Self-sustaining bruiser who shreds defense before a max-HP burst ultimate
Hilda is a fighter-tank who heals and shields herself off bushes with Blessing of Wilderness, then stacks Wilderness Mark on every hit to shred a target's defense. Power of Wildness scales its damage off those stacks, hitting harder the longer she's already been fighting the target.
Her combo is straightforward to execute, and bush positioning for the sustain passive is the main thing to learn.
Max Art of Hunting first for the damage and mark stacking, level Combat Ritual for the mobility, and take the ultimate at levels 4, 8 and 12.
Hilda regenerates 2% of her Max HP per second while staying in the bush. When entering a bush, she gains a shield equal to 15% of her Max HP. After leaving the bush, the shield lasts for 5 seconds. This effect has a 10 seconds cooldown. Hilda's Basic Attack and Skills apply a Wilderness Mark on hit, which lasts up to 4 seconds and stacks up to 6. Each stack reduce the target's Physical Defense and Magic Defense by 4%.
Always active — no cooldown
Hilda activates the runic power of her great axe, increasing her Movement Speed by 60% for 3 seconds and enhancing her next Basic Attack to deal 200–300 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and slow the target by 40% for 3 seconds. The attack will also deal 120–180 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to enemies behind the target.
Hilda locks onto an enemy target, each time dealing 220–420 (+100% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage. Skill can be released 3 times at most. The 2nd attack will deal damage to target's surroundings, and the 3rd attack will knock back the target and surrounding enemies temporarily.
Hilda launches a powerful slash on the target enemy, dealing 600–1000 (+250% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage and stunning them for 0.2 seconds. Nearby enemies also take 60% damage. Each stack of Wilderness Mark makes Power of Wildness deal 2.5% of the target's Max HP as extra damage. At max stacks, Power of Wildness deal 20% of the target's Max HP as extra damage.
Signature combo
Core items in buy order, with the emblem, talents and battle spell that go with them.
6,940g total
Default pick when Hilda solo-lanes and needs to trade and duel through the mid game.
Battle spell
Flicker120s CDThe 'Flicker combo' — blinking in right as a hook or stun lands, or blinking out the instant an enemy ultimate is cast — is the single most common high-elo outplay moment in the game.
Swap in when needed
Dominance Ice — 40 Physical Defense and Lifebane's anti-heal against the attack-speed marksmen or lifesteal fighters she has to duel.
Immortality — A second chance in a fight she over-commits to.
Wind of Nature — A window of physical damage immunity against the physical duelist she trades with in the EXP lane.
7,050g total
When Hilda plays support-tank in the roam role, prioritizing peel and lane control over kills.
Battle spell
Aegis75s CDBecause the shield is flat and doesn't scale with items, its relative value drops in the late game — it's strongest as a laning-phase and early-mid-game defensive tool.
Swap in when needed
Antique Cuirass — Against a skill-combo-reliant enemy fighter or assassin.
Immortality — Insurance against being caught out while roaming for vision.
Cursed Helmet — Extra sustained damage output while soaking hits from multiple enemies.
Beyond the swaps listed in the builds above.
The heroes that make this matchup hard, and the mechanic that does it.
AamonAssassinHardAamon's burst assassin combo kills Hilda fast enough that Blessing of Wilderness's bush regen never gets a chance to matter.
KarrieMarksmanHardLightwheel Mark's max-HP true damage melts Hilda regardless of her build, and Phantom Step dashes her straight back out of range after Art of Hunting's third hit.
KimmyMarksman · MageHardKimmy's long effective range keeps her safely outside Hilda's engage range, poking her down before Hilda can ever close the distance.
PhoveusFighterHardPhoveus's ultimate charges off enemy dashes, and Hilda closing in feeds it before Judgement slams down on her Sinner's Mark.
MelissaMarksmanHardEyes on You! links Hilda with a 60% slow and Go Away! repels her every time she tries to close, so she never reaches combo range.
AlphaFighterSoftForce Swing heals Alpha for every enemy it hits and Beta's Locked On lasers add true damage, letting him out-trade Hilda in an extended one-on-one.
SunFighterSoftSun's Doppelgangers soak the single-target combo Power of Wildness needs, and Simian God heals him off their damage faster than Hilda's bush regen can keep up in a prolonged duel.
