Build Cai Yan with the most suitable Items, Arcana and Summoner Abilities. Cai Yan Honor of Kings: known as Musical prodigy, from the Three Kingdoms region and plays the role of Support. Cai Yan’s skill set are Can’t Touch This, Healing Hymn, Earworm, Tune of Tranquility.

( Musical prodigy )
Tier: A
Type: Support
Lane: Roamer
Win Rate: 51.16% | Pick Rate: 1.33% | Ban Rate: 0.39%
Cai Yan Arcana & Spell build
Summoner Abilities
Arcana
Cai Yan Items build
Starting Item
Core Items
Boots
Final Build
Spare items
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Cai Yan Abilitie Order
Priority order of skill increase for Cai Yan: Skill 1 > Skill 2.
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Passive: Can’t Touch This
Skill 1: Healing Hymn
Skill 2: Earworm
Ultimate: Tune of Tranquility
How to play Cai Yan
Cai Yan Build Breakdown
Cai Yan should start with items like Sage’s Codex and buy boots like Boots of Tranquility.
Cai Yan in Honor of Kings should choose Common Skill as Heal, Stun. The strongest Arcana build for Cai Yan are: 10 Fate, 10 Vacuity, 10 Harmony. Finally, choose the necessary equipment for Cai Yan such as: Holy Grail, Augur’s Word, Venomous Staff.
How much gold do you need to equip Cai Yan?
- Crimson Shadow – Redemption: 1900
- Boots of Tranquility: 710
- Holy Grail: 1900
- Augur’s Word: 2150
- Venomous Staff: 2050
- Splendor: 1990
Cai Yan combo
Skill 2 + Skill 1 + Ultimate.
Cai Yan Team
Defeat Cai Yan
Early Game
Cai Yan should support her jungler at this stage then control vision and support the marksman to farm minions.
Late Game
Cai Yan moves with his team to heal them and uses crowd control to block or catch enemies.
Overall
Cai Yan is a must-have support for you because of her good healing and great poke. She will help your team stay healthy during fights.


