S14 Mar 2026 Stat Nerfs
Adjusted skill damage
Marco Polo
(马可波罗) A Farm Difficulty
Marksman
Nimble Marksman Ranged Harass Balanced Hard
Marco Polo
马可波罗
A Farm
Difficulty Marksman
Nimble Marksman Ranged Harass Balanced Hard
Also known as
Marco Polo's Chinese name is 马可波罗.
马可波罗
Quick summary
Marco Polo is a top-tier Farm Marksman who wants to output sustained ranged damage. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of Dexterity. Watch for Lian Po-style counters in the enemy draft.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Marco Polo, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Marco Polo is a top-tier Farm Marksman who wants to control space with safe ranged abilities. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of Dexterity, Swiftstrike Lance, Sparkforged Dagger, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick him when the draft lets Marco Polo reach targets that aren't built around Lian Po-style answers; avoid when the matchup denies the windows his kit needs.
Pick Marco Polo when
- The enemy team plays dive comp, giving you space to poke before they engage
- The enemy team has front-line targets that Marco Polo can chip down with sustained ranged damage
- The enemy draft includes Cirrus, Mai Shiranui, and Wukong, who appear in counter data as matchups Marco Polo can pressure.
Avoid Marco Polo when
- The enemy has hard engage that closes distance through poke patterns
- The game is decided early before the marksman can hit core item spikes
- The enemy already drafted Lian Po, Liu Bang, and Zhang Fei, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Marco Polo.
Power spikes
Early game: farm safely behind the support, surviving lane phase to reach the marksman scaling window.
Mana sustain online: poke patterns become repeatable once cooldown reduction and mana regen items come online
Late game: with full damage online, sustained DPS outpaces enemy healing in extended fights.
Build decisions
Default farm path
Public build references for Marco Polo recommend Boots of Dexterity, Swiftstrike Lance, Sparkforged Dagger, Doomsday, Cloud Piercer, and Frigid Charge. Use this as the baseline marksman plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Deepfrost Siege, Daybreaker's Virtue, Sage's Sanctuary, and Destiny. 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 Lian Po
Lian Po and Liu Bang are flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Marco Polo. 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 hard engage
Marco Polo loses value when forced into close-range fights. Stick with the front line, hold a flash or repositioning skill, and avoid being caught alone in the river.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Dharma, Liu Shan, and Zhang Fei as strong partners for Marco Polo. Plan engages around Dharma's setup window, then second-engage with Fevered Barrage.
Common mistakes
- Spending mana on poke that does not threaten kills, leaving you empty for the actual fight.
- Auto-attacking instead of repositioning when the enemy assassin is missing — losing the marksman loses the fight.
- Ignoring Lian Po and Liu Bang 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
Gunslinger
“An entire world is waiting to be discovered out there!”
Marco Polo bears many titles—traveler, adventurer, polyglot... Free-spirited, intelligent, and passionate, he has an insatiable thirst for knowledge. The intrepid lad was raised by his uncle after losing his father at a young age. However, he also inherited a fragment of the ancient Arcana from his father, which was the key to the origins of knowledge. Once he deciphered the information pertaining to the source of knowledge, he followed in his father's footsteps, carrying his twin guns to the distant eastern continent on his own quest for knowledge.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 179 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Navenian Clans
- Title:
- Explorer
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Marco Polo.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3207
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
46
HP/5s
Offense
175
Phys ATK
10%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
360
Move Speed
200
Max Mana
50
Mana/5s
Ranged
Range
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIFarm lane
- Win rate
- 49.9%
- Pick rate
- 2.1%
- Ban rate
- 0.3%
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.
Crit attack speed
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Attack speed
Beginner friendlyBest if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.
Attack speed
Beginner friendlyBest if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.
Attack speed
Beginner friendlyBest if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.
Attack speed
SustainBest for longer fights where healing and uptime matter more than raw burst.
Attack speed
Beginner friendlyBest if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.
Populer
Crit attack speed
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Attack speed
SustainBest for longer fights where healing and uptime matter more than raw burst.
Attack speed
Beginner friendlyBest if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.
Skills
passive Chain Reaction
Basic Attack and skill hits inflict stacks on the opponent, dealing extra truedamage at max stacks. Extra Attack Speed bonuses increase the number ofbullets fired by Skill 1 and 3.
skill1 Resplendent Revolver
Fires in the target direction for a period of time and gains increasedMovement Speed while firing.
skill2 Roaming Gun
Teleports in the target direction.Passive: Gains Attack and Movement Speed when a nearby enemy hero is within range.
ultimate Fevered Barrage
Shifts in the target direction and deals damage over time to nearby enemies within range.
Skins
6 skins
Mirage Streamer
Interstellar Ranger
Deepsea Explorer
Shadowslinger
Funky Western
Shan Hai Trees
Playstyle
Manage mana carefully — burning resources on poke leaves nothing for the actual fight window. 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
S6 Jul 2024 Mechanics Upgrade
Smoothed Attack Speed gains, improving growth.
Show details
Marco Polo's current Attack Speed benefits don't pay off much until the late game, so we gave the Attack Speed boost of his Skill 1 and Ultimate more specific tiering to ensure that early-game Attack Speed boosts provide a corresponding reward.