

Wuyan
Wuyan: Skills and Basic Attacks have a chance to petrify enemy heroes.
Build core
Rush Boots of Resistance, Axe of Torment, Glacial Buckler, then complete Blazing Cape, Starbreaker
Combo
Storm and Stress → Shock and Awe → Hurricane Hammer → weave basic attacks
Draft
Wuyan excels into Kongming, Lady Zhen, Liang. Avoid blind picking into Lam, Ming, Pei without team peel.
Best Build for Wuyan
End-game item order with gold costs and slot notes. Purchase path may differ in-match.
Build philosophy
Wuyan benefits from Survivability, Movement speed — match items and runes to kit scaling.
Passive: Skills and Basic Attacks have a chance to petrify enemy heroes.
Arcana: Prioritize runes that boost Survivability, Movement speed for this hero's passive and skill scaling.
4 presets — switch by draft, lane, or CN meta. Default matches Clash Lane when available.
| # | Item | Gold | Stats | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 700g | PDEF +100, MDEF +50, MSPD +50 Reduces physical damage | Fits Movement speed priority — Passive - Swift — Grants 50 Movement Speed. | |
| 2 | 2,020g | MDEF +210, HP +1,000, MSPD +7.5% Reduces magical damage | Fits Survivability priority — Passive - Guardian — When taking damage exceeding 30% max Health within 3s, restores a total of (320 + 8% HP) Health over 3s. | |
| 3 | 700g | MDEF +100, PDEF +50, MSPD +50 Shortens crowd control | Fits Movement speed priority — Passive - Swift — Grants 50 Movement Speed. | |
| 4 | 2,540g | PATK +150, CDR +5% High-damage attack | Fits Physical attack priority — Passive - Siege Breaker — Deals 30% extra damage to enemies below 50% Health. | |
| 5 | 2,450g | HP +1,800, PDEF +160, MDEF +80 Extra HP | Fits Survivability priority — Passive - Fated — Increases HP by 4%. | |
| 6 | 2,020g | PDEF +300, HP +1,200 Slows attackers | Fits Survivability priority — Passive - Cold Steel — When taking damage, reduces the attacker's Attack Speed by 20%–40% and Movement Speed by 7.5%–15% for 2.5s. |
Best Arcana & Spells
| Slot | Choice | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Mutation | Recommended for Tank Clash Lane |
| Spell | Flash | Adjust Purify/Execute based on enemy dive. |
Skill Order
Skill 2 → Skill 1 → Hurricane Hammer (max Skill 2 first)
Max primary utility/damage skill first, then Storm and Stress, and Hurricane Hammer on cooldown.
Combos
1. Standard trade
Storm and Stress → Shock and Awe → Hurricane Hammer → weave basic attacks
When: Clash Lane skirmish or objective fight
Abilities
Passive
Petrifying Strike
Skills and Basic Attacks have a chance to petrify enemy heroes. Passive: Periodically gains a shield.
Skill 1
Storm and Stress
Dashes to the target location and enhances the next Basic Attack to inflict extra damage and slow.
Skill 2
Shock and Awe
Deals damage to enemies in range.
Ultimate
Hurricane Hammer
Spins her hammer for a period of time, continuously dealing damage to nearby enemies. While the skill is active, gains a Movement Speed boost and shield.
Counters & Matchups
Wuyan is strong into
Pick Wuyan when the enemy drafts these heroes.
Wuyan struggles into
Avoid Wuyan 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
Engage on enemy carry when your team has follow-up. Body-block skillshots for your marksman.
High Rank (Diamond+)
Wuyan sits at Tier B globally (50.8% WR). In high rank, pick only into favorable matchups or when you have a dedicated pocket pick.
vs Similar Heroes
- Wuyan vs Kaizer (Tank, Tier S): Kaizer is 1.6% pick / 51.4% WR. Kaizer wins 0.6% more often globally. Choose Wuyan when you need Clash Lane identity; choose Kaizer for Clash Lane comfort.
- Wuyan vs Dun (Tank, Tier S): Dun is 1.5% pick / 52.3% WR. Dun wins 1.5% more often globally. Choose Wuyan when you need Clash Lane identity; choose Dun for Clash Lane comfort.
FAQ
What is the best Wuyan build?
Recommended: Boots of Fortitude, Longnight Guardian, Boots of Resistance, Overlord's Might, Overlord's Platemail, Ominous Premonition.
How to counter Wuyan?
Pick Lam, Ming, Pei. Strong into Kongming, Lady Zhen, Liang.
Is Wuyan good in current season?
Wuyan is Tier B Tank with 50.66% win rate, 0.41% pick rate, and 0.03% ban rate (Camp HOK international).