Mozi
(墨子)Mage/Fighter
Mozi
墨子
Mage/Fighter
Also known as
Mozi's Chinese name is 墨子.
Quick summary
Mozi is a strong Mid Mage who wants to lock down team fights with crowd control. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of Tranquility. Watch for Dolia-style counters in the enemy draft.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Mozi, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Mozi is a strong Mid Mage who wants to isolate high-priority targets with hard control chains. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of Tranquility, Holy Grail, Stone of Sorcery, used to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows. Pick him when the draft lets Mozi reach targets that aren't built around Dolia-style answers; avoid when the matchup denies the windows his kit needs.
Pick Mozi when
- Your team needs a setup hero whose Cannon Blast creates kill windows for the carry
- Your team has a hyper-carry who needs his backline protection to reach scaling
- The enemy draft includes Cirrus, Lam, and Li Bai, who appear in counter data as matchups Mozi can pressure.
Avoid Mozi when
- The enemy team is loaded with cleanse, dashes, and immunity that bypass crowd control
- Your team needs proactive engage rather than a reactive shield-and-peel kit
- The enemy already drafted Dolia, Guiguzi, and Nezha, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Mozi.
Power spikes
Build decisions
Default mid path
Public build references for Mozi recommend Boots of Tranquility, Holy Grail, Stone of Sorcery, Scepter of Reverberation, Savant's Wrath, and Nebulon Wood. Use this as the baseline mage plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Void Staff, Sage's Tome, Sage's Sanctuary, Destiny, and Ardent Dominion. 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 Dolia
Dolia and Guiguzi are flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Mozi. Read the enemy's primary win condition, time Mozi's key cooldowns to the moment that condition activates, and don't pre-commit when the matchup answer is still up.
Versus mobility
Dashes and immunity skills bypass Mozi's control. Force the enemy mobility before committing Think Inside the Box, and aim control on stationary targets like channeling carries.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Dyadia, Zhuangzi, and Ming as strong partners for Mozi. Plan engages around Dyadia's setup window, then second-engage with Think Inside the Box.
Common mistakes
- Throwing Cannon Blast on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
- Pre-shielding before the engage actually starts, wasting the absorb window before damage lands.
- Ignoring Dolia and Guiguzi 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
Peacekeeper
“Survival is the greatest challenge!”
Mozi is an accomplished master in the art of machinery, who has traveled through ancient ruins and helped establish Jixia Academy. He also participated in the building of Chang'an, and he personally guards the city with his machines. Relying on his extraordinary talent for piloting them, Mozi and his machinery have become symbols of peace.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 182 cm (mech form 512 cm)
- Style:
- Mechanoid
- Nation:
- Jixia Academy
- Title:
- One of the Three Sages of Jixia
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Mozi.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
Offense
Utility
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIMid lane
- Win rate
- 49.8%
- Pick rate
- 1.2%
- Ban rate
- 1.1%
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.
Full AP burst
Utility supportBest when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.
Full AP burst
Utility supportBest when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Presets
Recommended Build
Flash
Skills
Every 4th Basic Attack deals area damage and knocks back enemies. Gains shield stacks when using skills, for up to 3 stacks.
Dashes in the target direction, dealing damage to enemies along the way. The next Basic Attack is enhanced, becoming Fight for Peace.
Fires a shell in the target direction, stunning and dealing AoE damage to the 1st enemy hit. The shell leaves a crater in the ground after reaching its max range or hitting an enemy, dealing damage over time to enemies that step init.
Deals continuous damage to enemies within a certain range of himself, stunning enemies every time he deals damage.
Skins
6 skins
Stone Sentinel
Holy Sentinel
Mozi Mk. II
Gold Scorpio
Holy Sentinel
Metal Storm
Playstyle
Stay near the carry and time shields/heals to overlap the enemy's damage window, not before. Land control on the enemy carry, not the front-line tank — chain follow-up damage from teammates immediately after.