Best Paine Build, Arcana & Guide for 2026
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Paine
Assassin
Introduction to Paine
▼Paine is an Assassin who plays Jungle in Arena of Valor, and he stands out by dealing magic damage instead of physical damage. Paine has several dashes along with brief crowd-control immunity and damage immunity, letting him weave into the middle of the enemy formation.
Every time he casts a skill, his passive, Soul Divide, turns his next basic attack into a lunge behind the target that deals double damage. Soul Tidings sends his soul ahead and then pulls his body after it, dealing damage twice and slowing, while his second skill silences enemies and lets him convert magic damage taken into health. His ultimate has Paine charge up and then dash to a target location, becoming briefly immune to damage.
Low health and very high difficulty mean he is only truly scary in the hands of players willing to practice his dash timing and when to engage. This page brings together the item build, Arcana, Enchantments, summoner spells, combos, how to use Paine's skills and how to play each phase.
Paine Item Build
Notes on Paine's Item Build
Tome of the Reaper
instead of
Skadi's Frost Ring
: your damage cuts the target’s healing by 40%, and basic attacks extend the effect to 3 seconds.
Gilded Greaves
instead of
Enchanted Kicks
for +35% effect resistance and +90 magic resist, so you break free faster.
Blade of Eternity
instead of
Staff of Nuul
for +120 armor, 10% more damage dealt and the Revival passive.Paine Enchantments
Tower of Radiance
Chaos Abyss
Paine Arcana
Paine Support Spell
Punish
Paine Skill Order
How to Play Paine
How to Combo Paine
Basic Combo
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3
-
2
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-
1
How to Combo
Paine
Early Game Before the Opponent Has Items:
- Use Skill 3
Acknowledge
to dive in from a distance for damage.
- Activate Skill 2
Elegy
for more damage and to silence the enemy.
- Basic attack continuously to maximize damage from passive
Soul Divide
. - Finally, use Skill 1
Soul Tidings
to chase the enemy or escape the fight.
How to Combo
Paine
Later When the Enemy Has More Items:
- Use Skill 1
Soul Tidings
to close in on the opponent.
- Basic attack to trigger passive
Soul Divide
.
- Activate Skill 2
Elegy
for damage and to silence the enemy.
- Finally, use Skill 3
Acknowledge
to chase the enemy or escape the fight.
How to Use Paine's Skills Effectively
- Take good advantage of this skill’s wide range to deal damage and silence multiple targets at once.
- Stay within the skill’s range for about 2 seconds after casting to recover the energy you spent.
- Use its silence skillfully to prevent the opponent from using important skills like
Wings of Purity
from
Lauriel
or
Mesmerize
from
Veera
…
How to Play Paine in the Early Game
At the start of the match, begin your jungle route with the red buff first for extra damage and slow, since
Paine
costs no energy to use skills.
When you reach the blue buff, pull the beetle camp close so Skill 2
Elegy
can hit both at once.
Your job in this phase is to farm as fast as possible to reach level 4 as soon as possible.
How to Play Paine in the Mid Game
By the mid game, take full advantage of
Paine
‘s mobility to gank across the whole map, continuously pressuring the opponent to create space for your allies to push turrets and secure Dragon and Caesar.
Always watch the minimap to quickly spot an opportunity, then use Skill 3
Acknowledge
to fly in fast to join a fight, pick off stragglers, and chase low-health targets
Prioritize hunting the enemy marksman, since they’re both easy to take down and it slows their power progression.
How to Play Paine in the Late Game
By the late game, use Skill 1
Soul Tidings
and Skill 3
Acknowledge
to push minions hard on multiple lanes, and if there’s an opportunity, quickly split push the enemy’s turret.
Watch the map so you can return to join full team fights with your allies in time; don’t dive in right away — wait for the right opportunity, then fly in at lightning speed to take down the enemy’s core damage dealer.
Use Skill 2
Elegy
at the right moment to silence the entire enemy team in a fight, creating a huge advantage for your team.
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