Is Yang Jian good in Honor of Kings?

Current HOKMeta data lists Yang Jian as Tier B, with 51.0% win rate and 0.3% pick rate. Yang Jian is worth playing if your team needs reliable Clash Lane pressure, but you should avoid blind-picking into Hou Yi, Marco Polo, Lady Sun without peel or defensive item planning.

How do you play Yang Jian in teamfights?

In teamfights, Yang Jian should respect enemy engage range first, then play around the hero's Warrior job: dealing damage, protecting carries, or entering after key control is used. When behind, clear waves and preserve cooldowns instead of face-checking fog.

BClash Lane

Yang Jian Build, Items, Arcana & Counters

Yang Jian is a Tier B Clash Lane pick. Get the best build, core items, arcana, battle spell, counters, and tool-backed item decisions.

WR 51.0%Pick 0.3%Ban 0.0%

Build answer

Yang Jian best build for S15 (June 2026)

International server

Updated: 2026-07-20

Reviewed by: HOKMeta

Role, lane, difficulty

Clash Lane · Warrior · Tier B · Medium

Current patch rates

51.0% WR · 0.3% Pick · 0.0% Ban

Core 3 items

Dragon's Rage, Rapacious Bite, Eye of the Phoenix

Best arcana

Lvl 5: Red Moon, Lvl 5: Mutation, Lvl 5: Hunt

Battle spell

Smite

Best into

Diaochan, Luna, Dr Bian

Watch out for

Hou Yi, Marco Polo, Lady Sun

Yang Jian TL;DR

Tier B51.0% WRClash Lane

Yang Jian: Yang Jian's Resistance increases for each nearby enemy hero.

Fast conclusion

Yang Jian is a Tier B Clash Lane pick with 51.0% win rate.

Unleash the Hound → Vain Disillusionment → Sight of Origin → weave basic attacks

Core 3 items

Dragon's Rage

Rapacious Bite

Eye of the Phoenix

Pick when

You need side-lane pressure, durable skirmishing, or a flank threat into the enemy backline.

Avoid when

Main threats: Hou Yi, Marco Polo, Lady Sun.

Open full counter pageMatchup notes, strong targets, and heroes that punish Yang Jian.

Current patch decision guide

How to decide if Yang Jian is the right pick

Pick Yang Jian if

Pick Yang Jian when your team needs a Tier B Clash Lane option and the draft gives this hero enough space to play around core cooldowns.

Avoid Yang Jian if

Avoid Yang Jian when the enemy composition directly attacks the hero's main weakness or your team cannot support the Clash Lane game plan.

Power spikes

First completed core item: check whether the hero can now contest lane or jungle tempo.
Two to three item point: decide whether to group for objectives or keep farming toward the late-game plan.
Final defensive or damage item: adapt to the enemy threat instead of following the build blindly.

Build decision

Start from the recommended build, then adjust based on whether the enemy is forcing burst survival, anti-tank damage, anti-heal, or safer positioning.

Matchup logic

Use the counter page and build compare tool together: first identify the threat, then test whether damage, defense, or utility gives the better answer.

Common mistakes

Following the build without checking the enemy draft.

Taking fights before the first meaningful item spike.

Ignoring wave state and vision before rotating.

30-day trend

Last 30 days of win rate, pick rate, and ban rate

Use daily snapshots to see whether this hero is heating up, cooling down, or simply staying popular without converting that attention into wins.

Win rate

Current 51.01%

7d change +0.49 pts

30d change -0.14 pts

Pick rate

Current 0.32%

7d change +0.01 pts

30d change -0.03 pts

Ban rate

Current 0.02%

7d change 0.00 pts

30d change 0.00 pts

Trend read

Yang Jian currently sits at 51.01% win rate, with a 30-day move of -0.14 pts and a 7-day move of +0.49 pts.

Win rate is falling by -0.14 pts.

Pick rate is falling by -0.03 pts.

Ban rate is mostly flat.

Patch reason

There is no current-season official balance entry to cite in the last 45 days.

Tools

Test Yang Jian damage and item builds

Use the calculator for combo damage, or compare two item builds side by side before changing your ranked setup.

Damage calculator Compare builds

Best Build for Yang Jian

End-game item order with gold costs and slot notes. Purchase path may differ in-match.

Build philosophy

Yang Jian benefits from Physical attack, Survivability — match items and runes to kit scaling.

Passive: Yang Jian's Basic Attack and skills can stack Resistance. After attaining max stacks, he gains crowd control immunity. If Yang Jian enters battle with a hero, he will enter the Heaven-Earth Form.

Physical attackSurvivability

Arcana: Prioritize runes that boost Physical attack, Survivability for this hero's passive and skill scaling.

2 presets — switch by draft, lane, or CN meta. Default matches Clash Lane when available.

