Cupid

How to play Cupid

Cupid is a ranged hunter from the Roman pantheon who deals physical damage. Top players play Cupid in the Carry (duo) lane.

In your kit, Flutter (dash, trail increases speed) is your way in and out of fights. Heart Bomb (exploding projectile, stacks stun) is your main crowd control. Share the Love (create healing hearts) adds damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Fields of Love (area mesmerize damage), on a long cooldown (about 100s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Lovestruck: attack for stacks.

Community guides level Heart Bomb, Flutter and Share the Love first. Max Heart Bomb first, then Flutter, then Share the Love.

Your basic attacks are most of your damage, so keep attacking whenever it is safe. Stand at the edge of your range behind your front line and hit whoever is closest. Your power grows with every item, so farm safely early and avoid risky fights. Use Flutter to reposition or escape, not to charge in. In the duo lane, last hit minions for gold and let your support start fights.

Start with Sharpshooter's Arrow, then buy Devourer's Gauntlet. Buy it early so it finishes stacking. Your core is Tyrfing and Dagger of Frenzy, and you finish with The Executioner, Riptalon and Silverbranch Bow. A good relic is Aegis of Acceleration. If the enemy team heals a lot or you keep dying, open the full tool and enter the enemy gods for the exact swaps.

If you own Aspect of Love, it reworks Heart Bomb (debuff explosion, stacks shield). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Ix Chel, Hercules and Gilgamesh, and struggle against Cerberus, Tsukuyomi or Hades. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.