The mid-lane pattern of King of Glory has changed dramatically: Ying Zheng has risen, Diao Chan has been weakened, and Daji has counterattacked and reached the top

On February 19, the strength of the mid-lane heroes in "Honor of Kings" has changed significantly. Affected by the season adjustment and new equipment, the status of many mage heroes has fluctuated. Among them, Ying Zheng has become a strong T1 hero due to the shortened cooldown of his ultimate skill, while Diao Chan has fallen to the T2 level due to the adjustment of her second skill, which weakens her combo ability . Surprisingly, Daji, who was once relatively unpopular, has jumped to T0 with the powerful bonus of new equipment, becoming the dark horse of the version.

In this season's adjustment, the main changes to Ying Zheng are focused on the cooldown of his ultimate. After the update, the CD of Ying Zheng's ultimate was reduced by five seconds. This change allows him to release skills more frequently in mid-to-late-game battles, thereby improving his overall output capacity. As a long-range consumption mage, Ying Zheng's core gameplay is to provide high AOE damage through his ultimate while suppressing the enemy's back row. The shortened cooldown means that his burst ability is further enhanced, making his role in team battles more prominent. Therefore, after this adjustment, Ying Zheng's overall strength has been significantly improved, ranking among the T1 ranks, and becoming a popular choice for mid-lane heroes in the current version.

Compared with the strengthening of Ying Zheng, Diao Chan suffered a certain degree of weakening in this adjustment. Although the damage of her first skill has been improved, the increase in the cooldown time of the second skill has directly affected her flexibility and sustained combat ability. As a hero who relies on skill combos to deal burst damage, Diao Chan's core gameplay is to use the displacement of the second skill to dodge enemy attacks and deal high true damage in a short period of time. However, the increase in cooldown time has prevented her from releasing the second skill as frequently as before, affecting her survivability, which in turn weakened her sustained combat ability in team battles. Therefore, Diao Chan's strength has decreased, and her ranking has dropped from T1 to T2 , which has affected her appearance rate in high-end games to a certain extent.

Unexpectedly, in this adjustment, the unpopular hero Daji has experienced a strong rise. The introduction of the new equipment " Tongqingqu " has become a key factor in Daji's rise. This equipment can greatly increase the skill cooldown recovery speed, allowing Daji to release two sets of skills in a short period of time, thereby improving her ability to kill people in seconds. Daji was originally a hero with extremely high single-target burst, and her core play relies on a set of skills to kill the enemy in seconds. However, due to the long skill cooldown before, she often suffers when facing continuous combat mages. Now, with the blessing of new equipment, Daji can not only release skills frequently, but also quickly kill the target with high burst damage, making her a T0- level hero and even a popular choice in qualifying matches.

Overall, this adjustment has significantly changed the mid-lane hero landscape. The strengthening of Ying Zheng has made him the core output point of the team, the weakening of Diao Chan has lowered her operation ceiling, and Daji's counterattack has transformed her from an unpopular hero to a strong T0- level mage. For players, it is crucial to understand the changes in the strength of heroes and adjust strategies in time. In the current version, players who like consumption and team battle control can choose Ying Zheng, while players who like extreme single kills can try Daji's new gameplay. As for Diao Chan, although her combo ability has been affected, it is still suitable for players who are good at operation to challenge a higher ceiling.

As the version of "Honor of Kings" continues to update, the strength ranking of mid-lane heroes will still fluctuate. Players need to pay attention to the season adjustments and choose heroes reasonably to gain an advantage in the game and perform brilliantly.