Yango | Honor of Kings Hero Guide
Overview
Yango is a hero in Honor of Kings.
Class: アサシン.
Recommended position: クラッシュレーン.
Lanes: クラッシュレーン.
Features
Role: Assassin, Roaming Assassin. Playstyle: Initiate. Difficulty: Very Hard
Key stats
Win rate: 49.1%
Pick rate: 0.4%
Ban rate: 0.1%
Kills: 4.0
Damage: 77410
Assists: 6.1
How to play
Yango is an Assassin with multiple dashes, high burst damage, and a unique copy ability. Attacking with Yango or the puppet earns hero fragments and heals her HP. Collecting 50 fragments lets her summon a puppet that copies the corresponding enemy hero.
Her basic combo is Skill 1, the Ultimate, Skill 3 twice, Skill 2 twice, and finally Skill 3. First, throw the puppet with Skill 1 and use the puppet's Ultimate to close in on the enemy. Next, land Skill 3 twice to Immobilize the enemy repeatedly, use Skill 2 to call out the main body, and finally chain the main body's Skill 3 to grind down the enemy's HP and finish them.
Skill 1 throws the puppet forward, dealing damage and Knocking up enemies in its path. After that you can control the puppet, and using Skill 1 again pulls the puppet back, dealing damage and a Knock-up to enemies in its path. Skill 2 launches a paper bird that deals damage to enemies in its path. While in puppet form, it swaps the positions of the main body and the puppet, dealing damage to enemies in the path. Skill 3 fires threads that deal damage to enemies it hits, and consecutive hits add a Slow. In puppet form, Skill 3's first stage deals damage and Slow, while the second stage deals a continuous Stun and damage. The Ultimate briefly makes Yango vanish, clearing Crowd Control, and after a slight delay she reappears at another location. In puppet form, it dashes in a chosen direction, pulling the main body to the puppet's position and dealing damage to enemies in its path.
For skill leveling, prioritize the Ultimate first, and when you can't take the Ultimate, prioritize Skill 2, then Skill 3.
Skills (level values & ratios)
Passive: Occult Arts - Manipulation：Puppet：Occult Arts - Manipulation｜When the main body's and the puppet's attack actions hit an enemy hero (Basic Attacks have a 30% chance), a Hero Shard is gained (excluding when an enemy hero is executed), and 70 (70 + 1% of Bonus ATK) HP is restored.
Healing skills generate a "Shard Bag." Up to 15 Hero Shards can be collected, and the collected Shards are used to create a puppet. A Hero Shard is automatically gained every 30-90 seconds.
Hero Puppet: Consumes 50 Hero Shards to transform into the corresponding hero (with fully identical stats; lasts 10 seconds). The puppet deals 50% damage and takes 100% increased damage (an additional shard is added for every 15 Bonus Physical ATK of the main body, and for every 20 Bonus Magic ATK of the main body; Bonus Damage is reduced by 2% for every 60 Bonus HP). Base Heal 70〜140 / Main：Occult Arts - Manipulation｜When the main body's and the puppet's attack actions hit an enemy hero (Basic Attacks have a 50% chance), a Hero Shard is gained (excluding enemy heroes), and 70 (70 + 1% of Bonus Physical ATK) HP is restored.
Healing skills can stock up to 150 Shards in the "Shard Pack," and the collected Shards are used to create a puppet. A Hero Shard is automatically gained every 10-5 seconds.
Hero Puppet: Consumes 50 Hero Shards to transform into the corresponding hero (when the enemy is completely away, the special puppet lasts 10 seconds). The puppet deals 50% damage and takes 100% increased damage (puppet damage increases by 1% for every 15 Bonus Physical ATK of the main body, and the puppet is reduced by 2% for every 60 Bonus HP). Base Heal 70〜140
Skill 1: Occult Arts - Umbra：Puppet：Occult Arts - Umbra｜Launches the puppet, dealing 300 (300 + 100% of Bonus Physical ATK) Physical Damage to enemies along the path and knocking them up for 0.5 seconds. Afterward, the puppet is controlled. The puppet's Basic Attacks deal Physical Damage equal to 100% of Physical ATK, and recalling the puppet triggers a Purify effect on the main body, granting a shield equal to 40% of Physical ATK plus 420 (420 + 6% of Bonus Physical ATK) for 1 second.
