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Honor of Kings/Donghuang Taiyi

Donghuang Taiyi

Support

A pull-and-shield tank whose ultimate collapses the enemy team into one spot.

Strengths

  • Ultimate is a long-range, multi-target pull that sets up guaranteed team fights.
  • Shield ability protects a diving ally through incoming burst.
  • Strong pick and peel utility even without landing the ultimate.

Abilities

  • Passive · Shadow Bite — His orbiting dark energy damages any enemy it touches, and he heals when it hits an enemy hero.
  • 1 · Eclipse Ritual — Deals magic damage in an area and spawns an orbiting dark energy sphere, up to three at once; at three stacks it heals him instead of creating a new one.
  • 2 · Dragon's Beacon — Summons one dragon surge per dark energy sphere he holds, each dealing magic damage and slowing in a line, with the third hit stunning.
  • Ultimate · Fallen God's Covenant — Suppresses a target for 2 seconds, mirroring all damage he takes onto them, while gaining three dark energy spheres and bonus rotation speed.

Recommended Build

Build 1: Guardian Emblem → Fleetfoot Boots → Crimson Lotus Cloak → Phoenix's Eye → Warlord's Plate → Ominous Omen

Tip: Keep a healthy max-HP lead so his ultimate stays safe to cast.

Build 2: Guardian Emblem → Fleetfoot Boots → Crimson Lotus Cloak → Witch's Cloak → Glacial Storm → Warlord's Plate

Tip: Fleetfoot Boots creates ultimate windows without needing Flash, while Glacial Storm covers his skill downtime.

Recommended Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Fate, Void, Harmony

Tip: Built for roaming and all-in ultimates — this set adds early move speed, HP, and sustain for ganking, and still scales into a core threat later.

Hero Relationships

Best with: Marco Polo, Ake Counters: Luna, Taiyi Zhenren Countered by: Cai Wenji, Niu Mo

Team Composition

A suggested 5-lane lineup built around Donghuang Taiyi, based on hero partnerships and role synergy — not win rate.

Hero Introduction Video

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Ability and strength summaries are a quick reference and may not reflect the latest patch.

Proposed Balance Patch

Donghuang Taiyi's proposed change from the full roster patch.

Nerf
51.4% 50.5% (-0.90)

Highest tank win rate. Fallen God's Covenant suppression duration 1.5s → 1.2s; cooldown 50s → 55s.

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