Da Ji

How to play Da Ji

Da Ji is a melee assassin from the Chinese pantheon who deals physical damage. Top players play Da Ji in the Jungle.

In your kit, Trickster Spirit (teleport to target, damaging enemies) is your way in and out of fights. Horrible Burns (empowered attack) and One Thousand Cuts (channeled damage cone) add damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Paolao (vortex chained enemies), on a long cooldown (about 120s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Torture Blades: attacks cause enemies to bleed.

Community guides level One Thousand Cuts, Trickster Spirit and Horrible Burns first. Max One Thousand Cuts first, then Horrible Burns, then Trickster Spirit.

Your job is to find and defeat a fragile target, usually the enemy mage or hunter. Do not start fights head on: wait for someone to use their escape or step out of position, then strike. In the jungle, clear your camps quickly and help other lanes by ambushing enemies who have used their escape.

Start with Bumba's Hammer, then buy Jotunn's Revenge. Buy it early, because it grows with every kill and assist. Your core is Hydra's Lament and Barbed Carver, and you finish with The Crusher, Heartseeker and Avatar's Parashu. A good relic is Sundering Arc. 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 Ferocity, it reworks Horrible Burns (empowered attack), One Thousand Cuts (channeled damage cone) and Trickster Spirit (teleport to target, damaging enemies). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Nox, Chaac and Vulcan, and struggle against Odin, Khepri or Gilgamesh. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.