Hou Yi — Defender of the Earth
Hou Yi is a Chinese Physical god in SMITE 2, classified as Carry. Primary scaling is Strength (~0% average across abilities). In the current SMITE 2 Arena tier list, Hou Yi sits in S tier with a 53.8% Arena win rate (pick rate 8.2%). Hou Yi's aspect, Aspect of the Mark, AA carry with ricocheting basics (+30% bonus damage per bounce, 2 bounces). Ricochet applies/spreads Mark. Mark deals bonus damage based on missing HP.
Abilities
- Passive — Suntouched: When Critically Hit or taking more than 20% of your Health in a single blow, become Suntouched, reducing active cooldowns and Marking the enemy who triggered this effect. While Suntouched, you cannot
- 1st Ability — Ricochet: Fire an arrow that ricochets off walls, dealing Physical Damage to enemies it passes through. Deals increasing Physical Damage with each ricochet
- 2nd Ability — Mark of the Golden Crow: Mark an enemy causing your other abilities to apply additional effects. While Strength is higher than Intelligence, Marked enemies take bonus Physical Damage based on their missing health. While Intel
- 3rd Ability — Divebomb: Leap into the air before selecting a location to dive onto, dealing Physical Damage to enemies where you land
- Ultimate — Sunbreaker: Shoot down 9 suns every 0.5 seconds onto a target area, dealing Physical Damage and Slowing enemies hit. The first sun stays, acting as a wall that Ricochet can bounce off of
Base Stats
- Health: 596.0
- Mana: 296.0
- HP5: 1.7
- MP5: 2.25
- Physical Protection: 18.43
- Magical Protection: 26.68
- Attack Speed: 1.48
- Move Speed: 365.0