Best Roam/Support Heroes in Honor of Kings 2026 — S15 Support Tier List
Roam is the unsung hero of Honor of Kings. You won't top the damage charts, but a great support wins games through vision control, peel, and perfectly timed engages. In S15, there are no S-tier Roam heroes — which is actually a sign of role balance, not weakness. The top supports are all in A-tier, each excelling at a different aspect of the job.
Annette (S15 new) brings AoE healing and a 4-second team CC immunity ultimate — the best anti-engage tool in the game. Cai Yan is the most consistent healer and the best beginner support. Da Qiao offers game-changing global teleport. Dolia and Donghuang provide tank engage and anti-carry lockdown. And Yaria is the ultimate "pocket" support for duo queue partners.
This guide ranks all 23 Roam heroes for Season 15 (HOK Plus 2.0), based on HoKStats.gg tier data and high-elo performance analysis.
Complete S15 Roam Tier List
Understanding Support Roles in HOK
Not all supports do the same job. Knowing which type of support fits your playstyle is just as important as picking the right hero:
A-Tier Supports: The Best of the Best
Annette — The S15 Anti-Engage Queen
Annette is one of four new heroes in S15, and she's immediately claimed a spot among the best supports in the game. Her defining ability is her Ultimate — it creates a magical zone that makes all allies inside immune to crowd control for 4 seconds. In a meta where Angela and Daji can stun-and-delete anyone, this is game-changing.
Her Skill 1 creates a healing zone for allies, and Skill 2 provides damage and slow. But the Ultimate is the reason you pick her. Dropped correctly, it nullifies the entire enemy team's engage.
Annette tips:
Save your Ultimate for the enemy's engage — don't use it preemptively
Position the healing zone where your carries will be fighting, not where they are now
Annette is squishy. Stay behind your frontline even though you're building support items
The CC immunity applies the moment allies enter your zone — you can drop it reactively when you see an engage coming
For a complete guide, check our Annette Build Guide 2026.
Cai Yan — The Reliable Healer
Cai Yan is the best beginner support in Honor of Kings. Her job is simple and her value is obvious: stay near your team, heal them when they're low, and stun enemies who dive too deep. She doesn't make highlight plays, but a good Cai Yan keeps her carry alive through fights that would kill them with any other support.
Cai Yan tips:
Stick to your Farm Lane carry in the early game. Your heals let them farm safely against poke
Skill 2 fires a projectile that bounces between enemies — launch it through minion waves to extend its reach
Use your Ultimate when multiple teammates are low, not just one
In team fights, your positioning matters more than your healing output. If you die, your team has no sustain
Da Qiao — The Global Teleporter
Da Qiao is the most strategically complex support in HOK. Her Ultimate summons a portal that all teammates can use to teleport to her location — instantly. This creates macro plays no other hero can replicate: backdoor tower pushes, surprise 5-man Dragon contests, emergency reinforcements. She can also flex Mid, making her a draft nightmare.
Da Qiao tips:
Communicate with your team. A global teleport is useless if nobody uses it
Place your Ultimate behind the enemy team when sieging — your team can teleport into their backline
Your Skill 2 sends a teammate back to base and heals them — use it to save low-HP carries
Da Qiao requires team coordination. She's significantly weaker in solo queue than in premade teams
Dolia — The Engage Tank
Dolia is a straightforward tank support. She engages, she absorbs damage, she peels for her carries. If your team lacks frontline — which happens often in solo queue where everyone wants to play damage — Dolia fills that gap perfectly. Her crowd control chains make her excellent at locking down priority targets.
Dolia tips:
You're the initiator. Don't wait for someone else to go first
Chain your CC — lead with a slow, follow with a stun
Stay between your carries and the enemy team. Your body blocks skillshots
Build pure tank items. You're not here for damage
Donghuang — The Anti-Carry
Donghuang's Ultimate is one of the most reliable CC abilities in HOK — it's a point-and-click suppression, meaning it can't miss. The enemy jungler is 8-0 and deleting your backline? Suppress them. The fed marksman is shredding your team? Suppress them. Donghuang trades his life for the enemy carry's, and in most team fights, that's a winning trade.
Donghuang tips:
Save your Ultimate for the highest-threat enemy — usually the jungler or marksman
Your passive deals damage to enemies near you. Stand next to your target after suppressing them
You'll likely die after using your Ultimate. That's fine. Trading a support for an enemy carry wins fights
Build HP items. The more health you have, the longer you survive after suppressing your target
Dun — The Flex Tank
Dun can play Clash Lane or Roam with equal effectiveness. His passive healing makes him deceptively durable — enemies often overcommit thinking they can finish him, only to watch him heal back a chunk of HP and turn the fight. As a Roam support, he provides frontline presence, crowd control, and surprising sustain.