Recommended item build order
#	Item	Gold	Stats	Why
1	Dragon's Rage	2,040g	HP +1,350, PDEF +180, MDEF +90 Grants extra damage and recovery	Fits Survivability priority — Passive - Devastating Blow — Basic Attacks and skills deal physical damage equal to 7% HP to minions and monsters, and restore Health equal to 50% of the damage dealt (halved for ranged attacks).
2	Rapacious Bite	2,160g	PATK +90, MSPD +5%, CDR +7.5% Monster kills boost ATK	Fits Physical attack priority — Requires Smite to purchase. Reduces damage from monsters by 25% and grants 30% more EXP and 20% more Gold from monsters.
3	Eye of the Phoenix	2,020g	MDEF +180, PDEF +90, HP +1,350 Boosts HP Regen	Fits Survivability priority — Passive - Bloodline — Increases Health recovery by 5% for every 10% of Health lost.
4	Blazing Cape	2,040g	PDEF +150, MDEF +150, HP +1,100 Area burn & imperil	Fits Survivability priority — Passive - Conflagration — Burns enemies within a range of 375 every second, dealing (1.5% HP) magical damage. Deals double damage to minions and monsters.
5	Blood Rage	2,180g	PATK +75, HP +900 Trades HP for shield	Fits Physical attack priority — Passive - Apoplexy — Basic Attacks deal an extra (1.5% HP) physical damage. When Health drops below 50%, this damage increases by 25%–50%.
6	Spikemail	2,020g	PATK +45, PDEF +300, HP +700 Reflects damage	Reflects damage supports your Physical attack focus.

Best Arcana & Spells

Arcana and battle spell setup
Slot	Choice	Effect
Primary	Mutation	Recommended for Warrior Clash Lane
Spell	Flash	Adjust Purify/Execute based on enemy dive.

Abilities

Skill Order

Skill 2 → Skill 1 → Sight of Origin (max Skill 2 first)

Max primary utility/damage skill first, then Unleash the Hound, and Sight of Origin on cooldown.

Passive

Mind Games

Yang Jian's Basic Attack and skills can stack Resistance. After attaining max stacks, he gains crowd control immunity. If Yang Jian enters battle with a hero, he will enter the Heaven-Earth Form.

Skill 1

Unleash the Hound

Commands Heaven Hound to pounce in the target direction, marking the first enemy hit and damaging them. Upon using the skill again, he charges to the target and deals damage.

Skill 2

Vain Disillusionment

Deals damage to enemies in front, stunning and slowing them. If he hits an enemy, he gains an enhanced Basic Attack that deals extra damage.

Ultimate

Sight of Origin

Unleashes beams of light that deal damage and restore his Health.

Combos

1. Standard trade
Unleash the Hound → Vain Disillusionment → Sight of Origin → weave basic attacks
When: Clash Lane skirmish or objective fight

Counters & Matchups

🏛️ Camp Official Counter Data

Official counter reference from Camp HOK rank statistics.

Yang Jian is strong into

Pick Yang Jian when the enemy drafts these heroes.

Yang Jian struggles into

Avoid Yang Jian or ban these when they appear on the enemy team.

Full counter analysis →

vs Similar Heroes

Yang Jian vs Li Xin (Warrior, Tier S+): Li Xin is 1.9% pick / 52.6% WR. Li Xin wins 1.9% more often globally. Choose Yang Jian when you need Clash Lane identity; choose Li Xin for Clash Lane comfort.
Yang Jian vs Chicha (Warrior, Tier S): Chicha is 1.5% pick / 50.2% WR. Yang Jian has +0.5% WR vs Chicha in Camp data. Choose Yang Jian when you need Clash Lane identity; choose Chicha for Clash Lane comfort.

Playstyle & Ranked Tips

Laning Phase

Trade on your power spike levels (2/4). Call jungler for dive only when enemy flash is down.

Teamfight Role

Flank or dive backline after tanks commit. Do not start fights without vision on enemy jungler.

High Rank (Diamond+)

Yang Jian sits at Tier B globally (50.6% WR). In high rank, pick only into favorable matchups or when you have a dedicated pocket pick.

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Yang Jian Build 2026 FAQ

Quick answers for Yang Jian builds, arcana, counters, lane choice, and ranked value.

What is the best Yang Jian build in 2026?

The best Yang Jian build in 2026 uses Dragon's Rage, Rapacious Bite, Eye of the Phoenix, Blazing Cape, Blood Rage, Spikemail. Play Yang Jian in Clash Lane, take Lvl 5: Red Moon, Lvl 5: Mutation, Lvl 5: Hunt arcana, and usually run Smite. This recommendation is aligned with S15 (June 2026) and the 2026-07-20 HOKMeta data snapshot.

What is the best arcana for Yang Jian?

The best Yang Jian arcana setup is Lvl 5: Red Moon, Lvl 5: Mutation, Lvl 5: Hunt. Keep the core damage arcana first, then adjust movement speed, pierce, or sustain only when the matchup makes your lane unsafe.

What should Yang Jian build first?

Yang Jian usually wants Dragon's Rage first because the first item should stabilize Clash Lane clear speed, trading power, or tempo. If the lane is unsafe, adjust boots or a small defensive component first, but do not delay the core damage curve too long.

What should Yang Jian build against tanks?

Use the HOKMeta damage calculator or build compare tool to test penetration, sustained damage, and survivability against tank templates. The best anti-tank item choice depends on whether Yang Jian can keep attacking safely or needs a defensive item to survive the first engage.

Who counters Yang Jian?

Yang Jian is most vulnerable to Hou Yi, Marco Polo, Lady Sun. Draft peel, respect engage range, and adjust items when the enemy lineup can dive or chain crowd control.

What lane does Yang Jian play?

Yang Jian is mainly played as a Warrior in Clash Lane. In ranked games, prioritize a stable farm pattern and only rotate early when the wave state keeps your economy safe.