Nu Wa

How to play Nu Wa

Nu Wa is a ranged mage from the Chinese pantheon who deals magical damage. Top players play Nu Wa in the Mid lane.

In your kit, Shining Metal (line damage; explodes soldiers to stun) is your main crowd control. Mysterious Fog (area stealth and damage) and Clay Soldiers (summon soldiers) add damage and pressure. Your ultimate is Fire Shards (global damage), on a long cooldown (about 120s at rank 1), so save it for fights that matter. Your passive is Strength of Wood: attacks root periodically.

Community guides level Shining Metal, Mysterious Fog and Shining Metal first. Max Shining Metal first, then Clay Soldiers, then Mysterious Fog.

Most of your damage comes from abilities, so fight from behind your front line and never be the closest god to the enemy. Look for the moment your crowd control can land, then follow up with the rest of your damage. You have no dash, so your positioning is your escape. In the mid lane, clear the wave quickly, then help the side lanes or the jungle.

Start with Archmage's Gem, then buy Chronos' Pendant. Your core is Spear of Desolation and The World Stone, and you finish with Soul Gem, Rod of Tahuti and Obsidian Shard. 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 Shining Mist, it reworks Strength of Wood (attacks root periodically), Mysterious Fog (area stealth; attack while stealthed), Shining Metal (line damage; explodes soldiers to stun) and Fire Shards (global attack). It changes what to build, so turn on Aspect in the tool when you play it.

Top players win most often against Hecate, Ne Zha and Guan Yu, and struggle against Hun Batz, Bellona or Ah Puch. Against those, play safer and consider a defensive item earlier.