Has high burst damage and a good Kha'zix can outplay you with his ult after lv6. You should avoid getting isolated and using W to reduce his damage or stall time for him to end his ult
Rek'Sai
has good burst damage, has knock up and good mobility as well as tank enough to withstand your AA. Rek'sai can knock you up by using AA while in W or use her W, get use to the timing then you should good to go. most Rek'sai users will use her E when fully stacked rage, so use W to reduce the damage. You can dodge his Ult with your Q tho, make sure to Spam
Elise
not a regular matchup but she can be extremely annoying. She can cancel your W as well as your Q by using untargeted ability. her passive can also reduce your Q. make sure you go MR and avoid join in the team fight to soon. avoid her CC so you can have a chance to win
Shaco
a Good Shaco is actually extremely annoying. you can Smiting or Q his box to not get feared. after 6 you should use your ult to increase distance, while looking for the real one. Shaco's clone takes extra damage. Tricks I use for clone is Mythic items, the clone doesn't have a gold border on his Item. Another Trick is when Shaco attacks you and use his Ult, his clone mostly behind the Real one
Karthus
one of the easiest matchup. no mobility, squishy and has no hard CC. He can't slow you, can't ult you with your Q or W is up. weak to invade early game
Twitch
same with Karthus. you can out clear him early game. invade can be successful most of the time because Twitch must use his Q and W to stack passive faster. avoid using your Q to soon in combat without knowing Twitch's location
Diana
beat her up almost every situations. can reduce her damage with W or even cancel her E with your Q
PLEASE remember there are two type of Diana junglers. The ap one and the tank one, please don't focus on the latter because of her Shield scales with her health too
Nidalee
not a threat to you but for your teammates. a good Nidalee can kite you and give you a hard time. you should observe her clear path early game then invade. a Fed Nidalee can buy Hourclass and give you a hard time
Kindred
nothing much to talk. I don't usually invade this lonely wolf of the sheep because of high mobility. You should save your Q when she ult and use it after the ult is over so she can't attack you as well as flashing or Q to create distance
Ivern
Annoying in teamfight. Dodge his knock up or Q with your Q, but you can sidestep his Q easily and save your Q for his knock up, it's more annoying especially you can't reduce the time with tenacity
Lillia
true damage, can kite you, can make you sleep with her ult (which you can avoid with your Q). make sure to have wits'end to catch up with her. don't wait your time building up Tenacity. It's not going to work, focus on her animation to dodge the ult
Shyvana
not really a threat to you but can be to your teammates. she can be tanky or high ap damage. but with no CC you can beat her, save your Q to follow her when she using W to runaway
Trundle
you can beat him after getting some items, he has good early game.
Master Yi
if you want to try my build in normal you will probably meet this guy. Q him first to have advantages, save your W to avoid getting Q or use it when the other guy use W, so you don't have to wait and lost your ult duration. note: buy hourclass or GA to annoy him.
Fiddlesticks
you should your ult after Fiddle use his fear to avoid losing your ulti duration, his Q's passive can get you feared from all of his abilities. get Qss or Tenacity to win against him.
Hecarim
dodge his E or R with your Q and you good to go.
Jarvan IV
dodge his EQ knock up combo and you good to go. Jarvan IV EQ hitbox is basically instantly when you are near him. pay close attention to his E then Q animation to dodge
Sejuani
dodge her Q and R with your ult, avoid fighting her without knowing enemies' locations, she is tanky enough to survive until backup
Kayn
quite Ez if he is blue, dodge his WQ easily, his ult can be reduced with your W. Red Kayn is quite a problem with his healing and knock-up. Priorities dodging his W than his Q
Viego
dodge his stun or R then you are good to go. early and mid game he can be hard to deal with but in late game you scale better
Vi
you can dodge her Q with your Q or your mobility. However, you should focus more on dodging her ult with your Q. avoid fighting her without knowing enemies' locations, she can set you up very easy
Volibear
high damage, tanky, you can dodge his Q with your Q when he near you. However, avoid fighting him 1v1 unless you are super fed
Xin Zhao
strong early game, you cannot avoid damage from his third Q but can still Q and deal damage as well as dodging his W. Waiting for items is a better option than fighting him early, or waiting for teammates to set up a 2v2
Lee Sin
easy to beat him up. Best to dodge his first Q or even with his second Q then you out scale him. Avoid getting hit by his R while in combat. one tip: You can use Qss right after being kick then use your Q at the same time, no more knock up.
