Hou Yi

Hou Yi
Summary
Title:	Defender of the Earth
Pantheon:	Chinese
Type:	Ranged,Physical
Class:	Hunter
Pros:	High Single Target Damage, High Area Damage
Difficulty:	Hard
Release date:	January 14, 2015
Favor:	5,500
Gems:	200
Voicelines:	Hou Yi voicelines
Voice actor:	Austin Tindle
Stats
Health:	480 (+78)
Mana:	240 (+38)
Speed:	370 (+0)
Range:	55 (+0)
Attack/Sec:	0.95 (+1.4%)
Basic Attack
Damage:	35 (+ 2.8) + 100% of Physical Power
Progression:	None
Protection
Physical:	13 (+3)
Magical:	23 (+1.3)
Regen
HP5:	8 (+0.68)
MP5:	5 (+0.35)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

"Aim, Fire. Each arrow finds its mark bringing down even the nine suns."

Hou Yi is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore

In a time long past, an unexpected calamity came to be. From whence none knew, ten suns rose above the horizon. Such incessant light and heat ravaged the earth, wilting fields of grain, drying rivers, even melting forged metal. Bent beneath the scorching rays, the people begged the Emperor-God Di Jun to aid them. In reply, he called the great archer, Hou Yi.

Armed with a mystical red bow and a quiver of white arrows, Hou Yi traveled to Earth. What he found was a barren land. Shielding his eyes, he peered to the sky where the ten suns cruelly flared.

Nocking arrow to bow, Hou Yi loosed a warning at the suns hoping to frighten them away, but they impassively remained. So Hou Yi drew again and fired a killing shot. Pierced, the sun exploded in color and a giant red raven with three legs fell to the earth, slain by the white arrow.

Eight times more Hou Yi drew arrow to cheek. Eight shots more he let fly. Eight more bursts rent the sky, and eight more ravens fell dead. But one sun he left, and so fearful of Hou Yi's archery, this sun behaved, dipping below the horizon.

Now armed with the power of the red ravens he smote, sending light and fire against those that threaten the world, be it monster or beast, dragon or sun, man or God, Hou Yi is the Defender of the Earth.

Abilities

Passive - Suntouched After taking a critical hit, Hou Yi can't be critically hit again for 3s and his cooldowns are reduced by 2s. Notes:   Doesn't affect Ne Zha's Wind Fire Wheels.   Ability Type: Buff Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/qmrc34KfeQk? 1st Ability - Ricochet Hou Yi fires a powerful shot that can ricochet off of walls. After firing, if this arrow bounces off of a wall it will travel 70 units from that point and gain +40% bonus damage to gods per bounce up to a maximum of 2 bounces. This arrow will stun if the target has Mark of the Golden Crow. Notes:   Deals up to 285/435/585/735/885 (+210% of your Physical Power) damage (non-god sources) and 399/609/819/1029/1239 (+294% of your Physical Power) damage (gods) when landing all 3 hits.   Can also bounce off player-made walls.   Damage: 95/145/195/245/295 (+70% of your Physical Power)   Stun Duration: 1s   Ability Type: Line, Damage   Range: 70   Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana   Cooldown: 10/9.5/9/8.5/8 seconds Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/4-2RldC8Rwg? 2nd Ability - Mark of the Golden Crow Hou Yi marks an enemy with Mark of the Golden Crow. Marked enemies take extra damage for every 10% of their missing health from Hou Yi's abilities and basic attacks. Also, marked enemies, including stealthed gods, are visible to Hou Yi on the minimap. The mark lasts for 10s. Notes:   If multiple gods are in the radius, it will target the one closest to the center of the ability.   Damage Increase: 2/3/4/5/6% for every 10% of missing health   Ability Type: Target, Debuff   Range/Radius: 55/10   Cost: 50 mana   Cooldown: 14 seconds Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/kYiCVIumNnU? 3rd Ability - Divebomb Hou Yi launches into the air, and for a short time may target some distance away to quickly dive towards the ground damaging any enemies in the immediate area. If the target has Mark of the Golden Crow they are knocked back. Notes:   Has a maximum air time of 1.5s.   If there is no valid landing location, Hou Yi will land at the closest valid point near the targeter.   Damage: 70/110/150/190/230 (+60% of your Physical Power)   Ability Type: Circle, Leap, Damage   Radius: 55/20   Cost: 70 mana   Cooldown: 15 seconds Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/f5iUCJ9OX0o? Ultimate - Sunbreaker Hou Yi shoots nine arrows into the sky, striking one sun with each arrow. The nine suns come crashing down one by one, slowing and dealing damage in a target area over time. A target with Mark of the Golden Crow will have their movement speed slowed by an additional 20%. Notes:   Deals up to 720/810/900/990/1080 (+225% of your Physical Power) damage and applies a 40% slow to a target with Mark of the Golden Crow.   The slow duration refreshes per tick.   Can move freely in all directions while deploying this ability.   Damage: 80/90/100/110/120 (+25% of your Physical Power) every 0.5s   Duration: 4.5s   Slow: 20%   Slow Duration: .5s per Hit   Ability Type: Circle, Slow, Damage   Range/Radius: 55/30   Cost: 100 mana   Cooldown: 90 seconds Ability Video Embedded media: //www.youtube.com/embed/wVno5dl1k3Y?

