S8 Jan 2025 Stat Buffs
Reduced Skill 2's cooldown and slightly decreased its damage.
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This allows Mai Shiranui to use her Skill 2 more frequently, while balancing its damage to prevent instant kills.
Mai Shiranui
(不知火舞) B Mid Difficulty
Assassin/Mage
Ambush Mage Burst/Gap-Close Balanced Very Hard
Mai Shiranui
不知火舞
B Mid
Difficulty Assassin/Mage
Ambush Mage Burst/Gap-Close Balanced Very Hard
Also known as
Mai Shiranui's Chinese name is 不知火舞.
不知火舞
Quick summary
Mai Shiranui is a mid-tier Mid Assassin who wants to delete priority targets in one rotation. Public guides recommend a build starting with Stone of Sorcery and Flash.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Mai Shiranui, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Mai Shiranui is a balanced Mid Assassin who wants to open fights with a high-commitment burst combo. Public guide data shows a build centered on Stone of Sorcery, Blood Clan's Grimoire, Insatiable Tome, paired with Flash, used to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows. Pick her when the draft lets Mai Shiranui reach the targets her kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy already stacks shields and magic resist.
Pick Mai Shiranui when
- Your team lacks reliable burst on isolated picks and needs single-target finishing damage
- The map shape favors gank routes, where mobility translates directly into kills
- The enemy back line is squishy and predictable, giving CHOU HISSATSU SHINOBI-BACHI an obvious target every fight.
Avoid Mai Shiranui when
- The matchup is grouped and shielded, leaving no isolated targets to delete
- Enemy peel is strong and Mai Shiranui cannot reach the backline without dying first
- The enemy team is built around answers to Burst, removing the windows Mai Shiranui's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Mai Shiranui's mid-game tools come online.
Two-item spike: once core damage is online, Mai Shiranui's KACHOUSEN starts one-shotting backline picks
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that KACHOUSEN influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Burst assassin-mage core
Mai Shiranui's official build supports her Burst and Gap-Close identity. Stone of Sorcery (magical attack and movement speed) and Savant's Wrath (greatly boosts magical attack) front-load her burst, Scepter of Reverberation makes her skill hits trigger explosions, and Void Staff is the anti-tank penetration core. Boots of Fortitude (reduces physical damage) adds the durability a diving assassin-mage needs.
Lifesteal & survivability finishers
Blood Clan's Grimoire and Insatiable Tome add magical lifesteal so she heals off her combo, Nebulon Wood and Sage's Tome round out her scaling and bulk, and Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) with Enigma - Moon Goddess (temporary invincibility) are the survivability picks for committing to a dive. The recommended arcana are Nightmare, Harmony and Mind's Eye, with Flash for the gap-close.
Matchup logic
Versus shielded targets
Heroes with shields or damage reduction blunt Mai Shiranui's burst window. Wait for the shield to lapse before committing CHOU HISSATSU SHINOBI-BACHI, otherwise the combo wastes the cooldown without finishing the kill.
Role positioning
Mai Shiranui is a Mid pick whose value depends on consistent damage output and timely roams. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights her kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Donghuang, Sun Bin, and Zhuangzi as strong partners for Mai Shiranui. Plan engages around Donghuang's setup window, then second-engage with CHOU HISSATSU SHINOBI-BACHI.
Common mistakes
- Committing CHOU HISSATSU SHINOBI-BACHI when the target still has a shield, dash, or cleanse available, wasting the cooldown.
- Engaging without follow-up — gap-close gets you to the target, but a solo dive without ally damage trades 1-for-1.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Mai Shiranui'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
Fireninja
“Shiranui Ultimate Secret Technique!”
As the sole heir to the Shiranui School, Mai Shiranui's combat skills were honed from a young age with her grandfather at the dojo. Upon learning of the Blood Clan's invasion of Kyokutou, she hastened to the scene, only to learn on the way that her grandfather had been killed by the Blood Clan. Driven by the inevitability of it all, as resolve, anger, and determination consumed Mai, she has grown determined to become the brightest flame on the battlefield.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 165 cm
- Style:
- Sorcery
- Nation:
- Kyokutou
- Title:
- Shiranui Fighting Style Master
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Mai Shiranui.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3288
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
46
HP/5s
Offense
172
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
385
Move Speed
200
Max Mana
50
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.
Full AP burst
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
Presets
Full AP burst
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
Update
Full AP burst
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
Presets
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Arcana
Presets
Skills
passive HISSATSU SHINOBI-BACHI
Periodically gains an enhanced Basic Attack that lets her dash while dealing damage and knocking back enemies in her path. After using an enhanced Basic Attack or any skill, she can roll and gain Movement Speed.
skill1 HISHOU RYUUENJIN
Dashes forward to deal damage and launch enemies in the target area. Recovers Energy upon hit.
skill2 KACHOUSEN
Throws her fan to damage and slow a target enemy while reducing their Magical Defense. Hits recover Energy. After it hits, the fan also deals magical damage to the closest unit behind the target.
ultimate CHOU HISSATSU SHINOBI-BACHI
Dashes forward to deal damage and knock back enemies while reducing their Physical Attack. Recovers Energy upon hitting a target.
Skins
3 skins
Hanafuda Battle
Scarlet Moon
Feline Whisperer
Playstyle
Hold CHOU HISSATSU SHINOBI-BACHI for isolated targets rather than blowing it on the front line. Bait the enemy crowd-control cooldowns before committing the engage.
Patch History
S7 Sep 2024 Stat Buffs
Reduced Energy Cost for Skill 2 and the Ultimate.
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"Currently, even when Mai Shiranui has full Energy, missing with a skill can prevent her from completing her full skill combos. We slightly reduced Energy Cost to alleviate this issue."