Honor of Kings Lam Guide: Best Build, Arcana, Skills & Combos (2026)

August 23, 2026

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Honor of Kings Lam Guide: Best Build, Skills, Equipment & Combos

Hero Information

Lam

Class: Assassin
Chinese Name: 澜

The man known as Lam was exiled by his tribe at an early age due to his sinister birth mark and feared for his uncanny ability to manipulate water. Saved from the brink of death by Cao Cao, he was raised as a cold-blooded assassin who operated exclusively in the shadows. His worldview shifted dramatically during a fateful mission to execute Cai Yan (Little Lute), whose warmth and innocence melted his frozen heart. Rejecting his dark past, Lam now wields his shark-like blades solely to protect those he holds dear.

Skills and Abilities

Hunting

(Passive)

When an enemy hero's Health falls below 30%, Lam marks them as "Prey". All of Lam's skills and basic attacks deal an additional 15% True Damage to targets designated as Prey.

Wave Breaker

Cooldown: 10s

Lam dives underground, entering a "Diving" state and gaining 60 Movement Speed for 3 seconds. Re-casting the skill or reaching the duration limit forces him to leap out, returning 50% of this skill's cooldown.

Lauching a basic attack while diving causes Lam to spring out of the water to slash enemies, dealing 300/350/400/450/500/550 (+120% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage and applying a 50% slow for 1.5 seconds.

Passive: The Diving duration is infinite inside the River area. If an enemy hero designated as "Prey" enters a 1500-unit range, Lam gains an additional 450 Movement Speed.

Cut Off

Cooldown: 7s

Lam spins his twin blades, striking nearby enemies twice to deal 225/265/305/345/385/425 (+40% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage. Each enemy hit grants 1 mark (up to 3 marks maximum).

Basic attacks consume 1 mark to instantly dash toward the target, dealing 50/60/70/80/90/100 (+75% Physical Attack) Physical Damage and healing Lam for 70/84/98/112/126/140 (+30% Extra Physical Attack) (+2% Extra Health) HP. Each enhanced dash reduces the cooldown of this skill by 1 second.

Casting while in the Diving state adds a dash displacement and refunds 50% of Wave Breaker's cooldown.

Execution

Cooldown: 40/35/30s

Lam hurls his dagger, slowing enemies in its path by 90% for 0.5 seconds. After a brief delay, he rushes to the dagger's location, dragging all enemies caught along the path to the end point and dealing 550/800/1050 (+170% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage.

Casting Execution while Diving bypasses the dagger throw, immediately dragging enemies along the dash path and reducing Wave Breaker's cooldown by 50%.

Recommended Build & Items

Lam Recommended Item 2 - Boots of Resistance

Lam Recommended Item 6 - Cuirass of Savagery

Best Arcana Setup

Recommended Common Skills

Gameplay Tips and Easy Combos

Infinite Skill 2 Resets: Maximizing mark collection with Skill 2 and weaving auto-attacks allows you to rapidly reset its cooldown for relentless dash-slashes in skirmishes.
Turret Kidnapping: Use the long-distance displacement of Skill 3 (Ultimate) to drag key targets out of safe zones or straight under allied defense towers.
River Mobility: Take advantage of Lam's infinite diving duration in the River zone to rotate rapidly between lanes and pull off unexpected ambushes.
Backline Isolation: Use Skill 1's diving speed boost to bypass frontliners, then cast Ultimate to pull the enemy damage dealer away from their support team.