Sima Yi play tactics and how to ace it Honor of Kings

Which skill to upgrade

Upgrade Skill 2 first, then Skill 1

Equipments to buy

Sima Yi lacks self-sustain, so Book of the Devourer is essential to bolster his sustained combat ability. Witch's Staff will enhance Sima Yi's burst damage, making his assassinations more lethal.

Skills summary

Passive Skill

Whisper of Silence

Cooldown: 0
Cost: 0
Passive: Sima Yi gains vision of spell casters within a 2000 range and recovers 5 energy when casting skills within this range. Killing heroes or jungle monsters restores 10 energy. Sima Yi starts with 80 energy (increasing by 3 per level), and each kill or assist increases the energy cap by 10, up to a maximum of 200 energy. Activating a skill triggers Shadow Fang.
- Shadow Fang: Sima Yi gains 30 movement speed and wields a massive scythe for basic attacks for 4 seconds. Each scythe strike deals 250 (+40% AP) magic damage. The first attack after summoning the scythe allows Sima Yi to dash behind the target, dealing 500 (+80% AP) magic damage.

Active Skill 1

Shadow Bite

Cooldown: 9
Cost: 40
Sima Yi releases an untargetable spirit form for 2 seconds. While controlling the spirit, his main body is immune to crowd control. Enemies passed through by the spirit take 100/120/140/160/180/200 (+20% AP) magic damage. Upon performing a basic attack or at the end of the effect, Sima Yi teleports to the spirit's location, dealing the same damage and 50% slow to enemies along the path for 1 second.

Active Skill 2

Desolate Domain

Cooldown: 6
Cost: 40
Sima Yi unleashes spiritual energy, suppressing the area around him, dealing 300/340/380/420/460/500 (+30% AP) magic damage and silencing for 1 second. If Sima Yi remains in the suppressed area for 2 seconds, he gains 25/30/35/40/45/50 energy.
- Passive: Sima Yi converts 30% of absorbed magic damage into health over 5 seconds.

Active Skill 3

Reaper's Descent

Cooldown: 35/30/25
Cost: 40
Sima Yi transforms into the Reaper, charging towards a designated location after a brief charge-up, dealing 700/875/1050 (+100% AP) magic damage. Enemies hit along the path take 50% of this damage.