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Faster Hou Yi (Not a Conquest Build)

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by S_Ripper updated May 11, 2016

Smite God: Hou Yi

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Hou Yi Build

Basic Build

Build Item Odysseus' Bow Odysseus' Bow
Build Item Soul Eater Soul Eater
Build Item Ninja Tabi Ninja Tabi
Build Item Rage Rage
Build Item Deathbringer Deathbringer
Build Item Ichaival Ichaival

Alternate Penetration

Build Item Jotunn's Wrath Jotunn's Wrath
Build Item The Executioner The Executioner
Build Item Titan's Bane Titan's Bane

Relic Options

Build Item Cursed Ankh Cursed Ankh
Build Item Heavenly Wings Heavenly Wings
Build Item Aegis Amulet Aegis Amulet
Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads
Build Item Cloak of Meditation Cloak of Meditation

Assault Lifesteal Replacement - Pick One

Build Item Asi Asi
Build Item Bloodforge Bloodforge

Hou Yi's Skill Order

Ricochet

1 X Y
Ricochet
1 6 8 12 14

Mark of the Golden Crow

2 A B
Mark of the Golden Crow
2 4 7 10 11

Divebomb

3 B A
Divebomb
3 15 16 18 19

Sunbreaker

4 Y X
Sunbreaker
5 9 13 17 20
Ricochet
1 6 8 12 14

Ricochet

1 X
Hou Yi fires a powerful shot that can ricochet off of walls. After firing, if this arrow bounces off of a wall it will travel 70 units from that point and gain +40% bonus damage to gods per bounce up to a maximum of 2 bounces. This arrow will stun if the target has Mark of the Golden Crow.

Ability Type: Line, Damage
Damage: 95 / 145 / 195 / 245 / 295 (+70% of your Physical Power)
Stun Duration: 1s
Range: 70
Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80
Cooldown: 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8s
Mark of the Golden Crow
2 4 7 10 11

Mark of the Golden Crow

2 A
Hou Yi marks an enemy with Mark of the Golden Crow. Marked enemies take extra damage for every 10% of their missing health from Hou Yi's abilities and basic attacks. Also, marked enemies, including stealthed gods, are visible to Hou Yi on the minimap. The mark lasts for 10s.

Ability: Target, Debuff
Damage Increase: 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6% for every 10% of missing health
Range: 55
Cost: 50
Cooldown: 14s
Divebomb
3 15 16 18 19

Divebomb

3 B
Hou Yi launches into the air, and for a short time may target some distance away to quickly dive towards the ground damaging any enemies in the immediate area. If the target has Mark of the Golden Crow they are knocked back.

Ability: Circle, Leap, Damage
Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+60% of your Physical Power)
Range/Radius: 55/20
Cost: 70
Cooldown: 15s
Sunbreaker
5 9 13 17 20

Sunbreaker

4 Y
Hou Yi shoots nine arrows into the sky, striking one sun with each arrow. The nine suns come crashing down one by one, slowing and dealing damage in a target area over time. A target with Mark of the Golden Crow will have their movement speed slowed by an additional 20%.

Ability: Circle, Slow, Damage
Damage: 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 (+25% of your Physical Power) every 0.5s
Damage (Maximum): 720 / 810 / 900 / 990 / 1080 (+225% of your Physical Power)
Duration: 4.5s
Slow: 20%
Slow Duration: 0.5s per hit
Range/Radius: 55/30
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 90s

The Basics

First attempt at doing one of these, feedback welcome. :)

So to start, I'm a complete Smite nub (and mobas in general in fact). I don't play conquest, I don't know the roles/routes/jobs/whatever they're called and I queue solo anyway so it generally sucks. But I like Arena and Clash and basically the faster paced modes. This is a very basic build for Hou Yi designed simply to speed up his basic attacks and give him a crit and penetration boost.

Since I mainly use his 3 to chase fleeing enemies or escape myself, and since it's cooldown never changes, I left it's upgrade for last. I like hit and run tactics with this build, and I find it's good for clearing minions and poking enemy gods that are too close to them.

Pros / Cons

+ Much faster basic attacks than Hou Yi normally has
+ Can heal himself off minion waves for a decent amount

- No protection items, is very squishy
- Early game damage is low


I'm sure there's more, but brain stopped working.

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