Honor of Kings Dun: Build, Synergy, Counter (Pro Guides)

Xiahou Dun in “Honor of Kings” excels as a Tank with Immunity, recovery, Control, and true damage capabilities. His Equipment build prioritizes tankiness, enhancing his unique abilities for sustained front-line presence and battle initiation. In team fights, he’s pivotal for diverting damage and starting engagements, allowing his team to exploit openings. His blend of durability, control, and offensive skills makes him a linchpin in turning the tide of battles and securing advantages.

Gameplay Techniques

Detail 1: Skill 1 can be cast again if it hits.
Detail 2: Skill 3 has a long range and can initiate fights.

Recommended Combo Sequence

Slow with Skill 1, control with Skill 3, use Skill 1 again for knock-up, then absorb damage with Skill 2, and finish with a basic attack.

Dun Skills and Abilities

Unyielding Might (Passive): When Xiahou Dun’s health falls below 50% and he receives damage, he gets an enhanced effect, recovering 4.5% of his maximum health with each skill or basic attack hit on a target, lasting 8 seconds. The cooldown of 【Devouring Gaze】 is 30 seconds.
Cooldown: 0s Cost: 0
Tips: When Xiahou Dun’s health is below 50%, do not just run away when being chased. Appropriately using skills or basic attacks to recover health can maximize the benefit of this effect, especially when chasing enemies.

Wind Slash (Skill 01): Xiahou Dun swings his greatsword, sending a blade wind in the designated direction, dealing 240/290/340/390/440/490(+100% physical attack) physical damage to enemies in its path and reducing their movement speed by 50%, lasting 2 seconds. After hitting a target with the blade wind, Mighty Slash can be cast, dealing 240/290/340/390/440/490(+100% physical attack) physical damage and knocking up enemies within range for 1 second.

Cooldown: 7s Cost: 40
Tips: This skill can only trigger the second phase, Mighty Slash, to knock up enemies, forming an area control effect, after hitting enemy heroes with the first phase. The second phase cannot be triggered when casting on minions or monsters.

Gale’s Benediction (Skill 02): Xiahou Dun deals 200/225/250/275/300/325(+70% physical attack) magic damage to surrounding enemies. Gains a shield equal to 12% of maximum health for 5 seconds, and the next three basic attacks deal 150/180/210/240/270/300 true damage (1.75 times effect on monsters), lasting 8 seconds. Each empowered basic attack hit reduces the cooldown of 【Unrestrained Blade】 by 1 second.
Cooldown: 10s Cost: 50
Tips: As it’s based on health, Xiahou Dun needs health equipment. The shield provides true damage on basic attacks for a short duration, and each basic attack can reduce the cooldown of the ultimate. This can be used to attack minions or monsters to refresh the ultimate faster.

Unruly Blade (Ultimate): Xiahou Dun throws a chain blade to a specified location, stopping when it reaches the maximum distance or hits an enemy. After stopping, the chain blade deals 300/425/550(+118% physical attack) physical damage to enemies in the area, pulling himself to the blade’s location and becoming immune to control during this time. The first enemy hit is stunned for 1 second. Upon reaching the target area, Xiahou Dun deals additional 300/425/550(+118% physical attack) physical damage to enemies in the area.
Cooldown: 15s Cost: 80
Tips: This skill is Xiahou Dun’s powerful ability to retain enemies, requiring prediction of the opponent’s movements. It’s very effective for chasing or ganking and can also be used for escaping by targeting minions, monsters, or even terrain features.

Using Technique

Clear lanes quickly with Skill 1 during laning, use Skill 2 in combat to increase output and absorb damage, use the ultimate for ganks and retaining enemies, and utilize monsters and structures for mobility.

Best Partners

• Luban No.7: Partnering with a support on the bottom lane, after leveling Skill 1, it’s easy to control enemies, combined with Luban No.7 carrying the red buff can pressure or even kill the enemy’s top laner. The same applies to the late game, making it convenient to catch enemies with Luban No.7.
• Li Bai: Xiahou Dun can create significant chaos in team fights, and with the control from Skills 1 and 3, he can disrupt enemy formations and buy time for Li Bai to use his ultimate.

Dun Counter

• Sun Shangxiang can easily dodge Xiahou Dun’s skills with her mobility.
• Diao Chan can effectively kite Xiahou Dun while avoiding his skills.

Counter Techniques

1. Try to dodge Xiahou Dun’s control skills with positioning;
2. Heroes with high mobility can kite him;
3. Do not engage in a fight with Xiahou Dun when both are low on health, be aware of his health recovery passive effect.

Team Fight Strategy

In team fights, Xiahou Dun often appears in the center of the melee, using his ultimate to initiate fights. Ideally, he should retain key enemy heroes, use Skill 1’s second phase for AOE control and retention, focusing more on protecting teammates to better output damage.