Heroes that pair well with Yang based on role synergy and community tier lists.
Yang is F2P accessible. Shards are obtainable through events, daily play, and alliance activities without spending money.
As a Legendary F2P hero, prioritize shard collection during featured events. Patience is key — this is a marathon, not a sprint.
Yang is the F2P late-game MVP of Kingshot — a Gen 6 Legendary Archer with the highest base Conquest Attack documented (7200) and one of only two S+ Rally heroes (the other being Vivian). His Conquest kit is a firearm-themed damage dealer: Kin Throw deals AOE damage on a straight line AND on the return path (effectively double-counted at up to Attack × 140% each pass), Combo gives his shots a up to 35% chance to inflict a follow-up hit, and Deadshot grants a passive +15% Crit Rate. His exclusive gear Frostkin holds the record for exclusive-gear Attack (+1457), plus +133.50% Lethality and +133.50% Health (Gen 6 power creep). Frostkin unlocks Quick Draw (a 5-shot barrage dealing up to Attack × 56% per shot with a chance to instantly knock down Escort targets) and Offensive Defense (+15% Rally Troops' Lethality). Tier: S+ Rally (only S+ alongside Vivian), S Bear Hunt, B Garrison. heroes.js marks him F2P-accessible and the late-game carry for free players: 'Prioritize saving shards for Yang from Gen 5 onward.' Access through Strongest Governor, Daily Deals, Hero Rally, and Kingdom of Power events. Research gap flagged: his Expedition skills were not captured in the kingshot-data extract and are not available in the research pass. Lore is also not surfaced — likely kingshotwiki 404 for Gen 6. Yang represents the F2P end-game aspiration target.
Rally — S+. The F2P rally carry. S+ tier (only S+ Rally heroes: Vivian, Yang). F2P late-game MVP.
Garrison — B. Offensive kit.
Bear Hunt — S. S-tier bear hunt contributor.
Joiner — —. Not typically used as joiner.
Kin Throw. Delivers a rip-roaring Frostkin in a straight line dealing AOE damage plus the same amount on the return path. Scaling by level (percent of attack aoe line outgoing and return): 100, 110, 120, 130, 140.
Combo. Yang's special firearm has a chance of inflicting a combo shot, dealing another round of damage. Scaling by level (percent proc chance combo shot): 15, 20, 25, 30, 35.
Deadshot. Grants Yang a crit rate bonus when dealing damage. Scaling by level (percent crit rate): 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.
Avalanche. An avalanche for Yang is just another weapon in the arsenal, resulting in an additional strike against a target by all squads every 4 turns. Scaling by level (percent of attack extra strike damage): 20, 40, 60, 80, 100.
Ice Zone. Years of arctic adversity have taught Yang to seize advantages. Yang's Archers have a 40% chance of dealing 100% extra damage with every attack. Scaling by level (percent extra damage scaling): 20, 40, 60, 80, 100.
Ambush. Yang gives all squads a chance of dealing increased damage every turn. Some sources frame this as a Rally Squad Lethality buff since increased squad damage in rallies functionally reads as rally lethality. Scaling by level (percent proc chance): 8, 16, 24, 32, 40.
Confidence: VERIFIED community consensus. Sources: skill design analysis + kingshotguide.org + kingshotdata.com
Conquest bonuses: attack 1457, defense 1201, health 9011.
Expedition bonuses: lethality % 133.5, health % 133.5.
Unlocks: Quick Draw, Offensive Defense.
Highest exclusive-gear Attack bonus documented (+1457). Gen 6 power tier.
Confidence: 9x3x3 VERIFIED 2 sources kingshot data plus lootbar. Sources: kingshot-data, lootbar.gg/blog/en/kingshot-gen-6-heroes-list-and-ranking.html
Stat focus by piece: helmet → archer lethality · gloves → archer health · chest → archer health · boots → archer lethality
Minimum build: helmet Archer Rare Lv 40, gloves Archer Epic Lv 32, chest Archer Epic Lv 32, boots Archer Rare Lv 40.
Standard archer archetype at legendary tier. The piece split is the same for all three archetypes — chest and gloves for health, helmet and boots for lethality — with only the troop-type prefix changing; allclash.com's Zoe guide is the canonical worked example, and Zoe is an infantry hero. Confirmed across allclash, heaven-guardian and kingshothandbook build guides.
Confidence: VERIFIED community template. Sources: allclash.com Zoe build guide (canonical infantry template), community consensus, Perplexity cross-verification
Yang, Sophia, Triton. Source: lootbar.gg Gen 6 ranking
No public source documents explicit hero-vs-hero counter matchups for Kingshot. Community discussions reference troop-type rock-paper-scissors (Infantry > Cavalry > Archer > Infantry) and formation-based counters but not specific hero counters. Check Discord/Reddit for player-tested matchups.
Checked 9 public sources for this and found nothing published.
Free-to-play viable: yes.
Obtainable from: Strongest Governor, Daily Deals, Hero Rally, Kingdom of Power.
Shards to unlock: 10.
Shards per star: 0 star to 1 star 2, 1 star to 2 star 5, 2 star to 3 star 15, 3 star to 4 star 40, 4 star to 5 star 100, total shards from unlock to 5 star 172.
Confidence: VERIFIED 3 independent sources. Sources: kingshot.fandom.com/wiki/Hero_Star_Upgrade_Requirements, kingshotdata.com/database/hero-shards/, kingshot.net/hero-shard-calculator
heroes.js confirms Yang as the F2P late-game MVP. Multiple F2P access methods. Community guides universally recommend saving shards for Yang from Gen 5 onward.
Attack: 7,200 · Defense: 5,926 · Health: 44,454 · Expedition attack %: 540.43 · Expedition defense %: 540.43
Highest Conquest Attack documented (7200). Gen 6 introduces ±540.43% Expedition multiplier.
Confidence: 9x3x3 VERIFIED 3 sources kingshot data plus lootbar on mechanics plus kingshotdata. Sources: kingshot-data, lootbar.gg/blog/en/kingshot-gen-6-heroes-list-and-ranking.html, kingshotdata.com/heroes/yang, kingshotguide.org/heroes/yang
Hero research verified 2026-04-14. Figures are community-sourced and cross-checked; where no public source documents a value, this page says so rather than estimating.