Olaf
strong early and mid game, you should have several items before fighting him.
Amumu
avoid his Q and R with your Q to make him more lonely.
Nunu & Willump
his Ult can be avoid with Q or reduced with W. You can fake running away then Q him when he uses his ult. If he try to run away you can Q him to cancel his W
Zac
straight up Annoying in combat. try avoid fighting him dodge his abilities with ether your Q or your mobility. If he is in his passive, damage every parts as much as possible then Q all of them when they close to each other
Skarner
tanky, CC boy, Qss is the best choice (if you are the only carry)
Evelynn
you can invade her, quite easy. Try to bring her down before 6. You can follow her Ult if you time your Q right. Qss is the choice, or just Wits End and Tenacity
Graves
W blind is annoying, other than that you can dodge a lot of his abilities. Make sure to use your AA W AA combo when fighting him bc he out damage your meditation.
Nocturne
just annoying, unlike fiddle, he can actually follow you and deal high damage when you're being feared. Save your Q to avoid his fear at the last moment so you can reduce the fear duration. Qss if he is fed, or just avoiding him until you have core items
Gragas
Annoying in combat. you should stack MR and pay close attention to his R animation to dodge, his R is much more problem than his E. Tenacity is useless against him because of his knock ups.
Rammus
Wits End is better than Bork for this OK tank. you can reduce his taunt with Tenacity or Qss. You can still deal good amount of damage when he in his W with your Q+E, then W to wait his W duration (assuming he use his Q earlier)
Rengar
if he fed, you can fled. Your Q or W can avoid getting 1 shot combo like QEWQ, which can make him miss his E and W or reduce his damage. after ward you can go all in. You can buy Hourclass to annoy him tho.
Warwick
you can invade him if you bring ignite, otherwise just avoid fighting him. dodge his E or R with your Q. W can reduce damage from his R for 0.25s after getting CC
Udyr
two right click champions facing each other? nah you can wait for your team and fight rather than finishing your core items (which is possible to win against, unless he set you up)
Jax
two right click champions facing each other? nah you can wait for your team and fight rather than finishing your core items (which is possible to win against, unless he set you up), try juking his E by turning your back to fake running away then Q him right after. after 1 sec Jax can reactive his E.
Sylas
The gank potential of Sylas is high, you should either look for counter gank or invade to snowball
Lulu
shield you, Buff your stats, enlarge your D, CC enemies.
Zilean
Buff your stats, revive your D, CC enemies. can turn you to the Flash.
Shen
shield you, can appear on top of you, CC enemies, blocking AA
Taric
Invulnerable Ult, CC's enemies for you, heals your D. The only downside that You have to wait for his Stunt to go off then Q or you will lose the stunt
Morgana
Baddy, Black shield can help avoid Hard CC and she CC's enemies
Thresh
create ganking potential, CC enemies. Stole Wife
Karma
Strong Burst, good CC as well as shield and MS buff
Nami
better Ariel, can buff your AA, MS, heal you and CC's enemies for you.
Braum
Daddy, Has alot of CC, passive work well with your AS, can block skillshots and can tank a lot of damage. the only downside is he need his W to stick with you.
Galio
tanky, deal and reduce ap damage, can help you CC enemies with his ult, however, Master Yi should not charge in the enemy team first unless you have Hourclass, tanky items or GA.
Renata Glasc
Toxic Girl but I love. Buffs your AA, Revive your D and CC enemies
Leona
Mommy Sunny, has lot of CC, teamplay potential
Pyke
good well with team that Yi can't go in early, Pulling and CC to create fight potential for Yi. mostly rely on team or go alone.
