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Hou Yi - Breaking the Suntouched Meta.

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by DocLore updated March 30, 2017

Smite God: Hou Yi

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Hou Yi Build

Starting- Read below

Build Item Short Bow Short Bow
Build Item Boots Boots
Build Item Morningstar Morningstar

Core

Build Item Ninja Tabi Ninja Tabi
Build Item Jotunn's Wrath Jotunn's Wrath
Build Item Hydra's Lament Hydra's Lament
Build Item The Crusher The Crusher

Lifesteal/Attack Speed

Build Item Asi Asi
Build Item Bloodforge Bloodforge
Build Item Qin's Sais Qin's Sais
Build Item Odysseus' Bow Odysseus' Bow

Losts of Boxing

Build Item Hastened Fatalis Hastened Fatalis
Build Item Hide of the Nemean Lion Hide of the Nemean Lion
Build Item Genji's Guard Genji's Guard
Build Item Ichaival Ichaival

RELICS Ranked in order.

Build Item Purification Beads Purification Beads
Build Item Aegis Amulet Aegis Amulet
Build Item Bracer of Radiance Bracer of Radiance
Build Item Heavenly Wings Heavenly Wings
Build Item Cloak of Meditation Cloak of Meditation
Build Item Horrific Emblem Horrific Emblem

Hou Yi's Skill Order

Ricochet

1 X Y
Ricochet
1 4 6 7 10

Mark of the Golden Crow

2 A B
Mark of the Golden Crow
2 8 11 12 14

Divebomb

3 B A
Divebomb
3 15 16 18 19

Sunbreaker

4 Y X
Sunbreaker
5 9 13 17 20
Ricochet
1 4 6 7 10

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: 10s
Mark of the Golden Crow
2 8 11 12 14

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: 16 / 15.5 / 15 / 14.5 / 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 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
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

Introduction

Hello, i've been playing Smite for the better part of a year and this is my first tutorial. I decided that i like Hou Yi so much that i was going to make a guide for him. Here was my problem with Hou Yi, the traditional Trans/Asi or Trans/Ichaival never did it for me. It's SO expensive, takes forever to do anything, and just wastes your time and gold. Everytime i rush Ichaival or Boots followed by ASI my power curve and damage spikes through the roof. He scales so well on utility that he doesn't even need the extra power from transcendance. Where he shines is in his stun/auto combo. If you land your stuns you can destroy anyone!

Why do you want to play an ADC that can be DODGED into oblivion? Play him like the hunter he is and auto the life off of your opponents. His abilities are fine and everything, but nothing hurts more than a good auto attacking build. And the best part is? He can come online for less than 3000 gold. THATS THE CHEAPEST BUILD I'VE EVER SEEN. Yes it's true, all you need are Ninja Tabi and Ichaival to come online and destroy everything. It's perfect.

Transcendance is not the best.

Listen, stacking in arena is bad. Stacking is falling out of the meta fast. You really want to build stacks while your mage is grabbing thoths and sash and doom orb? Yes, doom orb. Don't starve your mage. Buy Ninja Tabi.

"But Secret, YOU LIKE RANGDAS MASK! IT SUCKS!"

Listen Linda, Rangdas mask is the most underrated item in the game for all characters able to utilize it's stats. What else can give you pen, movement, attack speed and mp5 for 500 gold? Nothing.

Also, Rangda's and Ninja tabi are more than enough to keep even the hungriest Hou Yi from running low. Odds are you'd die before running out of mana. Just try it.

"BUT I CAN'T SPAM WITHOUT MANA."

Rangda's gives you enough mana back to sustain your mana during the most intense fights. Sit back, farm up, and land those stun combos. You'll never even miss Transcendance.

May i say, DO NOT use your 1 every time it's up. Your cooldowns will screw you every time. Your opponent knows you can't stun them for another 10s, and if you wasted your 3 you're just going to die. I REPEAT FOR EFFECT, DO NOT SPAM YOUR 1 UNLESS YOU'RE LANDING STUNS. Be smart!

INB4 BUT RANGDA'S SUCKS!

Read these words very carefully. There is no better investment for this character than spending 500 gold on this item. No it doesn't work in Duel or Arena, but it's amazing. You get everything he needs for 500 gold and a few good frags. Even if you don't get frags, just getting assists is enough. You can have this maxxed before 10m. Be smart. Even if you're doing terribly, and sometimes you will (It's Smite), this item is like an investment into late game. Give it a try.

BUT TRANSCENDANCE IS TEH BESTEST!

Same as above, this is not your typical build. We're building 3 items for the price of one and utilizing his great base damage and frag potential/death dodging to it's limits. Rangda's, Ichaival, boots, Asi before your opponent has his first big purchase. Your power curve will take you into Jotunns Wrath outright. Even if you're behind, Rangda's alone will bring you back. Just play smart! DO NOT jump (his 3) in for kills. You're dead every time.

Items

Ichaival/Silver Branch is all he needs to come online.
Ninja Tabi to replace the mana you lost not building transcendance.
Asi to sustain you into late game.
Rangda's because of that above! ^
Jotunns for that sweet cooldown/pen
Crusher for those cooldowns so you can spam your little heart out.
Genji's/Nemean to duel/box to your hearts content. How can anyone stand against you?

Pros / Cons

[/color]Pro's

    High Base damage
    Lethal stun/auto combo
    Most reliable escape in the game
    Can't be crit thanks to passive
    Duels anyone without fear. Except mages. Most mages hurt.
    Comes online early
    Scales on himself with his crow.
    Can build like all other hunters
    Doesn't have to build like all other hunters
Cons
    Get's wrecked by silences
    Susceptible to Hard CC
    Can only reliable nuke one target (because of the way his kit is only the target marked by his crow gets destroyed by him. He has high area damage but nothing to make it stick to everyone.

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1
Setsubun | April 21, 2017 8:29pm
This is great! Just tried it in Conquest. Rangda's mask is actually very useful.
Transcendence doesn't work for me either on Hou Yi, but for any god for me actually.
Totally recommend this build if others want to see the comments!
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Ademsky | April 17, 2017 2:25pm
My god... Randa's mask actually is great on Hou Yi :O
Nice build :P
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