Honor of Kings Huang Zhong Guide: Best Marksman Build, Arcana & Combos (2026)

August 30, 2026

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Hero Information

Huang Zhong

Class: Marksman
Chinese Name: 黄忠

This seasoned veteran may have considered retiring, but his unwavering ambition and core principle to protect others never faded. Seeking greater strength, his former unit gave in to the dangerous allure of the Blood Clan, prompting Huang Zhong to abandon them in righteous anger. Fate eventually led him to Liu Bei and his allies, who helped upgrade his custom artillery weaponry. On the historic battlefields of Chibi, the old general fought fiercely, rekindling the legendary passion and warlike spirit of his youth.

Skills and Abilities

Firing Core

(Passive)

Huang Zhong gains a stack of critical strike rate and physical attack bonuses with every basic attack hit on an enemy, lasting for 1.5 seconds (up to 5 stacks).
Turret Form: Bonus gains from passive stacks are doubled while deployed in Heavy Turret mode.

Pursuit Potential

Cooldown: 9s

Huang Zhong gains a 70% movement speed boost that decays over 2 seconds. If he is currently deployed in Turret Form, casting this skill immediately packs up the turret and exits the state.
Passive Effect: Permanently increases Huang Zhong's Physical Attack by 30/36/42/48/54/60 points.

Warning Mine

Cooldown: 8s

Huang Zhong deploys a landmine at a designated location that grants vision. When an enemy triggers it, it deals 200/240/280/320/360/400 (+60% Physical Attack) Physical Damage, grants vision of the target for 3 seconds, slows them by 50%, and reduces their Armor by 10/12/14/16/18/20% for 2 seconds.
Triggering a mine also grants Huang Zhong a shield absorbing 200/240/280/320/360/400 (+50% Physical Attack) damage for 3 seconds. (Max 2 active mines at a time).

Heavy Turret

Cooldown: 16s

Huang Zhong anchors himself to the ground and enters stationary Turret Form for up to 15 seconds, gaining 200/300/400 Physical and Magical Defense. While deployed, his basic attack range is drastically increased, dealing 350/525/700 extra physical damage to enemies in the center of the area-of-effect (damage on the outer edges is reduced by 40%).
He can fire up to 7 enhanced cannon shots before automatically packing up. Structural damage to enemy turrets is reduced by 50%.
Passive Effect: Deploying into Turret Form automatically resets the cooldown of Pursuit Potential (Skill 1).

Recommended Build & Items

Best Arcana Setup

Recommended Common Skills

Gameplay Tips and Easy Combos

Early Laning & Farming: Huang Zhong is vulnerable early on. Play safe, focus on farming until reaching level 4, and secure core critical items before seeking aggressive engagements.
Mine Management: Place Skill 2 (Warning Mine) in side bushes to prevent enemy gank attempts. In 1v1 duels, cast Skill 2 directly under your target for extra armor shred and a defensive shield.
Turret Repositioning: Never stay static in Turret Form if enemy dive assassins are unaccounted for. Use Skill 1 immediately to pack up the turret and gain movement speed if enemies collapse on your position.
Core Marksman Combos:
- Combo 2-3-AA-1: Place Skill 2 under incoming enemies to slow and weaken armor, activate Ultimate (Skill 3) to shell them with heavy AoE attacks, then hit Skill 1 to pack up and reposition safely.
- Bush Ambush: 2-AA-1-3: Throw Skill 2 to initiate a slow, stack basic attacks to build passive crit stacks, hit Skill 1 to close distance, and finish off fleeing targets with Ultimate artillery fire.