Videos

God Reveal

Achievements

The Crow's Mark As Hou Yi utilize Mark of the Crow to Knock-back, Stun, and Slow an enemy god in 5s.

Trick Shot As Hou Yi hit a different enemy God on all three bounces of one Ricochet.

Trivia

General

• Hou Yi was the first god released in 2015.
• Hou Yi was the last god released in Season 1.
• Chang'e is Hou Yi's wife. As imagery goes, Hou Yi would come to represent the sun, while Chang'e represents the moon.
• The actor who voiced Hou Yi, Austin Tindle, also voiced Super Chronos 64 Chronos.
• One of Hou Yi's jokes, ▶️"I've got 99 problems, but a sun isn't one!", is a reference to the song 99 Problems by Jay Z.
• Both of Hou Yi's jokes about formerly liking peaches are references to one of his myths, where it's said that he met his ultimate demise when Feng Meng - Hou Yi's protégé - and others beat him to death with a club made from the wood of a peach tree.
• One of Hou Yi's idle animations is a reference to the "Praise the Sun" gesture from the video game Dark Souls.

God Skins

• Moon's Groom/Handsome Hunter

• This skin was released in conjunction with Sun's Bride Chang'e.
• Players using this skin will always appear on the left-most side of the loading screen. This is done so that, if paired with a player using Sun's Bride Chang'e, they will be displayed together.
• The actor who voiced this skin, Jeff Plunk, also voiced Krampus Cernunnos, Dread-Lord Fafnir, Cursed Pharaoh Hades and Techno Titan Hercules.

• Hou Ru Kai

• This skin is based on the Uruk-hai from the book series Lord of the Rings.
• The actor who voiced this skin, Mick Lauer, also voiced Cernunnos.
• This skin shares its theme with Warchief Raijin.

• Spirit Sun

• One of his jokes, ▶️"Power level 1000.. what!? No, no one really measures power like that." could be a reference to the Over 9000 meme.
• The actor who voiced this skin, Derick Snow, also voiced Crab Rave Khepri and Piñata Party Kumbhakarna.

• Flare Tech

• The actor who voiced this skin, Ray Hurd, also voiced The Mighty Storm Jormungandr and Raijin.
• This skin shares its theme with Jackal Tech Anubis, Solar Vanguard Atlas, Tremor Tech Cabrakan, Vamp Tech Camazotz, Glaive Tech Cernunnos, Storm Tech Chaac, Shadow Tech Chernobog, Dual Tech Hel, Warp Tech Janus, Living Alloy Jormungandr, Tornado Tech Kukulkan, Kuzenbot Kuzenbo, Sentai Mulan, Revenge Tech, Omni Tech Odin, Reaper Tech Thanatos, Ragnarok Force X Thor, Whirlwind Tech Xing Tian, Cryomech Ymir and Sky Tech Zeus.

• Gleaming Archer

• This skin shares its theme with Gleaming Defender Ares.

• Cobra Commander/Duke

• These skins are a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games and Hasbro to promote G.I. Joe.
• These skins share there theme with Baroness/Scarlett Neith and Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow Susano.

• Grim Eclipse

• The actor who did the voice for this skin, Bruce DuBose, also voiced Royal Fury Anhur, Cerberus, Thor, Rumbly Chibi Thor and Valkyrie Bride Thor.
• His god selection line ▶️ "I'm your huckleberry." is a reference to a line Val Kilmer says as Doc Holliday in the western film Tombstone.
• His taunt ▶️ "Go ahead, son. Make my day." is a reference to the quote Go ahead, make my day said by Clint Eastwood's character in the 1983 film Sudden Impact.

