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Master Yi

AssassinFighter
Master Yi is a assassinRoleassassin
DifficultyAverage
Power SpikeLate-Game
Double Strike abilityp
Alpha Strike abilityq
Meditate abilityw
Wuju Style abilitye
Highlander abilityr
StatsBuildCounters
Runes
Synergies
jungle

Master Yi Build

based on 127,864 matches
Win Rate
49.5 %
Pick Rate
7.7 %
Ban Rate
19.3 %

How We Come Up with Our Master Yi Builds

We process over 1 Million League of Legends games every day to bring you the most accurate Master Yi build so you can destroy your enemies and improve you win rate. We've broken down our Master Yi builds by rank, position, and enemy team type, so you can find the most accurate set of Master Yi core items and runes for any situation.

Master Yi Build Summary

Master Yi is a a decent jungle champion in League of Legends. His best rune sets are Precision Domination. Including the selected runes shown below into your Master Yi build will provide you the additional bonuses to help him play well through the laning phase of the match and into the late game. Master Yi players should start by leveling up his q ability first.

Best vsAll Build for Master Yi

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionControl Ward

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeBerserker's Greaves

Core Master Yi Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeSterak's GageWit's EndBerserker's Greaves

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSilvermere DawnSpear Of ShojinTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Master Yi to level upq
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Second ability for Master Yi to level upe
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Last skill for Master Yi to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCut Down
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Master Yi's passive ability p
Master Yi's q ability q
Master Yi's w ability w
Master Yi's e ability e
Master Yi's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Master Yi Matchups Overview

Master Yi is Weak Against

RammusRammus43.5% winrateZacZac45.7% winrateWarwickWarwick46% winrateNocturneNocturne46.8% winrate

Master Yi is Strong Against

GwenGwen55.4% winrateKindredKindred54.4% winrateRengarRengar53.8% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Singedtop+ 53% 1597 GamesMaokaisupport+ 53.5% 1412 GamesKarthusbottom+ 53.8% 654 GamesHeimerdingermiddle+ 54.2% 962 Games

More Gameplay Tips for Master Yi Players

Tips and Tricks

Master Yi has strong nukes and sustained DPS, along with great escape skills. Playing aggressively is the way to go with him.

Master Yi's Meditate skill allows him to dive into enemies and towers because he takes reduced damage. Use this to tank turret damage and let your team dive too.

Additional Master Yi Build Insights

League of Legends Master Yi players will likely find him to be a difficult character to build out properly. You'll notice that his build changes when he is up against either generic or highly focused team comps, showing you should not take the same Master Yi build every single round of League of Legends

The most essential items to use in your champion's build are: Guinsoo's Rageblade, Sterak's Gage, and Wit's End. Players who added these items in their gear had a higher win rate than those who worked towards other builds for Master Yi. Likewise, if you are fighting a well-mixed enemy team arrangement, you should strongly consider getting him the Precision, and Domination runes. In recent games, he won the largest number of his rounds when using these runes.

We calculated our Master Yi build suggestions by examining 127,864 recently ranked LoL matches with him selected. We only advise the best winrate Master Yi builds that have been used by ranked LoL players enough times for us to suggest them. With so many games in our dataset, we are very confident in our suggested builds.