Master Yi Build
The Best Runes, Items, and Advice to Dominate Your Competition
Master Yi
234,197 LoL Matches Analyzed
Summary
Our Master Yi builds result from our examination of 234,197 recently ranked Master Yi rounds. Only the best win rate Master Yi builds that are also commonly used are advised. Because we have so many games in our data, we are confident that we can generate the highest quality builds to help you win your next round!
If you are looking for more champion specific build advice and strategies, feel free to check out our tips farther down on the page. Additionally, to view Master Yi builds customized to a unique division, pick your desired division from the dropdown menu located above. If you change the selection, the proposed Master Yi build will reflect that division's meta game.
Best Master Yi Runes
If you are playing a mixed enemy team comp, you should really consider grabbing yourself the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Ravenous Hunter, and Eyeball Collection runes. In recent matches, he won the largest fraction of his rounds when using these runes. Yet, if you are battling a more homogenous enemy team composition, such as an AP centric or a crowd control heavy team, you should instead glance below to view the best Master Yi runes to defeat your particular set of opponents.
Overall
Lethal Tempo
Triumph
Legend: Tenacity
Last Stand
Ravenous Hunter
Eyeball CollectionVersus Selected Team Comp
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Tenacity Last Stand Ravenous Hunter Eyeball CollectionBest Items for Your Master Yi Build
The most important items to use in your Master Yi build include: Kraken Slayer, Guardian Angel, Sterak's Gage, and Bloodthirster. Furthermore, as with our rune suggestions, you can also get great, focused, Master Yi item builds below for the particular enemy team comp you are facing in your current game. Those who included these pieces in their kits had a better win rate than those who went for other builds for Master Yi.
vs AD Heavy Teams
vs AP Heavy Teams
vs CC Heavy Teams
vs Tanky Teams
Guide to Playing with Master Yi
- 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.