• Soldier of Fortune/Hired Gun Ares also shares this quote.

• This skin shares its theme with Grim Weaver Arachne, Grim Horseman Guan Yu, Grim Wraith Hades and Grim Shadow Nox.

• Heaven's Arrow

• The actor who voiced this skin, Jonah Scott, also voiced X-Calibur King Arthur, Modern Messenger Mercury and Frostfire Ullr.
• This skin shares its theme with Dark Angel/Celestial Stinger Ah Muzen Cab, Midnight Dove Awilix, Radiant Heroine Bellona, Archangel Chernobog, Angel of Chaos Cthulhu, Celestial Mayhem Discordia, Celestial Eset, Guiding Light Ganesha, Sacred Grounds Geb, Divine Wind Gilgamesh, Inner Demon Hel (Light Stance), Seraph Horus, Striking Archon Ishtar, Divine Axe Izanami, Divine Right Jing Wei, Gazing Archon Medusa, Celestial Deliverer Mercury, Master of Light Merlin, Seraph's Bow Neith, Holo Halo Pele, Radiant Archon Ra, Sacred Arrow Rama, Celestial Inferno Surtr, Archon Thanatos, Divine Retribution Thanatos, Angelic Archon Yemoja and Almighty Archon Zeus.

• Sylvan Sentinel

• The actor who voiced this skin, Scoot Frerichs, also voiced Nutcromancer Ah Puch, The Crusher Cabrakan, Chef's Special Khepri, Rock for Bisrakh/King of the Ring Ravana and Earl Wubert St. Kongfrey Sun Wukong.
• This skin shares its theme with The Green Knight King Arthur, Riftshaker Janus, Nature's Guardian Rama, Wolfsbane Skadi and Grove Keeper Xing Tian.

• Prince of the Night

• This skin shares its theme with Vampiress Amaterasu, Cursed Bloodline Ao Kuang, Count Baron Samedi, Countess Chang'e, Scarlet Coven Eset, Biting Countess Maman Brigitte, Vampetrify Medusa and Vampiric/Winter's Bite Scylla.

• Winter's Mark

• This skin shares its theme with Ice Mage Agni, Chilling Grasp Ah Puch, Ice Queen Aphrodite, Chilling Hersir Ares, Arctic Seer Artio, Snow Kitten/Little Helper Bastet, Frost Bite Cerberus, Winter's Curse Cu Chulainn, Ice Wraith Geb, Chilling Wraith Hades, Northern Warder Khepri, Polar Vortex Kukulkan, Kumbhalayan Yeti Kumbhakarna, Glacial Gaze/The Frost Gorgon Medusa, Snow Strix Ra, Polar Beast Ravana, Snow Day Scylla and Midnight Freeze Xbalanque.

• Techno Basher

• This skin shares its theme with Divine Beats Amaterasu, DJ Ohm Ganesha, BA5S Drop Janus, Basscannon Neith, Electric Dream Nox, Bass Demon Raijin, Ravin' Ravana, Electro Dancer Shiva and Heaven's Rave Zeus.

• Being part of this set of skins means it has a [VXG] command that will play along with other skins of the same set.

• Iron Crow

• This skin was also voiced by Austin Tindle.
• His intro line, ▶️"No one cared who I was until I put on the mask." is a quote made by Bane in the movie The Dark Knight Rises.
• One of his taunts ▶️"I use a bow because guns are too quick. You can't savour all the... little emotions." is an altered quote made by Joker in the movie The Dark Knight.

• Totem Caller

• There is a 1/20 chance for an easter egg to occur each time this skin's ultimate is used. As Skybreaker walks away and disappears, a faint squeak can be heard as if it is passing gas.

• This easter egg originally had a 1/5000 chance of happening but was later increased due to not being discovered for months after the skin's release.

• The names of the spirit animals are:

• Burrowsaur (Ricochet)
• Ghouliepaw (Mark of the Crow)
• Flutterfiend (Dive Bomb)
• Skybreaker (Sunbreaker)

• The actor who voiced this skin, Doug Cockle, also voiced Chernobog and is known for voicing Geralt of Rivia from the video game series The Witcher.

