According to Melbet APK, most heroes in Honor of Kings are designed with a clear role in mind, following scripts laid out by the developers. For example, the assassin Lan was built for fast-paced, high-output play, with equipment restrictions that block effects like spell orb triggers and crit boosts—forcing players into a penetration-heavy semi-tank build. But not all heroes are this tightly controlled. Some were intentionally left open-ended to allow diverse playstyles.
Take Airi, for instance. She was built with flexible customization in mind. However, other heroes—like Donghuang Taiyi and Yang Yuhuan—have evolved in ways that deviate wildly from their original concepts, straying far from the developers’ initial vision.
Donghuang Taiyi didn’t undergo a full rework but received substantial adjustments that gave him the potential to play as a solo laner. Originally, he debuted as a pure support with powerful suppression mechanics—his kit was all about control, turning enemies’ abilities into “nothingness.” But with this update, developers tried giving him the tools to survive on the top lane.
To make that transition work, his skill values were altered: his first skill now refunds cooldown and mana upon hitting targets, and also restores a portion of health. His ultimate became tied to magic power—more damage means faster spins and better self-healing. But to balance survivability with his new role, they cut the suppression duration from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
Despite the change, Donghuang as a solo laner didn’t pan out. His weak durability, low control uptime, and lack of pressure left him struggling on the side lane. At most, he could pull off a risky tower dive when paired with a jungler. But for the most part, players reverted to support, albeit with a now-weakened ultimate that often feels just a step too slow.
On the other hand, Yang Yuhuan was long regarded as a mid-lane mage who excelled in poking enemies and offering team-wide healing. In her prime, her green ring skill healed both herself and allies significantly. Later tweaks reduced teammate healing, reducing her support value. But then, a buff recalculated her healing to scale with max HP, making full tank builds as viable as full magic power.
Melbet APK reports that this change—originally aimed at giving her support viability—had an unintended consequence. Paired with her long-range soft control and high-frequency poke, Yang Yuhuan evolved into a top-tier tanky jungler. This odd transition was enabled further by the fact that her first skill deals bonus damage to jungle monsters. Even though jungle items like Patrol Axe have since been nerfed, she still clears camps faster than many true jungle heroes.
By combining fixed damage with layered slows, she became a menace in ambushes and team fights. As one saying goes, “All pain is rooted in frustration with our own limits.” Yang Yuhuan’s tank build has turned her from a healer into a battlefield bully. Fortunately, Melbet APK has confirmed that the test server has already nerfed her jungle bonus damage, suggesting her reign of terror may soon come to an end.