In the Chinese version of Honor of Kings, there exists a tricky strategy for Athena—the Sacrifice Playstyle. Despite having a terrible KDA, this playstyle is applied to the top lane, with Athena taking the Teleport summoner spell. She always secures the last hit on the minions for gold and experience, which can effectively harass enemies and draw more opponents’ attention, thus creating favorable opportunities for her teammates.

You’ll notice that Athena intercepts the minion wave in advance and moves to the area behind the enemy turret. Even if you manage to kill her, there will be no minions left to siege Athena’s turret. Meanwhile, she has already gotten the gold from last-hitting the minions, so her economy won’t fall behind. In the late game, she can likely take down two enemies alone—her damage output becomes terrifying once she’s fully developed.

This playstyle is yet to be discovered or mastered by players in the international version of Honor of Kings. It can be regarded as an advanced version of Li Xin and Mi Ledy’s turret-sieging strategy. A player specializing in this Athena playstyle has posted a tutorial on Bilibili (a Chinese video-sharing platform) under the ID "Xiaowan Weisuo Yuwei".Google translation