Best Target Selection Method Settings in Honor of Kings

The best target selection method in Honor of Kings depends on what you need your next attack to do. Choose Nearest Unit when predictable spacing and kiting matter most, Lowest Absolute HP when you want basic attacks to favor the smallest remaining health pool, and Lowest HP Percentage when you want to follow relative damage. Keep manual hero targeting available for fights where a particular enemy matters more than the automatic choice.

For a flexible baseline, use the most deliberate attack controls your current client offers, choose one priority that fits your hero, and practice switching targets manually. The exact menu wording and available controls can vary by client version or region, so use the options shown in your installed game as the final reference.

Quick guide to Honor of Kings target selection settings

These are practical interpretations of the option names, not a guarantee that every current client uses identical labels or applies one priority to every kind of attack. A command can only choose among targets that the command and the hero’s range make eligible.

How the three target priority methods differ

Lowest Absolute HP: favor the smallest raw health total

Lowest Absolute HP compares remaining health as a number. For example, if one enemy has 1,600 HP left and another has 2,100 HP left, an absolute-health rule favors the first enemy, regardless of their maximum health. This can be useful when an assassin or burst hero is looking to finish a nearby opponent with a basic attack.

It does not mean “pick the squishiest hero” or “pick the most important target.” A low-health minion, tank, or other eligible unit may draw an attack away from an enemy carry. When the target matters more than the health total, use a manual hero target or aim deliberately instead of trusting the automatic rule.

Lowest HP Percentage: compare health relative to the maximum

Lowest HP Percentage compares how much health remains as a share of each target’s own maximum. Consider Enemy A at 1,600 of 5,000 HP (32%) and Enemy B at 2,100 of 10,000 HP (21%). An absolute-health rule favors A because 1,600 is the smaller number; a percentage rule favors B because 21% is lower than 32%.

This option can make attacks follow the most depleted health bar, even when that target has more raw HP left. It is a reasonable choice for sustained pressure, but it can keep your attacks on a wounded tank while a higher-value backliner remains in range. Watch the target that the control actually selects before carrying the setup into ranked matches.

Nearest Unit: make automatic attacks easier to predict

Nearest Unit favors the closest eligible target. It is often the easiest priority to anticipate when you are kiting, trading at close range, or trying to avoid an attack command pulling your hero toward a distant low-health opponent.

Nearest does not automatically mean safest. If a tank is standing between you and an enemy damage dealer, the tank may remain the nearest target. Use manual hero selection when the front line is blocking the opponent you actually need to hit.

Recommended target selection settings by role

These are starting points, not hero-specific prescriptions. A basic attack that also dashes, an empowered strike, or a skill that locks onto a target can behave differently from a standard attack. Recheck the result for heroes whose attacks include movement or unusual targeting.

Use attack controls and target priority together

Think of target selection as three separate decisions: the attack control says what kind of command you are issuing, the priority rule ranks eligible targets, and manual selection lets you override that ranking. If your current version offers Free Attack Mode (Advanced) or separate hero, unit, and structure attack controls, they can help you make a more deliberate choice. Confirm the labels and function of each button in your own Controls menu.

This distinction matters near minions and towers. A broad attack command may select a different eligible target than a command meant for a hero or structure. Target priority cannot correct a command that is asking for the wrong target category, and a global priority setting should not be treated as a substitute for last-hit or objective controls.

A four-part practice check before ranked play

1. Choose one priority. In Controls, note the options currently shown in your client. Set Nearest Unit for spacing or one of the health rules for cleanup, then leave other controls unchanged for the first comparison.
2. Check distance. In a practice environment or an unranked match, place two eligible opponents at different distances. Issue a basic attack and see whether the result matches your selected priority.
3. Check health. Compare targets with different raw HP and different health percentages. This makes it easier to see whether the option is following absolute health or relative health, rather than guessing from one fight.
4. Check manual override. If your client offers enemy-avatar lock or another direct hero-selection control, use it when several heroes are grouped. Confirm that your attack or targeted follow-up goes to the selected hero before relying on it in a high-stakes fight.

After the check, ask whether the game chose the target you expected before you corrected it. If you are repeatedly canceling attacks, changing aim, or chasing the wrong opponent, try another priority or use the manual control more often. The useful setting is the one that makes routine actions predictable for your hero.

Common target selection mistakes

• Assuming low HP means low percentage. Absolute health and percentage health can rank two enemies differently.
• Assuming the priority understands team-fight value. Automatic selection does not know which enemy is the carry, who has a key ultimate, or who your team is focusing.
• Expecting basic-attack priority to control every skill. Directional and manually aimed skills may require their own aim input; check the skill behavior in the current client.
• Copying a single setup for every hero. Dashes, enhanced attacks, and attack range can change how the same priority feels.
• Skipping the post-update check. Menu names and combat behavior may change, so review Controls after a major update.

Best all-purpose starting setup

For most players, start with Nearest Unit on heroes that rely on spacing and kiting, or Lowest Absolute HP on heroes that often finish damaged opponents. Try Lowest HP Percentage if you specifically want to follow the most depleted health bar. Keep manual hero selection available for the target that matters most, and use separate attack controls if your client provides them.

Honor of Kings’ official test-server information says test-server settings can differ from live servers and that test content is not necessarily final. The public page does not provide a complete, permanent glossary of live-client targeting labels. Treat the options visible in your installed game as authoritative, and verify your setup after updates.