Janna
Windy Girl, Can buff, increase AD, can heal your D and play potential
Soraka
Can Heal your D and your soul
Yuumi
Good Yuumi is a Good YuuYi, can heal you shield you and create play potential. Both are vulnerable to hard CC
Lux
Positive Girlfriend material: can Shield your D and CC enemies team, work better with team rather than Yi alone
Sona
Heal your D, Buff stats, nice Music, big personalities, especially DJ Sona
Tahm Kench
Tongue Boy Can safe you and CC enemies
Alistar
Milky boy has a lot of CC and tanky, but go better with team rather than Yi alone
Seraphine
talkative Sona, can buff and roaring, ult can be usefull but is better with team
Rell
good at Riding pose
CC and tankiness. Go with team is better
Maokai
grandpa Root is tanky, deal ap damage and CC enemies. Better with team
Rakan
Husbando can heal, Shield and create play potential, should go with team to utilize his full potential
Senna
If she Widow I will come for Ya, nothing much, decent shield and heal, high damage but should go with team
Bard
universal being. Create ganking potential. Good at trolling master Yi with Ult
Blitzcrank
Hooker, can make for skill potential, good for team not much for Yi
Zyra
Root's Girlfriend (can be mine): AOE CC, high damage, but easily ks you
Synergies
IdealStrongOkLowNone
Lulu
shield you, Buff your stats, enlarge your D, CC enemies.
Zilean
Buff your stats, revive your D, CC enemies. can turn you to the Flash.
Shen
shield you, can appear on top of you, CC enemies, blocking AA
Taric
Invulnerable Ult, CC's enemies for you, heals your D. The only downside that You have to wait for his Stunt to go off then Q or you will lose the stunt
Morgana
Baddy, Black shield can help avoid Hard CC and she CC's enemies
Thresh
create ganking potential, CC enemies. Stole Wife
Karma
Strong Burst, good CC as well as shield and MS buff
Nami
better Ariel, can buff your AA, MS, heal you and CC's enemies for you.
Braum
Daddy, Has alot of CC, passive work well with your AS, can block skillshots and can tank a lot of damage. the only downside is he need his W to stick with you.
Galio
tanky, deal and reduce ap damage, can help you CC enemies with his ult, however, Master Yi should not charge in the enemy team first unless you have Hourclass, tanky items or GA.
Renata Glasc
Toxic Girl but I love. Buffs your AA, Revive your D and CC enemies
Leona
Mommy Sunny, has lot of CC, teamplay potential
Pyke
good well with team that Yi can't go in early, Pulling and CC to create fight potential for Yi. mostly rely on team or go alone.
Janna
Windy Girl, Can buff, increase AD, can heal your D and play potential
Soraka
Can Heal your D and your soul
Yuumi
Good Yuumi is a Good YuuYi, can heal you shield you and create play potential. Both are vulnerable to hard CC
Lux
Positive Girlfriend material: can Shield your D and CC enemies team, work better with team rather than Yi alone
Sona
Heal your D, Buff stats, nice Music, big personalities, especially DJ Sona
Tahm Kench
Tongue Boy Can safe you and CC enemies
Alistar
Milky boy has a lot of CC and tanky, but go better with team rather than Yi alone
Seraphine
talkative Sona, can buff and roaring, ult can be usefull but is better with team
Rell
good at Riding pose
CC and tankiness. Go with team is better
Maokai
grandpa Root is tanky, deal ap damage and CC enemies. Better with team
Rakan
Husbando can heal, Shield and create play potential, should go with team to utilize his full potential
Senna
If she Widow I will come for Ya, nothing much, decent shield and heal, high damage but should go with team
Bard
universal being. Create ganking potential. Good at trolling master Yi with Ult
Blitzcrank
Hooker, can make for skill potential, good for team not much for Yi
Zyra
Root's Girlfriend (can be mine): AOE CC, high damage, but easily ks you
really hard matchup. Jax can cancel your W, or AA through you healing. You should take Graph, because none of your AA will work when he use E anyway. Yi's Q applies on hit effect like graph, use this chance to poke him with Q minions to reach him or Q him when E. DONOT attack him when he E, his E increase damage when you attack. 1 Trick I usually use when facing his E is turn my back pretend to Running then immediately Q him, this will mostly work 1-3 times. STAY SAFE and WAIT for gank
Renekton
dog**** champ worse than Jax, no mana, two dashes, unavoidable stunt, healing bs. Building brable vest and armor, as well as building tenacity to reduce stunt. Waiting for gank, you should either avoid his second E to avoid reduce armo or his empowered Q.
