Honor Of Kings Cai Yan Build: Items, Counters, And Arcana

Discover the best Cai Yan build in Honor of Kings. Learn her abilities, best items, arcana, and strategies to dominate as this powerful support.

Cai Yan is a versatile support hero in Honor of Kings, known for her healing abilities. This guide will explore her abilities, optimal build, and strategies to help players maximize her potential on the battlefield.

Cai Yan Abilities in HoK

Ability	Description
Passive: Can’t Touch This	Periodically restores Health and gains a Movement Speed bonus when taking damage.
Skill 1: Healing Hymn	Continuously restores Health to nearby allies in range while gaining [effect not specified].
Skill 2: Earworm	Fires a sound wave in the target direction, stunning and dealing damage to enemies hit. Sound waves bounce between nearby enemies.
Skill 3: Tune of Tranquility	Continuously heals the nearby ally with the lowest Health within range while granting them increased Physical and Magical Defense.

Best Cai Yan Build in Honor of Kings

Best Items:

Support Item	Boots of Resistance	Holy Grail	Savant’s Wrath	Augur’s Wood	Ardent Dominator

Arcana:

Nightmare	Harmony	Void

How to Play Cai Yan in Honor of Kings

• Early Game: In the early game, Cai Yan should focus on supporting her lane partner. Use Healing Hymn (Skill 1) to heal allies and maintain lane presence. Utilize Earworm (Skill 2) to harass enemies and create space for your carry to farm. When healing teammates, take advantage of minion waves to trigger your passive and conserve mana. Position yourself safely behind minions and your lane partner to avoid taking unnecessary damage.
• Mid Game: As the game progresses, Cai Yan’s role becomes more crucial in team fights. Use Tune of Tranquility (Skill 3) to protect your carry or the most vulnerable ally. Coordinate with your team to set up engages using Earworm’s stun effect. Remember to bounce the sound waves between enemies to maximize damage and control. During skirmishes, position yourself to heal multiple allies with Healing Hymn while staying out of the enemy’s reach.
• Late Game: In the late game, Cai Yan’s impact on team fights can be game-changing. Focus on keeping your carries alive with a combination of Healing Hymn and Tune of Tranquility. Use Earworm to disrupt enemy formations and create opportunities for your team. Your passive ability becomes increasingly valuable, allowing you to sustain yourself and reposition quickly during intense battles. Always be aware of your positioning to avoid being targeted by enemy assassins.

Cai Yan Counters in HoK

Gan and Mo	Li Xin

Cai Yan can be countered by heroes with high burst damage or healing reduction abilities. Heroes like Gan and Mo, and Li Xin can quickly eliminate her before she can heal allies. To counter this, maintain proper positioning and use your crowd control abilities defensively.

To maximize Cai Yan’s effectiveness:

1. Use minion waves or jungle monsters to trigger your passive and restore health without using mana.
2. Cast Earworm towards the edges of enemy groups to maximize bounce damage.
3. Combine your ultimate with Healing Hymn to provide both healing and defensive buffs to allies.

Summary Table

	Details
Role	Support
Strengths	Healing, Crowd Control, Survivability
Weaknesses	Vulnerable to Burst Damage, Mana Management
Core Items	Holy Grail, Savant’s Wrath, Augur’s Wood
Counters	Kui, High Burst Damage Heroes
Arena of Valor Counterpart	Helen