S9 Apr 2025 Stat Buffs
Skill 1 cooldown reduced, Ultimate damage increased
Wang Zhaojun
(王昭君) A Mid Difficulty
Mage
Crowd Control Mage Crowd Control/Frozen Balanced Medium
Wang Zhaojun
王昭君
A Mid
Difficulty Mage
Crowd Control Mage Crowd Control/Frozen Balanced Medium
Also known as
Wang Zhaojun is also known as Princess Frost (王昭君) in Chinese Honor of Kings references.
王昭君Princess FrostWang Zhao Jun
Quick summary
Wang Zhaojun is a strong Mid Mage who wants to lock down team fights with crowd control. Public guides recommend a build starting with Guardian - Radiance.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Wang Zhaojun, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Wang Zhaojun is a strong Mid Mage who wants to create engage windows with stuns and slows. Public guide data shows a build centered on Guardian - Radiance, Boots of Fortitude, Glacial Buckler, used to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows. Pick her when the draft lets Wang Zhaojun reach the targets her kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the matchup denies the windows her kit needs.
Pick Wang Zhaojun when
- Your team needs a setup hero whose Frigid Prison creates kill windows for the carry
- Your team has the structure to use her ability to farm safely and rotate to side lanes when the wave allows, since Wang Zhaojun delivers consistent damage output and timely roams.
- The enemy team relies on grouped fights or channeled abilities, exactly what Frigid Prison interrupts best.
Avoid Wang Zhaojun when
- The enemy team is loaded with cleanse, dashes, and immunity that bypass crowd control
- Your team needs a jungle pick more than Wang Zhaojun's specialty, leaving the role unfilled if you commit here.
- The enemy team is built around answers to Crowd Control, removing the windows Wang Zhaojun's kit needs to perform.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Wang Zhaojun's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate online: Winter is Here extends control duration, making team fights snowball off a single hit
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that Frigid Prison influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Default mid path
Public build references for Wang Zhaojun recommend Guardian - Radiance, Boots of Fortitude, Glacial Buckler, Venomous Staff, Succubus Cloak, and Breakthrough Robe. Use this as the baseline mage plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Ominous Premonition, Enigma - Moon Goddess, Sage's Sanctuary, Ardent Dominion, 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 mobility
Dashes and immunity skills bypass Wang Zhaojun's control. Force the enemy mobility before committing Winter is Here, and aim control on stationary targets like channeling carries.
Role positioning
Wang Zhaojun is a Mid pick whose value depends on consistent damage output and timely roams. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights her kit is not designed to win.
Common mistakes
- Throwing Frigid Prison on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Wang Zhaojun's commit reaches the target alive.
- Greeding farm in mid lane while side lanes get camped — rotation timing matters more than CS lead in most matchups.
Background
Princess Frost
“Have the plum trees in my hometown blossomed?”
A princess from the Central Plains, Wang Zhaojun's incomparable beauty is offset by her sorrowful expression, a reflection of her homesickness for her lost hometown. She was sent to the Northlands under the guise of a diplomatic marriage, but was instead offered to the Ice Gods. Frozen in ice, she fell into a deep slumber. When she awoke, her hometown was no longer the same, and kneeling before her were the people of the Northlands seeking asylum. Though she's now the guardian of the Northlands with the ability to control the power of frost, the plum blossoms of her hometown continue to linger in her heart.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 170 cm
- Style:
- Sorcery
- Nation:
- Chonokh
- Title:
- Princess in a Political Marriage
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Wang Zhaojun.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3206
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
44
HP/5s
Offense
166
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
365
Move Speed
640
Max Mana
16
Mana/5s
Ranged
Range
Current patch rates
Source: Camp APIMid lane
- Win rate
- 51.2%
- Pick rate
- 1.9%
- Ban rate
- 0.6%
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.
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Full AP burst
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Teratas
Mage support
Utility supportBest when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.
1ª
Mage support
Utility supportBest when your team needs peel, setup, or safer fight control more than damage.
FROST
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
random
Tank support
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Presets
Full AP burst
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Full AP burst
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
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Skills
passive Frozen Heart
Upon leaving combat, gains a shield that chills the attacker when taking damage. When the shield disappears, deals damage to nearby enemies. Every third Basic Attack is enhanced, inflicting extra damage and chill effects.
skill1 Shattered Ice
Damages and slows enemies in the target area while granting vision of Them.
skill2 Frigid Prison
After a brief delay, freezes enemies in the target area and slows them. Attacks on frozen targets deal extra damage.
ultimate Winter is Here
Continuously inflicts damage and slow on enemies in the target area.
Skins
9 skins
Embroiderer
Azalea Grace
Midnight Fantasy
Celestial Concert
Phoenix Princess
Afternoon Delight
Eternal Sailor Moon
Pop Star
Elven princess
Playstyle
Land control on the enemy carry, not the front-line tank — chain follow-up damage from teammates immediately after.
Patch History
S6 Jul 2024 Stat Nerfs
Reduced early game strength while allowing her to use Skill 2 more frequently in the late game