Chang’e is now among meta heroes because of the insane amount of damage she inflicts even at level 4 without any items. That’s why she’s a hero worth learning about and using. We’ll talk about how in this article.
Table of Contents
Passive & Skills
Let’s start with her mechanics.
Passive: Trouble Maker
Her passive states that each time Chang’e deals damage to enemy heroes, she will leave a mark on them. Her next skill damage dealt with those with marks will be increased by 2% (up to 40%).
Skill 1: Starmoon Shockwave
Chang’e throws an energy ball forward and deals 540 magic damage to enemies while also slowing them down by 40%. Crescent Moon sends four energy balls alongside Chang’e, each dealing 20% of Chang’e damage dealt. It also slows down the enemy and can stack up to 75%. Use this skill in team fights and when clearing minion waves.
Skill 2: Crescent Moon
In her skill 2, Chang’e summons a Crescent moon, gaining 650 points of shield and increasing movement speed by 15%. This skills-enhancing effect lasts as long as the shield is active. Her basic attacks are enhanced with the crescent moon dealing with magic damage as well. Use this skill in ganks and team fights to escape and enhance skills.
Skill 3 (Ultimate): Meteor Shower
In her skill 3, Chang’e gathers strength and sends 30 meteors forward. This increases her movement speed by 20% for 4 seconds. Creeps and minions take 100% extra damage. Crescent moon will cast meteors with Chang’e, each of which deals 33% of Change’s damage dealt. Use this skill in team fights and ganks as it has an amazing range and good damage.
Recommended Battle Spells
There are the best spells to use with Chang’e:
Retribution – to farm faster Sprint – it increases her movement speed and helps her escape or chase enemies. Aegis – to protect her from the enemy assassin and other damage dealers Flicker – another great spell for Chang’e is Flicker. She can use this to chase down enemies or as an escape.
Builds & Emblems
Beginner:
Demon Shoes – it’s great because Chang’e uses a lot of Mana while spamming skills. Lightning Truncheon Clock of Destiny Concentrated Energy Divine Glaive Blood Wings
This build is highly recommended for beginners as it provides a good amount of magic damage and Mana.
Balanced:
Arcane Boots Lightning Truncheon Clock of Destiny Thunder Belt Divine GlaiveImmortality
This build provides a lot of hp, armor, and magic damage and is particularly recommended to use during late game.
Pro Build:
1)
Magic Shoes Glowing Wand – use this item to abuse the Burn passive since Chang’e can spam her skills, Genius Wand – this item is good for melting tanks Ice Queen Wand – this item slows down enemies so that Chang’e can easily land her skills Holy Crystal Divine Glaive.
2)
Arcane Boots Ice Queen Wand Fleeting Time – this item is excellent to get the low cd and to spam her ultimate Holy Crystal – this is used to cause more damage to Divine Glaive Blood Wings.
Alternate:
1)
Arcane Boots Lightning Truncheon Clock of Destiny Ice Queen Wand Calamity Reaper Divine Glaive
2)
Arcane Boots Ice Queen Wand Lightning Truncheon Fleeting Time Glowing Wand Blood Wings
Recommended Emblems:
Agility 3/3 Observation 3/3 Impure Rage 1/1
Chang’e Combos
Chang’e first combo is skill 2 + skill 1 + ultimate. First, use skill 2 to increase movement speed and enhance skills and use skill 1 to slow down the enemy. Then unleash skill three and finish them off. This combo is great because by using skill 2, she unlocks her skills potentials. And then her first skill slows down the enemy so she can use her ulti even more powerfully on the enemy. This combo is super effective in team fights and ambushes.
Chang’e second combo is skill 2 + multi + skill 1. This combo is good to snipe down enemies from afar.
Finally, side-lanes are the most recommended lanes for Chang’e. Always roam around the side-lanes and make the best use of skill 2’s enhanced basic attack.
Pros & Cons
Pros of using Chang’e:
high burst good range poke goddess
Cons of using Chang’e:
weak against ambush weak against high burst
How to fix the cons:
weak against ambush > always roam with the tank or another teammate and try to avoid being all alone weak against high burst > buy one or more defense items and always stay behind tanks or others in team fights
Chang’e is strong against:
Jawhead Alucard Hilda
She is strong against heroes who are weak against high burst and magic damage.
Chang’e is weak against:
Gusion Saber Lancelot
She is weak against heroes who have great damage and burst abilities.
Most compatible with/best teammates:
Tigreal GatotkacaRuby
Chang’e best teams up with those heroes who can create opportunities for her to exploit the enemy.
Skill upgrading path:
Skill 1 > Skill 3 > Skill 2
Gameplay Tips
Here are some final great gameplay tips to keep in mind when using Chang’e:
Always maintain your distance from enemies and stay away from them, especially during early game Start playing more aggressively after you get Glowing WandUse your ultimate to clear lanes to protect the tower if your team is under pressure While pushing towers to use your ultimate to keep enemies away so that your team can get the turret easily while staying far from enemies, try to constantly poke and irritate them with combo 2 (mentioned in the ‘combo’ section above).
Conclusions
As the op mid laners are getting banned, Chang’e is getting picked more and more often. And she’s not at all a bad hero to play with considering she has slow and high burst damage. By using the builds mentioned, she will easily melt any tank in seconds. She’s also good at stealing enemy’s buff with her ultimate: it just takes seconds. Her main strength, which is also the reason why she’s so popular is the fact that she can inflict so much damage even while being at level 4.
As long as Chang’e gets good protection from her tanks, she will easily carry the game. Overall, she’s a worthy mid lane pick. As we said, she needs protection, and she’s good to go.