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Role: Assassin – Gold: 32000$ | 599 Diamond
Specialty: Chase/Damage
Lane: Jungle/Mid
Hero Tier: S+
Movement SPD: 260 | Physical Attack: 119 |
Magic Power: 0 | Physical Defense: 20 |
Magical Defense: 20 | HP: 2678 |
Mana: | Attack Speed: 1.13 |
Hp Regen: 7.8 | Mana Regen: 15 |
Joy Spells Build
- Retribution
- Execute
Joy Items Build
Burst
- Genius Wand
- Arcane Boots
- Ice Queen Wand
- Fleeting Time
- Holy Crystal
- Blood Wings
Sustained DPS
- Genius Wand
- Warrior Boots
- Concentrated Energy
- Oracle
- Brute Force Breastplate
- Divine Glaive
Jungle
- Genius Wand
- Ice Hunter’s Arcane Boots
- Holy Crystal
- Blood Wings
- Winter Truncheon
- Divine Glaive
Pro Build (Recommend)
- Arcane Boots
- Calamity Reaper
- Holy Crystal
- Blood Wings
- Oracle
- Genius Wand
Joy Emblems Build
- Mage
Joy Mage Emblems Build:

Joy Skill Order
Skill Order: Skill 2 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 1.
![]() Look, Leonin Crystal! | ||
![]() Meow, Rhythm of Joy! | ||
![]() Ha, Electrifying Beats! |
Effects from skills’s Joy:
Passive (Humph, Joy’s Angry!): Buff.
Skill 1 (Look, Leonin Crystal!): Summon.
Skill 2 (Meow, Rhythm of Joy!): Blink.
Skill 3 (Ha, Electrifying Beats!): AoE.
Joy Combo
These are the basic combos for Joy, I hope you’ll do well with it.
Combo 1: Skill 1 -> AA -> Skill 2 -> AA.
Look, Leonin Crystal! -> AA ->
Meow, Rhythm of Joy! -> AA.
Combo 2: Skill 1 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 2 -> Skill 3 -> AA.
Look, Leonin Crystal! ->
Meow, Rhythm of Joy! ->
Meow, Rhythm of Joy! ->
Meow, Rhythm of Joy! ->
Meow, Rhythm of Joy! ->
Meow, Rhythm of Joy! ->
Ha, Electrifying Beats! -> AA.
Joy Pros & Cons
Pros | Cons |
---|---|
+ Crowd control. + Can damage reduction. + Immunity. + High mobility + Good link capabilities. | – Squishy |
Joy’s Rival & Teammates
Joy is strong against: Beatrix, Gloo, Phoveus.
Joy is weak against: Zilong, Hanabi, Atlas.
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Joy must team up with: Xavier + Melissa + Faramis + Khaleed.
Joy Play Strategy
Joy is an Assassin has Crowd control, can damage reduction, immunity, high mobility and good link capabilities. You can use Joy for Jungle or Mid Lane.

Spells are suitable for Joy:
Using spell Retribution for Joy jungle and Execute for Joy mid lane.
Items are suitable for Joy:
Magic Items:
Defense Items:
Movement Items:
If you like Joy burst you can use combo items: Genius Wand, Arcane Boots, Ice Queen Wand, Fleeting Time, Holy Crystal, Blood Wings
If you like Joy sustained DPS you can use combo items: Genius Wand, Warrior Boots, Concentrated Energy, Oracle, Brute Force Breastplate, Divine Glaive
If you like Joy jungle you can use combo items: Genius Wand, Ice Hunter’s Arcane Boots, Holy Crystal, Blood Wings, Winter Truncheon, Divine Glaive.
If you like Joy pro build you can use combo items: Arcane Boots, Calamity Reaper, Holy Crystal, Blood Wings, Oracle, Genius Wand.
Emblems are suitable for Joy:
Mage emblems set:
- Magical PEN: 13.5%.
- Magic Power: + 17%.
- Cooldown Reduction: 5%.
- Magical Lifesteal: 5%.
- Movement SPD: 2%.
Best lane for Joy:

Lane | Prioritize |
---|---|
Exp Lane | |
Jungle | X |
Mid Lane | X |
Gold Lane | |
Roam |
Win/Ban/Pick Rate for Joy:
- Win Rate: 57.12%.
- Pick Rate: 0.37%.
- Ban Rate: 27.01%.
Joy best for rank:
![]() Grandmaster | ![]() Epic | ![]() Legend |
![]() Mythic | ![]() Mythical Glory |
How to play Joy:
Skill 1 (Look, Leonin Crystal!) is a very flexible skill that can be used to clear minions and damage enemies. The skill can also be used in tandem with her 2nd skill to finish her enemies off or to activate her passive.
Skill 2 (Meow, Rhythm of Joy!) need to be released at the right moment during her dash to strike the correct beats. When done correctly , this increases the damages the damage on her 2nd skill and her skill 3.
Note: Meow, Rhythm of Joy! is Joy’s most important skill, you should max it first.
Skill 3 (Ha, Electrifying Beats!) can be used depending on situation. It can be used ensure a kill, or to damage and pressure multiple enemies while boosting her survivability through her passive.
Tactics:
Early game (level 1-7): Joy requires farming during the early game to dish out decent damage in a fight. Do pay attention to her position in team fights, stay on the move, and keep your enemies at a loss.
Mid game (level 8-12): You can gank lane and seek out lone targets, especially fragile ones like the enemy mage and marksman.
Late game (level 13+): In teamfight, try to use your skills on every possible target to get extra shields.
Joy Ability
- Humph, Joy’s Angry!
- Look, Leonin Crystal!
- Meow, Rhythm of Joy!
- Ha, Electrifying Beats!
Passive: Humph, Joy’s Angry!
Joy becomes Angry! for 4 seconds each time her skill deals damage to a non-minion enemy, during which she gains 100% extra Movement Speed and 16% Damage Reduction.
This effect can only be triggered once every 4 seconds on the same enemy.
Joy’s Basic Attack deals 80 (+30% Total Physical Attack) (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage.
Skill 1: Look, Leonin Crystal!
Joy summons a Leonin Crystal at the target location, dealing 200 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to nearby enemies.
The Leonin Crystal lasts 2.4 seconds and can be used as a springboard Meow, Rhythm of Joy!.
Skill 2: Meow, Rhythm of Joy!
Joy dashes in the target direction, dealing 230 (+80% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to enemies in her path. Hitting an enemy or the Leonin Crystal from Look, Leonin Crystal! allows Joy to enter Beat Time! for 1 second, during which she’s immune to control effects and can cast this skill again (up to 5 times).
If cast again within 0.8–1 second, Meow, Rhythm of Joy! deals 60% increased damage (can stack).
Turn up the volume and dance to the rhythm of joy!
Skill 3: Ha, Electrifying Beats!
Ha, Electrifying Beats! unlocks after Joy casts Meow, Rhythm of Joy! 5 times in succession.
Joy removes all control effects on her and releases the stored energy, gaining 30% extra Movement Speed and Slow Immunity for 4s and dealing 230 (+40% Total Magic Power) Magic Damage to nearby enemies times over the duration.
Each Meow, Rhythm of Joy! cast on the beat increases this skill’s damage by 25%. Enemies hit by this skill multiple times take reduced damage (to as low as 60%).
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Good build!
Joy can go mid lande
Ok you, jou can mid lane.
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joy is best heroes for me. She is very High mobility
Joy Can set assassin emblem ?
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joy Squishy, i can set tank for her.
Not good, you should set joy mage.