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Erin

Erin

艾琳

A Farm
Difficulty

Marksman

Deft Marksman Sustained Damage Mid Game Medium

Also known as

Erin's Chinese name is 艾琳.

艾琳

Quick summary

Erin is a mid-tier Farm Marksman who wants to output sustained ranged damage. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of the Arcane. Watch for Dun-style counters in the enemy draft.

Current patch decision guide

When to pick Erin, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.

Updated 2026-06-04

Erin is a balanced Farm Marksman who wants to win extended trades with regeneration. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of the Arcane, Shadow Ripper, Eternity Blade, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick her when the draft lets Erin reach targets that aren't built around Dun-style answers; avoid when the matchup denies the windows her kit needs.

Pick Erin when

  • The enemy lacks reliable healing reduction, leaving sustain unchecked
  • Your team needs a primary damage carry that scales with items and team-fight positioning
  • The enemy draft includes Ying, Han Xin, and Lam, who appear in counter data as matchups Erin can pressure.

Avoid Erin when

  • The game state demands burst rather than slow attrition
  • The enemy stacks dive and assassins, making it impossible for the marksman to free-cast in fights
  • The enemy already drafted Dun, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Erin.

Power spikes

Early game: farm safely behind the support, surviving lane phase to reach the marksman scaling window.
Lifesteal item online: trade patterns flip from neutral to favorable once sustain stacks with damage
Late game: with full damage online, sustained DPS outpaces enemy healing in extended fights.

Build decisions

Default farm path

Public build references for Erin recommend Boots of the Arcane, Shadow Ripper, Eternity Blade, Daybreaker's Virtue, Overlord's Might, and Pure Sky. Use this as the baseline marksman plan before adapting to the enemy draft.

Adaptation rules

Beyond the default path, swap toward defensive items when the enemy carry comes online, and toward penetration when the enemy stacks resistances. Track item timings so Erin stays one tier ahead of the relevant matchup item.

Matchup logic

Versus Dun

Dun is flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Erin. Position behind the front line, save flash for the dive, and let the support set vision rather than walking forward to look for fights.

Versus anti-heal

Healing reduction items cut sustain by a large margin. Track when the enemy buys the anti-heal item and adjust your trade aggression accordingly.

Synergies

Public synergy data lists Dun, Wuyan, and Xiang Yu as strong partners for Erin. Plan engages around Dun's setup window, then second-engage with Waltz - Laurel Bloom.

Common mistakes

  • Forcing all-ins against opponents already wearing anti-heal — your healing barely activates.
  • Auto-attacking instead of repositioning when the enemy assassin is missing — losing the marksman loses the fight.
  • Ignoring Dun on the enemy team when picking fights — counter data flags them as direct answers, so engage timing must respect their cooldowns.
  • Auto-attacking through enemy dive instead of repositioning — losing the marksman in early fights collapses the late-game win condition.

Background

Laurel Princess

Sunset
“Ideanor is close by, I can feel it!”

Erin is a curious and ebullient young elf princess who was born in the Luminescent Forest. Unfortunately, her position also forced her into endless insufferable rituals, dances, and a perfectly ordered life as determined by elvish custom. These restraints prompted Erin to flee the forest for the human world and her own adventure just before her coming-of-age ceremony...

Race:
Elf
Height:
165 cm
Style:
Sorcery
Nation:
The Luminescent Forest
Title:
Elf Princess

Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Erin.

Base Stats

Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)

Survivability

3245
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
39
HP/5s

Offense

166
Phys ATK
10%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG

Utility

370
Move Speed
100
Max Mana
Ranged
Range

Current patch rates

Source: Camp API

Farm lane

Win rate
51.4%
Pick rate
1.5%
Ban rate
0.2%

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.

Critical strike

Safe default

Start here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.

Position 4

preajustes

Mage support

Utility support

Best when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.

Position 2

Mage support

Utility support

Best when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.

Position 4

Critical strike

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 4

Presets

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Populer

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Attack speed

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 4

Crit attack speed

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 4

Recommended Build

Skills

passive Elf Dance

Her Basic Attack grants Energy. At max Energy, she speeds up, gains a stack of Laurel, and enhances her next Basic Attack. The speed-up increases with her Magical Attack. Her Pierce and Lifesteal stats are linked, using whichever is higher.

skill1 Dance - Leaf Greeting

Shoots a leaf to deal damage and gain marks. The leaf then forms a circle, damaging and slowing enemies. Magical Attack reduces the skill's cooldown.

skill2 Twirl - Forest Whisper

Recovers full Energy and gains marks, immunity to slow, and Attack Speed.

ultimate Waltz - Laurel Bloom

This skill is unlocked when Erin gains enough Laurels. She consumes Laurels to deal damage and gain Movement Speed, while reducing the cooldown of Skill 2.

Skins

4 skins
Erin skin: Wishing Crane

Wishing Crane

Erin skin: Violet Bloom

Violet Bloom

Erin skin: Forest Keeper

Forest Keeper

Erin skin: Ballerina

Ballerina

Playstyle

Stay near the carry and time shields/heals to overlap the enemy's damage window, not before. Position behind your front-line, save flash for the dive, and let the support set vision.

Patch History

S13 Dec 2025 Stat Changes

Adjusted Skill Damage

S8 Jan 2025 Stat Buffs

Increased Skill 1's damage and Physical Defense.

Show details

During the 'I'm a dev for HoK!' event in Honor of Kings Camp, there were many calls to buff Erin, so we have increased her viability in the early game.

S6 Sep 2024 Stat Buffs

Improved base stats.

Show details

Erin can explore both physical and magic equipment. We're improving her base stats to ensure she remains strong under different playstyles.

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