Ata

Ata is a Tank hero in Honor of Kings.

Background[]

The orphan Ata spent most of his time as a young boy working as a longshoreman and dreaming of traveling the high seas. His wish became reality when he came across a pirate ship by chance and began life as a pirate. During a treasure hunt, Ata acquired a rare treasure, the SoulPearl, which he combined with the remains of sea beasts to create a unique weapon that has since become a terror of the seas. The white anchor he carries, another treasure wrestled from the sea, serves as a symbol of his bravery.

Lore[]

Ata was a new immigrant, and like many others, he was on the hunt for gold. To fulfill his dream, he willingly started to work in the city harbor.

An endless stream of traders and merchants stop in this city to rest and recharge, making it part of a prosperous trade route. Ata was strong and willing to endure hardships. He earned enough to not only meet his basic needs but also have some disposable income.

However, Ata's diligence became a threat in some people's eyes. Who told him to work this much? In due time, the laborers who relied on dock work for their livelihood—especially the elderly—would be starved by Ata's diligence.

As the kingdom had passed a series of policies to protect the rights and interests of immigrants, a group of tough, disgruntled men did not openly confront Ata, but instead quietly ambushed him in the alleyway he regularly passed through.

"You guys better not start any trouble!"

Facing this group of ruffians, Ata immediately greeted them with his fists.

Moments passed, and a black-and-blue-faced Ata finally came into an agreement with the ruffians sprawling messily on the floor. He came here to earn money and not to risk his life. Furthermore, after exchanging fists with these men, Ata developed a sense of camaraderie with them—indeed, the friendship between men is sometimes inexplicable.

And so just like that, the Ata who arrived alone and joined this group of misfits and took on all the jobs in the harbor. At the same time, he was also confident enough to negotiate a pay raise with the employers, thereby filling his money pouch to the fullest.

"These days are so... hic!"

Deep in the night, with a bottle of ale in his hand and a toothpick in his mouth, Ata stared at the night sky and felt a complex mix of feelings. It's not that he was dissatisfied with the life he had.

But, his dreams were always filled with the sound of the waves...

After agonizing over it for a long time, Ata finally revealed his heart to his brothers. "So you're leaving us!?" Zak glowered at him, his coarse red beard still stained with ale.

Ata glanced at him and felt guilty; he could only bite the bullet and whisper: "I didn't come to this land only to do hard labor my entire life."

Zak smashed the bottle in his hand, and the brown liquor splashed all over Ata's face. "So, are you looking down on our brothers who are doing these hard labors?!"

The crash of the bottle pierced through the hustle and bustle of the tavern, causing the bartender to immediately turtle his neck in and hide underneath the liquor cabinet. Customers saw the situation and hurried out the door, but some who were unafraid stared at the angry bull-like Zak and Ata, who had no choice but to play the bullfighter.

Who gave them permission to watch this scene?

Without Ata's input, several brothers stood up and "asked" those few nosy onlookers out of the tavern.

Now there were no outsiders in the tavern. Ata licked the liquor on the corner of his mouth, and his warm gaze suddenly changed to two sharp eyes glaring at Zak.

The tavern's atmosphere grew heavier, and the burning fireplace seemed to visibly cool down.

At the peak of that silence, Ata suddenly burst out laughing.

Then, Zak also laughed with him.

The laughter quickly infected everyone in the tavern.

Ata hit the table with his right hand, stood up abruptly, and scolded with a smile. "If this were before, you would already sprawl on the ground!"

"Oh, you still know how to bring up the old times?" Zak exclaimed provokingly.

"Come come come! If I don't outdrink you till you collapse today, I will change my name to Lil' Kitten!"

The next day, the residents heard about the incident in the tavern, and from that day on Ata, who always liked to swagger around the city, was never seen again. Someone swore that he saw a bunch of dock laborers that night, carrying a body and disposing it into the sea.

Amidst the swirling rumors, Ata actually followed Zak into a fishing village nearby.

"If you want to go out to the open sea, as a brother, I can't stop you. But let me ask you a question: Do you know sailing? Or have you thought about how big of a ship do you want to buy, how many crewmembers you are going to recruit?"

That night, among the snoring of brothers who were partying in the tavern, only Ata and Zak, both of them still evenly matched in drinking, chatted while drinking their liquor.

Facing Zak's interrogation, Ata found himself speechless.

So heeding Zak's advice, Ata decided to follow the fishermen on their trips to the sea so that he could learn crucial maritime knowledge and at the same time further fill his coffers. The captain had promised the crew that any loot that each person acquires during the adventure is their own to keep—and Ata was confident that with his own affinity to water, diving deep into the sea to collect a few large pearls is not that hard.

