King Solarus’s honor (Hou Yi)

Hou yi, another name for Solarus, is a marksman hero who honors kings. A thorough examination of its skill set and abilities, as well as appropriate pro builds, counter-hero and synergy, and gameplay strategies for early, mid, and late game, are all included in this comprehensive book.

Hou Yi is a marksman who possesses a special blend of damage-focused playstyle and crowd control abilities. He can do a lot of damage once his passive, Chastising Shot, is triggered, and his damage output is further increased by his Arrow Volley skill. Hou Yi’s Afterglow and ultimate ability, Burning Sun Arrow, allow him to efficiently start team fights and harass adversaries from a distance, despite his vulnerability and lack of self-defense. Hou Yi may be a powerful force on the battlefield if he adopts a strategic approach and works well with some teammates.

Recognizing Solarus Skills and Abilities
Chastising Shot (Passive): Hou Yi gains a shooting status after completing regular attacks, which speeds up assaults by 4% for each layer and stacks up to three layers. He enters the “Chastising Shot” condition when he reaches three tiers, unleashing three arrows that deal 130% of the initial damage. Each arrow has a three-second duration of 50% on-hit magic effects.

Cost: 0 Cooldown: 0s
Advice: In order to activate the passive effect, which will cause a lot of damage once it is activated, Hou Yi must hit three normal attacks.

Arrow Volley (Skill 01): Hou Yi improves his attack, dealing physical damage with a rate of 105/130/155/180/205/230 (+75% physical scaling) every strike. Each arrow deals 40% original damage and 60% on-hit magic effects if Chastising Shot is activated. It can also deal 50% damage (without on-hit magic effects) to up to two more opponents in range. The duration of this effect is five seconds.

Cost: 60 Cooldown: 10s
Advice: The main damage skill is this one. Each standard attack can shoot up to nine arrows when combined with the passive effect, which greatly increases the area damage.

Afterglow (Skill 02): Hou Yi directs the Sun Tower to launch an attack, temporarily lowering the movement speed of foes in the targeted area by 30% for two seconds and inflicting 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, and 550 (+50% physical scaling) physical damage on them. A 50% slow and an extra 50% damage are dealt to enemies struck in the middle of the region.

Cost: 60 Cooldown: 8/7.4/6.8/6.2/5.6/5s
Advice: When used correctly, Hou Yi’s regular crowd control skill can provide burst damage. When required, it can also be utilized to harass adversaries remotely.

Hou Yi shoots a blazing arrow in a predetermined direction with the Burning Sun Arrow (Ultimate). When an enemy hero is struck, it stuns them and explodes, inflicting 700/1000/1300 (+90% physical scaling) physical damage on nearby opponents. Depending on the arrow’s travel distance, enemies directly struck by the flaming arrow will be stunned for 0.5 to 3.5 seconds, and the splash damage slows them by 90% for one second.

Cost: 130 Cooldown: 45/40/35s
Advice: An effective beginning technique. Long-lasting stun effects can result from striking far-off foes. Hou Yi may assist teammates remotely by using his ultimate, a full-screen talent. However, when aiming from a distance, some foresight is needed.

Solarus’s Ideal Skill Order
Prioritize Solarus’s skill improvements in the following order to optimize his potential:

Burning Sun Arrow is the ultimate.
The second ability is afterglow.
Arrow Volley is the first skill.

General Advice for Defying Solarus
Hou Yi lacks self-defense and is brittle. Pay close attention to where you stand when causing damage. Use the Sunset Afterglow skill to harass adversaries from a distance if dealing damage with standard attacks is too risky.
The Solarus Team Fight Method
Aim to strike the adversary for a targeted takedown when launching a battle with your ultimate from a distance. You must change your assault direction during combat to hit as many foes as possible using Multiple Arrows’ split arrows because they will only target enemies in front of Hou Yi and inside his usual attack range.

To increase Hou Yi’s normal attack damage after activating the Chastising Shot passive, use the Arrow Volley talent. Once you’ve reached level 4, pay attention to how the battlefield is changing and use your ultimate to help teammates when needed.

Solarus Gameplay Strategies
As a professional player, take into account the following Hou Yi gameplay tactics in the early, mid, and late game stages:

The early game
To acquire gold and experience fast, concentrate on farming and obtaining last-hits. Steer clear of needless exchanges and overextending with the enemy laner.
Use the Afterglow ability to harass and poke your opponents. For effective wave clearing, try to attack many enemy minions at once.
Work with your support to land your abilities for a possible kill or to make the enemy laner back off if they have good crowd control.
To keep your vision clear and prevent surprises, be wary of opponent jungle ganks and ward river bushes.
Mid-Game:
Keep farming and give top priority to finishing the essential items that increase your damage output and survivability.
Engage in team battles and skirmishes, utilizing your ultimate to start or continue your teammates’ crowd control maneuvers.
Put yourself in a safe position in the backline and use the Afterglow skill and your range to consistently do damage.
Controlling the objectives is essential in the middle of the game. With your team, swiftly defeat Dragon by using your increased damage from the Chastising Shot passive and the Arrow Volley talent.
Final Game:
Stay with your group and don’t go out by yourself because you could be killed by opposing champions who have a lot of burst damage.
Make placement your first priority during team battles to protect yourself from opposing threats and increase your damage output.
Make good use of your ultimate to start battles or to protect yourself and your allies by stunning dangerous foes.
When fighting as a team, concentrate on using your Arrow Volley talent to hit as many foes as you can while keeping the Chastising Shot passive to increase damage output.
When needed, use your ultimate to assist allies in far-off battles while keeping an eye on the minimap.
Collaborate with your group to capture objectives like Dragon, which can give you a big edge in late-game team combat.
Recall that Hou Yi’s success is mostly dependent on his ability to position himself correctly, use his skills strategically, and coordinate with teammates to control and protect the crowd.