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Allain HOK Build & Guide
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Allain

WR 50.3%Pick 1.0%Ban 0.1%
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Allain: Basic Attacks and skills grant Fury, which increases his Physical and Magical Pierce and grants damage reduction.

Build core

Rush Blazing Cape, Boots of Fortitude, Doomsday, then complete Sparkforged Dagger, Blood Rage, Cuirass of Savagery

Combo

Meteor Kill → Moonlight Flash → Death at Sunset → weave basic attacks

Draft

Allain excels into Lu Bu, Zhuangzi. Avoid blind picking into Sima Yi, Marco Polo without team peel.

Best Build for Allain

End-game item order with gold costs and slot notes. Purchase path may differ in-match.

Build philosophy

Allain benefits from On-hit, Magic attack — match items and runes to kit scaling.

Passive: Basic Attacks and skills grant Fury, which increases his Physical Pierce and Magical Pierce and grants damage reduction. At max Fury, he recovers Health, and the lower his Health, the more he recovers.
On-hitMagic attack

Arcana: Prioritize runes that boost On-hit, Magic attack for this hero's passive and skill scaling.

4 presets — switch by draft, lane, or CN meta. Default matches Clash Lane when available.

Recommended item build order
#ItemGoldStatsWhy
1
Overlord's Might
2,540gPATK +150, CDR +5% High-damage attackFits Physical attack priority — Passive - Siege Breaker — Deals 30% extra damage to enemies below 50% Health.
2
Destiny
2,060gPATK +75, ASPD +15%, HP +500 Negates fatal damageFits Attack speed priority — Passive - Dark Curtain — When taking fatal damage, instead of dying immediately, the hero gains invincibility and a 15% Attack Speed and Movement Speed increase for 1s (0.75s for ranged heroes). After equipping this item, its effect duration increases by 0.01s every 5s, up to a maximum of 0.5s.
3
Blood Rage
2,180gPATK +75, HP +900 Trades HP for shieldFits On-hit priority — Passive - Apoplexy — Basic Attacks deal an extra (1.5% HP) physical damage. When Health drops below 50%, this damage increases by 25%–50%.
4
Sage's Sanctuary
2,280gHP +900, PDEF +150, MDEF +150 Resurrect on the spotFits Survivability priority — Passive - Revive — Resurrects the wearer 2s after dying and restores 2,000–3,000 Health. This effect can be triggered up to 2 times per match.
5
Eternity Blade
2,110gPATK +120, Crit Rate +20% High crit damageFits Physical attack priority — Passive - Relentless — Gains 20% Critical Damage, and every 2% Critical Rate increases Critical Damage by 1% (up to 50%).
6
Ravage - Phantom
3,350gPATK +75, HP +900 Trades HP for shieldFits On-hit priority — Passive - Apoplexy — Basic Attacks deal an extra (1.5% HP) physical damage. When Health drops below 50%, the damage increases by 37.5%–75%.

Best Arcana & Spells

Arcana and battle spell setup
SlotChoiceEffect
PrimaryRedRecommended for Warrior Clash Lane
SpellFlashAdjust Purify/Execute based on enemy dive.

Skill Order

Skill 2 → Skill 1 → Death at Sunset (max Skill 2 first)

Max primary utility/damage skill first, then Meteor Kill, and Death at Sunset on cooldown.

Combos

  1. 1. Standard trade

    Meteor Kill → Moonlight Flash → Death at Sunset → weave basic attacks

    When: Clash Lane skirmish or objective fight

Abilities

Passive

Howling Blade

Basic Attacks and skills grant Fury, which increases his Physical Pierce and Magical Pierce and grants damage reduction. At max Fury, he recovers Health, and the lower his Health, the more he recovers.

Skill 1

Meteor Kill

Based on how many stacks of mark he has, deals multi-phase damage in the target direction and launches enemies. He gains marks by hitting enemies with Basic Attacks and his Ultimate.

Skill 2

Moonlight Flash

Dashes in the target direction, damaging and slowing enemies. He gains Movement Speed and his next 3 Basic Attacks gain increased Attack Speed.

Ultimate

Death at Sunset

Leaps toward the targeted enemy hero and becomes untargetable. After a short delay, he lands and deals area damage. For every enemy hero hit, he gains marks and Fury. He also gains a shield based on the number of enemies hit.

Counters & Matchups

Allain is strong into

Pick Allain when the enemy drafts these heroes.

Allain struggles into

Avoid Allain or ban these when they appear on the enemy team.

Playstyle & Ranked Tips

Laning Phase

Trade on your power spike levels (2/4). Call jungler for dive only when enemy flash is down.

Teamfight Role

Flank or dive backline after tanks commit. Do not start fights without vision on enemy jungler.

High Rank (Diamond+)

Allain is a viable Tier A pick in high rank with 51.0% win rate — strong in one-trick hands or as a counter-pick. Pick rate 1.1% — frequently seen in ranked; learn the matchup even if you do not main Allain.

vs Similar Heroes

  • Allain vs Li Xin (Warrior, Tier S+): Li Xin is 1.9% pick / 52.6% WR. Li Xin wins 1.6% more often globally. Choose Allain when you need Clash Lane identity; choose Li Xin for Clash Lane comfort.
  • Allain vs Chicha (Warrior, Tier S): Chicha is 1.5% pick / 50.2% WR. Allain has +0.9% WR vs Chicha in Camp data. Choose Allain when you need Clash Lane identity; choose Chicha for Clash Lane comfort.

FAQ

What is the best Allain build?

Recommended: Overlord's Might, Destiny, Blood Rage, Sage's Sanctuary, Eternity Blade, Ravage - Phantom.

How to counter Allain?

Pick Sima Yi, Marco Polo. Strong into Lu Bu, Zhuangzi.

Is Allain good in current season?

Allain is Tier A Warrior with 50.28% win rate, 0.97% pick rate, and 0.08% ban rate (Camp HOK international).

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