Build Yao with the most suitable Items, Arcana and Summoner Abilities. Yao Honor of Kings: known as Jixia Academy Student, from the Zhulu Plateau region and plays the role of Assassin/Fighter. Yao’s skill set are Gift of the Stars, Starlight Slice, Starburn, Return to Dust, Brilliance: Starlight Slice, Brilliance: Starburn.
( Jixia Academy Student )
Tier: B
Type: Assassin/Fighter
Lane: Jungling
Win Rate: 48.29% | Pick Rate: 0.86% | Ban Rate: 0.03%
Yao Arcana & Spell build
Summoner Abilities
Arcana
Yao Items build
Starting Item
Core Items
Boots
Final Build
Spare items
Read more: Yang Jian Build
Yao Abilitie Order
Priority order of skill increase for Yao: Skill 1 > Skill 2.
| Abilities | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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Passive: Gift of the Stars
Skill 1: Starlight Slice
Skill 2: Starburn
Ultimate: Return to Dust
How to play Yao
Yao Build Breakdown
Yao should start with items like Hunting Knife and buy boots like Boots of Resistance.
Yao in Honor of Kings should choose Common Skill as Smite. The strongest Arcana build for Yao are: 10 Mutation, 10 Concealment, 10 Eagle Eye. Finally, choose the necessary equipment for Yao such as: Axe of Torment, Spikemail,Siege Breaker.
How much gold do you need to equip Yao?
- Rapacious Bite: 2160
- Boots of Resistance: 710
- Axe of Torment: 2090
- Spikemail: 1950
- Siege Breaker: 2950
- Starbreaker: 2100
Yao combo
Skill 2 + Skill 1 + Skill 1 + Ultimate.
Yao Team
Defeat Yao
Early Game
Yao needs to quickly clear the jungle and then steal the enemy’s jungle. You should be close to level 4 when you have your ultimate before you can gank.
Late Game
Yao should use his ultimate to rush in and kill the enemy’s main champion and then quickly come back. Yao’s role is to apply pressure, not cover for his teammates.
Overall
If you want to choose a jungler who is mobile and hard to kill, choose Yao. Yao has the ability to clear the jungle quickly and recover well, which will help you gain an advantage in the match.
