HoK:: Gao Best Build, Combo & Counter (Pro Guides)

GAO

Mage

Mid Lane

Gao is a mage in Honor of Kings, known for his exceptional burst damage and poking ability. His Skill 3 provides significant damage reduction, allowing him to dive into enemy lines effectively. For an optimal build, focus on items that enhance attack damage and cooldown reduction.

SKILLS

This is the list of skills of Gao

Passive

Guitar Solo

Cooldown: 0s, Cost: 0

Gao’s basic attacks and abilities count as playing a chord. Every third chord strengthens his next basic attack into an Energy Chord, dealing 280 (+80% magic attack) magic damage to enemies in its path.

Tips: Energy Chord has a piercing effect and benefits from both physical and magical scaling. This makes it an effective tool for poking and dealing consistent damage throughout the game.

Skill 01

Wild Chord

Cooldown: 8/7.8/7.6/7.4/7.2/7 seconds, Cost: 80

Gao strums a note, dealing 350/410/470/530/590/650 (+47% magic attack) magic damage to up to 2 enemies in range. The note bounces up to 2 times to nearby enemies, with subsequent hits on the same target dealing only 30% damage.

Tips: Wild Chord can hit two enemy units simultaneously and has a decent casting range. It’s useful for poking during laning or softening up enemies before team fights, and it provides solid early-game damage.

Skill 02

String Bender

Cooldown: 8/7.8/7.6/7.4/7.2/7 seconds, Cost: 80

Gao strums a note, dealing 350/410/470/530/590/650 (+47% magic attack) magic damage to up to 2 enemies in range. The note bounces up to 2 times to nearby enemies, with subsequent hits on the same target dealing only 30% damage.

Tips: String Bender can hit two enemy units simultaneously and has a decent casting range. It’s useful for poking during laning or softening up enemies before team fights, and it provides solid early-game damage.

Ultimate

Rock Out!

Cooldown: 45/37.5/30 seconds, Cost: 140

Gao performs an intense solo for 5 seconds, strumming every 0.5 seconds, dealing 200/275/350 (+20% magic attack) magic damage with each strum. Gao gains 50/60/70% movement speed at the start of the solo, which decays over 3 seconds. During the solo, Gao also gains 5% damage reduction for each enemy hero nearby.

Tips: Rock Out! provides continuous AOE damage combined with damage reduction and increased mobility. This skill shines in late-game team fights, allowing Gao to deal significant magic damage and dive into the enemy backline effectively.