Smite Hou Yi Build Guide: Hou yi the God hunter (Conquest, Crit Build)

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Smite God: Hou Yi

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Hou Yi Build

Crits with Survivability

Notes Replace with after that buy

Devourer's Gauntlet

Ninja Tabi

Fail-Not

The Executioner

Deathbringer

Demon Blade

Asi

Elixir of Speed

Starter Build

Notes Rush if you need a quick escape

Hunter's Blessing

Spiked Gauntlet

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

Relics

Purification Beads

Aegis Amulet

Optional Items (some Situational Items)

Titan's Bane

Ichaival

Mantle of Discord

Void Shield

Toxic Blade

The Crusher

Magi's Cloak

Winged Blade

Blackthorn Hammer

Runeforged Hammer

Spectral Armor

Brawler's Beat Stick

Qin's Build

Notes Replace with .

for the 3rd item, you can either go for or depends on the situation.

for the 6th item, choose whatever you need for the situation

Devourer's Gauntlet

Ninja Tabi

Odysseus' Bow

The Executioner

Qin's Sais

Asi

Titan's Bane

Hou Yi Threats

Tap each threat level to view Hou Yi’s threats

Max

Major

Even

Minor

Tiny

Chapter Title

I see Alot of people using Attack Speed Builds for Hou Yi lately, This Build Offers
Powerful plays and Great Survivability and Crits, lots of Crits and Since the rise of Fail-Not I recommended you try it.

I like to Credit Z0rr0ark for the Threat Section, I didn't make it, you should definitely check him out! https://www.smitefire.com/smite/guide/hou-yi-the-suntouched-archer-18187

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I’ll just say what the improved builds should look like: Crit build: Devourer’s Gauntlet, , , , , Wind Demon, sell boots late for and . Qins build: Devourer’s Gauntlet, , Odysseus’ Bow , Qin’s Sais, Titan’s Bane, sell boots late for and .

his is exactly what I build on most hunters, but when would you go for a Qins build. Almost every time I've tested it I don't get the same results as the crit.

(143) |

Qins you build generally when either: 1. You’re behind and don’t want an expensive crit build. Or 2. You’re against a team with 2 or 3 tanky bruisers building a lot of health in their build. Or 3. You see the enemy solo (and possibly support too) building counter crit items like Nemian Lion and Thorns. Or 4. You want a build that gets good use out of Odysseus’ Bow passive procs for good teamfight damage (As O-Bow passive proc chains between targets). I think those are the reasons you would consider a Qins build (also Geb and Kuzenbo do well against Crit) I think generally though I would just use the Crit build currently.

I updated it and through a lot of tests this is my final build

(143) |

Ok now I see you updated it and now you have Executioner as 6th item in your crit build? You do realise that is way too late, right?

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No no no I think you misunderstood, your build doesen’t have Executioner at all now which is really bad

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(143) |

🤦‍♂️ Is English not your first language?

ohh I was thinking differently nvm

(143) |

Why would you get ichaival over O-Bow, when 1. O-Bow is cheaper, 2. O-Bow is much better in teamfights (and uh you said this was a CONQUEST build), 3. Ichaival is only situationally good in 1vs1 scenarios?

Also another bad thing in the second build is you straight up rush executioner after boots/devo's which isn't really necessary.

Not sure why you have heavenly wings listed as a relic...

Pesti, Sov, are items you would never build on Hou Yi. If you need antiheal you get toxic blade or brawlers.

Add Mantle, Magi's cloak and winged blade as situationals.

Thks for feedback, honestly thought I added and in there and you're right about but is in there for early penetration

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you're right about Odysseus bow but Executioner's Axe is in there for early penetration

Yet your Fail-Not crit build has executioner at fourth item which conflicts with your statement.

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Wow your fast typer and well for attack speed and again penetration (some power)
and I think is just too good to pass up

(143) |

Ok but is a great for wave clearing and decent for 1vs1 boxing and is also 2100 gold compared to which is 2800 gold, that I still don't see why you're rushing exe at third item when you're mostly going to be alone in lane with the other hunter.

Like literally almost every high level/pro player gets third before when going the devourers qins route build. Unless you're looking for very early gold furies then I don't see the point in Exe third over O-Bow, since you're not going to be fighting the support, you're going to mainly be farming in lane, possibly looking to 1vs1 the enemy carry.

I don't get why you're comparing with but it really depends on the situation.

you can get when its 1v1 all the way but generally the support sticks around by the time he goes your ready to buy it really depends on the situation.

(143) |

Also another question I have is why do you delay Qins until after Executioner? The whole point of having such high attack speed already along with executioner is to go straight into qin's sais (seeing as Executioner and Qins go hand in hand) which the whole build is kinda centred around.

You don't really need Asi that early before qins when you have Devourers for lifesteal. I think it's better if the choice for 6th item is Asi versus Titan's , selling boots for the one you didn't get (my preference would be sell boots for asi since you're not really having to trade out attack speed as your boots replacement if you get asi, as opposed to Titan's where you lose attack speed so it feels a bit... off).

Thks for the feedback, no offense but your msg is really hard to read and
if you replace boots with and 6th item then the atk speed is already taking effect

(143) |

Ok I reorganised the comment.

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Hou yi the God hunter (Conquest, Crit Build)

Smite God: Hou Yi

Hou Yi Build

Crits with Survivability

Starter Build

Relics

Optional Items (some Situational Items)

Qin's Build

Hou Yi Threats

Cupid | Maximum

Chernobog | Major

Ah Muzen Cab | Even

Cernunnos | Minor

Xbalanque | Tiny

Chapter Title

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