The immortals

• 变Seventy-Two TransformationsPassiveEvery fourth basic attack is a guaranteed critical strike.
• 击Ruyi StrikeDamageThrust the Ruyi Jingu Bang forward, extending it to strike every foe in a line.
• 旋Staff WhirlwindControlSpin the staff around you, battering and slowing every enemy nearby by 35%.
• 云Cloud SomersaultMobilityLeap onto a cloud toward the cursor and land in Golden Body, gaining a shield.
• 柱Pillar of HeavenUltimateThe staff grows to the size of a sky pillar and slams down, knocking up everything beneath.
• 猴Monkey WarriorsTroopPluck a tuft of hair and blow it into five monkey warriors armed with little staffs.

“Heaven itself cannot hold me!”

Sources: Journey to the West (Xiyou ji), attributed to Wu Cheng'en, 1592: chapters 1–2 (birth and training), 3 (the staff), 4–7 (Havoc in Heaven and the Buddha's palm), 14 (freed by Tang Sanzang), 100 (made a Buddha). The Monkey King may draw on the white ape of older tales and on Hanuman of the Ramayana; scholars still argue which.

• 眼Third EyePassiveSees enemies hiding in brush within 500 range.
• 眼Third Eye BeamDamageThe third eye opens and fires a long beam of divine light.
• 戟Trident WhirlControlSpin the three-pointed blade, cutting all foes around you and slowing them by 30%.
• 跃Divine LeapMobilityLeap to a point and crash down on enemies there.
• 天Heavenly GazeUltimateA vast beam of judgment that stuns everything it touches.
• 犬Celestial HoundsTroopA pack of five celestial hounds led by the spirit of Xiaotian. Their bites slow.

“Nothing hides from the third eye.”

Sources: Journey to the West, chapter 6: the battle with the Monkey King. Investiture of the Gods: Yang Jian and the hound.

• 誓Oath of BrotherhoodPassiveGains 6 armor and 6 resist for each allied hero within 700 range.
• 月Crescent BladeDamageSweep the Green Dragon Crescent Blade around you, slowing all it cuts by 30%.
• 驰Red Hare ChargeControlCharge on Red Hare, stunning the first enemies you crash into.
• 义Peach Garden OathDefenseRecall the sworn oath. Heal and gain +40 armor for 4s.
• 斩Green Dragon ReapingUltimateA vast reaping arc that stuns every enemy around you.
• 矛Shu Guandao GuardTroopFive armored halberdiers of Shu who hold the line beside you.

“For loyalty and the oath!”

Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), Chen Shou, 3rd century: the historical Guan Yu. Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo yanyi), attributed to Luo Guanzhong, 14th century: chapter 1 (the Peach Garden oath), 5 (the warm wine), 25–27 (the five passes), 77 (his death).

• 食Bottomless AppetitePassiveEvery soldier or monster he finishes adds 4 max health for the rest of the match (up to 400); hero takedowns add 20.
• 耙Nine-Toothed RakeDamageDrag the rake through a wide line, slowing everything it catches by 30%.
• 扑Belly FlopControlBound toward the cursor and land belly-first, knocking up the enemies he lands on.
• 馋GluttonyDefenseA quick feast: heal, gain a shield and +30 armor and +20 resist for 4s.
• 帅Marshal of the Heavenly CanopyUltimateHe remembers he was once a celestial admiral: a great stomp stuns all around him, then he grows, with +50 armor and resist for 6s.
• 猪Piglet GuardTroopFive sturdy piglets in little helmets who trot into battle beside him.

“Is it dinner time yet?”

Sources: Journey to the West, chapters 8, 18–19 (Gao Village) and 100. Marshal Tianpeng was an older Taoist war god before the novel made him a pig.

• 潮Lord of TidesPassiveIn the river, moves 20% faster and regenerates 2% max health per second.
• 珠Tidal OrbDamageLaunch a pearl of seawater that bursts on impact.
• 漩WhirlpoolControlOpen a whirlpool that slows by 50% and grinds foes for 2.5s.
• 冲Dragon SurgeMobilitySurge forward in dragon form, stunning foes you crash through.
• 怒Wrath of the SeaUltimateA tidal blast around you, then +40 armor and +25% power for 6s.
• 蟹Crab General & Shrimp SoldiersTroopA hulking crab general and four shrimp soldiers rise from the sea.

“The sea answers its king!”

Sources: Journey to the West, chapter 3: the Monkey King takes the staff. Investiture of the Gods, chapters 12–14: Nezha and Ao Bing.

