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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 99,363 matches
Win Rate
49.8 %
Pick Rate
8.4 %
Ban Rate
23 %

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

Best vsAll Build for Master Yi

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Master Yi Items

~22 Mins
Duskblade of DraktharrGuardian AngelThe CollectorBerserker's Greaves

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSilvermere DawnTitanic HydraWit's End

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: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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
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W
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Q
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Q
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
E
15
W
16
R

Master Yi Matchups Overview

Master Yi is Weak Against

RammusRammus44.2% winrateIvernIvern46.2% winrateShacoShaco46.3% winrateTrundleTrundle46.7% winrate

Master Yi is Strong Against

NidaleeNidalee56.5% winrateGragasGragas55.9% winrateNaafiriNaafiri55.8% winrateLee SinLee Sin53.4% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Heimerdingersupport+ 54.1% 944 GamesKarthusbottom+ 55.5% 643 GamesSingedtop+ 55.7% 1113 GamesKennenmiddle+ 56.7% 231 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 could find him to be a confusing champion to build out properly. You will notice that his build changes when he is fighting either well-rounded or homogenous team compositions, showing you should not follow the same Master Yi build every single game of League of Legends

The best items to use in your champion's build include: Duskblade of Draktharr, Guardian Angel, and The Collector. Those who added these pieces in their kits had a greater win rate than players who tried for other builds for Master Yi. Likewise, if you are facing a mixed enemy team comp, you should strongly consider getting him the Precision, and Domination runes. In recent games, he won the greatest number of his rounds when equipped with these runes.

We set our Master Yi build suggestions by analyzing 99,363 recently ranked League matches with him in them. We only advise the top winrate Master Yi builds that have been built by ranked LoL players enough times for us to reccomend them. With so many matches in our data, we are confident in our recommended builds.