Hou Yi | Honor of Kings Hero Guide
Overview
Hou Yi is a hero in Honor of Kings.
Class: マークスマン.
Recommended position: ファームレーン.
Lanes: ファームレーン.
Features
Role: Master Marksman
Key stats
Win rate: 49.2%
Pick rate: 2.5%
Ban rate: 0.2%
Kills: 4.8
Damage: 88498
Assists: 6.5
How to play
Hou Yi is a Marksman who specializes in area damage. By chaining Ultimate into Skill 2, Skill 1, and two Basic Attacks, you can corner fleeing enemies and finish them off. His Passive builds up shooting stacks, and once enhanced up to Skill 3 his Basic Attacks fire three arrows.
Skill 1 enhances his Basic Attack and also fires arrows. Skill 2 Slows enemies in the target area. The Ultimate fires an arrow that flies across the entire map and Stuns the first hero it hits. For skill leveling, take Skill 2 first, then prioritize the Ultimate, and when you can't take the Ultimate, prioritize Skill 1.
Skills (level values & ratios)
Passive: Chastising Shot：Each time a basic attack hits an enemy, gains 1 stack of Roaring Arrow (up to 3 stacks). Each stack increases Attack Speed by 2%-4% for 3s.
At maximum stacks, she enters an enhanced state for 3s. While enhanced, each basic attack fires an extra arrow (counted as one basic attack) that deals 120% of the original basic attack's Physical DMG. Attack Speed 2%〜4%
Skill 1: Arrow Volley：Enhances herself for 5s, dealing 214 (90 + 75% of Physical ATK) Physical DMG with each basic attack. If she is in the passive's enhanced state, casting the skill fires 3 arrows that deal 120% of the original basic attack's Physical DMG. Additionally, the enhanced basic attack deals 50% damage (with no basic-attack special effects) against towers (crystals). Base Damage 90→230 / CD (s) 10 / MP Cost 50
Skill 2: Afterglow：Commands the sunlight to strike the designated location, gaining Vision of the area.
After a short delay, deals 480 (480 + 110% of Bonus Physical ATK) Magic DMG to enemies in the area and slows them by 25%-50% for 2s (the slow and damage are halved against targets at the edge). CD (s) 7→5.5 / Base Damage 480→960 / Slow 25%→50% / MP Cost 40
Ultimate: Burning Sun Arrow：Fires a Flame Arrow in the designated direction. When the Flame Arrow hits an enemy hero, it explodes, dealing 800 (800 + 130% of Bonus Physical ATK) Physical DMG to enemies within the blast area.
The Flame Arrow stuns the first enemy hero hit for 0.75-3.5s (varying with the Flame Arrow's flight distance) and slows enemies within the blast area by 30% for 1s. CD (s) 45→35 / Base Damage 800→1600 / Slow 30%→60% / MP Cost 130
Hou Yi — Early / Mid / Late Game
Early game: Trigger the Passive's punishment shot first, then open Skill 1 "Multi-Arrow" to maximize your Basic Attack output. You're at your strongest through level 4, and with a support attached to the backline, you can overwhelm the top laner or jungler with astonishing sustained damage. If you can't get a kill, defend the tower and wait for your jungler's gank.
Mid game: After level 4, always stay alert to changes in the battle and use your Ultimate to support allies when needed. The three arrows fired by the Passive can trigger the Passive of the Demonic Disaster (equipment), and can even trigger it twice.
Late game: Hou Yi is very fragile with poor self-defense, so once enemies get positioning on you, you're an easy target. At close range the Ultimate has almost no Crowd Control or knockback effect, so it's important to stay in the backline and deal sustained damage while protected by your allies.