• 皮Iron HidePassiveTakes 20% less damage from troops, soldiers and monsters, and crowd control on him wears off 20% faster.
• 棍Iron CudgelDamageSmash the mixed-iron cudgel through a wide line, slowing everything it hits by 30%.
• 角Horns of the BullControlLower his horns and charge. Enemies in his path are carried along to the end of the charge, then stunned for 0.9s.
• 吼Demon King's RoarControlA roar that compels nearby enemies to stumble toward him for 1.2s, and +25 armor for 3s.
• 牛Great White BullUltimateBecome the giant white bull for 8s: a stomp knocks up everyone around him, he gains 25% health, +40 armor and resist, and every hoofbeat strikes all enemies near him.
• 骑Buffalo CavalryTroopFive horned demons riding water buffalo. Their first blow after a charge knocks the target back.

“The Demon King has come!”

Sources: Journey to the West, chapter 3 (the seven brothers), chapters 40–42 (Red Boy) and chapters 59–61 (the palm-leaf fan and the battle).

• 生Lotus RebirthPassiveOnce every 120 seconds, a killing blow leaves Nezha at 15% health instead.
• 枪Fire-tipped SpearDamageThrust the fire-tipped spear in a straight line.
• 圈Universe RingControlHurl the Qiankun Ring. It stuns the first enemy it strikes.
• 轮Wind Fire WheelsMobilityBurst forward on the burning wheels, scorching enemies you pass and gaining 30% speed for 2s.
• 臂Three Heads Six ArmsUltimateTransform: +80% attack speed and +35% power for 7s.
• 火Fire Wheel ChildrenTroopFive fiery child warriors on wind-fire wheels that burn what they strike.

“Burn, wheels of wind and fire!”

Sources: Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen yanyi), attributed to Xu Zhonglin, 16th century: chapters 12–14. Journey to the West, chapter 4: Nezha fights the Monkey King with three heads and six arms.

• 饥Hunger for Immortal FleshPassiveBasic attacks on enemies below half health heal her for 25% of the damage dealt.
• 鞭Bone WhipDamageLash a whip of vertebrae in a line. Heroes struck are haunted for 3s: her next basic attack on them deals 40% more damage.
• 尸Corpse EscapeMobilityLeave a false corpse behind and slip away toward the cursor. The corpse bursts a moment later, hurting and slowing anyone near it.
• 变Three DisguisesUtilityTake the guise of a harmless villager for 3.5s: hidden from enemies who are not close, and 25% faster. Her first attack from disguise deals 50% more damage.
• 噬Devour the PilgrimUltimateReveal her true form and pounce on the enemy hero nearest the cursor: heavy damage plus 15% of their missing health, healing her for half of it, and a bone cage that roots them.
• 骷Skeleton SoldiersTroopFive skeletons claw their way out of the earth. From rank III, each one that falls reassembles once.

“Such tender pilgrims.”

Sources: Journey to the West, chapter 27, “The corpse demon three times tricks Tang Sanzang; the holy monk in anger dismisses the Handsome Monkey King”, and chapters 28–31. The Shaoxing opera film Monkey King Thrice Defeats the White Bone Demon (1960) made her one of the best-known villains of the novel.

• 月Moonlight GracePassiveAbility hits on enemy heroes restore Qi.
• 光MoonbeamDamageA piercing beam of moonlight that passes through every foe in a line.
• 霜Lunar FrostControlFrost falls on an area, damaging and slowing by 45%.
• 升AscensionMobilityDrift weightlessly to a nearby point.
• 圆Full MoonUltimateCall down the full moon: a huge delayed blast that stuns.
• 兔Jade Rabbit and the Moon RabbitsTroopThe Jade Rabbit, who pounds the elixir of immortality beneath the osmanthus tree, leads four moon rabbits. Every 6s it shares the elixir, healing every ally near it; the rabbits hurl moon elixir that heals allies and stings enemies.

“Bathe in the light of the full moon.”

Sources: Huainanzi, “Peering into the Obscure” (Lanming), 2nd century BCE: the elixir and the flight. Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang (Youyang zazu), Duan Chengshi, 9th century: Wu Gang and the osmanthus.

• 谋StrategistPassiveLanding an ability on an enemy hero shortens his other basic abilities by 0.5 seconds.
• 扇Feather Fan GaleDamageA gust from the feather fan that cuts through every enemy in a line.
• 卦Eight TrigramsControlDraw the eight trigrams on the ground. After 1s, all inside are rooted for 1.4s.
• 风Wind StepMobilityBorrow the east wind and step to a nearby point.
• 火Fire at Red CliffsUltimateSet a long wall of fire burning for 4s.
• 弩Wooden Ox & CrossbowmenTroopA wooden ox automaton that wrecks towers, escorted by four repeating-crossbow archers.

“The east wind rises.”

Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms: the historical chancellor of Shu Han (181–234). Romance of the Three Kingdoms: chapters 37–38 (the three visits), 46 (borrowing arrows), 49 (the east wind), 95 (the empty fort, a story the novel invented).

