S11 Aug 2025 Stat Nerfs
Skill Effect Adjustments
Nuwa
(女娲) C Mid Difficulty
Mage
Artillery Mage Poke/Teleport Late Game Hard
Nuwa
女娲
C Mid
Difficulty Mage
Artillery Mage Poke/Teleport Late Game Hard
Also known as
Nuwa's Chinese name is 女娲.
女娲
Quick summary
Nuwa is a situational Mid Mage who wants to wear down enemies from range. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of the Arcane and Flash.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Nuwa, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Nuwa is a situational Mid Mage who wants to control space with safe ranged abilities. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of the Arcane, Venomous Staff, Insatiable Tome, paired with Flash, used to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows. Pick her when the draft lets Nuwa reach the targets her kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the matchup denies the windows her kit needs.
Pick Nuwa when
- The enemy team plays dive comp, giving you space to poke before they engage
- Your team has the structure to use her ability to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows, since Nuwa delivers consistent damage output and timely roams.
- The enemy draft includes Mulan, Nakoruru, and Pei, who appear in counter data as matchups Nuwa can pressure.
Avoid Nuwa when
- The enemy has hard engage that closes distance through poke patterns
- Your team needs a jungle pick more than Nuwa's specialty, leaving the role unfilled if you commit here.
- A stronger pick in the same role is open and the matchup does not specifically reward Nuwa's Poke.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Nuwa'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, Nuwa reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor her once items are completed.
Build decisions
Magic-pierce poke mage core
Nuwa's official build supports her Poke and Teleport identity. Boots of the Arcane (magical pierce) and Savant's Wrath (greatly boosts magical attack) drive her scaling, while Mask of Agony boosts her skill damage and Void Staff is the anti-tank pivot against health stacks. Venomous Staff lowers enemy Health regen so her poke wears down sustained targets.
Lifesteal, control & survivability
Insatiable Tome adds magical lifesteal so she heals off her spells, Frozen Breath (slow on hit) adds control, and Sage's Tome rounds out her scaling. Ardent Dominion (shield at low Health), Splendor (temporary invincibility), Destiny (negates fatal damage) and Sage's Sanctuary (on-the-spot resurrect) are the survivability options. The recommended arcana are Nightmare, Hunt and Tribute, with Flash for repositioning her poke.
Matchup logic
Versus hard engage
Nuwa 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
Nuwa 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 Da Qiao, Zhuangzi, and Dyadia as strong partners for Nuwa. Plan engages around Da Qiao's setup window, then second-engage with Divine Glow - Emergence.
Common mistakes
- Spending mana on poke that does not threaten kills, leaving you empty for the actual fight.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Nuwa'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
Celestial
“I decide your future!”
The Primaeran civilization was created by Nuwa, a superbeing who possesses the power to cultivate new worlds. Any threat to mankind and civilization will not escape her wrath, and at one point she even waged a war against the superbeing Diqun to prevent the planet's destruction. Her mandates continue to guide mankind, and everyone pays homage to the civilization she has fostered.
- Race:
- Superbeing
- Height:
- 180 cm
- Style:
- Sorcery
- Nation:
- Celestia
- Title:
- Superbeing
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Nuwa.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3226
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
45
HP/5s
Offense
163
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
360
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.
Full AP burst
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Mage support
Utility supportBest when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.
Presets
Mage support
Utility supportBest when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.
Arcana
Full AP burst
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
damage
Full AP burst
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Arcana
ze
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Arcana
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Arcana
Mage support
Utility supportBest when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.
Arcana
Atk
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Arcana
Type
Skills
passive Divine Consciousness
Gains enhanced vision and range when leveling up.
skill1 Divine Glow - Creation
Unleashes energy that deals damage, knocks back enemies, and creates a matrix. When the energy stops, it expands to deal extra damage.
skill2 Divine Glow - Coalescence
Creates a matrix and allows her to teleport. The matrix blocks enemy heroes' movement. Matrices can be fused twice.
ultimate Divine Glow - Emergence
Teleports to the target area after a short delay. Generates a shield, gains Movement Speed, deals damage, and slows the enemy. Passive: Magical Attack can reduce cast time.
ultimate Divine Glow - Annihilation
Deals damage to targets ahead.
Skins
4 skins
Skymender
Spiritual Awakening
Wish of Eternity
Goddess of the Nile
Playstyle
Built around Divine Glow - Annihilation (deals damage to targets ahead). Zone with your area skills instead of walking up for basic attacks.
Patch History
S8 Jan 2025 Hero Rework
Comprehensive upgrade
Show details
"I decide your future!" Nuwa gains the ability to jump across matrices, and her matrices can now converge and merge.”