Yalian

• His fourth consecutive basic attack strikes with both blades for bonus true damage before a longer reset.
• His 1 escalates with stacks — landing enough hits unlocks wider launches and eventually true damage with hyper armor.
• His ultimate isolates a target in the sky, then crashes down for damage that scales with proximity and grants a scaling shield.

• Passive · Sword's Cry — His basics attack extremely fast, alternating magic and physical damage with each of his twin blades and chasing the target; the fourth hit swings both blades for bonus true damage before a longer reset. Hitting enemy heroes builds Rage, which at max grants a burst heal (more at low HP) plus bonus armor/magic penetration and damage reduction; his lifesteal applies to magic and true damage too, at reduced effectiveness.
• 1 · Meteor Slash — Uppercuts the target in front for magic damage and a 0.75-second launch, then follows with escalating bonus hits based on his stack count — more physical/magic damage at higher stacks, eventually a wider launch radius, then true damage with hyper armor at max stacks. Stacks build from basics and his 3.
• 2 · Moonchase Flash — Dashes in a direction for physical and magic damage plus a slow, and empowers his next four basics with bonus attack speed; charges up to 2 uses.
• Ultimate · Sunset Slash — Locks onto a target hero and leaps into the sky, untargetable for 1.5 seconds (movable), then crashes down for physical and magic damage — the closer an enemy is to him, the more damage they take, up to double. Each enemy hero hit grants stacks and Rage; landing on an enemy grants a shield (scaling higher with each additional hero hit), or a shield for himself/an ally if he targeted a friendly.

Build 1: Boots of Resistance → Shadow Blade → Endless Blade → Blood-Weeping Blade → Ferocious Armor → Pure Sky

Tip: A crit-focused build maximizes his output.

Build 2: Boots of Resistance → Crimson Lotus Cloak → Doomsday → Demon's Wrath → Ferocious Armor → Eternal Night's Guard

Tip: A half-tank on-hit build balances damage and survivability.

Inscriptions: Wellspring of Woe, Void, Hunt

Tip: A crit-focused set to maximize his damage.

Best with: Lam, Yao Counters: Lu Bu, Zhuang Zhou Countered by: Sima Yi, Marco Polo