S15 Jul 2026 Stat Buffs
Buff listed in the July 2, 2026 update
Lam
(澜) B Jungle Difficulty
Assassin/Fighter
Roving Assassin Gap-Close/Cleanup Balanced Hard
Lam
澜
B Jungle
Difficulty Assassin/Fighter
Roving Assassin Gap-Close/Cleanup Balanced Hard
Also known as
Lam's Chinese name is 澜.
澜
Quick summary
Lam is a top-tier Jungle Assassin who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Relentless Blade. Watch for Erin-style counters in the enemy draft.
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Current patch decision guide
When to pick Lam, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Lam is a top-tier Jungle Assassin who wants to pick off isolated heroes once mobility is online. Public guide data shows a build centered on Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Axe of Torment, used to clear camps efficiently and convert pressure into ganks. Pick him when the draft lets Lam reach targets that aren't built around Erin-style answers; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.
Pick Lam when
- The enemy team has carries with limited self-peel that Lam can reach before the team can react
- Your team can engage first, letting Lam second-wave into low-health targets
- The enemy draft includes Lu Bu, Wuyan, and Xiang Yu, who appear in counter data as matchups Lam can pressure.
Avoid Lam when
- Enemy peel is strong and Lam cannot reach the backline without dying first
- Your team has no primary engage, leaving the cleanup pick with nothing to follow up on
- The enemy already drafted Erin, Liang, and Luara, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Lam.
Power spikes
Early game: jungle clear into level-4 ganks is the first window where Lam can translate routes into kills.
Ultimate unlocked: Death From Below converts mobility into burst, the moment Lam starts threatening picks across the map
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that Space Split influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Default jungle path
Public build references for Lam recommend Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Axe of Torment, Rapacious Bite, Boots of Resistance, and Nettle Gauntlet. Use this as the baseline assassin plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Pure Sky, Spikemail, Overlord's Might, 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 Erin
Erin and Liang are flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Lam. Bait the enemy crowd control before engaging, and route through fog to reach targets without being seen first.
Versus crowd control
Reliable hard control stops Lam's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Death From Below, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Lady Zhen, Gan & Mo, and Mi Yue as strong partners for Lam. Plan engages around Lady Zhen's setup window, then second-engage with Death From Below.
Common mistakes
- Engaging without follow-up — gap-close gets you to the target, but a solo dive without ally damage trades 1-for-1.
- Engaging first instead of second — cleanup picks lose their value as primary engagers.
- Ignoring Erin and Liang on the enemy team when picking fights — counter data flags them as direct answers, so engage timing must respect their cooldowns.
- Pathing predictably and getting tracked by the enemy jungler — vary first clear and rotate based on ward placement rather than muscle memory.
Background
Stealthfin
“Sneaking in the darkness, striding in the light...”
The man who now goes by the code name Lam was exiled by his people for his inauspicious birth and spurned by his peers for possessing unnatural abilities. He was left to die in the rubble of a battlefield but was found by Cao Cao, who took him in and trained him as one of his covert assassins. Lam embraced the lonely life of a hunter in the darkness, if only to survive yet another day. That would all change when he was sent on a mission to eliminate Little Lute, a girl who appeared to him so utterly warm-hearted and kind that shattered his beliefs and led him to abandon his past once and for all. Now, the ruthless assassin is only willing to get his hands dirty for those he deems worthy.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 180 cm
- Style:
- Sorcery
- Nation:
- Wu
- Title:
- Former Wei Killer
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Lam.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3312
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
51
HP/5s
Offense
170
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
380
Move Speed
560
Max Mana
14
Mana/5s
Melee
Range
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIJungle
- Win rate
- 47.1%
- Pick rate
- 0.9%
- Ban rate
- 0.3%
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.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Linxan
Jungle Full AD lethality
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Jungle Full tank (AD option)
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Jungle
Jungle AD penetration
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Lam
Jungle Full AD lethality
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Jungle Full tank (AD option)
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Teratas
Jungle Full AD lethality
SnowballBest when you are ahead and can keep tempo through picks and fast clears.
Skills
passive Hunter
Basic Attacks and skills deal extra true damage to targets with low Health
skill1 Wavebreaker
Lam enters “Submerged” state, greatly increasing his Movement Speed for 3 seconds. When the duration ends, Lam leaps out of the water, immediately restoring 50% of this skill’s cooldown. While in Submerged state, casting the skill again will cause Lam to surface early, dealing 300 (+120% Bonus Physical Attack) Physical Damage to nearby enemies and slowing their Movement Speed by 50% for 1.5 seconds. Passive: While in river terrain, the Submerged state has no time limit. If an enemy hero with below 30% Health appears within 1500 range, Lam gains 450 Movement Speed.
skill2 Space Split
Damages nearby enemies while gaining a mark. Basic Attacks spend marks to gain a dash and Health recovery effect. While submerged, Skill 2 has an extra dash effect.
ultimate Death From Below
Throws a dagger in the target direction, then dashes to the dagger after a short delay, dragging enemies in his path to the dagger and dealing damage to them. Submerged: Cancels the cast animation and skill delay.
Skins
7 skins
Violet Contract
Blossom Aquaknight
Wish of Order
Ascension: Pendekar
T-Rex
Cazador de Rayos
Lonesome Hunter
Playstyle
Bait the enemy crowd-control cooldowns before committing the engage. Wait for the first engage to use up enemy defensives, then second-engage to clean up.
Patch History
S7 Nov 2024 Mechanics Changes
Balanced early and late game strength, and made it harder to repeatedly use enhanced Basic Attacks
Show details
"The mechanism that let Lam's enhanced Basic Attack reduce Skill 2's cooldown by a fixed amount allowed Lam to spam his Skill 2 and enhanced Basic Attack in the late game. This made it difficult for opponents to counter him, a situation that we hope to improve with these adjustments. At the same time, we have moderately increased the base effects of his skills to enhance the experience for newer players."
Other Jungle heroes
Compare Lam with other Jungle picks on the international server. See the full Jungle tier list.
