Hou Yi is a Hunter God with high basic attack damage, easy 1vs1. He have ability good area control/pressure and great poke potential. So, He is ADC carry in game. Find best Hou Yi build guides (ADC Crit) for Smite. Learn more about Hou Yi’s abilities, Items, Relics.
Hunter | Chinese | Ranged | Physical
Pros: High Single Target Damage, High Area Damage
Difficulty: Hard
God Tier: A
| Health: 672 (+82) | Damage: 35 (+ 2.8) + 100% of Physical Power |
| Mana: 240 (+38) | Physical: 18 (+3) |
| Speed: 370 (+0) | Magical: 30 (+1.6) |
| Range: 55 (+0) | HP5: 8 (+0.68) |
| Attack/Sec: 0.95 (+1.2%) | MP5: 5 (+0.35) |
Hou Yi Relics Build
Shard Relics:
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- Wing Shard
Relics:
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- Purification Beads
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- Greater Purification Beads
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- Temporal Beads
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- Aegis Amulet
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- Greater Aegis Amulet
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- Aegis Of Acceleration
Hou Yi Items Build
Pro Build (Crit):
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- Death’s Temper
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- Asi
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- Evolved Rage
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- Dominance
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- Devoted Deathbringer
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- Odysseus’ Bow
Meta build:
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- Death’s Toll
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- Asi
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- Evolved Rage
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- Dominance
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- Demon Blade
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- Devoted Deathbringer
Duo Lane (ADC):
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- Death’s Temper
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- Asi
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- The Ferocious Executioner
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- Odysseus’ Bow
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- Qin’s Sais
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- Dominance
Hou Yi’s Skill Order
Skill Order: Ricochet (Skill 1) > Mark of the Golden Crow (Skill 2) > Divebomb (Skill 3) > Sunbreaker (Skill 4).
 Ricochet | |||
 Mark of the Golden Crow | |||
 Divebomb | |||
 Sunbreaker |
Hou Yi Combo
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Combo 1: Skill 2 -> Skill 4 -> Skill 1 -> AA.
Mark of the Golden Crow -> Sunbreaker -> Ricochet -> AA.
Combo 2: Skill 2 -> Skill 1 -> AA -> Skill 4.
Mark of the Golden Crow -> Ricochet -> AA -> Sunbreaker.
Hou Yi’s Weak Against & Pairs Well
| Weak Against | Pairs Well With |
|---|---|
    |     |
Hou Yi is weak against: Ullr, Hachiman, Cupid, Rama.
Hou Yi is pairs well with: Thanatos, Serqet, Cerberus, Persephone.
How To Play Hou Yi ?
Win/Pick/Ban rate:
| Conquest | Joust | Duel | |
| Win Rate | 48.25% | 48.04% | 59.74% |
| Pick Rate | 10.38% | 15.52% | 6.08% |
| Ban Rate | 2.15% | 26.03% | 43.15% |
Best Relics for Hou Yi:
You can use Shard Relics: Wing Shard.
You can use Relics: Aegis Of Judgement + Temporal Beads.
Best items for Hou Yi:
Start items – Duo Lane (ADC):
Hou Yi Crit build:
Full Items – Duo Lane: If you like Hou Yi adc, you can refer this way: Death’s Temper, Asi, The Ferocious Executioner, Odysseus’ Bow, Qin’s Sais, Dominance.
Full Items – Pro Build: If you like Hou Yi pro build, you can refer this way: Ornate Arrow, Evolved Devourer’s Gauntlet, Qin’s Sais, The Ferocious Executioner, Dominance, Deathbringer.
Best lane for Hou Yi:
| Lane |  |
|---|---|
| Solo Lane | |
| Duo Lane – ADC | X |
| Duo Lane – Support | |
| Mid Lane | |
| Jungle |
Tips and Tricks:
You can use alternative items for Hou Yi as: Physical Power, Attack Speed, Physical Lifesteal, Physical Penetration, Crit Chance, Movement Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Mana, MP5.
Hou Yi’s ultimate is skill very strong with AOE damage and zoning enemies.
Persephone
Hades are 2 mid lanes that pair very well with Hou Yi.
Hou Yi’s Ability
Passive: Suntouched
Hou Yi cannot be critically struck after being critically struck once.
Skill 1: Ricochet
Hou Yi fires a arrow that bounces off walls and deals additional damage each time it hits an enemy. This arrow can stun enemies.
Skill 2: Mark of the Golden Crow
Hou Yi will mark enemies with a golden crow mark. Marked enemies will take additional damage.
Skill 3: Divebomb
Hou Yi leaps into the air and slams down, damaging enemies in the area.
Ultimate: Sunbreaker
Hou Yi fires 9 arrows into the sky, each falling down dealing damage and slowing enemies.
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