An isolation assassin who marks lone targets, teleports through his shadows, and eliminates them with Ougi: Shadow Kill before returning to safety.
Assassin
JungleJungleTier BDifficulty
Very Hard
4/ 5
Easy
Very easy to pick up, with a straightforward and forgiving kit.
Medium
Easy to learn, but needs some practice with timing or positioning.
Hard
Needs consistent mechanics, decision-making, and matchup knowledge.
Very Hard
Mechanically demanding and takes considerable practice to play well.
Extreme
Exceptionally difficult to control and requires extensive dedicated practice.
Official Skills tab
Hayabusa's attacks apply a stack of Shadow Mark on hit (up to 4 stacks). Each stack lasts 6s and increases Hayabusa's damage to the enemy by 5%.
Gameplay guide
Hayabusa is a jungle assassin who applies up to four Shadow Marks, increasing all damage to the marked hero by 5% per stack. Quad Shadow creates four teleport anchors and refreshes Phantom Shuriken on each teleport, while Shadow Kill prioritizes marked enemies and consumes those marks for extra strikes.
Complete a clean jungle route and avoid forcing an early fight that costs farm and energy. Use Quad Shadow so one phantom remains in a safe retreat direction, teleport to an attached shadow for damage, and land close-range outbound and returning shurikens to build marks quickly.
Pressure a side lane after clearing, but arrive at Turtle with Retribution and an exit shadow. Before Shadow Kill, separate the target from minions and apply as many marks as possible. Teleport out immediately when enemy control or reinforcements make the follow-up unsafe.
Hide your entry angle and wait for the marksman or mage to leave the wave or front line. Do not cast Shadow Kill into a full group simply because a carry is visible. If no isolation exists, use shadows and shurikens to pressure without sacrificing the escape anchor.
Count nearby minions and heroes before Ougi; extra units can split the attacks and leave the intended target alive.
Place one Quad Shadow away from the target before diving; do not consume that shadow unless the kill is already safe or another exit exists.
Time Ougi: Shadow Kill as a dangerous targeted skill or turret shot is about to connect, using its untargetable window as part of the escape.
Teleport to attached phantom
Teleport to safe phantomAttach a shadow, teleport for damage and a shuriken reset, hit outward and returning blades to stack marks, then ultimate only when nearby units will not split the strikes. Exit through the phantom deliberately left behind.
Teleport to another phantomReturn to safe phantomUse each teleport's cooldown reduction to repeat shuriken pressure and energy recovery. This builds threat without committing Shadow Kill into a bad formation.
