In　this　work,　H13　buildups　were　produced　through　wire-arc　additive　manufacturing　based　on　cold　metal　transfer　technology.　Four　different　deposition　strategies　were　employed　for　the　fabrication　and　the　microstructural　evolution　and　mechanical　properties　of　the　corresponding　buildups　were　compared.　A　bimodal　microstructure　for　all　buildups　produced　in　the　overlap　zone　(OZ)　and　body　zone　(BZ),　respectively,　despite　a　mixture　of　lath-shaped　martensites　and　blocky　delta-ferrites　in　the　OZ　and　a　slightly　coarser　but　still　fine　martensites　in　the　BZ.　The　as-deposited　mechanical　properties　were　evidently　superior　to　the　properties　of　the　base　metal　after　annealing,　but　slightly　inferior　to　that　after　quenching　and　tempering.　Compared　with　the　components　with　different　deposition　patterns　between　adjacent　layers,　the　relatively　enhanced　hardness　and　wear-resistance　properties　were　acquired　for　the　ones　with　the　same　scanning　strategies,　being　responsible　for　the　smaller　retained　delta-ferrite　size　in　the　OZ　and　slightly　refined　martensites　in　the　BZ.　The　deposition　strategy　had　a　negligible　influence　on　the　wear　surface　hardness,　all　decreasing　gradually　from　the　wear　zone　to　the　transient　zone　and　finally　keeping　stable　as　a　result　of　the　locally　martensitic　evolution.　As　the　in-situ　thermal　history　was　influenced　by　the　deposition　strategies,　both　of　the　microstructural　distribution　and　mechanical　performances　were　affected　by　the　deposition　strategies.　Besides,　the　applied　strategies,　characterized　by　the　different　scanning　directions　between　adjacent　tracks,　had　a　negligible　influence　on　microstructures　and　mechanical　properties　following　comparison　with　the　counterparts　with　the　different　directions　between　adjacent　layers.　(C)　2020　Published　by　Elsevier　B.V.