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Yao

Yao

B Jungle Clash Lane
Difficulty

Fighter/Assassin

Quick summary

Yao is a B-tier Jungling / Clash Lane Fighter/Assassin in Honor of Kings. Specialty: Gap-Close/Cleanup.

Base Stats

Stats coming soon

Base stat values are not yet publicly available for the international server.

Build

Skills

passive Gift of the Stars

Recovers Health when landing skill hits. Using any 3 skills enhances his next skill, and using the enhanced skill will enhance his next Basic Attack.

skill1 Starlight Slice

Deals damage to nearby enemies.

skill2 Starburn (Yao)

Moves quickly, dealing damage and slowing enemies in his path.

ultimate Return to Dust

Returns to his location 2s ago, removes Star Reduction, and deals damage to enemies in his path. Passive: Some of his damage taken is converted into Star Reduction after a short delay.

ultimate Brilliance: Starlight Slice

Deals damage to nearby enemies.

ultimate Brilliance: Starburn

Moves quickly, dealing damage and slowing enemies in his path.

ultimate Brilliance: Return to Dust

Returns to his location 2s ago, removes Star Reduction, and deals damage to enemies in his path. Passive: Some of his damage taken is converted into Star Reduction after a short delay.

Playstyle

Use gap-closing abilities to engage onto priority targets. Wait for enemies to use key abilities before going in for the cleanup.

Patch History

S11 Aug 2025 Stat Buffs

Increased Skill 1's Damage

S9 Apr 2025 Mechanics Upgrade

Passive Recovery Effect Increased

S7 Sep 2024 Stat Buffs

Increased base Physical Defense and reduced the cooldown of Skill 2.

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Increased base Physical Defense and reduced the cooldown of Skill 2.

S6 Jul 2024 Stat Buffs

Increased base stats and Skill 1 damage

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While Yao's combat style relies on him being able to freely move in and out of battle, his current stats don't really enable him to do this well. So, we increased them to allow him greater freedom to enter and exit fights.