Wanwan

Wanwan possesses several key strengths that make her a potent carry, but also has clear vulnerabilities that demand careful play.

Strengths:

• Exceptional Mobility: Her passive, Tiger Pace, grants her a short dash after every basic attack, allowing for continuous repositioning and kiting. This makes her incredibly difficult to pin down.
• High Burst Damage: Once she exposes enemy weaknesses and activates her ultimate, Crossbow of Tang, Wanwan can unleash a torrent of untargetable damage, often eliminating squishy targets instantly.
• Crowd Control Immunity: Her second skill, Needles in Flowers, provides an invaluable cleanse, removing all crowd control effects and significantly increasing her survival chances in skirmishes.

Weaknesses:

• Extremely Fragile: With very low durability, Wanwan is highly susceptible to burst damage and being caught out of position. Positioning is paramount for her survival.
• High Skill Ceiling: Her effectiveness heavily relies on a player's ability to consistently hit enemy weaknesses, manage her dashes, and correctly time her ultimate, making her challenging for new players.
• Conditional Ultimate: Her ultimate can only be cast on enemy heroes after all their weaknesses have been hit, which can be difficult against highly mobile or well-protected targets.

Understanding Wanwan's unique skillset is crucial to maximizing her potential on the battlefield. Each ability plays a vital role in her agile, high-damage playstyle.

• Passive: Tiger Pace
  Enemy heroes hit by Wanwan's attacks will have their weakness exposed and position revealed for 5s. When hitting an enemy's weakness, Wanwan deals 67(+3*Hero Level) extra True Damage and increases their damage taken from her subsequent attacks by 10% for 5s. Wanwan can dash a short distance after each arrow fired from her Basic Attack. The dash speed scales with her Attack Speed. This passive is the core of Wanwan's mobility and damage amplification. You should constantly be moving and attacking to exploit weaknesses, increasing your damage output and making you harder to hit. The dash allows for relentless kiting and chase potential.
• Skill 1: Swallow’s Path
  Wanwan throws a Fire Swallow in the target direction, triggering Tiger Pace while dealing 120(+40% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies in its path. The Fire Swallow then turns into 3 rotating Swallow Daggers. After a short delay, these Swallow Daggers will fly back to Wanwan one after another, dealing 60(+65% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies on their way back and slowing them by 30% for 1.5s. Enemies hit twice by the Swallow Daggers will be immobilized for 0.5s. This skill is excellent for poking, clearing waves, and initiating weakness exposure. The initial hit has a damage scaling of 40% Total Physical Attack, while the returning daggers have a higher scaling of 65% Total Physical Attack. This implies that while the initial hit provides utility, the returning daggers benefit more from your physical attack items, making them key for damage and the immobilization effect. Use it to hit weaknesses from unexpected angles, especially when the daggers return.
• Skill 2: Needles in Flowers
  Wanwan removes all control effects on herself and triggers Tiger Pace. Meanwhile, she shoots Deadly Needles in all directions, dealing 150(+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies hit. This is your primary survival tool. Use it immediately when hit by crowd control effects like stun, slow, or silence to cleanse yourself and continue your assault or escape. The damage scaling of 60% Total Physical Attack provides a decent burst in close quarters, but its main value lies in its utility.
• Ultimate: Crossbow of Tang
  Wanwan leaps into the air and fires arrows at the target enemy hero for 2.5s in rapid succession, dealing 60(+35% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage per arrow. If the target is killed during this attack, Wanwan will switch to another enemy hero in her attack range, gain 30% Attack Speed, and extend the skill duration by 1s (this effect can trigger up to 3 times). Wanwan is untargetable and invincible for the duration and can trigger Tiger Pace upon killing an enemy and at the end of the duration. Crossbow of Tang can only be cast on enemy heroes with all their weaknesses hit and Wanwan gains 100% Movement Speed during the duration. This damage is regarded as Basic Attack damage, and the firing rate scales with Wanwan's Attack Speed. This ultimate is your win condition. The damage scaling per arrow is 35% Total Physical Attack. While this scaling is lower per individual arrow, the rapid succession of many arrows means that high attack speed significantly amplifies its total damage. Only activate it once all weaknesses of a target are exposed, focusing on squishy targets first to potentially reset and continue the rampage.