He was born for the sea. Working so hard for so many years in this city was all for the sake of saving enough money so that he could buy his own ship and set sail to find the ocean of his dreams: Azure waters, white and soft beaches, endless corals under the sea, clumsy sea-turtles, arrogant long-legged crabs, gorgeous jellyfishes...

"Come. Put this on."

While Ata was lying on the side of the ship daydreaming, the captain, with his fake leg, limped towards him and threw him a set of smelly sailor clothes, a sticky and slimy eyepatch, and a rusty cutlass.

Ata came to his senses and discovered that the entire crew had already put on similar sailor outfits, with their faces covered by various headscarves masks, and face paint. Ata was stunned. He found it difficult to connect in his mind the people he saw before him with the good and pleasant fishermen from before.

"What's this for?" Under the gaze of the crewmen, Ata dumbly put on the clothes he'd been given.

The captain grinned, revealing a golden tooth. "I found a big fish. Get ready. We're going to work."

"Ah! Blast this memory of mine!" The captain, who had already turned away from Ata, looked back absentmindedly. "I keep forgetting to tell you: We're fishermen only when we are in the village. Out in the open sea, we have a new identity! The real work will begin soon, so pay attention. And for heaven's sake, don't let anyone see your face! But don't worry too much. Zak and I are old acquaintances. I'll be keeping an eye out for you!"

The captain pointed at something behind Ata's head. There was a skull-and-crossbones flag waving in the wind.

"So our new identity is..."

"Pirates!"

Skills[]

Child of the Sea

Type: Passive

Loss of life is temporarily stored in a gray shield form, during which 40%/15% of the equivalent gray shield of damage dealt to heroes/non-heroes is converted into blood, scaling up based on extra life. Basic attacks come with additional physical damage.

Wavewalking

Type: Active skill

Endeavor to jump up and deal physical damage to smashed enemies when you land. Afterwards, bounce up again, dealing the same damage as well as a 0.5 second knockback effect when you land. Immunity to control during the jump. When attacking multiple enemies at once, damage decays by 20% for each additional enemy, down to 60%. Increases damage to minions by an additional 30%.

Anchor

Type: Active skill

Throw the anchor straight out to hit enemies in front of you, dealing physical damage and 60% slow for 1.5 seconds. If the anchor is embedded in a wall, Ata will use the force to dash himself and the enemy to that spot. When it hits the wall, it deals Physical damage and stuns for 0.5 seconds. [Passive]: after using [Anchor], the next basic attack within 3 seconds will pull the enemy back with the anchor.

Ghost Ship

Type: Ultimate

Ata builds temporary terrain along the outer border of a fan-shaped targetarea, dealing damage to enemies within it.Gains crowd control immunity while using the skill.He can use the skill again to make the temporary terrain disappear early.

Skins[]

Equipments[]

Optimal Equipments:[]

Boots of Resistance: As a tank who initiates fights, Ata needs to be mobile and resistant to crowd control. These boots help him move quickly between lanes and reduce the time he’s stunned or slowed.
Spikemail: When diving into enemy backlines or soaking up damage, Spikemail punishes/reflects damage to enemies for hitting you—especially useful against basic attack-heavy heroes like Marksmen or Fighters.
Blazing Cape: Deals continuous area-of-effect (AoE) magic damage to nearby enemies.
Ominous Premonition: Provides high Physical Defense and reduces enemy attack speed.
Succubus Cloak: Grants Magical Defense and HP regeneration when out of combat, enhance survivability from poke damages.
Eye of the Phoenix: Complements Succubus Cloak by enhancing his magical durability and giving him more healing over time, making him extremely hard to kill in prolonged engagements.

Arcana:[]

10 Fate
10 Harmony
10 Vacuity

Strategies[]

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Ata's most common combo is 1-Ult-2. The more enemies hit by Skill 1, the more he's healed. Use Ultimate and Skill 2 to apply crowd control effects reliably.
While Skill 1 has the longest period of crowd control immunity, his Ultimate can also be used to negate crowd control with the brief crowd control immunity during casting.

Trivia[]

Ata is imported from Arena of Valor. He replaces Zhu Bajie (the pig demon from the epic Journey to the West, friend of Wukong) from the Chinese server of Honor of Kings. The reason of the replacement might be due to Tencent Games not wanting to offend nations that would get offended with portrayal of pig characters in video games.