Increased skill damage
Jing
(镜)Assassin
Jing
镜
Assassin
Also known as
Jing's Chinese name is 镜.
Quick summary
Jing is a struggling Jungle Assassin who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Rapacious Bite. Watch for Angela-style counters in the enemy draft.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Jing, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Jing is a struggling Jungle Assassin who wants to snowball with kills off early ganks. Public guide data shows a build centered on Rapacious Bite, Boots of Dexterity, Axe of Torment, used to clear camps efficiently and convert pressure into ganks. Pick her when the draft lets Jing reach targets that aren't built around Angela-style answers; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.
Pick Jing when
- The map shape favors gank routes, where mobility translates directly into kills
- Your team can engage first, letting Jing second-wave into low-health targets
- The enemy draft includes Dharma, Ata, and Lian Po, who appear in counter data as matchups Jing can pressure.
Avoid Jing when
- The team needs sustained team-fight damage rather than a single-target diver
- Your team has no primary engage, leaving the cleanup pick with nothing to follow up on
- The enemy already drafted Angela, Daji, and Gan & Mo, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Jing.
Power spikes
Build decisions
Default jungle path
Public build references for Jing recommend Rapacious Bite, Boots of Dexterity, Axe of Torment, Dragon's Rage, Blazing Cape, and Overlord's Might. Use this as the baseline assassin plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Cuirass of Savagery, Succubus Cloak, and Blood Rage. 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 Angela
Angela and Daji are flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Jing. Bait the enemy crowd control before engaging, and route through fog to reach targets without being seen first.
Versus crowd control
Reliable hard control stops Jing's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Mirror Domain, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Lady Zhen, Liang, and Mai Shiranui as strong partners for Jing. Plan engages around Lady Zhen's setup window, then second-engage with Mirror Domain.
Common mistakes
- Engaging without follow-up — gap-close gets you to the target, but a solo dive without ally damage trades 1-for-1.
- Engaging first instead of second — cleanup picks lose their value as primary engagers.
- Ignoring Angela and Daji on the enemy team when picking fights — counter data flags them as direct answers, so engage timing must respect their cooldowns.
- Pathing predictably and getting tracked by the enemy jungler — vary first clear and rotate based on ward placement rather than muscle memory.
Background
Broken Mirage
“I project myself onto my mirror.”
Jing was born to an old enforcer family, receiving rigorous training since her early years. However, her parents went missing mysteriously in the midst of a mission, leaving her and her younger brother, Yao, to fend for themselves. In order to steer clear of enemies lurking in the shadows, Jing buried her familial ties and entered Jixia Academy along with her brother to become stronger. The trials she faced in the Hall of Mirrors in Jixia Academy granted her strength and glory, yet they were just the first step on the difficult path ahead. At least now she knows that, no matter what the future holds for her, she'll never stop moving forward...
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 170 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Yong
- Title:
- Espionage Expert
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Jing.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
Offense
Utility
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIJungle
- Win rate
- 46.0%
- Pick rate
- 0.4%
- 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.
Jungle AD penetration
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Jungle Full AD lethality
SnowballBest when you are ahead and can keep tempo through picks and fast clears.
Jungle AD penetration
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Jing
Jungle AD penetration
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Sustain
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Jungle Bruiser
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Skills
Jing and her image apply 2 different types of marks on enemies when they deal damage. If an enemy has both types of mark at the same time, they take damage and the cooldowns of Skill 1 and Skill 2 are reset.
Dashes forward, damaging enemies in her path and slowing them while enhancing her next Basic Attack. If no mirror image is present on the battlefield, one will be created to fight alongside her.
Deals damage to nearby enemies while recovering Health and gaining increased Movement Speed. If no mirror image is present on the battlefield, then one will be created to fight alongside her.
Switch locations with her mirror image. Stocks up to 4 charges.
Dashes forward, pulling enemies to the center of her magic circle and immobilizing them there. She gains damage reduction while inside the circle, and recovers Health when she swaps locations.
Skins
5 skins
Gilded Feathers
Detective Rose
Divine Light
True Hertz
Ethereal Ice Blade
Playstyle
Bait the enemy crowd-control cooldowns before committing the engage. Wait for the first engage to use up enemy defensives, then second-engage to clean up.
Patch History
Damage and Recovery Upgrade
Enhanced Basic Attack and Ultimate Effect Upgrade