S13 Jan 2026 Stat Changes
Adjusted Skill Effect and Cooldown
Yang Jian
(杨戬) C Clash Lane Jungle Difficulty
Fighter
Assassin Fighter Gap-Close/Cleanup Balanced Medium
Yang Jian
杨戬
C Clash Lane Jungle
Difficulty Fighter
Assassin Fighter Gap-Close/Cleanup Balanced Medium
Also known as
Yang Jian's Chinese name is 杨戬.
杨戬
Quick summary
Yang Jian is a situational Clash Lane Fighter who wants to close distance and snowball off picks. Public guides recommend a build starting with Relentless Blade and Smite.
Current patch decision guide
When to pick Yang Jian, when to avoid them, and how to adapt your build.
Yang Jian is a situational Clash Lane Fighter who wants to close distance on a chosen target and stick to them. Public guide data shows a build centered on Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Dragon's Rage, paired with Smite, used to soak pressure in lane and threaten side objectives. Pick him when the draft lets Yang Jian reach the targets his kit is designed to threaten; avoid when the enemy chains crowd control that stops the engage before damage lands.
Pick Yang Jian when
- The enemy team has carries with limited self-peel that Yang Jian can reach before the team can react
- Your team can engage first, letting Yang Jian second-wave into low-health targets
- The enemy draft includes Diaochan, Luna, and Dr Bian, who appear in counter data as matchups Yang Jian can pressure.
Avoid Yang Jian when
- The team needs sustained team-fight damage rather than a single-target diver
- Your team has no primary engage, leaving the cleanup pick with nothing to follow up on
- A stronger pick in the same role is open and the matchup does not specifically reward Yang Jian's Gap-Close.
Power spikes
Early game: focus on safe lane phase and tracking jungle pressure before Yang Jian's mid-game tools come online.
Ultimate unlocked: Sight of Origin converts mobility into burst, the moment Yang Jian starts threatening picks across the map
Late game: cooldowns become short enough that Vain Disillusionment influences every team fight rather than being a one-shot tool.
Build decisions
Default clash lane path
Public build references for Yang Jian recommend Relentless Blade, Boots of Tranquility, Dragon's Rage, Rapacious Bite, Eye of the Phoenix, and Blood Rage, with Red Moon, Mutation, and Hunt arcana. Run Smite as the battle spell. Use this as the baseline fighter plan before adapting to the enemy draft.
Situational item pivots
Spare options listed in build data include Overlord's Platemail. 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 Yang Jian's engage before the combo lands. Bait the most threatening control skill before committing Sight of Origin, and wait for ally engage to absorb peel.
Role positioning
Yang Jian is a Clash Lane pick whose value depends on a durable front-line presence with steady wave control. Stick to the role plan rather than forcing fights his kit is not designed to win.
Synergies
Public synergy data lists Erin and Huang Zhong as strong partners for Yang Jian. Plan engages around Erin's setup window, then second-engage with Sight of Origin.
Common mistakes
- Engaging without follow-up — gap-close gets you to the target, but a solo dive without ally damage trades 1-for-1.
- Engaging first instead of second — cleanup picks lose their value as primary engagers.
- Engaging without checking enemy summoner-spell cooldowns, which often decide whether Yang Jian's commit reaches the target alive.
- Forcing solo engages instead of waiting for ally commit — Yang Jian's value compounds when the team follows up on engages.
Background
Trilight
“I was called upon to protect this mortal world!”
Yang Jian has a third eye hidden within his forehead, which is why Nuwa chose him as her successor and bestowed upon him the role of protector of the mortal world. However, after hunting wrongdoers and patrolling the realm for a long time, he began to have doubts about Nuwa's motives. After he had fought in one war after the next and seen a succession of rulers wrestle control from each other, the trials of his friend Nezha finally made him realize that perhaps the world wasn't quite as fragile as Nuwa would have it. The creatures that inhabited it had their own will and lives, and in time, he decided to fight for their right to rule over themselves.
- Race:
- Enforcer
- Height:
- 185 cm
- Style:
- Martial Arts
- Nation:
- Celestia
- Title:
- Enforcer
Source: Official Honor of Kings — canonical lore for Yang Jian.
Base Stats
Source: in-game capture (HoK Global v11.x, 2026-04-20)Survivability
3407
Max HP
150
Phys DEF
75
Mag DEF
51
HP/5s
Offense
170
Phys ATK
5%
Atk Speed
200%
Crit DMG
Utility
380
Move Speed
580
Max Mana
14
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.
Jungle Full tank
Tanky teamfightBest when your team needs a sturdier front line for repeated engages.
Jungle AD penetration
Anti-tankBest when the enemy team has multiple frontliners or early defense items.
Teratas
Jungle Standard build
Beginner friendlyBest if you want a simpler setup with fewer situational pivots.
Full AD lethality
Burst damageBest when you can reach squishier targets and convert quick kills.
Teratas
Skills
passive Mind Games
Yang Jian's Resistance increases for each nearby enemy hero.
skill1 Unleash the Hound
Yang Jian commands a Heaven Hound to dash in the target direction, marking and dealing damage to the first enemy hit. Upon using again, Yang Jian dashes to the marked enemy and deals damage to them.
skill2 Vain Disillusionment
Yang Jian deals damage to enemies in front of him and stuns them while reducing their Movement Speed. if an enemy is hit, his Basic Attack is enhanced to deal extra damage.
ultimate Sight of Origin
Yang Jian unleashes a beam of light in the target direction, dealing damage and recovering Health.
Skins
5 skins
Mountains Abound
Aces: Enlightened
Interdimensional
Siegebreaker
Egyptian Pharaoh
Playstyle
Your main threat is Sight of Origin (unleashes a beam of light in the target direction, dealing damage and recovering Health). Hold your engage until your team can follow up, then dive the priority target.
Patch History
S12 Sep 2025 Mechanics Upgrade
We've added a brand-new ability, the Heaven-Earth Form, enhancing Yang Jian's unique Resistance mechanic and visual appearance. We've also significantly optimized the hit mechanic for Heaven Hound, and added a new Heavenly Eye attack in the normal state, granting both recovery and true damage.
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We've added a brand-new ability, the Heaven-Earth Form, enhancing Yang Jian's unique Resistance mechanic and visual appearance. We've also significantly optimized the hit mechanic for Heaven Hound, and added a new Heavenly Eye attack in the normal state, granting both recovery and true damage.
S6 Sep 2024 Stat Buffs
Reduced cooldown for Skill 1 and Ultimate, and increased Ultimate's healing.
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Yang Jian often needs to dash into the enemy crowd. We've increased his Ultimate's recovery amount and frequency to help him sustain longer in combat.