S11 Jun 2025 Stat Buffs
Damage Recovery Increased
Xiang Yu
(项羽) C Roam Clash Lane Difficulty
Tank
Guardian Tank Crowd Control/Tank Late Game Medium
Xiang Yu
项羽
C Roam Clash Lane
Difficulty Tank
Guardian Tank Crowd Control/Tank Late Game Medium
Also known as
Xiang Yu's Chinese name is 项羽.
项羽
Quick summary
Xiang Yu is a situational Roam Tank who wants to soak engage and create space. Public guides recommend a build starting with Crimson Shadow - Redemption and Flash.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Xiang Yu, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Xiang Yu is a situational Roam Tank who wants to lock down team fights with crowd control. Public guide data shows a build centered on Crimson Shadow - Redemption, Boots of Resistance, Frigid Charge, paired with Flash, used to protect the marksman, set vision, and engage on cooldown windows. Pick him when the draft lets Xiang Yu reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy is built around percent-HP damage and armor penetration.
Pick Xiang Yu when
- The enemy team has multiple high-mobility threats that need to be locked down before they reach your backline
- Your team needs a primary front-line who can engage on cooldown windows
- The enemy team relies on grouped fights or channeled abilities, exactly what No Retreat interrupts best.
Avoid Xiang Yu when
- Your team lacks the follow-up damage to convert your control windows into kills
- The enemy stacks anti-tank items like armor penetration and percent-HP damage, melting front-liners quickly
- A stronger pick in the same role is open and the matchup does not specifically reward Xiang Yu's Crowd Control.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Xiang Yu's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate online: Hegemon's Slash extends control duration, making team fights snowball off a single hit
Late game: full build online, Xiang Yu reaches the spike public guides describe — extended fights favor him once items are completed.
Build decisions
Default roam path
Public build references for Xiang Yu recommend Crimson Shadow - Redemption, Boots of Resistance, Frigid Charge, Longnight Guardian, Ominous Premonition, and Succubus Cloak, with Fate, Harmony, and Void arcana. Run Flash as the battle spell. Use this as the baseline tank plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Adaptation rules
Beyond the default path, swap toward defensive items when the enemy carry comes online, and toward penetration when the enemy stacks resistances. Track item timings so Xiang Yu stays one tier ahead of the relevant matchup item.
Matchup logic
Versus mobility
Dashes and immunity skills bypass Xiang Yu's control. Force the enemy mobility before committing Hegemon's Slash, and aim control on stationary targets like channeling carries.
Role positioning
Xiang Yu is a Roam pick whose value depends on utility, vision, and timely peel for the carries. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Alessio, Huang Zhong, and Lady Sun as strong partners for Xiang Yu. Plan engages around Alessio's setup window, then second-engage with Hegemon's Slash.
Common mistakes
- Throwing No Retreat on the front-line tank instead of saving it for backline carries.
- Building damage items hoping to deal kills, when the team needs the durability that makes you a tank in the first place.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Xiang Yu's commit reaches the target alive.
- Forgetting vision while looking for picks — losing the marksman because the support roamed without setting wards is a recurring mistake.
Background
Unyielding Overlord
“If fate is unfair, I'll defy it!”
Xiang Yu was a bold and gallant man, but Jiang Ziya foretold that it would be he who brought unending darkness upon the world. He was despised and pursued, but he did not believe his fate. Refusing to be ostracized by the world, he swung his greatsword to repel the cruel leaders of the Riverlands. This carried on until his lover's arrow pierced his heart, crippling his mind as well as his body, yet he saw clearly that this was not a betrayal. A twist of fate has given him the chance to live again, and this time, he will make sure not to make the same mistake twice.
- Race:
- Human
- Height:
- 197 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Hongmen
- Title:
- Tyrant
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Xiang Yu.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3546
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
76
HP/5s
Offense
195
Phys ATK
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
375
Move Speed
600
Max Mana
15
Mana/5s
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.
Full tank
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
arsenais
Full tank
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Jawa
AD penetration
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Presets
Full AD lethality
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Skills
passive Resolute Will
Gains damage immunity when Health falls below 30%. Basic Attacks deal extra damage to different units every 5s.
skill1 Righteous Fervor
Dashes forward and knocks back enemies. At the end of the dash, launches the enemy and deals damage.
skill2 No Retreat
Slows nearby enemies in range and reduces their damage output while dealing damage.Passive: Gains extra Health for every extra point of Physical Defense.
ultimate Hegemon's Slash
Deals damage to enemies in the target direction. Inflicts extra damage andstun on enemies close by.The lower his Health, the higher the damage.He gains invulnerability whilethe skill is being released, preventing his Health from falling below 1.
Skins
4 skins
Imperial Admiral
Big Bang
Endless Love
Summer Daze
Playstyle
Built around Hegemon's Slash (deals damage to enemies in the target direction). Initiate only when your damage dealers are in position to convert.
Patch History
S10 May 2025 Mechanics Upgrade
Enhanced Basic Attack and Ultimate Effect Upgrade
S6 Jun 2024 Mechanics Upgrade