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Yaria HOK Build & Guide
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Yaria

WR 48.5%Pick 1.1%Ban 1.2%
Climb pick#4 in Roaming

Yaria is a recommended climb pick this patch:

  • Tier S in current meta
  • 1.1% pick rate — popular in ranked
  • 1.2% ban rate — draft priority

Based on Camp HOK tier, win/pick/ban rates — not a guarantee in every draft.

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Yaria: When inflicted with crowd control effects (excluding suppression), gains immunity to all effects.

Build core

Rush Crimson Shadow, Boots of Tranquility, Frozen Breath, then complete Ominous Premonition, Succubus Cloak, Overlord's Platemail

Combo

Wandering Beam → Accelerating Blitz → Verdant Protector → weave basic attacks

Draft

Yaria excels into Dian Wei, Dun, Mayene. Avoid blind picking into Dolia, Wukong, Musashi without team peel.

Best Build for Yaria

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

Build philosophy

Yaria benefits from Survivability, Cooldown reduction, Movement speed — match items and runes to kit scaling.

Passive: When inflicted with crowd control effects (excluding suppression), gains immunity to all effects.
SurvivabilityCooldown reductionMovement speed

Arcana: Prioritize runes that boost Survivability, Cooldown reduction, Movement speed for this hero's passive and skill scaling.

4 presets — switch by draft, lane, or CN meta. Default matches Roaming when available.

Recommended item build order
#ItemGoldStatsWhy
1
Crimson Shadow - Radiance
2,080gHP +1,200, MSPD +7.5% DPS auraFits Survivability priority — Active - Mirror Domain — Releases a scouting light wave that deals damage 4 times to enemies within a range of 1,200, each dealing damage equal to 3% of current Health and slowing them by 25%–50%. The scouting light remains within range for 2s, providing visibility and exposing stealth units, while also dealing damage and slowing enemies.
2
Overlord's Platemail
2,450gHP +1,800, PDEF +160, MDEF +80 Extra HPFits Survivability priority — Passive - Fated — Increases HP by 4%.
3
Longnight Guardian
2,020gMDEF +210, HP +1,000, MSPD +7.5% Reduces magical damageFits Survivability priority — Passive - Guardian — When taking damage exceeding 30% max Health within 3s, restores a total of (320 + 8% HP) Health over 3s.
4
Blazing Cape
2,040gPDEF +150, MDEF +150, HP +1,100 Area burn & imperilFits 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
Sage's Sanctuary
2,280gHP +900, PDEF +150, MDEF +150 Resurrect on the spotFits Survivability priority — Passive - Revive — Resurrects the wearer 2s after dying and restores 2,000–3,000 Health. This effect can be triggered up to 2 times per match.
6
Dawnlight
2,040gPDEF +210, HP +900, CDR +10% Shields on dealing damageFits Survivability priority — Passive - Firstlight — When dealing damage to enemy heroes with Basic Attacks or skills, grants a shield that negates (250–500 + 4% HP) damage to self and the nearby teammate with the lowest Health for 3s. When no teammates are nearby, shield value increases by 50%.

Best Arcana & Spells

Arcana and battle spell setup
SlotChoiceEffect
PrimaryFateRecommended for Support Roaming
SpellFlash / ExecuteAdjust Purify/Execute based on enemy dive.

Skill Order

Skill 2 → Skill 1 → Verdant Protector (max Skill 2 first)

Max primary utility/damage skill first, then Wandering Beam, and Verdant Protector on cooldown.

Combos

  1. 1. Standard trade

    Wandering Beam → Accelerating Blitz → Verdant Protector → weave basic attacks

    When: Roaming skirmish or objective fight

Abilities

Passive

Deer Spirit

When inflicted with crowd control effects (excluding suppression), gains immunity to all effects.

Skill 1

Wandering Beam

Releases a soul in the target direction, which tracks nearby enemies after reaching its max range. The soul launches and deals damage to enemies hit. In deer spirit form, using this skill will restore her to Human Form.

Skill 2

Accelerating Blitz

Deals continuous damage to nearby enemies. Attached: Increased range.

Ultimate

Verdant Protector

Attaches herself to a teammate, providing a true damage shield and enhancing her own skill effects. Attached: When the shield is exhausted, the attachment ends and the skill goes on cooldown. Actively detaching reduces the cooldown.

Counters & Matchups

Yaria is strong into

Pick Yaria when the enemy drafts these heroes.

Yaria struggles into

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

Playstyle & Ranked Tips

Laning Phase

Help marksman crash wave, then rotate mid for picks. Return before Tyrant if your carry has no escape.

Teamfight Role

Peel carry first, then look for pick on out-of-position enemies. Ward Tyrant 30s before spawn.

High Rank (Diamond+)

Yaria is a Tier S staple in high-elo (Diamond+) on the international server — worth mastering for climb. Ban rate 1.3% — expect Yaria to be removed in tryhard lobbies; have a backup in the same role. Below 49% global WR — high-rank players often avoid unless compensating for team comp.

vs Similar Heroes

  • Yaria vs Dolia (Support, Tier S): Dolia is 1.8% pick / 46.1% WR. Yaria has +2.0% WR vs Dolia in Camp data. Choose Yaria when you need Roaming identity; choose Dolia for Roaming comfort.
  • Yaria vs Cai Yan (Support, Tier S): Cai Yan is 1.3% pick / 50.3% WR. Cai Yan wins 2.3% more often globally. Choose Yaria when you need Roaming identity; choose Cai Yan for Roaming comfort.

FAQ

What is the best Yaria build?

Recommended: Crimson Shadow - Radiance, Overlord's Platemail, Longnight Guardian, Blazing Cape, Sage's Sanctuary, Dawnlight.

How to counter Yaria?

Pick Dolia, Wukong, Musashi. Strong into Dian Wei, Dun, Mayene.

Is Yaria good in current season?

Yaria is Tier S Support with 48.48% win rate, 1.15% pick rate, and 1.21% ban rate (Camp HOK international).

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