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Ying

Ying

云缨

B Jungle
Difficulty

Fighter/Assassin

Assassin Fighter Gap-Close/Flexible Mid Game Hard

Also known as

Ying's Chinese name is 云缨.

云缨

Quick summary

Ying is a situational Jungle Fighter who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Relentless Blade. Watch for Di Renjie-style counters in the enemy draft.

Current patch decision guide

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

Updated 2026-06-04

Ying is a situational Jungle Fighter who wants to pick off isolated heroes once mobility is online. Public guide data shows a build centered on Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Meteor, used to clear camps efficiently and convert pressure into ganks. Pick her when the draft lets Ying reach targets that aren't built around Di Renjie-style answers; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.

Pick Ying when

  • Your draft can capitalize on early picks and snowball lane leads
  • Your team has the structure to use her ability to clear camps efficiently and convert pressure into ganks, since Ying delivers tempo from objectives and cross-map kill threats.
  • The enemy draft includes Kongming, Liang, and Yuhuan, who appear in counter data as matchups Ying can pressure.

Avoid Ying when

  • The team needs sustained team-fight damage rather than a single-target diver
  • Your team needs a tank pick more than Ying's specialty, leaving the role unfilled if you commit here.
  • The enemy already drafted Di Renjie, Erin, and Lady Sun, who counter data identifies as direct answers to Ying.

Power spikes

Early game: jungle clear into level-4 ganks is the first window where Ying can translate routes into kills.
Mid game: with cooldown reduction online, gap-close skills come back fast enough to chain into multiple fights
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that Cloudchaser influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.

Build decisions

Default jungle path

Public build references for Ying recommend Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Meteor, Axe of Torment, Rapacious Bite, and Master Sword. Use this as the baseline fighter plan before adapting to the enemy draft.

Situational item pivots

Spare options listed in build data include Eternity Blade, Overlord's Might, Succubus Cloak, Sage's Sanctuary, and Destiny. 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 Di Renjie

Di Renjie and Erin are flagged in counter data as a direct answer to Ying. Bait the enemy crowd control before engaging, and route through fog to reach targets without being seen first.

Versus crowd control

Reliable hard control stops Ying's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Starburn, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.

Synergies

Public synergy data lists Dyadia, Yaria, and Zhuangzi as strong partners for Ying. Plan engages around Dyadia's setup window, then second-engage with Starburn.

Common mistakes

  • Diving while enemy hard control is still up, which directly counters Ying's engage.
  • Ignoring Di Renjie and Erin on the enemy team when picking fights — counter data flags them as direct answers, so engage timing must respect their cooldowns.
  • Pathing predictably and getting tracked by the enemy jungler — vary first clear and rotate based on ward placement rather than muscle memory.

Background

Firespear

Central Plains
“This spear burns bright like the fire in my heart!”

Ying is a rising talent at the Dali High Court in Chang'an. Hailing from a famous family, this young girl now works to maintain public order in the city with her spear. It's just that, although she genuinely wants to help solve people's problems, she does tend to create a few as well...

Race:
Human
Height:
165 cm
Style:
Martial Arts
Nation:
Chang'an
Title:
Descendant of Famous General

Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Ying.

Base Stats

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

Survivability

3394
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
49
HP/5s

Offense

173
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG

Utility

380
Move Speed
580
Max Mana
14
Mana/5s
Melee
Range

Current patch rates

Source: Camp API

Jungle

Win rate
52.9%
Pick rate
0.9%
Ban rate
0.1%

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.

Jungle Full AD lethality

Safe default

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

Position 3
Relentless Blade → Boots of Tranquility → Meteor → Axe of Torment → Rapacious Bite → Master Sword → Eternity Blade → Overlord's Might → Succubus Cloak → Sage's Sanctuary → Destiny

Jungle AD penetration

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 3
Relentless Blade → #1313 → Boots of Resistance → Meteor → Axe of Torment → Rapacious Bite → Nettle Gauntlet → Frostscar's Embrace → Blood Rage → Succubus Cloak → Destiny

Jungle AD penetration

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 3
Relentless Blade → Boots of Tranquility → Meteor → Axe of Torment → Rapacious Bite → Boots of Resistance → Nettle Gauntlet → Frostscar's Embrace → Blood Rage → Succubus Cloak → Sage's Sanctuary → Ravage - Phantom

Jungle Full AD lethality

Snowball

Best when you are ahead and can keep tempo through picks and fast clears.

