Dongfang Yao

• His passive banks 40% of damage he takes and detonates it back at enemies after a short delay.
• His empowered follow-up hits harder the longer he's been fighting, rewarding patience in a duel.
• His ultimate rewinds his position from 2 seconds ago, letting him engage and then escape cleanly.

• Passive · Star's Blessing — Landing a skill on an enemy heals him for 2% of his max HP; when Star's power surges, his next skill within 3 seconds is empowered and further empowers his next basic for bonus physical damage. Passively, 40% of damage he takes is banked as Star's Toll, resolving over 2 seconds.
• 1 · Rift Slash — Spins his blade rapidly, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
• 2 · Star Chase — Dashes to the side, dealing physical damage and a slow to enemies in the path.
• Ultimate · Return to Dust — Releases his built-up power and rewinds to his position from 2 seconds earlier (capped at 600 distance), clearing his Star's Toll and dealing magic damage to enemies along the path and at the destination.

Build 1: Shadowstalker Boots → Shadow Battleaxe → Ferocious Armor → Witch's Cloak → Star-Shattering Hammer → Famed Blade · Siming

Tip: A standard, half-tank starting build lets him brawl and burst while surviving the 2-second window his ultimate needs to pay off; high cooldown reduction gets him more skill casts, and late-game he can absorb damage for the team while flanking to pick off isolated targets.

Build 2: Guardhound Axe → Boots of Resistance → Shadow Battleaxe → Frostbound Grip → Star-Shattering Hammer → Witch's Cloak

Tip: A standard build with a fast, high-cooldown playstyle — strike and retreat, using Grandmaster's Might for bigger single bursts while carefully tracking his banked Star power to time the biggest hits.

Inscriptions: Fate, Mercy, Hunt

Tip: The traditional armor-penetration set gives Dongfang Yao more threat in the early-to-mid game.

Best with: Guiguzi, Li Bai Counters: Ake, Sun Wukong Countered by: Lady Sun, Wang Zhaojun