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The Flash
Introduction to The Flash
▼The Flash is an Assassin-Mage hero in Arena of Valor who can play the Jungle or the Mid Lane. His passive lets The Flash build up speed points while moving; once enough are stored, his next basic attack dashes to the target, dealing magic damage, slowing it and granting him a shield.
Super Speed sends him dashing through enemies at high speed, and he can recast it to return to his starting point, with targets hit by both passes taking extra damage. His second skill unleashes a rapid flurry of punches whose final hit deals double damage, while his ultimate, Cyclone, creates a vortex that makes The Flash untargetable before pulling enemies into the center of the storm.
High damage and excellent mobility are his strengths, but low health, little crowd control and high difficulty mean The Flash requires good judgment about when to dive in and when to pull out. This page compiles the item build, Arcana, Enchantments, summoner spells, combos, skill usage and phase-by-phase gameplay for The Flash.
The Flash Item Build
The Flash Item Build Notes
Arctic Orb
instead of
Rhea's Blessing
and alternate it with other life-sustain items.
Tome of the Reaper
instead of
Boomstick
early to counter it.The Flash Enchantments
The Flash Arcana
The Flash Battle Spells
The Flash Skill Order
The Flash Gameplay Guide
How to Combo The Flash
How to Use The Flash's Skills Effectively
How to Play The Flash in the Early Game
Once the match starts, if you’re going mid, use Skill 2
Mach Punch
to clear minions quickly and hit level 2 before the enemy. From there, you can repeatedly use Skill 1
Super Speed
to dash in, poke the enemy, then dash back out, applying pressure to push them out of lane.
If you’re jungling, start with the blue buff first to get cooldown reduction for faster clearing, then use your mobility to rotate quickly between jungle camps and reach level 4 as fast as possible. Avoid invading the enemy jungle during the first 4 minutes, since the Guardian Spirit Bird will reveal your position and reduce your damage dealt by 10%.
How to Play The Flash in the Mid Game
By the mid game, use your mobility to constantly gank, attack major objectives, and invade the enemy jungle to gain an advantage.
Prioritize hunting immobile, low-health enemy heroes like the enemy mage or marksman — they’re easy kills and it also slows their power progression.
Play in short bursts: pick a safe position to dash in with Skill 1
Super Speed
to combo the enemy, then pull back — this is an effective way to play
The Flash
during this stage.
How to Play The Flash in the Late Game
By the late game, you can take advantage of openings to split push, but quickly return when a fight is about to break out.
In the full team fight, don’t dive in first — wait for a good opportunity when enemy heroes cluster together, then quickly combo Skill 1
Super Speed
to dash in and activate Skill 3
Cyclone
for wide-area damage.
Keep moving to stay close to the enemy while Skill 3
Cyclone
is active so all targets get pulled to the center and stunned once the fire ring ends, creating a huge advantage for your team.
If enemies scatter and escape the fire ring, chase down the enemy carry and you can combine it with
Flicker
to increase your chances of success.


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