Yu Huang

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***"Master the cultivation of Dao and call upon the power of dragons to devastate your foes."***

**Yu Huang** is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

## Lore

From the first moment of his existence, Yu Huang, the Jade Emperor, has sought only to enlighten and uplift both man and god. Kind, intelligent and wise, he devoted himself to helping the needy and showed respect to all living things. This was more difficult than one might imagine, for at this time the world was more dangerous.

Monsters and demons prowled the lands of men, and defied the will of the gods. The Heavenly Court was in disarray, and the gods had no leader to unite them. The Jade Emperor had not become emperor yet.

In this time, Yu Huang roamed the world as a demigod, helping those mortals that he could. But even his great powers could not contend with the sheer number of fell beings who haunted the earth. Heartsick and weary, he retreated to a mountain cave, where he spent the next several millennia cultivating his Dao.

But during this period there arose a great king among the demons who tormented the world. This demon king wished to rule the heavens and the earth, and made war upon the gods. The gods resisted and the demon king went into seclusion to expand its power through dark sorceries and twisted rites. After several millennia it returned at the head of an army of all the foulest things in creation, and resumed its conquest of existence, leading its army into the heavens to do battle with the gods themselves. But it did not do so unopposed – for the Jade Emperor had returned as well.

Even as the gods fell to the might of the demon king, Yu Huang ascended to the heavens and challenged the creature. Their duel shook the very pillars of heaven and the world itself nearly perished in the ensuing conflagration. In the end, the demon king was defeated – not by the might of Yu Huang, but rather by his benevolence and wisdom. The creature fell from the heavens, and only the gods know where it now rests.

In the aftermath, mortal and god alike acclaimed their savior the sovereign of sovereigns, and ruler of all creation. The Jade Emperor had ascended to his throne.

## Trivia

### General

* If the game's language is set to Chinese, Yu Huang's title is instead "The Heavenly Lord" due to his name directly translating to "The Jade Emperor."
* Yu Huang is Erlang Shen's maternal uncle.
* All his direct taunts are aimed at Chinese gods.
* The actor who voiced Yu Huang, Cory Yee, also voiced Spell Chanter Apollo, Oni Guardian Ares, Iroh Bacchus, Splinter Hachiman, Toxic Tide He Bo, Malworm Jormungandr and Crimson Authority King Arthur.

### God Skins

* **Rising Dao**

* This skin's card art is based on the Chinese folk tale, "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl".

* **Jace Beleren**

* This skin was a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games and Wizards of the Coast to promote Magic: The Gathering.
* This skin shares its theme with Vivien Reid Artemis, Karn Atlas, Garruk Chaac, Teferi Chronos, Nissa Revane Eset, The Wandering Emperor Mulan, Liliana Vess Nu Wa, Chandra Nalaar Pele, Atraxa Thanatos and Nicol Bolas Tiamat.

* **Avatar Roku**

* This skin is a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games and Nickelodeon to promote the show Avatar.
* This skin shares its theme with Iroh Bacchus, Aang/Avatar Aang Merlin, Azula Pele, Momo Ratatoskr, Toph/Fire Nation Toph Scylla, Korra/Avatar Korra Skadi and Zuko/Blue Spirit Susano.

* **House Dragon**

* This skin shares its theme with Death Dragon Anubis, Dragon Knight/Dragon Templar Ao Kuang, Divine Dragon Bellona, Brutal Dragon Fenrir, Dragonguard Horus, Dragon Lord Lancelot, Pendragon King Arthur, Dragon Priestess Nox, Dragon's Dagger Pele, Dragon Queen/Dragon Empress Scylla, Jade Dragon Set, Dragon's Light Sobek and Draconic Devastator Thanatos.

* **Galactic Gentleman**

* This skin shares its theme with Gemini Agni, Cosmic Power Anubis, Galactic Void Chernobog, Cosmic Traveler Cliodhna, Cosmic Fortune Ganesha, Infinity Wave He Bo, Cosmic Conqueror Hercules, Nebula Medusa, Galaxy Maverick Ne Zha, Galaxy Shaper Nox, Cosmic Sol and Galaxy Forger Vulcan.

## Skins

* Default
* Rising Dao
* Jace Beleren
* Avatar Roku
* House Dragon
* Shining Dragon
* Galactic Gentleman
* Ascended
* Golden
* Legendary
* Diamond

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.  This skin was part of the Magic: The Gathering Event.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.  This skin was part of the Avatar: The Last Airbender Event.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained by purchasing the Houses at War Battle Pass.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin could only be obtained by purchasing the Season 9 HRX Digital Loot Pack bundle before January 2023.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin is part of the Season Pass 2022.

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## Changelog

**SMITE Version 10.11.7775.1 (October 24, 2023)**

* **Flames of the Phoenix**

* Decreased Cooldown from 11/10.5/10/9.5/9s to 9s at all ranks

**SMITE Version 10.8.7671 (August 8, 2023)**

* **Master of the Dao**

* Decreased time to gain stacks from 8s to 6s
* Stacks gained from hitting an enemy god outside of combat increased from 1 to 2

* **Celestial Flight**

* Cooldown decreased from 20s at all ranks to 20/19.5/19/18.5/18

**SMITE Version 9.9.7253.8 (October 4, 2022)**

* **Dueling Dragons**

* Decreased the Magical Power Scaling on the Push Damage from 60% to 50%

**SMITE Version 9.6.7130.5 (June 14, 2022)**

* **Master of the Dao**

* Decreased time it takes to passively gain Dao from 15s to 8s

* **Dao Cultivation**

* Decreased Cooldown from 13s to 13/12.5/12/11.5/11s

**SMITE Version 9.4.7059.9 (May 3, 2022)**

* **Flames of the Phoenix**

* Increased Cinder Damage from 15/25/35/45/55 to 25/35/45/55/65
* Increased Magical Power Scaling from 15% to 25%

* **Dao Cultivation**

* This ability now deals 100% damage regardless of how quickly it is fired

* **Dueling Dragons**

* Decreased Cooldown from 100s to 90s
* Increased Magical Power Scaling from 50% to 60% on the Push Damage
* Increased Magical Power Scaling from 45% to 50% on the Explosion Damage

* Total increase from 95% to 110%

**SMITE Version 9.4.7059.5 (April 22, 2022)**

* **Dao Cultivation**

* Fixed an issue where this ability would still procs polynomicon/Bumba's Hammer even if cancelled.

* **Celestial Flight**

* Fixed an issue where users were sometimes locked out of auto attacking when dying as they land.
* Fixed an issue where it couldn't pass through player-made collision.

**SMITE Version 9.4.7059.2 (April 19, 2022)**

* Yu Huang has been added to the game.