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Mage | Chinese | Ranged | Magical
Pros: Medium Crowd Control, High Area Damage
Difficulty: Easy
God Tier: A
| Health: 630 (+89) | Damage: 33 (+ 1.5) + 20% of Magical Power |
| Mana: 250 (+47) | Physical: 15 (+2.8) |
| Speed: 360 (+0) | Magical: 30 (+1.6) |
| Range: 55 (+0) | HP5: 6 (+0.44) |
| Attack/Sec: 0.86 (+1%) | MP5: 4.8 (+0.45) |
Zhong Kui Relics Build
Shard Relics:
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- Wing Shard
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- Claw Shard
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- Horn shard
Relics:
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- Aegis Amulet
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- Greater Aegis Amulet
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- Aegis Of Acceleration
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- Purification Beads
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- Greater Purification Beads
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- Temporal Beads
Zhong Kui Items Build
Mid Lane:
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- Gem of Focus
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- Spear of Desolation
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- Chronos’ Pendant
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- Ethereal Staff
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- Evolved Charon’s Coin
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- Obsidian Shard
Solo Lane:
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- Sacrificial Shroud
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- Spear of Desolation
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- Bancroft’s Claw
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- Typhon’s Fang
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- Spear of the Magus
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- Gem of Isolation
Pro Build:
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- Pendulum of Ages
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- Spear of Desolation
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- Typhon’s Fang
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- Spear of the Magus
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- Calamitous Rod Of Tahuti
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- Soul Reaver
Zhong Kui’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Exorcism (Skill 2) > Expose Evil (Skill 1) > Book of Demons (Skill 3) > Recall Demons (Skill 4).
 Expose Evil | |||
 Exorcism | |||
 Book of Demons | |||
 Recall Demons |
Zhong Kui Combo
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Combo 1: Skill 1 -> Skill 2.
Expose Evil -> Exorcism.
Combo 2: Skill 1 -> Skill 3.
Expose Evil -> Book of Demons.
Combo 3: Skill 1 -> Skill 4 -> Skill 3.
Expose Evil -> Recall Demons -> Book of Demons.
Zhong Kui’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
    |     |
Zhong Kui is weak against: Cerberus, Ah Puch, Odin, Serqet.
Zhong Kui is pairs well with: Medusa, Cu Chulainn, Artio, Susano.
How To Play Zhong Kui ?
Zhong Kui is a mage God has strong crowd control, super high sustain, lots of damage and defense. So, I suggest you should use Zhong Kui mid, solo.
Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 50.35% | 44.36% | 45.36% |
| Pick Rate | 3.49% | 1.02% | 0.72% |
| Ban Rate | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.78% |
Best Relics for Zhong Kui:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard or Claw Shard or Horn shard.
You can use Relics: Aegis Of Judgement + Temporal Beads.
Best items for Zhong Kui:
Start items – Mid Lane:
Start items – Solo Lane:
Full Items – Mid Lane: If you like Zhong Kui mid, you can refer this way: Gem of Focus, Spear of Desolation, Chronos’ Pendant, Ethereal Staff, Evolved Charon’s Coin, Obsidian Shard.
Full Items – Solo Lane: If you like Zhong Kui solo, you can refer this way: Sacrificial Shroud, Spear of Desolation, Bancroft’s Claw, Typhon’s Fang, Spear of the Magus, Gem of Isolation.
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Zhong Kui pro build, you can refer this way: Pendulum of Ages, Spear of Desolation, Typhon’s Fang, Spear of the Magus, Calamitous Rod Of Tahuti, Soul Reaver.
Best lane for Zhong Kui:
| Lane |  |
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| Solo Lane | X |
| Duo Lane – ADC | |
| Duo Lane – Support | |
| Mid Lane | X |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Zhong Kui as: Magical Power, Magical Lifesteal, Health, Crowd Control Reduction, Movement Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Zhong Kui is very low on energy in the early game. Save your energy and preserve your abilities for fight. Mana buff is always preferred, you need get it.
Mid game, Zhong Kui need support other lane to get target.
Late game, Zhong Kui’s strength depends on his teammates. Zhong Kui needs good protection to attack the enemy from the back.
Zhong Kui’s Ability
Passive: Demon Bag
Every time everything within 80 units of Zhong Kui dies, he captures a demon and puts it in his Demon Bag, giving him more Protections. Zhong Kui obtains twice as many Protections from his Demon Bag when Recall Demons is activated, but he loses half of his demons in the process. If Zhong Kui dies, he also forfeits half of the demons he has in his bag.
Skill 1: Expose Evil
All of his adversaries are marked as demons by Zhong Kui’s application of a card, which slows and damages them every second they are marked. 75% of the remaining damage is dealt instantly if the card is taken out.
Skill 2: Exorcism
As his adversaries’ demons flee the body, Zhong Kui deals injury to them. Expose Evil’s enemies marked with exorcized demons will be absorbed by Zhong Kui, healing him for each exorcized demon (up to three), and removing the card.
Skill 3: Book of Demons
When used, the Book of Demons delivers damage to opponents, stuns them for 2x as long, and removes the card. Upon ranking, the Book of Demons flies close to Zhong Kui and fires for 50% of Zhong Kui’s basic damage.
Ultimate: Recall Demons
Demons pulse out of his bag at nearby players once every second for five seconds after activation. As they pursue and gain speed, they injure adversaries as they penetrate the body. Zhong Kui slows down for the duration and is resistant to knockback.
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