Fanny — Assassin

Source: In-client Hero Info (Attribute + Skill tabs), screenshotted 2026-04-22 by user (ADB pull). Client build: 2.1.61.1173.1 Specialty: Chase / Finisher Resource: Energy (100 max, regen 4) Accuracy: Primary-source verified. Do not flag as *[verify]*.

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Base Attributes (Lv.1)

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Passive — Air Superiority (Buff)

During flight, Fanny deals 10%-20% extra damage to enemies hit (scales with flying speed) and applies a stack of Prey Mark to them (up to 2 stacks) on each attack.

Her subsequent skill hits on marked enemy heroes restore 8 energy per stack for her. The energy restoration is reduced if she hits multiple enemy heroes within a short period of time.

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Skill 1 — Tornado Strike (Damage)

Cooldown: 3.5s base · Energy Cost: 12

Fanny whirls her blades, dealing 275 (+85% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to nearby enemies.

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Skill 2 — Steel Cable (Mobility)

Cooldown: 0.0s base · Energy Cost: 19

"No way I'm going on foot!"

Fanny shoots a cable in the target direction that pulls her to the first obstacle hit. She can cast this skill again within 2s until her energy runs out. Each successive cast reduces the skill's energy cost by 2.

Fanny automatically casts Tornado Strike upon hitting an enemy mid-flight, as long as her energy is sufficient.

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Ultimate — Cut Throat (Burst · Mobility)

Cooldown: 35.0s base · Energy Cost: 12

Fanny leaps at the target enemy hero or Creep with her blades, dealing 400 (+200% Extra Physical Attack) Physical Damage. Each stack of Prey Mark on the target increases this damage by 30%.

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Combo framework (in-client mechanics only)

• Core loop: S2 Steel Cable into terrain → Fanny flies. Mid-flight hits apply Prey Mark (passive) and restore energy when the next skill hits a marked target. S2 can be re-cast up to 2s, each cast getting cheaper (19 → 14 energy at L6 on the first use, then -2 per successive cast).
• Mid-flight S1 auto-proc: Tornado Strike auto-casts when S2 hits an enemy mid-flight, if energy is sufficient. This is the mechanic behind Fanny's famous whirlwind-chain montages — the S1 doesn't need to be manually cast during the cable chain.
• Ult as Prey Mark finisher: Cut Throat's damage scales by +30% per Prey Mark stack on the target. Two stacks = +60% damage on the ult. Land S1/BA mid-flight first, then ult.
• Energy economy: Passive's "8 energy per stack" on skill hit against marked enemy heroes is the sustain loop — hitting marked heroes refills the energy that the S2 chain burns. Clean kiting away from heroes = Fanny runs out of energy. Sticking to marked heroes = indefinite chain.
• Execution cliff: Fanny's entire kit assumes accurate S2 terrain-grab lines. She has no traditional escape and no mana buffer — an interrupted chain leaves her stranded.

Current Meta Placement (as of 2026-04-22)

C-tier jungle per heroes.md (Season 40), and listed under Fallen Heroes (Mechanical S-tier 2024–2025 → C). Resolved 2026-05-02 — ongoing energy-regen nerfs through 2025 dropped her from the perma-mechanical-pick conversation. Still playable on Fanny mains who hit cable lines clean, but no longer competitive at equal skill vs. current jungle S+/S options.

See heroes.md → Full Tier List + lore/fanny.md for in-client backstory (Wertz family, sister of Tigreal, Light's Order / Imperial Garrison).

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Player Guide — MrHoid Moba (3000+ Fanny games)

Source: YouTube 8j3FW9Orh2s (MrHoid Moba), ingested 2026-04-29. Self-claimed 3000+ matches on Fanny.

The cable rule (most important thing)

Fanny's flight path is determined by only the last two cables:

• One cable = fly in a straight line toward it.
• Two cables = fly through the V-shape between them. Imagine a V drawn between the two cables; Fanny flies the middle of that V.
• Three+ cables = only the last two matter. Earlier cables are irrelevant once newer ones land.

So when chaining cables you're really creating a new V every two throws. You don't need straight cables or 20-cable chains — control, timing, energy management, decision-making matter more than cable count.

