Poke mage who trades a permanent shield for extra projectiles on every skill
Chang'e plays a two-stage game: before Crescent Moon, Starmoon Shockwave is a single-target poke line; after activating it, every subsequent cast fires as a fan of extra projectiles and Meteor Shower launches more meteors, while the shield itself absorbs harass in exchange for a burst of Movement Speed on every skill cast. Trouble Maker's stacking marks mean focusing one target across multiple skills hits harder than spreading damage around.
The core poke loop is simple to execute, but timing Crescent Moon's activation and holding the shield through a trade takes some practice to get full value.
Max Starmoon Shockwave first for poke damage, level Crescent Moon early for the shield but don't max it first, and take Meteor Shower at every level it's available.
Every time Chang'e deals damage to an enemy hero, she leaves a stacking mark on them. Each stack slows the target's Movement Speed and increases the damage her next skill deals to them, with both effects capping out after enough stacks.
Always active — no cooldown
Chang'e throws an energy sphere in the target direction, dealing Magic Damage to enemies in its path and slowing them. While Crescent Moon is active, four additional smaller spheres fire alongside it, each dealing reduced damage, and the slow effect from repeated hits can stack further.
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Chang'e summons the Crescent Moon, gaining a Shield and bonus Movement Speed that persist until the shield is broken by an enemy Crowd Control effect. While the shield holds, she also gains bonus Magic Power and Physical Attack, and her Starmoon Shockwave is empowered with the extra spheres described above.
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Chang'e channels and launches a barrage of meteors in the target direction over several seconds, each meteor dealing Magic Damage to the first enemy it hits and dealing bonus damage to minions. She gains bonus Movement Speed while channeling, and if Crescent Moon is active, additional meteors fire alongside her own.
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Signature combo
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
7,820g total
Default mid-lane build for sustained poke damage and wave clear.
Battle spell
Flameshot50s CDThe short cooldown makes Flameshot the best spell for poke comps that want to repeatedly punish approaches over a long lane phase rather than save a single-use cooldown for one fight.
Swap in when needed
Divine Glaive — Against enemies stacking Magic Defense to blunt her poke.
Winter Crown — Against enemy dive assassins or lock-on ultimates aimed at her.
Cursed Helmet — Against enemy sustain comps that group — Burning Soul's per-second tick denies out-of-combat regen and Curse shreds their defense.
Concentrated Energy — Hybrid Lifesteal and stacking Magic Power for longer poke wars.
7,630g total
When the enemy team has strong dive potential and Crescent Moon's shield alone isn't enough insurance.
Battle spell
Sprint100s CDUnlike Purify, Sprint does nothing against stuns or roots already applied — it only prevents future slows and outruns melee threats, so it's best on heroes who aren't the primary CC target.
Swap in when needed
Blood Wings — Against enemy assassins or mages racing her for the first kill.
Athena's Shield — Against burst magic damage from an enemy mage or assassin.
Divine Glaive — Once safely ahead, for scaling penetration against a stacked-defense frontline.
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
No counter data for Chang'e yet.
Upstream matchup data does not cover this hero — usually a very recent release.
Winter CrownThe damage-immune window lets a target survive a fully-stacked Trouble Maker burst from Meteor Shower.Athena's ShieldThe flat magic damage reduction blunts her poke burst before Crescent Moon's extra projectiles add up.
Tough BootsReduces the value of any slow or displacement she lands, making it easier to close distance or disengage.
ImmortalityThe revive shield lets a target survive a marked Meteor Shower combo and reposition before she resets.Heroes whose own counter list names Chang'e — the same matchup, read from the other side.
Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
No synergy data for Chang'e yet.
Upstream matchup data does not cover this hero — usually a very recent release.
Activate Crescent Moon before engaging in a poke exchange, since the shield has to be up to unlock the extra projectiles on her other skills
Cast a skill immediately after activating Crescent Moon to use the temporary Movement Speed burst for repositioning
Focus a single target with repeated skill casts to stack Trouble Maker's marks rather than spreading damage across a group
Use Meteor Shower's minion bonus damage to clear waves fast when you need to rotate to a side lane
Yes. Her poke-and-shield loop is simple to execute and forgiving of mistakes, since Crescent Moon's shield gives her a buffer against poke damage in lane.
Magic Shoes into Genius Wand, Holy Crystal, and Blood Wings covers penetration, raw damage, and survivability. Swap in Winter Crown against a heavy-dive enemy comp.
Activating it grants a permanent shield and bonus Movement Speed that both last until the shield is destroyed, and it upgrades Starmoon Shockwave and Meteor Shower to fire extra projectiles for the rest of the fight.
Yes, she's a solid poke and wave-clear pick for mid lane, though she lacks the hard engage or burst-assassin power of a pick mage — she's better suited to grinding out a poke advantage over time.
