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Smite God: Hou Yi

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Hou Yi Build

Starter

Boots

Greater Sprint

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

First Back

Warrior Tabi

Shields (pick one)

Ancile

Void Shield

Shifter's Shield

Mid - Late (Choose between Fatalis and Executioner)

Devourer's Gauntlet

Transcendence

Rage

Hastened Fatalis

The Executioner

Actives

Greater Purification

Rage of the Gods

Weakening Curse

Greater Meditation

Example Full build

Warrior Tabi

Shifter's Shield

Devourer's Gauntlet

Transcendence

Rage

Hastened Fatalis

Hou Yi's Skill Order

Ricochet

1 X

1 4 11 12 14

Mark of the Golden Crow

2 A

2 6 7 8 10

Divebomb

3 B

3 15 16 18 19

Sunbreaker

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

1 4 11 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

2 6 7 8 10

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

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

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

Hey there, I'm MutedMakara, TheKHPerson on SMITE; this is my first build on SMITEFire, so please, feel free to give me tips and criticism to help improve this build for the better of mankind!

The items in this build are loosely based on a build I use for Xbalanque, seeing as how they have very similar stats and pros. I am aware there are better items and item combinations to use than the one I have set up, so if you can come up with better item ideas, please let me know.

Updates

19/01/2015 - Added Rage to late game.
25/01/2015 - Rearranged items; added Shifter's Shield

Pros and Cons

Pros

Fun god to play
Decent lane clears
An almost instant ulti
His Mark of the Golden Crow having various useful perks

Cons

Roughly 1-2 second Cast time on Ricochet
Mana starves very easily
His Ricochet can bounce off Ymir's ice wall
That voice acting...

Skills

^Passive: Suntouched

A useful passive, Hou Yi can't be critically hit after 3s of a critical hit on him. However, he can still be hit, just not as much as the other gods, so be careful.

^1: Ricochet

This is your main lane clear, and damage dealer. While it does decent damage head on against enemy gods, if you want to risk your accuracy, you can bounce it off a wall for bonus damage. This shot bounces a maximum of two times. Seeing as levelling only increases damage, I max it out second. Be careful, too; this can bounce off of artificial walls!
Tip: The aimline seems to increase when aiming at a wall. While this may not be true, that's how I've experienced it, so be sure to use that when aiming.

^2: Mark of the Golden Crow

Your 2 marks targets, increasing damage based on the missing health of the target. This also causes your 1 to stun your target, your 3 to knock them up, and your 4 to slow them. Also, at rank 3, the marks acts like Thanatos' instakill threshold, marking them on the minimap, and at rank 5, it gives you bonus penetration against your target. Because of all these perks, it's wise to prioritize this move.

^3: Divebomb

With your 3, you leap in the air and glide along, then crash down, damaging any enemies. This move can act as an initiator, or an escape if you have enough distance away, or you have sprint. When in the air, you can still be blocked by walls. The damage isn't too bad, but ricochet still beats it out; for these reasons, I rank it last as it's more of an emergency move, unless you use it against a marked target, in which you'll knock them up, which is useful for other gods like Awilix.

^4: Sunbreaker

This is your ultimate, and it isn't too shabby. When cast, you can't move, but it deals damage almost instantly. After the first sun falls, you'' be able to move again. Being AoE, it's really only effective if the enemy can stay in the area; but with stuns and slows from your other abilities, it shouldn't be too much trouble. If you are desperate, have enough cooldown reduction, and feeling a little cheeky, you can even use this to clear waves, because minions just walk right in it!

Items

Core

Shields

Actives

Gameplay

When playing Hou Yi, you need to keep an eye on his mana at all times, as he goes through it very quickly. Thankfully, by mid to late game, his mana pool will have expanded, and his basic attacks will be good enough to hold enemies back when you're out of mana. While a lot of people might solo lane Hou Yi, I prefer duo lane, as you can build more power and less defense, as you'll have a tank or healer to support you as you smash down towers.

Combos

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Conclusion

Hou Yi is a very strong, if not squishly, easily starved god. He's definitely one of the more unique gods, so when I learned about his kit, I had to try him out, which had varying results. I made this build not only because I was confident in it as a starting build, but also to get constructive criticism on it, so that I and other Hou Yi players could improve eachother. So thank you for taking the time to read my guide, and please leave a comment with your experiences, and how you would improve the build, and/or my guide.

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The build lacks of Crit , i dont think it will be good , but i will give it a try.

You need to build eihter with crits or quin sans otherwise you will not have high enought damage

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and how u can go pvp witchout crit buff's?
argument it please.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Updates

Pros and Cons

Skills

Items

Gameplay

Conclusion

Hou Yi, Defender of the Geb!

Smite God: Hou Yi

Hou Yi Build

Starter

First Back

Shields (pick one)

Mid - Late (Choose between Fatalis and Executioner)

Actives

Example Full build

Hou Yi's Skill Order

Ricochet

Mark of the Golden Crow

Divebomb

Sunbreaker

Introduction

Updates

Pros and Cons

Pros

Cons

Skills

^Passive: Suntouched

^1: Ricochet

^2: Mark of the Golden Crow

^3: Divebomb

^4: Sunbreaker

Items

Gameplay

Combos

Conclusion

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