Marksman build guide
Marksmen deal steady damage with basic attacks. The key: a safe position at the back and items that make your damage grow late game.
Buy order
The usual order; adapt it to how the game goes
1. Early: boots
Swift Boots for attack speed; Tough Boots or Warrior Boots if the enemy is pressuring you.
2. Core items
Combine attack speed with crit or on-hit damage.
3. Situational
Adapt to the enemy lineup: see the table.
4. Survive
Marksmen are hunted the most: one defensive item is worth a lot.
What the stats mean
What to look at in the item shop
- Physical Attack
- Raises basic attack and physical skill damage.
- Attack Speed
- Faster basic attacks. Key for marksmen.
- Crit
- Chance for a basic attack to deal much more damage.
- Physical Penetration
- Ignores part of the enemy's physical defense; key against tanks.
- Lifesteal
- Basic attack damage heals you.
Read the enemy lineup
The enemy has this → buy this
The enemy has 2+ heroes with heals or shields
Cuts the enemy's healing and shields.
The enemy has tanks or stacks physical defense
Physical penetration and damage based on the target's HP.
The enemy has physical assassins (Ling, Hayabusa, etc.)
Active: brief immunity to physical damage.
You keep dying in late team fights
Revive after dying.
Tips
- Farm first: marksmen are strongest late game.
- Stand behind your tank and hit the closest target you can reach safely.
General guidance for beginners, not pro builds. Item effects can change every patch: check the item details in game.