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Meng Ya

Meng Ya

蒙犽

C Farm
Difficulty

Marksman

DPS Marksman Ranged Harass Early Game Medium

Also known as

Meng Ya's Chinese name is 蒙犽.

蒙犽

Quick summary

Meng Ya is a situational Farm Marksman who wants to output sustained ranged damage. Public guides recommend a build starting with Boots of Dexterity. Watch for Liu Bang-style counters in the enemy draft.

Current patch decision guide

When to pick Meng Ya, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.

Updated 2026-06-04

Meng Ya is a situational Farm Marksman who wants to control space with safe ranged abilities. Public guide data shows a build centered on Boots of Dexterity, Eternity Blade, Shadow Ripper, used to farm the safe side, scale into late game, and protect priority targets. Pick him when the draft lets Meng Ya reach targets that aren't built around Liu Bang-style answers; avoid when the matchup denies the windows his kit needs.

Pick Meng Ya when

  • Your team wants to siege objectives where ranged poke whittles down defenders
  • Your team needs a primary damage carry that scales with items and team-fight positioning
  • The enemy draft includes Mai Shiranui, Pei, and Diaochan, who appear in counter data as matchups Meng Ya can pressure.

Avoid Meng Ya when

  • The team fight will happen in cramped jungle spaces where poke ranges are minimized
  • The enemy stacks dive and assassins, making it impossible for the marksman to free-cast in fights
  • The enemy already drafted Liu Bang, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Meng Ya.

Power spikes

Early game: Meng Ya is listed as an early-game threat in public guide data — convert the early window into objectives before scaling picks come online.
Mana sustain online: poke patterns become repeatable once cooldown reduction and mana regen items come online
Late game: with full damage online, sustained DPS outpaces enemy healing in extended fights.

Build decisions

Default farm path

Public build references for Meng Ya recommend Boots of Dexterity, Eternity Blade, Shadow Ripper, Doomsday, Sunchaser, and Daybreaker's Virtue. Use this as the baseline marksman plan before adapting to the enemy draft.

Situational item pivots

Spare options listed in build data include Sage's Sanctuary, Splendor, Destiny, Haste - Sunpool, Overlord's Might, and Mortal Punisher. Treat these as situational swaps when the default path is not enough — for example, swapping in defensive items against burst comps or penetration items against stacked armor.

Matchup logic

Versus Liu Bang

Liu Bang is flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Meng Ya. Position behind the front line, save flash for the dive, and let the support set vision rather than walking forward to look for fights.

Versus hard engage

Meng Ya loses value when forced into close-range fights. Stick with the front line, hold a flash or repositioning skill, and avoid being caught alone in the river.

Synergies

Public synergy data lists Menki, Arthur, and Agudo as strong partners for Meng Ya. Plan engages around Menki's setup window, then second-engage with Missile Mayhem.

Common mistakes

  • Spending mana on poke that does not threaten kills, leaving you empty for the actual fight.
  • Auto-attacking instead of repositioning when the enemy assassin is missing — losing the marksman loses the fight.
  • Ignoring Liu Bang on the enemy team when picking fights — counter data flags them as direct answers, so engage timing must respect their cooldowns.
  • Auto-attacking through enemy dive instead of repositioning — losing the marksman in early fights collapses the late-game win condition.

Background

Loose Cannon

Zhulu Plateau
“The right mood doubles your firepower!”

Meng Ya always had a prodigious talent for strategy and mechcraft firearms as a child, which he used to come up with many creative battle plans. This often put him at odds with Meng Tian, his strict father and highly orthodox military commander. However, his father's strict upbringing only lit the fuse of his rebelliousness. Finally, a massive argument ended in him packing his unfinished mechcraft cannons and heading for Jixia Academy, alone. Initially seeing the academy as a refuge, he had no idea of the friendships, recognition, and knowledge he would earn by following his own path in life.

Race:
Human
Height:
150 cm
Style:
Mechcraft
Nation:
Jixia Academy
Title:
Jixia Academy Student

Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Meng Ya.

Base Stats

Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)

Survivability

3331
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
40
HP/5s

Offense

165
Phys ATK
10%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG

Utility

370
Move Speed
100
Max Mana
Ranged
Range

Current patch rates

Source: Camp API

Farm lane

Win rate
53.6%
Pick rate
0.4%
Ban rate
0.0%

Rates are role-specific snapshots from the current Honor of Kings Camp data refresh.

Build

How to choose a build

Start with the safe default badge if the draft looks normal, then swap to burst, anti-tank, sustain, or utility builds when the matchup clearly calls for it.

Critical strike

Safe default

Start here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.

Position 4

tanque

Attack speed

Beginner friendly

Best if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.

Position 4

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Crit attack speed

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

ﻞﻀ

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

P/H

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

preajustes

Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

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Critical strike

Burst damage

Best when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.

Position 4

Recommended Build

Skills

passive Fiery Temper

Cooldown is reduced when Attack Speed is increased. Gains Anger when Basic Attack and Skill 1 hit targets. At max Anger, becomes Excited, enhancing all skills. While Excited, surplus Anger restores Health.

skill1 Awesome Barrage

Uses the Apocalyptor to strafe continuously and deal damage. '''Excited:''' Bullets have a piercing effect, dealing half damage to subsequent enemies.

skill2 Heavy Shot

Shoots a heavy round in the target direction, inflicting damage and slow. Upon hitting an obstacle or reaching its max range, it will split into splinters that deal damage. '''Excited:''' Increases the number of splinters.

ultimate Missile Mayhem

Scans the vicinity and fires missiles at enemies within range who are attacked by teammates, dealing damage. '''Excited:''' Reduces interval between missiles.

Skins

2 skins
Meng Ya skin: Koi Blaster

Koi Blaster

Meng Ya skin: Return of Dreams

Return of Dreams

Playstyle

Manage mana carefully — burning resources on poke leaves nothing for the actual fight window. Position behind your front-line, save flash for the dive, and let the support set vision.

Patch History

S13 Dec 2025 Stat Changes

Adjusted Skill Damage

S12 Oct 2025 Stat Buffs

Increased Skill Damage

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