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The silky beauty graces Hero’s Gorge with her crowd control.
Learn how to master Shi on the Honor of Kings' global server.
Honor of Kings newest hero, Shi, has joined the Gorge’s lineup of playable mages.
With her prowess in controlling her opponents, Shi is a great asset on any team.
With her role as a control mage, she excels in both mid and roamer roles.
For every 100 distance, the damage is increased by 5%, for up to 40%.
Enemies are pulled toward the artefact, and one enemy is wrapped in Silk Imprint.
They will not be affected if the enemy is too far from Shi.
Silk Imprint deals double damage to non-hero units.
Skill 2: Silky Beauty
Shi releases an energy orb that stops if it hits a monster.
The first hit slows enemies by 30% for 1.5 seconds.
Subsequent hits on the same target only deal 25% damage.
The orb will move toward the target wrapped in Silk Imprint.
She gains 50% Movement Speed for 0.5 seconds when using this skill.
These Arcana focus on enhancing her damage-dealing potential by giving her Magical Attack and Magical Pierce bonuses.
Sprinkles of Movement Speed allow her to kite her opponent using Silk Imprint and Sole Focus.
Equipment
1.
Boots of Deftness
Boots of Deftness is Shi’s choice of movement piece of equipment.
Passive - Swift
Movement Speed +70.
Passive - Divine Wind
Increases Movement Speed by 50 while outside of combat.
With Frozen Breath, her second skill becomes an Area of Effect CC with high damage potential.
Furthermore, it also boosts Shis damage-dealing potential and survivability by a sliver.
+160 Magical Attack Damage.
+5% Cooldown Reduction.
Passive - Frostbite
Skills deal 120 to 400 extra magical damage to targets with reduced Movement Speed.
This passive has five seconds of cooldown.
Mask of Agony
The main damage-dealing piece of equipment for Shi.
Mask of Agony delivers a constant percentage of HP-based magical damage to the enemy.
Shis damage wasnt the highest, but she can often spam her skills.
With the Mask of Agony Cooldown Reduction, she can further pressure her opponent and limit their movement.
Stats:
+120 Magical Attack.
This passive has three seconds of cooldown.
Breakthrough Robe
This is one of the strongest hybrid pieces of equipment in the game.
Breakthrough Robe gives Shi a lot of survivability through its Max Health addition.
Passive - Breakthrough
Grants Magical Attack equals 4% Extra Max Health, up to 100.
Passive - Purge
Grants Magical Pierce equal to 7% Max Health, up to 175.
Insatiable Tome
Insatiable Tome gives Shi a ton of Magical Lifesteal for her survivability in team fights.
+10% Cooldown Reduction.
Passive - Bloodthirst
Magical Lifesteal +25%.
Spledor
The last, but not the least, piece of essential equipment for Shi is Splendor.
It enables her to avoid burst assassins, as she is very prone to them.
Splendor also reduces her cooldown, and can be upgraded to Moon Goddess.
+10% Cooldown reduction.
This item has 90 seconds of cooldown.
Situational: Sage’s Sanctuary, Moon Goddess
These are essential situational items for the late game.
Sages Sanctuary provides a second life, while Moon Goddess is an upgraded version of Splendor.
Shis biggest power spike is when she gets Frozen Breath, which eases her difficulty in landing her CC.
Shis late-game damage falls off, as she isnt designed to deal damage in late-game.
However, her CC become a crucial part of her kit.
Shi is a control mage whose usefulness depends on how well she hits her CC.
Positioning and careful use of Common Spells will be crucial for her impact in the game.