Position 3
Relentless Blade → Boots of Tranquility → Rapacious Bite → Axe of Torment → Pure Sky → Boots of Resistance → Master Sword → Overlord's Might → Succubus Cloak → Sage's Sanctuary → Destiny

ying

Jungle AD penetration

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 3
Relentless Blade → Boots of Tranquility → Axe of Torment → Frostscar's Embrace → Rapacious Bite → Dragon's Rage → Frigid Charge → Sage's Sanctuary → Destiny → Blood Rage → Succubus Cloak

tank

Jungle Full AD lethality

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 3
Relentless Blade → Boots of Tranquility → Axe of Torment → Master Sword → Rapacious Bite → Starbreaker → Overlord's Might → Sage's Sanctuary → Destiny → Frostscar's Embrace → Blood Rage → Succubus Cloak

damage

Jungle Full AD lethality

Snowball

Best when you are ahead and can keep tempo through picks and fast clears.

Position 3
Relentless Blade → Boots of Tranquility → Axe of Torment → Master Sword → Eternity Blade → Overlord's Might → Boots of Resistance → Rapacious Bite → Demonsbane → Sage's Sanctuary → Splendor → Destiny

Jungle AD penetration

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 3
Relentless Blade → Boots of Resistance → Meteor → Axe of Torment → Rapacious Bite → Frostscar's Embrace → Dragon's Rage → Overlord's Platemail → Sage's Sanctuary → Destiny

1

Jungle AD penetration

Anti-tank

Best when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.

Position 3
Hunting Knife → Relentless Blade → Lightfoot Shoes → Rapacious Bite → Boots of Tranquility → Dragon's Rage → Axe of Torment → Boots of Resistance → Frostscar's Embrace → Blood Rage → Demonsbane → Sage's Sanctuary

Standard build

Beginner friendly

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

Boots of Resistance → Rapacious Bite → Axe of Torment → Frostscar's Embrace → Deepfrost Siege → Destiny
Spells

Smite

Skills

passive Spear Will - Sweeping Fire

Skills grant marks (up to 3 stacks), and different stacks upgrade thefollowing Basic Attacks into different skills.

skill1 Moonslash

Deals damage to enemies within range and launches them.

skill2 Cloudchaser

Dashes to the target location then sweeps the enemy, slowing them and dealing damage. Skill can be charged to enhance damage and gain extra effects

ultimate Starburn

Dashes in the target direction, damaging and launching enemies. Then returns to the start point to damage and pull enemies a short distance. Gains lmmunity and damage reduction while using. Use again to deal continuous damage to the target area.

ultimate Stalwart - Peacemaker

Continuously deals damage to enemies within range and gains a shield.

ultimate Zealous - Devastation

Delivers 3 consecutive attacks, dealing damage and recovering Health.

ultimate Zenith - Wildfire

Gains Movement Speed and damage reduction, and can ignore terrain. Then deals damage to enemies.

Skins

3 skins
Ying skin: Horse of High Peaks

Horse of High Peaks

Ying skin: Crystallight Spear

Crystallight Spear

Ying skin: Crimson Tassel

Crimson Tassel

Playstyle

Bait the enemy crowd-control cooldowns before committing the engage.

Patch History

S14 May 2026 Mechanics Upgrade

Skill Mechanics Upgraded

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Passive - Spear Will (Sweeping Fire) | 1 Stack (Stalwart-Peacemaker) Movement Speed Bonus: fixed 10% → 25%–50% (scales with hero level); 2 Stacks (Zealous-Devastation): new effect can use while moving; 3 Stacks (Zenith-Wildfire): improved playability. Skill 1 - Moonslash | Cooldown: 9–8s → 10s–8s. Skill 2 - Cloudchaser | Charged Sweep Base Damage: 80 (+30/lvl) (+50% PATK) → 180 (+36/lvl) (+60% extra PATK); Fully Charged Sweep: 160 (+60/lvl) (+100% PATK) → 360 (+72/lvl) (+120% extra PATK). Ultimate - Starburn | Cooldown: 40s (-2.5s/lvl) → 40s (-4/lvl); Damage Reduction: 10% (+30%/lvl) → 30% (+15%/lvl).

S10 May 2025 Stat Buffs

Enhanced Basic Attack

S8 Jan 2025 Stat Buffs

Reduced skill cooldowns and increased damage and Health recovery.

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Ying was near the top in the rankings during the 'I'm a designer at HoK!' event in HoK Camp. Actually, Ying has notbeen updated for a while. We have reduced her skill cooldowns and slightly increased their damage and Health recovery.

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