playground
King Yama
Playstyle
Your main threat is Into the Void (deals damage multiple times and slows enemies within range). Shadow your carry and time your protection to overlap the enemy's burst window.