Hou Yi Smite: Guide to playing Hou Yi Smite S11, providing you with the best builds. Hou Yi is a Hunter and choosing the right relics and items for Hou Yi will maximize her power in battle.
( Defender Of The Earth )
Win rate: 46.77% – Pick rate: 5.85%
Difficulty: ( Hard )
Class: Hunter
Pantheon: Chinese
Type: Ranged, Physical
Tier: ( A )
Hou Yi Best Build
Relics
Items
Hou Yi Conquest build: Ornate Arrow, Asi, Rage, Demon Blade, Dominance, Envenomed Executioner.
Hou Yi Joust build: Leader’s Cowl, Stormseeker, Evolved Devourer’s Gauntlet, Dominance, Qin’s Sais, The Ferocious Executioner.
Hou Yi Duel build: Hunter’s Cowl, Evolved Devourer’s Gauntlet, The Ferocious Executioner, Qin’s Sais, Odysseus’ Bow, Dominance.
Hou Yi’s Skill Order
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Hou Yi Skill
Passive: Suntouched
After Hou Yi is hit by a critical hit, he cannot be hit by a critical hit for the next 3 seconds.
Skill 1: Ricochet
Hou Yi fires an arrow at an enemy, dealing damage and bouncing up to 2 targets. The arrow will stun enemies when hitting an enemy marked with the Golden Crow.
Skill 2: Mark of the Golden Crow
Hou Yi will mark enemies with a golden crow mark and they will take extra damage when attacked.
Skill 3: Divebomb
Hou Yi leaps into the air then targets an enemy on the ground, landing on them, damaging them.
Skill 4: Sunbreaker
Hou Yi fires 9 arrows into the sky then brings them down, damaging and slowing enemies.
How To Play Hou Yi?
Hou Yi can go Duo Lane – ADC.
Hou Yi needs to carve the golden crow mark on the enemy to deal more damage when using skills.
Combo Hou Yi:
Skill 2 + Skill 4 + Skill 1 + Basic Attack .
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Skill 2 + Skill 1 + Basic Attack + Skill 4.
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Hou Yi Team:
These picks good Hou Yi Thor, Hou Yi, Merlin, Tsukuyomi.
Hou Yi Threats:
These picks counter Hou Yi: Loki, Scylla, Nox, Ah Muzen Cab.
Hou Yi Build Breakdown
Hou Yi should start with items like: Spiked Gauntlet, Purification Beads, Multi Potion, Death’s Toll, Healing Potion. Hou Yi will be stronger with the following items: The Executioner, Demon Blade, Dominance.
Gold needed to build items for Hou Yi:
| Ornate Arrow | Asi | Rage | Demon Blade | Dominance | Envenomed Executioner |
| 2150 (Gold) | 2400 (Gold) | 2500 (Gold) | 2400 (Gold) | 2500 (Gold) | 2200 (Gold) |
Analysis of Hou Yi’s items attributes:
- Basic Attack Damage
- Health
- Attack Speed
- Physical Critical Strike Chance
- Physical Power
- Physical Lifesteal
- Penetration
- Critical Strike Chance
- Mana
- MP5
Starting Build
Blessings
Actives
Core
Build for Game Modes
| Conquest | Arena | Joust | Assualt | Slash |
| Asi | Qin’s Sais | Asi | Griffonwing Earrings | Qin’s Sais |
| Dominance | Griffonwing Earrings | Griffonwing Earrings | Qin’s Sais | Dominance |
| Rage | Dominance | Qin’s Sais | Odysseus’ Bow | Asi |
| Devourer’s Gauntlet | Odysseus’ Bow | Dominance | Leather Cowl | Envenomed Executioner |
| Envenomed Executioner | Bloodforge | The Executioner | Dominance | Devourer’s Gauntlet |
| The Executioner | Rage | Odysseus’ Bow | Bloodforge | Rage |
| Crimson Claws | Asi | Envenomed Executioner | Asi | Demon Blade |
| Leather Cowl | Demon Blade | The Ferocious Executioner | Rage | The Executioner |
Hou Yi Statistics
Stats
| Health | 672 (+82) | Mana | 240 (+38) |
| Speed | 370 (+0) | Range | 55 (+0) |
| Attack/Sec | 0.95 (+1.2%) |
Basic Attack
| Physical | 18 (+3) | Magical | 30 (+1.6) |
| HP5 | 8 (+0.68) | MP5 | 5 (+0.35) |
Matchups VS Hou Yi
| Name | Matches | Win rate |
 vs  Hou Yi vs Anubis | 1218 | 43.68% |
vs  Hou Yi vs Neith | 1171 | 51.15% |
vs  Hou Yi vs Nu Wa | 1077 | 44.1% |
vs  Hou Yi vs Ymir | 885 | 49.6% |
vs  Hou Yi vs Thanatos | 860 | 53.02% |
vs  Hou Yi vs Mulan | 838 | 48.81% |
vs  Hou Yi vs Poseidon | 815 | 49.57% |
vs  Hou Yi vs Medusa | 780 | 46.41% |
Conclusion on Hou Yi
If you like a Hunter, choose Hou Yi.
What are the abilities of Hou Yi in smite?
Hou Yi smite is known as Defender Of The Earth, taking on the role of Hunter with Hard difficulty. Hou Yi’s passive is Suntouched, skill 1 is Ricochet, skill 2 is Mark of the Golden Crow, skill 3 is Divebomb and ultimate is Sunbreaker.
Best Relics for Hou Yi in Smite ?
Greater Purification Beads, Greater Aegis Amulet.
Best Items for Hou Yi in Smite ?
The Executioner, Demon Blade, Dominance.
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