S9 Apr 2025 Stat Buffs
Passive Recovery Effect Increased
Ukyo Tachibana
(橘右京) C Jungle Clash Lane Difficulty
Assassin/Fighter
Assassin Fighter Gap-Close/Recovery Early Game Hard
Ukyo Tachibana
橘右京
C Jungle Clash Lane
Difficulty Assassin/Fighter
Assassin Fighter Gap-Close/Recovery Early Game Hard
Also known as
Ukyo Tachibana's Chinese name is 橘右京.
橘右京
Quick summary
Ukyo Tachibana is a situational Jungle Assassin who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Hunting Knife and Smite.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Ukyo Tachibana, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Ukyo Tachibana is a situational Jungle Assassin who wants to close distance on a chosen target and stick to them. Public guide data shows a build centered on Hunting Knife, Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, paired with Smite, used to clear camps efficiently and convert pressure into ganks. Pick him when the draft lets Ukyo Tachibana reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.
Pick Ukyo Tachibana when
- The map shape favors gank routes, where mobility translates directly into kills
- The team draft favors extended team fights where healing scales
- The enemy draft includes Arthur, Lian Po, and Wuyan, who appear in counter data as matchups Ukyo Tachibana can pressure.
Avoid Ukyo Tachibana when
- Enemy peel is strong and Ukyo Tachibana cannot reach the backline without dying first
- The enemy already builds anti-heal items, neutralizing your sustain plan
- A stronger pick in the same role is open and the matchup does not specifically reward Ukyo Tachibana's Gap-Close.
Power spikes
Early game: Ukyo Tachibana is listed as an early-game threat in public guide data — convert the early window into objectives before scaling picks come online.
Ultimate unlocked: CONCEALED SABRE SNOWFALL SLASH converts mobility into burst, the moment Ukyo Tachibana starts threatening picks across the map
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that CONCEALED SABRE HEAVENLY HACK influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Default jungle path
Public build references for Ukyo Tachibana recommend Hunting Knife, Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Meteor, Axe of Torment, and Rapacious Bite, with Mutation, Red Moon, and Stealth arcana. Run Smite as the battle spell. Use this as the baseline assassin plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Nettle Gauntlet, Pure Sky, Cuirass of Savagery, Starbreaker, Sage's Sanctuary, and Destiny. Treat these as situational swaps when the default path is not enough — for example, swapping in defensive items against burst comps or penetration items against stacked armor.
Matchup logic
Versus crowd control
Reliable hard control stops Ukyo Tachibana's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing CONCEALED SABRE SNOWFALL SLASH, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Role positioning
Ukyo Tachibana is a Jungle pick whose value depends on tempo from objectives and cross-map kill threats. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Luna, Mai Shiranui, and Xiao Qiao as strong partners for Ukyo Tachibana. Plan engages around Luna's setup window, then second-engage with CONCEALED SABRE SNOWFALL SLASH.
Common mistakes
- Engaging without follow-up — gap-close gets you to the target, but a solo dive without ally damage trades 1-for-1.
- Forcing all-ins against opponents already wearing anti-heal — your healing barely activates.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Ukyo Tachibana's commit reaches the target alive.
- Pathing predictably and getting tracked by the enemy jungler — vary first clear and rotate based on ward placement rather than muscle memory.
Background
Swift Strike
“The most alluring bloom, which blossoms, in the cold of winter, is the only one, that lives in my heart.”
Loneliness often accompanies true greatness, and while Ukyo Tachibana is known for his superb iaijutsu and gentlemanly demeanor, he also suffers the ravaging effects of tuberculosis. His desire for love was awakened by a chance encounter with a young girl, Kei Odagiri. Upon learning that his lover was distressed by her mother's serious illness, he resolutely embarked to Kyokutou in search of the magical flower rumored to cure all diseases.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 176 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Kyokutou
- Title:
- Kyokutou Swordsman
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Ukyo Tachibana.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3250
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
48
HP/5s
Offense
170
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
385
Move Speed
1050
Max Mana
Melee
Range
Build
How to choose a build
Start with the safe default badge if the draft looks normal, then swap to burst, anti-tank, sustain, or utility builds when the matchup clearly calls for it.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Safe defaultStart here if the draft looks standard and you want the safest all-around setup.
Teratas
Attack speed
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
dame
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Populer
Jungle Full AD lethality
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Skills
passive CONCEALED SABRE HAZY BLADE
Every 5–4s, Ukyo Tachibana gains one enhanced Basic Attack that has increased range, restores Health, deals extra damage, and slows enemies. Dealing skill damage shortens the enhanced Basic Attack's cooldown.
skill1 CONCEALED SABRE SWALLOW SWIPE
Ukyo Tachibana creates a domain around himself, then leaps backward, dealing damage to enemies in his path. This skill can be used again after 2s, or immediately if it hits a target. If he returns to the starting point of phase 1 after using phase 2, phase 2 is enhanced.
skill2 CONCEALED SABRE HEAVENLY HACK
Slashes in the target direction, dealing damage to enemies within range. Enemies at the edge of the skill's range will be stunned.
ultimate CONCEALED SABRE SNOWFALL SLASH
Slashes 4 times in the target direction, dealing damage to enemies within range. Recovers Health each time damage is dealt.
Skins
2 skins
Maple Frost
Asura
Playstyle
Bait the enemy crowd-control cooldowns before committing the engage. Stay near the carry and time shields/heals to overlap the enemy's damage window, not before.
Patch History
S7 Sep 2024 Mechanics Upgrade
Improved the and healing and prgression of his passive, and upgraded the second stage of Skill 1.
Show details
"The fixed cooldown of his passive limited Ukyo Tachibana's late game damage output, so we have adjusted its scaling to allow it to interact better with his skills. At the same time, we have lowered the unlock conditions for the second stage of his Skill 1, improving his flexibility to some extent."