Shangguan Build Guide for Honor of Kings: Top Equipment, Arcanas, Battle Spells, and Skill Combos

To develop a powerful Shangguan build in Honor of Kings, players must focus on enhancing her damage, cooldown reduction, and survivability. Shangguan is classified as a Mage/Assassin hero who operates in the Mid Lane. As a challenging character to master, her effectiveness is significantly boosted by slaying the Azure Golem. Defeating the Azure Golem provides Shangguan with cooldown reduction and additional mana, which allows her to cast her abilities more frequently.

This article provides an in-depth guide to a recommended Shangguan build for players in Honor of Kings.

Shangguan Build Guide: Best Equipment in Honor of Kings

Best equipment for Shangguan (Image via Level Infinite)

Here is the optimal equipment set for Shangguan in Honor of Kings:

Boots of Tranquility: Grants 15% cooldown reduction and 60 movement speed, along with an additional 15% cooldown reduction for her basic skills.
Scepter of Reverberation: Provides 240 Magical Attack and 7% movement speed. Additionally, it triggers an explosion upon hitting an enemy, dealing 120 (+40% Magical Attack) magical damage.
Mask of Agony: This item offers 5% cooldown reduction, 120 Magical Attack, and 800 max health. The skill also inflicts additional magical damage equivalent to 3% of her current health over three seconds.
Savant’s Wrath: Grants 240 Magical Attack and boosts her overall Magical Attack by 30%.
Void Staff: Provides 240 Magical Attack, 500 max health, and boosts Magical Pierce by 45%.
Splendor: This equipment imparts 160 Magical Attack and 10% cooldown reduction. When activated, it grants complete immunity to effects but renders her immovable and unable to attack or cast skills for 1.5 seconds.

Players may also opt for the Insatiable Tome instead of Splendor, increasing her max health by 1,000, Magical Attack by 180, and cooldown reduction by 10%. Additionally, it provides 25% Magical Lifesteal.

Shangguan Build Guide: Best Arcanas in Honor of Kings

Best Arcanas for Shangguan (Image via Level Infinite)

For this Shangguan build, players can consider the following Arcanas:

Nightmare ✕ 10: Enhances Shangguan’s Magical Attack and Magical Pierce.
Mind’s Eye ✕ 10: Increases her attack speed and Magical Pierce, ultimately amplifying her damage.
Avarice ✕ 10: Grants magical lifesteal, enhancing her survivability in battles.

Shangguan Build Guide: Best Battle Spell in Honor of Kings

Purify is the best spell for Shangguan (Image via Level Infinite)

The most effective battle spells for this build are Flash and Purify. Beginners may find Flash useful for evading tough situations, given Shangguan’s fragile nature.

Purify, in contrast, cleanses all crowd control effects and debuffs from Shangguan, providing her with crowd control immunity for 1.5 seconds.

Shangguan Build Guide: Best Skill Combo in Honor of Kings

Best skill combo for Shangguan (Image via Level Infinite)

The optimal skill combo for this Shangguan build is as follows:

Seething Script (Skill 2) > Finishing Stroke (Ultimate Skill) > Finishing Stroke (Ultimate Skill) > Ink Burst (Skill 1) > Finishing Stroke (Ultimate Skill) > Finishing Stroke (Ultimate Skill) > Finishing Stroke (Ultimate Skill)

Shangguan Build Guide: Skills Explanation and Leveling Priority

Shangguan's Ultimate skill (Image via Level Infinite) — Shangguan’s Ultimate skill (Image via Level Infinite)

Shangguan possesses the following skills:

Piercing Brush (Passive Skill): Enhances every third basic attack, dealing an additional 300 (+40% Magical Attack) magical damage. If her brush strokes intersect, nearby foes also receive damage but reduced by 50% for all subsequent hits within one second. Additionally, it heals Shangguan for 100 (+22% Magical Attack) health and grants an enhanced basic attack when near intersecting brush strokes.
Ink Burst (Skill 1): Fires a concentrated bolt of ink in a designated direction dealing 200 (+40% Magical Attack) magical damage. Upon reaching its range limit, the ink explodes, causing additional magical damage to nearby enemies.
Seething Script (Skill 2): Shangguan creates brush strokes in a selected area, dealing 150 (+20% Magical Attack) magical damage upon initiation. Enemies touched by these strokes sustain 300 (+40% Magical Attack) magical damage and are slowed by 50% for 2 seconds. This skill can store strokes every 10 seconds (up to two).
Finishing Stroke (Ultimate Skill): Enables Shangguan to dash with her brush, inflicting 300 (+24% Magical Attack) magical damage to all enemies within her path. If she contacts an enemy or existing ink, she can dash again within three seconds. During her consecutive dashes, she becomes untargetable, removes crowd control effects, and attacks surrounding foes, dealing 600 (+45% Magical Attack) magical damage. The number of attacks corresponds with her dashes made. Hits on the same target reduce subsequent damage to 25%.

For skill upgrades in this Shangguan build, players should follow this order until level 5: Ink Burst (Skill 1) > Seething Script (Skill 2) > Ink Burst (Skill 1) > Finishing Stroke (Ultimate Skill) > Ink Burst (Skill 1).

Remember, it is unwise to engage in fights against multiple enemies alone. Shangguan thrives when supported by teammates, particularly in 1v1 combat or solo laning scenarios.

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