Hachiman

How to play Hachiman

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

In your kit, Iaijutsu (dash then stun) is your way in and out of fights. Iaijutsu (dash then stun) is your main crowd control. Eagle Eye (empowered long-range attacks) and Heavenly Banner (area damage, attack speed aura) add damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Mounted Archery (mounted charge, fire arrows), on a long cooldown (about 110s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Master of Arms: attack speed stacks.

Community guides level Heavenly Banner, Iaijutsu and Heavenly Banner first. Max Heavenly Banner first, then Eagle Eye, then Iaijutsu.

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 Iaijutsu 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 Dagger of Frenzy and Dominance, and you finish with The Executioner, Riptalon and Deathbringer. A good relic is Purification Beads. 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 the Steel Wind, it reworks Eagle Eye (empowered long-range attacks), Heavenly Banner (area damage, attack speed aura) and Iaijutsu (dash then stun). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Jing Wei, Baron Samedi and Kuzenbo, and struggle against Odin, Eset or Amaterasu. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.