SIMA YI
Assassin
Jungler
Sima Yi is a mage assassin in Honor of Kings, specializing in burst damage and mobility. His passive, Quiet Whispers, enhances his energy management and attack power, while his skills allow for quick engagements and crowd control. A suitable build focuses on items that maximizing his magic attack damage and cooldown reduction for relentless damage output.
HERO PROFILE
Assassin
Burst Assassin/Powerful mage
Dash
Early Game
SKILLS
This is the list of skills of Sima Yi
Passive
Quiet Whispers
Sima Yi gains vision of any caster within a 2000 range and restores 5 energy. He starts with 80 energy (increased by 3 energy per level), and killing or assisting increases his maximum energy by 10, up to a cap of 200. Killing monsters or enemy heroes restores 10 energy. When Sima Yi uses a skill, he activates Shadow Scythe, increasing his movement speed by 30 and enabling him to perform empowered attacks with his scythe for 4 seconds. Each attack deals 250–390 (+40% Magic Attack) magic damage. The first attack after summoning the scythe allows Sima Yi to teleport behind the target, dealing 330–660 (+70% Magic Attack) magic damage.
Tips: In the early and mid-game, Sima Yi must manage his energy carefully and participate in fights to increase his energy cap.
Skill 01
Shadow Stings
Cooldown: 10/9.8/9.6/9.4/9.2/9s, Cost: 40
Description: Sima Yi himself becomes immune to control effects and releases a fast-moving spectral form that lasts for 2 seconds. The spectral form deals 100/120/140/160/180/200 (+20% Magic Attack) magic damage when passing through enemies. It deals an additional 200/220/240/260/280/300 (+20% Magic Attack) magic damage to minions and monsters. When the spectral form ends or when Sima Yi uses a basic attack, his body will teleport to the spectral form’s location, dealing 100 (+20% Magic Attack) magic damage to enemies in the path and reducing their movement speed by 50% for 1 second.
Tips: The spectral form moves extremely fast, and using a basic attack will immediately end the spectral state.
Skill 02
Barren Lands
Cooldown: 6s, Cost: 40
Sima Yi releases a powerful force that suppresses the area around him, dealing 300/340/380/420/460/500 (+30% Magic Attack) magic damage and silencing enemies for 1 second. If Sima Yi remains in the suppressed area for 2 seconds, he gains 25/30/35/40/45/50 energy.
Passive: When Sima Yi takes magic damage, 50% of it is converted into health over 2 seconds.
Tips: The passive does not directly reduce damage, so do not overestimate your toughness.
Ultimate
Death Descends
Cooldown: 35/30/25s, Cost: 40
Description: Sima Yi steps back to charge briefly before dashing to the designated location, dealing 600/800/1000 (+100% Magic Attack) magic damage to enemies at the target location. Enemies in the path of the dash take 50% damage.
Tips: This ultimate has a slight delay, so proper timing and prediction are crucial.
BUILD OPTION-1
Runeblade
Boots of the Arcane
Insatiable Tome
Savant’s Wrath
Staves of Sorcery
Void Staff
Nightmare 10x
Hunt 10x
Mind’s Eye 10x
Smith
BUILD OPTION-2
Runeblade
Boots of the Arcane
Insatiable Tome
Breakthrough Robe
Staves of Sorcery
Savant’s Wrath
Fate 10x
Avarice 4x
Hunt 6x
Mind’s Eye
Smith
COUNTER
This is the list of heroes that can counter this hero in team fight/solo fight depending on the situation.
Mage
LIANG
Mage
MAI SHIRANUI
Assassin
WUKONG
Sima Yi Best Partner
- Xiang Yu has excellent initiation ability and can reduce enemy output with his skills, creating opportunities for Sima Yi to enter the battlefield and deal damage.
- Gan Jiang’s long-range poke allows Sima Yi to choose to dive in and start team fights after hitting a significant number of flying swords.
Sima Yi Counter and Tips
- Miyamoto Musashi can easily cross over the matrix space and engage Sima Yi in close combat.
- Hard control counters assassins’ dives, making it difficult for Sima Yi to enter the battlefield and deal damage.
- In the early game, Sima Yi lacks energy; forcing him out of the silence area prevents energy recovery.
- Sima Yi’s second skill passive converts some of the received magic damage into healing, not directly reducing damage.
Gameplay Tips
- Utilize skills to silence enemies.
- Use skills to enhance basic attacks.
- Actively participate in fights; Sima Yi increases his energy cap through kills or assists, reaching the maximum limit sooner. The ultimate has a delay; anticipate enemy movement.
Team Fight Strategy
Sima Yi’s long-range assault capabilities naturally allow easy access to the enemy backline. However, as an assassin, he is not suited to initiate team fights. Instead, wait for opportunities to threaten the enemy backline while waiting for your tanks and fighters to initiate.