ChipSupport · TankSoftChip's shield and body-block eat the burst from Power of Wildness meant for a squishier target behind him.
AliceTank · MageSoftAlice's Blood Banquet heals her off her own skill damage, out-regenerating Hilda's output over an extended trade.
MinsittharFighterSoftSpear of Glory drags Hilda into a fight on his terms, and Mark of the King detonates for a stun and a heal that punishes her for staying in a prolonged engage.
Winter CrownNegates the burst window right as Power of Wildness lands its max-HP-scaling damage.
Tough BootsCuts the slow duration from Combat Ritual's enhanced attack, making it easier to disengage from her.Wind of NatureWind Chant negates Power of Wildness's physical burst outright if it is timed as she jumps in.Heroes whose own counter list names Hilda — the same matchup, read from the other side.
GrangerMarksmanSoftBlessing of Wilderness hands her a 15%-Max-HP shield out of every bush and Combat Ritual's 60% Movement Speed closes the gap, putting her in melee range where Granger has no tool to peel her off.
KaguraMageSoftHilda's passive sustain lets her shrug off Kagura's early poke, and her gap-closer catches Kagura in lane long before her burst combo is strong enough to punish it.
NolanAssassinSoftHilda regenerates 2% of her Max HP a second in a bush and leaves it with a 15%-Max-HP shield, letting her reset and out-sustain Nolan's own Rift-activation healing in an extended jungle duel.
NovariaMageSoftBlessing of Wilderness hands Hilda a shield worth 15% of her max HP every time she leaves a bush plus constant regen inside one, so she soaks Astral Meteor's poke on the approach and the sphere's burst alone rarely finishes her.
ValeMageSoftBlessing of Wilderness's bush regen and shield plus Combat Ritual's 60% speed burst let her close the gap and simply outlast Vale's burst in a prolonged 1v1 trade.
Yi Sun-shinAssassin · MarksmanSoftArt of Hunting locks onto Yi Sun-shin and its third strike knocks him out of his preferred weapon range, breaking the Weapon Mastery rotation while Blessing of Wilderness refills her shield from every bush.Duo partners whose kit completes this one.
ArgusFighterArgus's sustained dueling pairs with Hilda's own bush regen for a lane that simply outlasts most early trades.
HanzoAssassinHanzo's Demon Feast burst finishes targets that Hilda's Wilderness Mark stacks have already softened with defense shred.SunFighterSun's clone and Hilda's mark-stacking combo both benefit from a drawn-out skirmish where her defense shred keeps compounding.
AulusFighterAulus's charge-up ultimate lands harder on targets whose defense Hilda has already shredded with Wilderness Mark stacks.
X.BorgFighterX.Borg's sustained area damage and Hilda's frontline presence pair well holding a lane or objective fight together.
GuinevereFighterViolet Requiem juggles a target airborne and holds them there for Hilda's Power of Wildness burst to finish off.
FaramisSupport · MageFaramis's revive-fueled sustain and Hilda's own bush regen create a lane that's very difficult to fully kill.
BrunoMarksmanBruno's basic-attack damage scales up hard against targets whose defense Hilda's Wilderness Mark has already shredded.
HayabusaAssassinHayabusa's burst finishes off targets Hilda has already stacked marks on and worn down with her combo.
BenedettaAssassin · FighterBenedetta's dash-reset combo punishes targets that Hilda's Art of Hunting has already locked in place.Fight near bushes whenever possible to keep Blessing of Wilderness's regen and shield active
Land basic attacks and skills before the ultimate to stack Wilderness Mark for extra max-HP damage
Use Combat Ritual's speed burst to close distance or disengage, not just for the enhanced attack
Save Art of Hunting's third hit knockback to punish a target trying to walk out of the fight
Yes — her combo is simple to execute, her passive sustain is largely automatic in bushes, and her kit is forgiving of small mistakes compared to combo-heavy fighters.
Blade of the Heptaseas into Haas' Claws and Queen's Wings gives her damage with lifesteal and survivability for an exp-lane bruiser role; swap to Dominance Ice and tank items if she's playing full roam.
Kimmy and Melissa are the hardest matchups since both keep her at range and never let her close the distance her whole kit depends on.
She regenerates a percentage of her max HP per second while standing in a bush, and gains a shield worth 15% of her max HP on entering one, which lingers briefly after she leaves the bush on a ten-second cooldown.
