S14 Apr 2026 Stat Buffs
Increased skill damage and recovery
Lu Bu
(吕布) A Clash Lane Difficulty
Fighter/Tank
Heavy Fighter Cleanup Late Game Medium
Lu Bu
吕布
A Clash Lane
Difficulty Fighter/Tank
Heavy Fighter Cleanup Late Game Medium
Also known as
Lu Bu's Chinese name is 吕布.
吕布
Quick summary
Lu Bu is a mid-tier Clash Lane Fighter who wants to soak engage and create space. Public guides recommend a build starting with Lightfoot Shoes. Watch for Han Xin-style counters in the enemy draft.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Lu Bu, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Lu Bu is a balanced Clash Lane Fighter who wants to finish off low-health targets after the enemy uses their key skills. Public guide data shows a build centered on Lightfoot Shoes, Pure Sky, Boots of Fortitude, used to soak pressure in lane and threaten side objectives. Pick him when the draft lets Lu Bu reach targets that aren't built around Han Xin-style answers; avoid when the enemy is built around percent-HP damage and armor penetration.
Pick Lu Bu when
- Your team can engage first, letting Lu Bu second-wave into low-health targets
- The enemy team has high physical or magic burst that demands a dedicated tank to absorb
- The enemy draft includes Heino, Daji, and Luna, who appear in counter data as matchups Lu Bu can pressure.
Avoid Lu Bu when
- Your team has no primary engage, leaving the cleanup pick with nothing to follow up on
- Your team comp lacks damage and adding another non-damage pick collapses the win condition
- The enemy already drafted Han Xin, Lam, and Pei, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Lu Bu.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Lu Bu's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate online: Tremble, Mortals provides the cleanup finisher once the enemy commits cooldowns
Late game: full build online, Lu Bu reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor him once items are completed.
Build decisions
Default clash lane path
Public build references for Lu Bu recommend Lightfoot Shoes, Pure Sky, Boots of Fortitude, Overlord's Might, Destiny, and Boots of Resistance. Use this as the baseline fighter plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Mortal Punisher, Demonsbane, and Immovable - Sky Dome. 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 Lam are flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Lu Bu. Track when the enemy carry buys percent-HP or armor-penetration items and adjust his item path accordingly.
Versus disengage tools
Heroes with strong disengage neutralize cleanup windows. Hold Tremble, Mortals until the disengage is used, then commit on the second engage.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Donghuang, Dyadia, and Guiguzi as strong partners for Lu Bu. Plan engages around Donghuang's setup window, then second-engage with Tremble, Mortals.
Common mistakes
- Engaging first instead of second — cleanup picks lose their value as primary engagers.
- Building damage items hoping to deal kills, when the team needs the durability that makes you a tank in the first place.
- Ignoring Han Xin and Lam on the enemy team when picking fights — counter data flags them as direct answers, so engage timing must respect their cooldowns.
- Forcing solo engages instead of waiting for ally commit — Lu Bu's value compounds when the team follows up on engages.
Background
Unrivaled Warrior
“I am the world's worst nightmare!”
If the original Lu Bu was a nearly invincible fighter, the reborn Lu Bu is a nightmare unleashed upon the world. But after the mighty warrior vowed his unending love to Diaochan, the deadly dancer, he was slowly entangled in her web of schemes and lies, and ultimately met a tragic end. Unwilling to accept death, he chose to return as a fiend. Using his Crescent Halberd to capture the souls of his enemies, Lu Bu has been consumed by the hatred in his heart, and the fiend's wrath shall set the world ablaze.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 192 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- No Faction
- Title:
- Reborn Warrior
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Lu Bu.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3587
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
54
HP/5s
Offense
182
Phys ATK
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
380
Move Speed
Melee
Range
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIClash Lane
- Win rate
- 48.5%
- Pick rate
- 1.2%
- Ban rate
- 0.1%
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.
Bruiser
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Populer
Physical damage
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Bruiser
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Bruiser
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Jungle Bruiser
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Anomali
Full tank
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Bruiser
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
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Physical damage
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Skills
passive Bloodthirsty Ancestry
Becomes enhanced when Skill 1 or Ultimate hits an enemy hero. While enhanced, Basic Attacks, Skill 1, and Ultimate deal true damage and restore Health.
skill1 Impaling Thrust
Performs a sweep attack to the target area. Restores a certain amount of Health with each enemy hero hit. Failing to hit a hero will cause the enhancement to disappear.
skill2 Souleater
Slows enemies in the target area and grants a shield for each enemy hit (upto 3 stacks). The shield value is converted to Health over time.
ultimate Tremble, Mortals
Leaps to the target location, launching and damaging enemies within range upon landing, then forming a killing field. While inside the killing field, he gains increased Physical and Magical Defense, while enemies suffer damage and slow.
Skins
6 skins
Skychasing Halberd
Oceanfury
Yuletide Cheer
Dunhuang Drums
Doomsday Mecha
King of the Hunters
Playstyle
Wait for the first engage to use up enemy defensives, then second-engage to clean up. Engage on cooldown windows where carries can free-cast, not before your team is in position.
Patch History
S8 Jan 2025 Mechanics Upgrade
Basic Attacks and skills deal true damage when enhanced and gain Physical Pierce when not enchanted.
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True damage is the highlight of Lu Bu's playstyle, but it's not always possible to enchant his weapon. Therefore, we have added a new mechanic so Lu Bu can deal more damage when unenchanted.
S6 Aug 2024 Stat Buffs
Skill 2 has newly added damage.
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"We've increased the damage of Lu Bu's Skill 2 to prevent opponents from escaping with low Health. His restoration and shield capabilities benefit much more from high-attack builds compared to survival-focused builds, so we've made adjustments accordingly."