Dun tips:
Your passive triggers automatically at low HP. Don't panic and flash out — you're tankier than you look
Skill 1's second phase (knockup) can be repositioned with Flash for unexpected engages
Between Clash and Roam, Roam Dun should build more tank items (less damage)
Basic attacks reduce your cooldowns. Weave them between abilities
Mozi — The Anti-Dive Controller
Mozi is a flex pick between Mid and Roam, and his value as a support comes from his Ultimate. When an enemy assassin dives your backline, Mozi's cage stops them in their tracks. It zones objectives, protects sieges, and creates a "no-go zone" that the enemy team can't ignore. His cannon (Skill 2) provides long-range poke even when built support.
Mozi tips:
If playing Roam, build tanky. Your damage comes from base values, not AP scaling
Poke with Skill 2 before fights. Its long range lets you harass without committing
Save your Ultimate for the enemy dive. Don't use it aggressively unless you have team follow-up
Mozi can flex Mid if your team needs more magic damage
Yaria — The Ultimate Pocket Support
Yaria's unique mechanic — attaching to a teammate — makes her the safest support in the game. Pick the carry who's doing well, attach to them, and they become approximately 50% harder to kill. In duo queue, a Yaria + Hou Yi or Yaria + Wukong combination can feel genuinely unfair to play against.
Yaria tips:
Attach to the most fed teammate — usually the Farm Lane carry or Jungler
In deer spirit form (unattached), you can refresh your skill cooldowns
Your passive can block one crowd-control effect for your attached teammate
If your attached teammate dies, you're extremely vulnerable. Have a plan to escape
B-Tier Supports: Situational but Solid
Zhuangzi deserves special mention as a counter-pick specialist. In a meta where Angela, Daji, and Donghuang all rely on landing CC to win fights, Zhuangzi's team-wide CC removal single-handedly nullifies their win condition. He's not an every-game pick, but against the right comp, he's A-tier value.
Support Role Fundamentals
Vision Control
Vision wins games. As the Roam support, vision is your responsibility:
Ward river bushes near your Farm Lane in the early game
Check Dragon/Tyrant pit before objectives spawn — denying vision is as important as providing it
Face-check bushes so your carries don't have to. You're the tank. You can survive an ambush
Roaming Timings
Minutes 0-3: Stick with your Farm Lane carry. They're vulnerable and need you.
Minutes 3-8: Start rotating. Help your Jungler with invades, gank Mid if the opportunity arises.
Minutes 8+: Team fight phase. Stay with your team, prioritize vision around objectives.
The Golden Rule of Support
Your life is worth less than your carry's. If you have to choose between dying or letting your marksman die, you die. Every time. A support death for a carry kill is always a winning trade.
Choosing the Right Support for Your Team
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are there no S-tier Roam heroes in S15?
This reflects role balance rather than weakness. The difference between the best and worst A-tier supports is small, and support power comes more from game knowledge (vision, positioning, timing) than from raw hero strength. A Grandmaster support on any A-tier pick will outperform a Diamond support on any other.
Which support is best for solo queue?
Cai Yan (consistent, simple, always useful) or Donghuang (point-and-click shutdown on the enemy's best player). Both provide value regardless of team coordination.
Which support is best for duo queue?
Yaria attached to a trusted partner is arguably the strongest duo combination in HOK. Da Qiao with a coordinated premade team can execute macro plays that solo queue can't match.
Can I carry games as a support?
Absolutely — just not through kills. A support carries through vision denial, perfect peel, objective control, and making your carries unkillable. The scoreboard won't show it, but your teammates will feel it.
Is Annette worth learning?
Yes, especially if you play ranked. Her 4-second team CC immunity is a meta-defining ability that counters S15's burst-and-CC meta. She's the best anti-meta support in the game.
How many Tokens do support heroes cost?
Most A-tier supports (Cai Yan, Dolia, Mozi) are affordable through gameplay unlocks or lower Token costs. Newer heroes like Annette cost 588 Tokens (294 with first-week discount). To unlock your support roster, top up HOK Tokens at Topuplist.
Ready to Be the Best Teammate on the Rift?
Roam might not get the glory, but supports win games. Whether you're pocketing your carry as Yaria, shutting down the fed enemy jungler as Donghuang, or teleporting your team to victory as Da Qiao, the right support pick changes games.
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