Practice drills (do daily before ranked)

1. Cross-map at L1. Practice lobby, no cooldown, lane closed, only S2 leveled. Fly across the entire map at L1 without dying. Too hard? Buy 1–2 defensive items and try again. Strip items as you improve. Doing it with no items = ~30% mastery.
2. Triangle effect. Throw three cables forming a triangle, repeat. Practice anywhere with a few walls. Builds muscle memory for tight space play and damage cycling.
3. Invades (next section).
4. Ganks (after invades).

Invade pattern

After your blue, walk to the spot between the two river walls on your side. From there, two cables put you inside the enemy jungle:

• If enemy jungler is still on red buff → retri-steal.
• If they finished red → fight over the small green camp next to red. Your retri there is worth it because winning that camp prevents the enemy jungler from hitting L4 before first turtle.

Once inside, apply triangle movement based on enemy positions. Don't try to camp inside — energy won't last. Quick damage, contest the camp, exit. The more enemies in the jungle the better — every Tornado Strike refunds energy from Prey Marks.

Same pattern works for invading enemy blue from the symmetric river-wall spot.

Gank entries

• Top lane: enter from mid-river using two cables on the river walls.
• Bottom lane: mirror of top — enter from the river side with two cables, or from your own lane if positioning allows.
• Mid lane: easiest because of the wall density. Enter from almost any angle with two cables.
• From base: when enemies split-push, fly directly from base to reach them faster than they expect. (This is where the L1 cross-map drill pays off.)

You don't need flashy long chains for ganks. Two clean cables + good positioning wins the fight.

Peekaboo bait technique

Fanny has many counters, so bait their CC/ult before committing:

• Cable in with two cables.
• Just before reaching the target, throw a third cable backwards to immediately fly out.
• Enemy panics, wastes CC or ultimate.
• Now you go all-in with full power.

Counters

Hardest counters: Badang and Ruby. Even against hard counters there's always a way to carry through good positioning and item choice.

Mental note

Mistakes in early Fanny games are normal — she's the hardest hero in the game. Mute teammates if they flame "no Fanny", and embrace the practice journey.

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Build & Emblem — Kel Plays (Meta Build, Mar 2026)

Source: YouTube ePEfYK5y0b0 (Kel Plays, "Fanny NEW META Build 2026"), ingested 2026-04-29. Short narrated meta-build digest. Talent names: whisper transcribed the slot-2 talent as "Season Hunter" — confirmed via emblems.md to be Seasoned Hunter (Tier-2 talent in the Custom Assassin tree; jungler-standard for objective speed on Lord/Turtle). Resolved 2026-05-02.

Emblem

Custom Assassin (for Adaptive Penetration, Adaptive Attack, Movement Speed).

Battle Spell

Retribution with Flame Retribution equipment blessing — steals enemy hero physical & magic power, weakens them while strengthening Fanny.

Skill leveling order

• L1: S1 (Tornado Strike) — for the cable-mid-flight auto-proc.
• After L1: prioritize S2 (Steel Cable) maxing first.
• Then continue leveling S1.
• Ult whenever available.

Item build (buy order)

1. Boots (basic — early MS).
2. Raptor Machete (Knife) — jungle item, fast farming.
3. Fury Hammer (Bloodlust Axe component) — physical penetration + physical attack stat stick.
4. War Axe — adaptive attack ramp + spell vamp pairing with Fanny's S1 spell-vamp scaling.
5. Queen's Wings — defensive damage reduction below 50% HP, critical for surviving counter-engages.
6. Tough Boots (upgrade from basic boots) — magic def + reduced CC duration.
7. Malefic Roar — phys pen for late-game tank shred.
8. Sea Halberd (upgrade Raptor Machete) — anti-heal + extra phys attack + AS.
9. Sell Fury Hammer → buy Rose Gold Meteor — magic def + lifesteal shield, panic button vs burst mage.

Spare / counter swap: Antique Cuirass and Immortality as replacements when the enemy comp shifts.

Counters

Heroes who give Fanny a hard time (transcript spelling preserved; some names likely whisper artifacts):

• Confirmed: Eudora, Saber, Khufra, Akai, Franco, Badang, Minsitthar.
• [verify]: "Kadia", "Kaleo", "Joe" — likely Kaja, Khaleed/Chou, Yu Zhong misheard.

Item counters (buy these vs Fanny):

• Antique Cuirass — reduces Fanny's physical damage.
• Wind of Nature — physical damage immunity (active).