Matchup

High sustainHeavy shielding

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Yuumi

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1vs Tank
Iceborn Gauntlet
2vs AD
Sterak's Gage
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
IllaoiIllaoi
YuumiYuumi
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Yuumi's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Feline Friendship (P)

Periodically, when Yuumi strikes a champion with an attack or ability, she restores health to herself and the next ally she Attaches to.While Attached, Yuumi generates a special bond with her allies. The ally with the strongest bond enhances Yuumi's abilities while she is Attached to them.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36.5s0s10s
66.5s0s10s2m
96.5s0s10s2m
116.5s0s10s1m50
166.5s0s10s1m40
186.5s0s10s1m40

Playing against Yuumi

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Focus the Yuumi host: she can't be targeted while attached, kill her host.

2

Punish Yuumi when she detaches to proc her passive — that's the moment she's vulnerable.

3

Champions with high burst can kill the host despite Yuumi's heals.

4

Grievous Wounds on the host reduces Yuumi's heals on her target.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026