Honor of Kings Meng Ya: Lore, abilities, guide, and more

The Honor of Kings (HoK) just released their 94th hero, Meng Ya, an "Angry" hyper-carry Farm Lane who uses gatling guns as his main weapon.

Growing up in the general's mansion, Meng Ya was well-versed in military strategy from a young age, but he often had unconventional interpretations of it. An encounter with a mechcraft master in his childhood sparked his passion and talent for mechcraft weapons, inspiring him to innovate various unique tactics beyond traditional military doctrines.

As the son of General Meng Tian, renowned in Yong for his adherence to order and rules, Meng Ya's upbringing was marked by his father's strict and orthodox education. His unconventional insights were dismissed by his father as childish nonsense, and his tinkering with mechcraft weapons was seen as mere child's play.

Deep down, Meng Ya always longed to become a true Yong warrior like his father. However, as he grew older, his father's lack of understanding and recognition of Meng Ya's ideas fueled his dissatisfaction with all the rigid doctrines and order, making him increasingly rebellious.

When his father, in punishment for Meng Ya's latest scribbling in the military texts, confiscated his mechcraft creations, Meng Ya, in a fit of anger, decided to leave. He packed up his remaining weapons and his beloved mechcraft gun, the "Apocalyptor" and set off alone for Jixia Academy, the pinnacle of wisdom and knowledge in Primaera. He vowed to return to Yong one day and prove himself to his father.

The highly inclusive Jixia Academy did not disappoint Meng Ya. With his fiery temperament, he managed to achieve several victories through his unorthodox "thrillingly correct combat tactics" and his natural talent for mechcraft weapons. When joining the Dream Trial, he also unexpectedly made friends with his teammates at the Team of Stars and earned their recognition.

Though his rebellious and quirky nature often led him to clash with others, and his habit of resorting to cannons at the slightest disagreement had made him one of the most notoriously difficult students at Jixia, his talent, and aspirations would eventually guide him down a path of personal growth...

Meng Ya is available in the game's shop from October 19 onwards and can be bought using either 13,888 Starstones or 333 Tokens. Players might get him at cheaper prices later on or use the Trial Card to play him in matches. 

For every 5% increase in Attack Speed, cooldown is reduced by 1%. Gains Anger upon Basic Attack hits (Critical Hits). At max Anger, enters the Excited state.

Excited: Enhances all skills. Restoring 0~3 (+1% physical attack) health for every 1 surplus Anger.
When not gaining any Anger for 3s, Anger will begin to diminish over time.

Uses the Apocalyptor to strafe continuously for 5s. Each bullet deals 30/40/50/60/70/80 (+33% physical attack) physical damage. While strafing. Movement Speed is reduced by 50. Enters cooldown after casting.

Excited: At max Energy, bullets have a piercing effect, dealing 50% damage to subsequent enemies. Firing speed is increased by 1% for every 1.5% Attack Speed up to 100%.

Fires a heavy round in the target direction, dealing 150/180/210/240/270/300(+25% physical attack) physical damage to all enemies hit and slowing them by 25%-50% for 2s.

When the round hits an enemy or wall, or reaches its maximum range, it explodes and splits into 5 splinters that can ricochet off walls and deal 300/360/420/480/540/600(+50% physical attack) physical damage to the first enemy they hit.

Excited: At max Energy, the number of splinters increases from 5 to 9.
If multiple splinters hit the same target within 1s, subsequent hits only deal 25% damage.

Meng Ya scans the vicinity and marks the locations of enemies within range when they take damage from his teammates (up to 5 locations can be marked). When the scan is complete, he fires missiles that deal 250/375/500 (+100% physical attack) physical damage.

Subsequent hits on the same target deal 75% less damage and grant 10% Anger. He continues to fire up to 1 missile every second for 8s after the scan. 50% of the skill's cooldown is refunded if the skill is canceled or interrupted.

Excited: The minimum interval between subsequent missiles is reduced from 1s to 0.55. The skill button can be held down for up to 3s to expand the scan range. He gains 50% Movement Speed while scanning.

Skill Priority: Start Awesome Barrage (Skill 1)

Skill Path: Max Awesome Barrage (Skill 1) -> Missile Mayhem (Ultimate) -> Heavy Shot (Skill 2)

First Arcana Options (Critical Rate Build): x10 Calamity + x10 Hunt +x10 Eagle Eye

Second Arcana Options (Attack Speed Build): x10 Red Moon + x10 Hunt +x10 Eagle Eye

Starting Item (Best for most matchups):

Core Items (Build this every time):

Fourth Items Option (Options after core build):

Fifth Item Option (Specific conditions of late-game scenarios):

Sixth Item Option (Specific within Tempest Dragon spawn timing:

Option 1: Flash

Option 2: Purify

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