Yao Build Guide

Yao · Fighter · Jungle · Tier C · Honor of Kings

Yao is a Fighter who plays the Jungle. Your aim is to trade in your lane, then bully your way onto the enemy backline. Pick your moment to use Return to Dust, then follow up with Starlight Slice and Starburn (Yao). Track the enemy jungler, secure objectives, and gank lanes that have set up crowd control.

Recommended build

Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Meteor, Axe of Torment, Rapacious Bite, Dragon's Rage

Arcana

Mutation, Stealth, Eagle Eye

Spell

Smite

Skill order

Suggested order: max Skill 1, then Skill 2, and put a point in your Ultimate whenever it's available.

Abilities

Gift of the Stars, Starlight Slice, Starburn (Yao), Return to Dust

Strengths

• Strong duelist with good sustained damage
• Healthy mix of damage and durability
• Can split-push and skirmish across the map

Weaknesses

• Vulnerable before key items come online
• Struggles into heavy ranged poke
• Can be peeled and kited by control