Wanwan's effectiveness hinges on a build that maximizes her attack speed, physical damage, and survivability. The following items are crucial for her kit:

• Corrosion Scythe: This item provides extra physical damage on basic attacks and, more importantly, a unique passive, Corrosion, that slows targets by 8% (halved for ranged attacks) for 1.5s, stacking up to 5 times. This slow is vital for Wanwan to kite enemies, maintain distance, and consistently hit weaknesses.
• Swift Boots: As a marksman heavily reliant on attack speed for both damage and mobility from her passive, Swift Boots are the ideal choice. They provide a significant boost to her attack speed, allowing for faster weakness exposure and more frequent dashes.
• Demon Hunter Sword: The unique passive, Devour, makes basic attacks deal 8% of the target's current HP as extra Physical Damage. This item is essential for Wanwan to shred through high-HP targets like tanks and fighters, making her a threat to the entire enemy team.
• Windtalker: This item offers a combination of attack speed, movement speed, and critical chance. Its unique passive, Typhoon, causes every few seconds for the next basic attack to hit up to 3 enemy units for magic damage. This significantly boosts Wanwan's area-of-effect damage, helping with wave clear and team fight presence.
• Immortality: Given Wanwan's low durability, Immortality is a critical defensive item. Its unique passive, Immortal, revives her 2.5 seconds after death, granting her a percentage of her Max HP and a shield. This provides a crucial second chance in team fights, allowing her to potentially re-engage or escape.
• Haas' Claws: This item provides physical attack and lifesteal, crucial for Wanwan's sustain in prolonged fights. Its unique passive, Frenzy, grants 20% Attack Speed for 2 seconds after a critical strike, further enhancing her damage output and mobility.

Mastering Wanwan's playstyle involves a delicate balance of aggression, evasion, and precise execution.

• Early Game: Focus on farming and poking enemies in the lane. Use Swallow's Path to clear minions and harass opponents. Constantly use your passive, Tiger Pace, to dash and reposition after every basic attack, making you difficult to target for enemy skill shots. Prioritize hitting enemy weaknesses to gain the true damage bonus and increase their damage taken.
• Mid Game: Look for opportunities to rotate and join skirmishes. Your mobility makes you excellent at flanking. Always position yourself safely behind your tanks or initiators. Before committing to a full engagement, try to expose enemy weaknesses with basic attacks or Swallow's Path. Your ultimate is a game-changer but requires careful setup.
• Late Game & Team Fights: In team fights, your primary goal is to safely expose enemy weaknesses and unleash your ultimate on high-priority targets like enemy Marksmen or Mages. Use Needles in Flowers proactively to cleanse any incoming crowd control that could prevent you from activating your ultimate or escaping. Remember that your ultimate makes you untargetable, so use it to dodge crucial enemy abilities. If you secure a kill during your ultimate, immediately switch to another vulnerable target to extend its duration and maximize your impact.
• Kiting and Chasing: Wanwan excels at kiting due to her passive. Continuously move and attack to maintain distance from melee threats while chasing down fleeing enemies. Your attack speed is directly linked to your dash speed, so building attack speed items enhances both your damage and mobility.

Understanding which heroes synergize with Wanwan and which pose a threat is vital for strategic play.

• Best Mate: Belerick
  Belerick's ability to draw enemy attention and provide crowd control makes him an excellent partner for Wanwan. He can protect her from incoming damage and set up targets for her to expose weaknesses and activate her ultimate.
• Restrains: Pharsa
  Pharsa's long-range burst damage and area-of-effect ultimate can be devastating for Wanwan. Her ability to deal damage from a safe distance makes it difficult for Wanwan to close the gap and expose weaknesses, while Pharsa's crowd control can lock Wanwan down before she can react with Needles in Flowers.
• Restrained By: Khufra
  Khufra is a significant counter to Wanwan due to his Bouncing Ball skill, which suppresses dash abilities. This directly negates Wanwan's primary source of mobility from her Tiger Pace passive, making her an easy target for Khufra and his team to engage and eliminate.

Imagine you're in a mid-game skirmish, and an enemy Marksman is slightly out of position. Here's how you can secure the kill:

First, initiate with a basic attack to expose one of their weaknesses and trigger your Tiger Pace dash, immediately repositioning yourself. Follow up with another basic attack or two, constantly moving to hit more weaknesses. Once you've exposed a few weaknesses, cast Swallow's Path towards the enemy. The initial hit will expose another weakness, and as the daggers return, try to position yourself so they hit the enemy again, ideally immobilizing them. During this, continue basic attacking to expose the remaining weaknesses. As soon as all weaknesses are exposed, immediately activate Crossbow of Tang. You'll leap into the air, becoming untargetable and unleashing a barrage of arrows. While your ultimate is active, focus on securing the kill. If the enemy falls, your ultimate will reset, allowing you to quickly target another nearby enemy, extending your rampage and maximizing your impact.

To truly master Wanwan and dominate the Mobile Legends battlefield, remember these critical points:

1. Prioritize Weakness Exploitation: Always aim to hit all enemy weaknesses with basic attacks and Swallow's Path to unlock your ultimate and maximize your damage output.
2. Master Your Mobility: Constantly utilize your Tiger Pace dashes to reposition, kite enemies, and dodge skill shots, making you an elusive target.
3. Time Your CC Cleanse: Use Needles in Flowers defensively to remove crowd control effects instantly, ensuring your survival and ability to continue fighting or escape.
4. Build for Attack Speed and Penetration: Focus on items like Swift Boots, Corrosion Scythe, and Demon Hunter Sword to enhance your damage, mobility, and ability to deal with all types of enemies.