Riven
you should go Lethal temple to win against her at lv1 and be aggressive pre lv6. if she burn her first and second Q at level 1 without damaging you, you can be aggressive and using Q to dodge her 3rd Q to avoid being knocked up. after lv 6 wait for gank, playing safe. if you still want to go Undying, play safe.
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Critical build
I found this build is extremely good against quishes and non CC team, and TEEMO, because Navori still help you reduce your Q and E while being blind. With Navori, you could almost instant Q after a kill and permantly E and W for AA delay cancel.
tank build
Contract to Critical build, this build is the best for hard CC team and buiser or hard matchup, even against rammus with tank build, you have no problem fighting against his W. You still deal insane damages while being unkillable.
Why these build?
I have test several builds for Yi and these are the best one I can recommend at the moment, If you want normal build that go every game you could see other guide. I only guide "off-meta" build that work, which is like Sunfire last season (I deleted it because it couldn't work anymore). The important thing is having fun and I want to share some of my fun builds for you guys. You guys will definately not disapointed.
Pro & Cons
Master Yi's Pro:
+ High Mobility
+ High Damage
+ Carry potential
+ Strong plitpush as well as 1v5 potential
+ True Damage -> Kill Tank (where my True Damage Yi Skin riot?)
+ Easy to create new build (which is what I do)(Crit, Lethal, Tank, Attack speed, etc)
+ Pentakill farming
+ Dodging Abilities
Master Yi's cons:
+ Squishy
+ Vulnerable against Hard CC
+ Hard to get back up when fall behind
+ Items can be considered expensive while strongly relying on Items
+ Get nerfed often because Bronze Rioter can't win against him
Summoner Spells
- Why so many option?
I take a lot of things depend on the situation:
+ Ghost: Better chasing, sticking, Against champions that can kite you.
+ example: Ahri, Tristana, etc you can actually out run them with Ghost
+ Ignite: Against healing, Camouflage, Invisibility or Untargetability, not wasting money on grievous wound items
+ example: Soraka, Swain, Shaco, Aatrox, Warwick, etc.
+ Exhaust: Against Burst, could Kite you, 1v5 potential
+ example: Kha'Zix, Jax, Fiora, Vayne, Riven, etc
+ Cleanse: Against Hard and unavoidable CC.
+ example: Fiddlesticks, Rakan, Morgana, etc
Tips and Tricks
double strike
- if you want to deal as much DPS as possible, you should stack up his passive first, then using EQ PAS(Passive AA) W AA, which can melt squishes pretty much instantly.
- second auto from passive can crit on turret
- don't try attacking when your passive is running out, this can cause AA cancel
- his second Aa can stack for upcoming passive
alpha strike
- Always auto attack before using Q on jungle camp, otherwise they will start healing, except for Raptors (same go with sunfire) and scuttel crabs
- Q smite can kill scuttle crabs easily
- You can still die in Q with locked damage overtime like Ignite,Fizz's W, or get CCed with chain CC overtime like Leblanc's E, Karma's W, Noctunes E, Zoe's E
- Sivir E and Noctunes W can only block 1 Q if they're isolated
- You can reduce CC time by using Q as late as possible
- Q now applies on-hit effect so you can apply Fleet Footwork, Grasp of the Undying,sheen, and even Sunfire which can be used in lane when you want to poke
- Q will always prioritise the closest targets
- Q has ZERO cast time, spam it on a spot that you think the enemy will dash in to avoid or to follow like Malphite's Ult, Tristana's jump
Solo baron
we all know Yi can solo baron if he's full build. but to win against baron early you have to extremely fed early and finish you core items (Botrk, Eclipse, RB) under 25 minutes. However, you should not go alone except there are no wards, or enemies nearby because baron soloing is really time-consuming, you should call your teammates to get baron faster, which is really easy even if you only finish 1 or 2 core items.
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