Skins

• Default
• Sunbreaker
• Searing Sun
• Moon's Groom
• Hou Ru Kai
• Spirit Sun
• Flare Tech
• Gleaming Archer
• Cobra Commander
• Duke
• Grim Eclipse
• Heaven's Arrow
• Handsome Hunter
• Sylvan Sentinel
• Prince of the Night
• Winter's Mark
• Techno Basher
• Iron Crow
• The Hunter
• Totem Caller
• Golden
• Legendary
• Diamond

Default
	Release Date	January 14, 2015
	Type	Standard
	Cost	Free
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Sunbreaker
	Release Date	January 14, 2015
	Type	Standard
	Cost	100 or 9500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Searing Sun
	Release Date	May 24, 2016
	Type	Standard
	Cost	250 or 25000
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin can also be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Moon's Groom
	Release Date	August 18, 2015
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Moon's Groom Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin can also be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Hou Ru Kai
	Release Date	January 10, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Hou Ru Kai Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin can also be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Spirit Sun
	Release Date	July 30, 2019
	Type	Standard
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Spirit Sun Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase.   This skin was part of the Battle for Olympus event.

Flare Tech
	Release Date	March 22, 2022
	Type	Standard
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Flare Tech Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase.   This skin was part of the Heavenly Light event.

Gleaming Archer
	Release Date	February 20, 2024
	Type	Cross-Gen
	Cost	600 (Gleaming Valor Cross-Gen Pass)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Gleaming Archer Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin can only be obtained by purchasing the Gleaming Valor Cross-Gen Pass.

Cobra Commander
	Release Date	April 18, 2023
	Type	Crossover
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Cobra Commander Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests.   This skin was part of the G.I. Joe Event.

Duke
	Release Date	April 18, 2023
	Type	Crossover
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Duke Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests.   This skin was part of the G.I. Joe Event.

Grim Eclipse
	Release Date	April 26, 2016
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Grim Eclipse Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin was part of the Escape from the Underworld event.   This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Heaven's Arrow
	Release Date	July 5, 2017
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	200 (The Flock Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Heaven's Arrow Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Handsome Hunter
	Release Date	January 30, 2018
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	3500 FP
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Moon's Groom Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin was part of the Season Ticket 2018 Fantasy Points store.   This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Sylvan Sentinel
	Release Date	March 13, 2018
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	200 (SMITE Birthday Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Sylvan Sentinel Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Prince of the Night
	Release Date	September 21, 2021
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Prince of the Night Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin was part of the Odyssey: Perilous Seas event.

Winter's Mark
	Release Date	September 6, 2022
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Frostbite Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Winter's Mark Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Techno Basher
	Release Date	March 7, 2023
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400 (Fit Check Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Techno Basher Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Iron Crow
	Release Date	June 30, 2015
	Type	Limited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Iron Crow Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin could only be obtained by gaining at least 7000 fantasy points in the Season Ticket 2015.

The Hunter
	Release Date	October 29, 2018
	Type	Limited
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	The Hunter Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin could only be obtained by purchasing the Season 5 HRX Digital Loot Pack bundle before January 2019.

Totem Caller
	Release Date	March 24, 2020
	Type	Unlimited
	Cost	7680
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Totem Caller Hou Yi voicelines
	In Game Model
Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.   This skin has an animated loading screen card.   This skin could only be obtained by purchasing all 4 bundles from the Grim Omens event, has been available for direct purchase since the event ended, and is available in the Godly Might Chest.

Golden
	Release Date	March 18, 2015
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 9500
	Requirements	God Rank 1
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Legendary
	Release Date	March 18, 2015
	Type	Standard
	Cost	300 or 12500
	Requirements	God Rank 5
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Diamond
	Release Date	March 18, 2015
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400 or 15000
	Requirements	God Rank 10
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model
Extra Information

Changelog

Replaced abilities

3rd Ability - Divebomb
	Hou Yi launches into the air, holding his bow above his head as he glides forward. After a short time Hou Yi quickly dives to the ground damaging any enemies in the immediate area. If the target has Mark of the Golden Crow they are knocked back.		Notes:   Can go over player made walls and deployables, but not through map walls.
Damage: 70/110/150/190/230 (+30% of your Physical Power)		Travel Time: 1.5s
Ability Type: Leap		Radius: 20
Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 mana		Cooldown: 15 seconds
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