S13 Dec 2025 Stat Changes
Adjusted Skill Damage
Shouyue
(百里守约) B Farm Difficulty
Marksman/Assassin
Artillery Marksman Ranged Harass Late Game Hard
Shouyue
百里守约
B Farm
Difficulty Marksman/Assassin
Artillery Marksman Ranged Harass Late Game Hard
Also known as
Shouyue's Chinese name is 百里守约.
百里守约
Quick summary
Shouyue is a mid-tier Farm Marksman who wants to output sustained ranged damage. Public guides recommend a build starting with Storm Sword and Flash.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Shouyue, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Shouyue is a balanced Farm Marksman who wants to wear down enemies from range before the team-fight engages. Public guide data shows a build centered on Storm Sword, Boots of Dexterity, Eternity Blade, paired with Flash, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick him when the draft lets Shouyue reach the back-line scaling window without being caught out; avoid when the matchup denies the windows his kit needs.
Pick Shouyue when
- Your team wants to siege objectives where ranged poke whittles down defenders
- Your team needs a primary damage carry that scales with items and team-fight positioning
- The enemy draft includes Diaochan, Nakoruru, and Ying, who appear in counter data as matchups Shouyue can pressure.
Avoid Shouyue when
- The team fight will happen in cramped jungle spaces where poke ranges are minimized
- The enemy stacks dive and assassins, making it impossible for the marksman to free-cast in fights
- The enemy team is built around answers to Ranged Harass, removing the windows Shouyue's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: farm safely behind the support, surviving lane phase to reach the marksman scaling window.
Mana sustain online: poke patterns become repeatable once cooldown reduction and mana regen items come online
Late game: full build online, Shouyue reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor him once items are completed.
Build decisions
Default farm path
Public build references for Shouyue recommend Storm Sword, Boots of Dexterity, Eternity Blade, Twinblades of Destruction, Shadow Ripper, and Cloud Piercer, with Calamity, Reaver, and Eagle Eye arcana. Run Flash as the battle spell. Use this as the baseline marksman plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Daybreaker's Virtue, Sunchaser, Bloodsoul, Bloodweeper, Sage's Sanctuary, and Haste - Sunpool. 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 hard engage
Shouyue 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
Shouyue is a Farm pick whose value depends on sustained ranged damage in extended team fights. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Ata, Dun, and Liu Bang as strong partners for Shouyue. Plan engages around Ata's setup window, then second-engage with Getaway.
Common mistakes
- Spending mana on poke that does not threaten kills, leaving you empty for the actual fight.
- Auto-attacking instead of repositioning when the enemy assassin is missing — losing the marksman loses the fight.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Shouyue's commit reaches the target alive.
- Auto-attacking through enemy dive instead of repositioning — losing the marksman in early fights collapses the late-game win condition.
Background
Longshot
“Another peaceful day at the Great Wall.”
His fellow Great Wall Guards know him as the sharpest marksman in the regiment. Coolheaded and warm in equal measure, he reliably provides cover during battles. Yet during calm times, his sharp eyes will gaze longingly into the distance toward his hometown. When he was little, he was separated from his younger brother, Xuance, during a bandit attack on their village, and Shouyue has always blamed himself for failing to protect him. Shouyue thus waits by the Great Wall, partially in the hope that his younger brother will eventually have sense enough to look for him there.
- Race:
- Hybrid
- Height:
- 182 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Great Wall Guard
- Title:
- Great Wall Guard
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Shouyue.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3275
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
39
HP/5s
Offense
178
Phys ATK
10%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
365
Move Speed
600
Max Mana
15
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.
Critical strike
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
arsenais
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Critical strike
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Skills
passive Accuracy
Basic Attacks deal extra damage, and Critical Rate is converted into Physical Attack. Extra Critical Rate increases Basic Attack damage. When out of combat and next to a wall, gains disguise and Movement Speed.
skill1 The Tranquil Eye
Plants a device that continuously grants vision Passive: Gains increased Physical Pierce when standing still, but loses it when moving.
skill2 Wild Wind
Fires in the target direction, damaging and slowing the target hit.
ultimate Getaway
Leaps backwards and fires in the target direction, damaging and slowing the target hit while gaining Movement Speed. Rounds stocked are shared with Skill 2. Passive: Increases Basic Attack range.
Skins
5 skins
Vermilion Bird
Snow Leopard: Scratchy
Agent Ghostshade
True Hertz
Crimson Sniper
Playstyle
Your main threat is Getaway (leaps backwards and fires in the target direction, damaging and slowing the target hit while gaining). Reposition between every volley rather than standing still to deal damage.
Patch History
S10 May 2025 Stat Buffs
Increased snipe damage
S7 Nov 2024 Mechanics Upgrade
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"Previously, players using Shouyue had a hard time choosing between sniping from a distance and using Basic Attacks at a closer range. Now, we've upgraded his skills to give our players more equipment options. At the same time, with the same set of equipment, players can now mix long-range sniping with Basic Attacks more effectively."