S14 Apr 2026 Stat Buffs
Increased skill damage
Angela
(安琪拉) S Mid Difficulty
Mage
Artillery Mage Burst/Shield Balanced Medium
Angela
安琪拉
S Mid
Difficulty Mage
Artillery Mage Burst/Shield Balanced Medium
Also known as
Angela's Chinese name is 安琪拉.
安琪拉
Quick summary
Angela is a strong Mid Mage who wants to delete priority targets in one rotation. Public guides recommend a build starting with Spell Tome. Watch for Han Xin-style counters in the enemy draft.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Angela, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Angela is a strong Mid Mage who wants to open fights with a high-commitment burst combo. Public guide data shows a build centered on Spell Tome, Boots of Deftness, Venomous Staff, used to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows. Pick her when the draft lets Angela reach targets that aren't built around Han Xin-style answers; avoid when the enemy already stacks shields and magic resist.
Pick Angela when
- Your team lacks reliable burst on isolated picks and needs single-target finishing damage
- The enemy team has burst threats that need to be absorbed by reliable shields
- The enemy draft includes Luban No.7 and Hou Yi, who appear in counter data as matchups Angela can pressure.
Avoid Angela when
- The enemy already invested in magic resist and shields that absorb committed burst windows
- The enemy plays sustained damage rather than burst, which shields cannot absorb in single windows
- The enemy already drafted Han Xin and Gao Changgong, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Angela.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Angela's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate unlocked: Blazing Brilliance is the threshold where Angela starts deleting low-resist targets in one rotation
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that Chaos Cinder influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Default mid path
Public build references for Angela recommend Spell Tome, Boots of Deftness, Venomous Staff, Savant's Wrath, Void Staff, and Insatiable Tome. Use this as the baseline mage plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Splendor. Treat these as situational swaps when the default path is not enough — for example, swapping in defensive items against burst comps or penetration items against stacked armor.
Matchup logic
Versus Han Xin
Han Xin and Gao Changgong are flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Angela. Hold Blazing Brilliance until their key defensive cooldowns are spent, and avoid forcing one-shot windows into shielded targets.
Versus shielded targets
Heroes with shields or damage reduction blunt Angela's burst window. Wait for the shield to lapse before committing Blazing Brilliance, otherwise the combo wastes the cooldown without finishing the kill.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Kui and Bai Qi as strong partners for Angela. Plan engages around Kui's setup window, then second-engage with Blazing Brilliance.
Common mistakes
- Opening fights when the enemy still has full crowd control, getting deleted before damage lands.
- Pre-shielding before the engage actually starts, wasting the absorb window before damage lands.
- Ignoring Han Xin and Gao Changgong on the enemy team when picking fights — counter data flags them as direct answers, so engage timing must respect their cooldowns.
- Greeding farm in mid lane while side lanes get camped — rotation timing matters more than CS lead in most matchups.
Background
Scorchette
“Knowledge equals power!”
When the mysterious mage Merlyn accidentally trapped herself in a bubble cage, she was forced to occupy the body of Angela, an unsuspecting passerby, in order to escape. Thus, it came to be that this innocent-looking girl is actually an archmage with the ability to wield powerful magic. However, the young Angela had long admired Arthur, the leader of the Knights of the Round Table. This emotion is still there, and it is so strong that Merlyn is finding it impossible to resist.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 153 cm
- Style:
- Sorcery
- Nation:
- Eventide Cathedral
- Title:
- Enigmatic Mage
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Angela.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3328
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
47
HP/5s
Offense
172
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
360
Move Speed
640
Max Mana
16
Mana/5s
Ranged
Range
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIMid lane
- Win rate
- 51.5%
- Pick rate
- 2.3%
- Ban rate
- 3.0%
Rates are role-specific snapshots from the current Honor of Kings Camp data refresh.
Build
How to choose a build
Start with the safe default badge if the draft looks normal, then swap to burst, anti-tank, sustain, or utility builds when the matchup clearly calls for it.
Full AP burst
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Presets
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
arsenais
Recommended Build
Arcana
Spells
Flash
Skills
passive Flame Incantation
Every time she damages an enemy with a skill, she increases her Movement Speed, and the enemy will take more damage from her subsequent skills.
skill1 Scorching Barrage
Unleashes fireballs at the target area that deals multi-phase damage toenemy heroes.
skill2 Chaos Cinder
Hurls a fireball at the target location that turns into a firestorm when it hitsan enemy or reaches its max range, slowing and dealing damage to nearbyenemies.Any enemy that is hit directly by the fireball is stunned.
ultimate Blazing Brilliance
Channels a blazing beam in the target direction, dealing damage over timeGains a shield and immunity while the shield is active.
Skins
7 skins
Ferrier of Souls
Kuromi's Heart
Cat and Mouse
Dragon of Voyages
Candy Twirl
Manga Crossover
Playful Trickster
Playstyle
Hold Blazing Brilliance for isolated targets rather than blowing it on the front line. Stay near the carry and time shields/heals to overlap the enemy's damage window, not before.
Patch History
S12 Nov 2025 Stat Buffs
Reduced Skill Cooldown
S8 Jan 2025 QoL Changes
Optimized Skill 1's indicator.
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Skill 1: Scorching Barrage
S6 Aug 2024 Stat Nerfs
Increased Ultimate's cooldown in the early and mid game.
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"Angela has powerful burst damage, and her skill cooldowns are relatively short, allowing her to use skill combos to frequently obliterate opponents. We've increased the cooldown time of her Ultimate in the early and mid game to slightly slow down her pace during these stages."