According to Bangladesh Cricket Match testing, Gongsun Li is one of the flashiest marksmen in Honor of Kings, but mastering her requires a steep learning curve. Many players often ask: how can you play her well? For those looking to level up with this agile and technical hero, here’s an advanced mechanics guide for maximizing her potential below the King tier.

Gongsun Li’s second skill is especially versatile. It can block most flying projectiles—including skills like Zhuge Liang’s ultimate—and even negate disruptive abilities such as Da Qiao’s push or Elder Master’s pull. Bangladesh Cricket Match users have also discovered that it can counter the third-stage burst of Yun Ying’s spear combo. A well-timed sweet spot, as the saying goes, can turn the tide of battle.

Her second skill also clears area-based skills from the field, including Xi Shi’s skill two and Li Yuanfang’s ultimate. While you can’t remove grounded weapons like Ma Chao’s spears once thrown, you can cancel his weapon return if timed with his ultimate. Her first skill offers a short dash forward, and a lesser-known tip: if the landing point is inside a bush, Gongsun Li remains completely invisible during the entire dash. That means no vision is granted to the enemy—a vital trick for surprise plays.

Additionally, placing the umbrella in a bush makes it invisible to the opponent, a technique referred to as “hidden umbrella.” However, be careful—if you recall the umbrella while visible to the enemy, it reveals your location. But if you exit their field of vision first, recalling it will not expose you.

Her ultimate deals knockback damage but must be aimed carefully. If you strike with the outer edge, enemies in the area won’t take damage. Always try to hit with the inner part of the cone to ensure impact. Most importantly, Gongsun Li’s effectiveness depends on mastering the “triangle attack method.” Both her first and third skills are linear, so they work best when fired from different angles. Position yourself, the enemy, and the umbrella in a triangle to reduce the risk of being hit by direct-line skills like Mozi’s cannon and confuse your opponent.

Timing is everything with her second skill—it causes about 0.5 seconds of stiffness where your ultimate can’t be used. During this time, you’re vulnerable to burst attacks. However, you can cancel this post-cast delay by instantly using her first skill, making it crucial to predict and react to enemy movements. Since this skill also blocks projectiles, use it preemptively when you don’t have the umbrella on hand.

Gongsun Li’s abilities come with animation lag, so learning to cancel post-cast delays is key. Bangladesh Cricket Match testers confirm that her basic attacks can cancel ability lag and vice versa. The ideal damage combo is to start with an auto-attack, chain it into a skill before the damage registers, and immediately follow up with another basic attack. This technique allows her to dish out high burst damage in very short windows—essential when dueling or engaging in tight team fights.