ExpAT A GLANCE
Strengths
- Control immunity during Black Dragon Form
- Hard control: Furious Dive (airborne)
Weaknesses
- Long ultimate cooldown — 85 / 75 / 65 s by level
SKILLS
Cursing Touch
healing
Yu Zhong applies Sha Residue to enemy heroes every time he deals Physical damage to them. Sha Residue erupts upon reaching 5 stacks a target. Then it begins consuming 1 stack every 0.4 seconds to deal (pd) equal to 20 (+20% extra PA, +2.5% lost HP) to the target. Each stack consumed restores 6% of Yu Zhong's lost HP. When Sha Residue erupts, Yu Zhong also gains 30% Movement Speed by 3 seconds.
Dragon Tail
Cooldown: 6–4.5 s by level
Yu Zhong infuses his power into his cloak and turns it into a weapon, which starts to attack nearby enemies after a short delay. The inner area of the cloak deals 220–400 (+100% extra PA) physical damage, whereas the sharpened edge deals 275% damage and applies 2 stacks of Sha Residue.
Soul Grip
Cooldown: 14–11 s by level
slow
Yu Zhong unleashes the Dragon Soul, dealing 150–300 (+120% extra PA) physical damage to all enemies in front and slowing them by 60% for 1 second.
Upon target hit, Yu Zhong's next Basic Attack will be enhanced [for 5 seconds], dealing 108–216 (+100% PA) physical damage [and (+100% PA) physical damage behind the target]. (Upon multiple target hit, Yu Zhong applies Sha Residue multiple times with the enhanced Basic Attack, dealing up to 200% damage.)
Furious Dive
Cooldown: 14–11 s by level
airborneblinkdashleap
Yu Zhong leaps towards the designated area with his full strength, dealing 180–270 (+90% extra PA) physical damage. He is able to dash one more time in the movement direction.
After a short delay, enemies within the area of effect will be knocked airborne for 0.8 seconds and take 180–270 (+90% extra PA) additional Physical Damage.
Black Dragon Form
Cooldown: 85 / 75 / 65 s by level
knockbackcontrol immunity
After channeling for 0.6 seconds, Yu Zhong transforms into his Black Dragon Form. For up to 7 seconds, he cannot use any skills but can move freely and will knock back enemy heroes in this path while dealing gains 180–310 (+80% PA) physical damage. He also gains 1000–2000 (+200% extra PA) Max HP, becomes immune to control effects, and ignores obstacles in this form.
Upon exiting the Black Dragon form, Yu Zhong enters Dragonoid Form, gaining increased range on all of his skills for 10 seconds.
WHO COUNTERS YU ZHONG
Pick them when the enemy has Yu Zhong · score is their advantage
Masha11.3
Three health bars outlast his lifesteal and you out-duel him in the side lane he has to hold.
Karrie9.9
True damage cuts through the sustain his whole kit is built on, and Phantom Step keeps you outside his reach.
Hilda9.1
You punish Yu Zhong long before the scaling matters. Your control lands the moment Yu Zhong commits to the jump.
Terizla9.1
Percent-health damage cuts straight through Yu Zhong's health pool. Your control lands the moment Yu Zhong commits to the jump.
Thamuz9.0
You burn down the health pool Yu Zhong relies on. Anti-heal shuts off the sustain Yu Zhong plays around.
WHO YU ZHONG COUNTERS
Pick Yu Zhong into them
Sora9.9
Your own transformation out-sustains his, and he cannot burst through it.
Minsitthar9.3
You out-sustain the zone and the dragon form reaches past its edge.
Gloo9.3
His area damage clears the split forms and the sustain outlasts the sticky pressure.
Kaja9.1
You survive the engage and punish him once the ultimate is gone.
Yve8.8
Yve is static and dies to a committed dive. You out-sustain the poke Yve relies on.
BEST TEAMMATES
HOW TO PLAY YU ZHONG
Managing your Sha Essence is the key to victory. Always try to hit enemies with the outer edge of S1 (Dragon Tail) to apply stacks. Use S3 (Furious Dive) to knock up enemies and trigger your passive faster. In Dragon form, focus on disrupting the enemy backline (Mages and Marksmen). Remember that your passive healing is your primary source of sustain—never stop brawling when your Essence is full.
HOW TO PLAY AGAINST YU ZHONG
- Do not waste crowd control during Black Dragon Form — it does not land then.
- After the ultimate you have 65–85 seconds without it — force fights then.
HIDDEN MECHANICS
What the in-game descriptions do not tell you: crowd-control rules and verified skill quirks. How crowd control works →
Cursing Touch- Upon eruption of Sha Residue, it will slowly fly towards Yu Zhong and only after he makes contact with it will he gain its buffs.
- The damage of each stack is updated on Yu Zhong's current health and max health, not all upon cast.
- Every time Sha Essence is fully charged, Yu Zhong will receive the bonus Movement Speed even if he still has that bonus while it is decaying, resetting its duration.
- Golden Staff's unique passive Endless Strike can now affect applied Sha Residue stacks on basic attack.
- Even upon Yu Zhong's death, the remaining Sha Residue will continue to deal damage to the opponent(s).
- Does not count on damage from battle spells, such as Petrify or secondary effects such as Lethal Ignition emblem.
Dragon Tail- In Dragonoid Form, the area-of-effect of this skill is wider than default form.
Soul Grip- The enhanced basic attack range is increased to 4.2 (2⅓ times increase.)
- In Dragonoid Form, the skill will be instead unleashed within a cone instead of a straight trajectory. Unlike in human form where the Dragon Soul has to travel towards its target location. The skill instantly damages every enemy in a fan shape while in Dragonoid Form.
- Upon successfully performing the enhanced Basic Attack, enemy heroes behind the main target cannot be marked with Sha Residue nor the attack benefits from Lifesteal.
- The enhanced Basic Attack can lock onto invisible and concealed enemy, as long as they are within range.
Furious Dive- Airborne — high-level control: interrupts most skills, but not skills with control immunity; blocked by control immunity.
- In Dragonoid Form, the area-of-effect of this skill is wider than default form.
- The additional dash has an unknown duration. It can be delayed by simply doing anything besides moving the movement stick.
Black Dragon Form- Knockback effect only takes effect once on the same target.
- When suppressed while in Black Dragon Form, the crowd control effect still applies but Yu Zhong will neither be reverted into his human form nor to his Dragonoid Form.
- Upon exiting his Black Dragon Form and transforming into his Dragonoid Form, Yu Zhong will be untargetable at that moment right until his Dragonoid form transformation is complete.