Athena play tactics and how to ace it Honor of Kings

Which skill to upgrade

Upgrade Skill 2 first, then Skill 1

Equipments to buy

Athena's skill combo will continuously trigger enhanced attacks to deal high damage, and when paired with Mastery, it amplifies her burst potential.

Skills summary

Passive Skill

True God Awakening

• Cooldown: 0
• Cost: 0
• Passive: Upon death, Athena awakens her true form at her current location and can continue to move in this form; both teams can observe the presence of the true form; upon revival, Athena will reappear at the location of her true form; allied heroes moving towards Athena gain a 20% movement speed increase; as an ancient god and creator, Athena deals 25% extra damage to non-hero units.

Active Skill 1

Divine Charge

• Cooldown: 6
• Cost: 60
• Athena charges in a specified direction with her shield, dealing 290/350/410/470/530/590 (+63% Physical Bonus) magical damage to enemies in her path and knocking them back, while gaining a shield that can absorb 375/465/555/645/735/825 (+82% Physical Bonus) damage for 1 second; while the shield is active, Athena is immune to all crowd control effects.

Active Skill 2

Piercing Spear

• Cooldown: 6/5.8/5.6/5.4/5.2/5.0
• Cost: 50
• Athena leaps in a specified direction, converting her next basic attack into a spear thrust, dealing 350/400/450/500/550/600 (+100% Physical Bonus) physical damage; if three consecutive spear thrusts hit the same enemy hero within 6 seconds, the third thrust will pierce through, dealing 25% of the target's current health as physical damage; hitting enemies with Divine Charge or Awe Shield reduces the cooldown of Piercing Spear by 4 seconds.

Active Skill 3

Awe Shield

• Cooldown: 15.0/12.0/9.0
• Cost: 70/75/80
• Athena stands in place and raises her holy shield, gaining a massive shield that can absorb 1100/1650/2200 (+150% Physical Bonus) damage for 1.5 seconds; after 1.5 seconds, the shield shatters, dealing 450/650/850 (+150% Physical Bonus) magical damage to enemies within range and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 1 second; while the shield is active, Athena is immune to all crowd control effects.