If the puppet is destroyed, the main body is also injured and takes damage for 1 second, and cannot recall the puppet for 29-16 seconds. If the puppet stays more than 2500 away for 5 seconds, it is automatically destroyed.
Normal Puppet (inherits the strongest seals (excluding Regeneration, Rage, Fortitude, and Fire Shield) and some buff effects. Gold and EXP are shared with the main body). Base Damage 300→600 / CD (s) 20→16 / Shield 420→840 / MP Cost 60 / Main：Occult Arts - Return｜Recalls the puppet, dealing 300 (300 + 100% of Bonus Physical ATK) Physical Damage to enemies along the path and knocking them up for 0.5 seconds. Base Damage 300→600 / CD (s) 20→16
Skill 2: Occult Arts - Zhi Chu Luan：Puppet：Occult Arts - Zhi Chu Luan｜Throws 4 hidden weapons, dealing 435 (435 + 165% of Bonus Physical ATK) Physical Damage to enemies along the path. From the second hidden weapon that hits onward, the damage is reduced by 50%. Base Damage 435→870 / CD (s) 11→9 / MP Cost 40 / Main：Occult Arts - Substitution｜Swaps the positions of the puppet and the main body. If the distance between them exceeds 900, the puppet moves to a position 900 away from the main body, dealing 300 (300 + 100% of Bonus Physical ATK) Physical Damage to enemies along the path.
Moving while in transformed state pulls the main body to the puppet's designated position and transfers control to the puppet. Base Damage 300→600 / CD (s) 10
Skill 3: Occult Arts - Shadow Crucifixion：Puppet：Occult Arts - Shadow Crucifixion｜Sends out threads to distance herself from the target. Each time a thread hits the target, it deals 180 (180 + 90% of Bonus Physical ATK) Physical Damage. Units hit by both threads take additional Physical Damage equal to 13% of their Missing HP and have their Move Speed reduced by 30%. Base Damage 180→360 / CD (s) 11→9 / Slow 30%→60% / MP Cost 40 / Main：Occult Arts - Breakout｜Dashes the puppet in a designated direction, dealing 300 (300 + 100% of Bonus Physical ATK) Physical Damage to enemies along the path.
Moving while in transformed state transfers control to the puppet. CD (s) 12→10
Ultimate: Occult Arts - Dispersal：Puppet：Occult Arts - Dispersal｜Vanishes and becomes immune to CC, and after a set time, moves to another position within range.
The stun caused when the puppet is destroyed cannot be removed. CD (s) 25→20 / MP Cost 100 / Main：Occult Arts - Binding｜The puppet deals 300 (300 + 100% of Bonus Physical ATK) Physical Damage to nearby enemies and reduces their Move Speed by 250 for 2 seconds.
If the second phase is activated within 3 seconds, after a set time the puppet continuously stuns enemies and deals 120 (120 + 40% of Bonus Physical ATK) Magic Damage. Base Damage 300→600 / Slow 250→499 / Damage over Time 120→240 / CD (s) 10
Yango — Early / Mid / Late Game
Early game: At level 1, pick your skill based on the enemy composition to take lane priority. Use your long reach to wear down the enemy jungler, keeping the right spacing while poking and sustaining yourself for extended fights. Since you're fragile and Skill 1 has a long Cooldown, the safe way to steal the enemy jungle is with Skill 2 and Skill 3 after the enemy has already started on it.
Mid game: In the mid game he has strong burst, and the focus shifts to diving in and getting behind enemies. Grow your economy by securing solo catches and picking off low-HP enemies—ambush around buff and Tyrant (both small and large) spawn timers, ambush along the enemy's reinforcement routes, and use the puppet to dive from the flank or rear.
Late game: In the late game, in the normal puppet form, engaging head-on isn't recommended; the basic plan is to wait for an opening and cut down an enemy damage dealer one-on-one. Use his multiple dashes and high burst to ignore the frontline and dive straight onto the enemy backline to finish them off instantly. Yango with the hero puppet gains even more options in team fights.