Hou Yi

• Bonus-range passive lets him outrange most other marksmen in trades.
• Ultimate knocks enemies back, buying space to keep kiting.
• Simple, reliable kit that scales cleanly off items.

• Passive · Punishing Shot — Basic attacks build stacks of attack speed, up to 3; at 3 stacks he enters Punishing Shot for 3 seconds, where each basic fires 3 arrows for bonus total damage, each dealing a portion as magic damage.
• 1 · Multi-Shot — Empowers his attacks for extra physical damage per hit; while in Punishing Shot, arrows also splash reduced damage onto two nearby enemies.
• 2 · Sunset Glow — Commands his sun tower to strike a location after a delay, dealing magic damage and a 30% slow in the area, with the center hitting harder and slowing more.
• Ultimate · Scorching Arrow — Fires a flaming arrow in a direction; hitting an enemy hero stuns and detonates it for physical damage in an area, and the direct hit is stunned for a duration that scales with the arrow's travel distance, plus a heavy slow from the splash.

Build 1: Boots of Haste → Doomsday → Lightning Dagger → Endless Blade → Dawnbreaker → Blood-Weeping Blade

Tip: This build leans into high lifesteal so Hou Yi can shrug off poke and keep sustaining his damage output.

Build 2: Boots of Haste → Lightning Dagger → Blood-Weeping Blade → Endless Blade → Dawnbreaker → Blazing Quiver

Tip: Sunward Bow keeps his damage position safer, so he's less likely to get burst down outright.

Inscriptions: Red Moon, Hawkeye, Concealment

Tip: Hou Yi is a high-burst marksman who leans heavily on his basic attacks — attack speed, crit, and move speed are all critical stats for him.

Best with: Zhong Kui, Niu Mo Counters: Baili Shouyue, Zhang Liang Countered by: Daji, Li Bai