• 牙Venom FangsPassiveBasic attacks poison the target for 3 seconds.
• 毒Venom SpitDamageSpit serpent venom that keeps burning for 3s.
• 水Flood of JinshanControlFlood an area for 3s, slowing and drowning enemies.
• 蜕Shed SkinMobilitySlip out of your skin: a quick dash and a shield.
• 潮Rising TideUltimateA tidal wave rolls across the battlefield, crushing and slowing everything it passes.
• 蛇Serpent MaidensTroopFive serpent maidens of the West Lake who spit venom from range.

“Let the tide take them.”

Sources: “Madam White Is Kept Forever Under Leifeng Pagoda”, in Stories to Caution the World (Jingshi tongyan), Feng Menglong, 1624. Later operas and novels made her a heroine rather than a demon; the Legend of the White Snake is one of China's Four Great Folktales.

• 射SunshooterPassiveBasic attacks deal 20% more damage to targets above 70% health.
• 贯Sun-Piercing ArrowDamageA burning arrow that pierces every enemy in a long line.
• 日Fall of the Nine SunsControlBurning arrows rain on an area for 2s, slowing by 30%.
• 跃Archer's LeapMobilityLeap away toward the cursor and nock a faster arrow: +40% attack speed for 3s.
• 神The Arrow That Felled the SunsUltimateA colossal arrow that flies across the battlefield and stuns the first hero struck.
• 乌Sun CrowsTroopFive three-legged golden crows of the sun that dive at your enemies and set them alight.

“One sun is enough.”

Sources: Huainanzi, “The Basic Warp” (Benjing), 2nd century BCE: the ten suns and the monsters. Questions of Heaven (Tianwen) in the Songs of Chu, 4th–3rd century BCE.

• 驰Cavalry StridePassiveMoves 30% faster after 4 seconds without fighting.
• 箭VolleyDamageLoose five arrows in a fan.
• 钉Pinning ArrowControlA heavy arrow that roots the first enemy it hits for 1.2s.
• 翻Cavalry TumbleMobilityRoll toward the cursor and beat the war drums: +50% attack speed for 3s.
• 雨Rain of ArrowsUltimateA storm of arrows falls on a wide area for 3s, slowing all within.
• 骑Northern RidersTroopFive riders of the northern frontier gallop to your side.

“Archers, loose!”

Sources: The Ballad of Mulan (Mulan ci), probably from the Northern Wei (5th–6th century), preserved in the Music Bureau Collection (Yuefu shiji) of Guo Maoqian, 12th century. The surname Hua comes later, from Xu Wei's Ming play The Female Mulan.

• 塔LighthousePassiveAllied heroes near Mazu regenerate 0.85% of their max health per second.
• 灯Sea LanternDamageFling a lantern of sea-light that bursts on impact and slows by 30%.
• 安Calm WatersSupportCalm the sea around a point: every ally there is healed.
• 护Guardian of SailorsDefenseShield every nearby ally and speed them up by 20% for 2.5s.
• 圣Light of MeizhouUltimateHer lantern blazes: heal all allies around her and stun enemies close by.
• 灯Lantern MaidensTroopFive maidens with sea lanterns whose light heals allies and stings enemies.

“The lanterns will guide you home.”

Sources: Song dynasty records of Meizhou Island and the first imperial titles (12th century). The Qing court named her Tianhou in 1684; Mazu belief and customs were inscribed by UNESCO in 2009.

• 忌Jiang Taigong Is HerePassive"Where Jiang Taigong is, no taboo holds." Allied heroes within 650 of him gain 20% tenacity.
• 鞭Whip that Beats GodsDamageCrack the divine whip at the first enemy in a line. It only truly harms immortals: heroes take full damage and are stunned for 0.5s, everything else takes little.
• 钓Straight HookControlCast a line with a straight, unbaited hook. The first enemy hero caught is hooked for 2.5s. If they are still within 650 range when it ends, the willing fish bites: they are reeled in and stunned.
• 旗Apricot Yellow BannerSupportPlant the banner that no harm can pass. For 4s golden lotuses guard every ally inside: they take 25% less damage.
• 封Investiture of the GodsUltimateRead from the Investiture List. Every allied hero, anywhere on the battlefield, is shielded and gains 20% power for 6s, and fallen allies return 40% sooner.
• 哼Generals Heng and HaTroopThe two door gods he invested: Heng, whose nose shoots white light, and Ha, who breathes yellow vapour, with three Zhou spearmen.

“The willing fish will bite.”

Sources: Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Sima Qian, c. 94 BCE, chapter 32, the House of Taigong of Qi. Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen yanyi), 16th century: chapters 15, 23–24 (the straight hook and King Wen) and 99 (the investiture).