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

Alessio, A Marksman in “Honor of Kings” excels with mobility and burst damage, specializing in airborne attacks and precise executions. An optimal equipment build for him emphasizes attack speed, physical attack enhancement, and survivability to maximize his combat effectiveness.

In team fights, his role is pivotal for executing low-health targets and utilizing mobility for positioning. Items boosting attack power, speed, and defensive capabilities, alongside cooldown reduction, are key to leveraging his unique aerial combat and kiting abilities, ensuring dominance in skirmishes and team engagements.

Alessio Hero Profile, Position and Lane Intro

HERO TIER	S
CLASS	Marksman
SUB CLASS	Deft Marksman
SPECIALITY	Ranged Harass
STAGES	Balanced
LANE	Farm Lane
FIGHT POSITION	Backline
CRIMSON GOLEM	Highly Dependent
PRICE	688 Tokens or 13888 Gold

Alessio Pro Build

Items/Equipment

• Shadow Ripper
• Boots of Resistance
• Boots of Dexterity
• Eternity Blade
• Daybreaker
• Bloodweeper
• Sunchaser

Arcana

• Calamity 10x
• Reaver 10x
• Eagle Eye 10x

Common Skills

• Flash

Alessio Skills and Abilities

Rebellious Little Hawk
Alessio’ss basic attacks fire shells that have an area of effect and additionally deal 1% of the target’s maximum health as damage. When attacking on the ground, the shells can be blocked by enemy heroes.
Cooldown: 0s
Cost: 0
Tips: Alessio’s rocket shells can deal area damage, effective against groups of enemies.

Upgraded Shell (Skill 01)
Alessio loads enhanced shells, making the next 3 basic attacks have a stronger area attack effect, additionally dealing 1% of the target’s maximum health + 200/216/232/248/264/280 (+15% physical attack) physical damage.
Cooldown: 5s
Cost: 65+5/lv
Tips: Activate the first ability to increase output and damage range when clashing.

Legendary Hero Debut (Skill 02)
Alessio throws a smoke bomb, creating a smoke screen that grants invisibility to himself and allies within it, lasting 3.5 seconds. Alessio also gains explosive acceleration for 0.8 seconds, allowing movement, basic attacks, and skill use while airborne and ignoring terrain. Using basic attacks and the third skill while airborne extends the airborne duration. Using the second skill in the air won’t throw a smoke bomb, and basic attacks can’t be blocked by enemies.
Cooldown: 12/11.6/11.2/10.8/10.4/10s
Cost: 70+5/lv
Tips: Use the second skill to take off before a fight or to retreat after a fight.

Sunset Fireworks Show (Ultimate):
Lai Xiao leaps into the air, gaining brief invincibility, targets an enemy hero, and fires 5 missiles. Each missile deals 400/500/600 (+50% physical attack) (+8% of the target’s lost health) physical damage within the explosion area. The damage of subsequent missiles to the same target is reduced to 25%, and at most one enemy hero can share a missile intended for the targeted hero.
Cooldown: 45s
Cost: 100+10/lv
Tips: Use it to execute enemies when they start to retreat with low health.

HOK Alessio Teammates

• Yao can protect Lai Xiao.
• Ghost Valley Master can gather enemies, making it easier for Alessio to carry out area damage.

Alessio Counter

• Assassins can flank and cut in.
• High burst damage heroes like sun wukong, jing can quickly deal with Alessio.

Alessio Battle Tips and Technique

• You can move and attack while airborne, which can be used for kiting. The ultimate has execution damage, remember to use it on low-health targets, not when the enemy is at full health.
• Hard crowd control and suppression abilities can immediately bring Alessio down from the air.
• Focus on executing and chasing, do not engage at the beginning of a team fight.