Master Yi vs Mordekaiser
Skill matchup
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Mordekaiser
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Master Yi: Blade of The Ruined King, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Berserker's Greaves, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Kraken Slayer, Titanic Hydra, Infinity Edge.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Mordekaiser's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Mordekaiser gains a powerful damage aura and Move Speed after landing 3 attacks or spells against champions or monsters.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8s | 12s | 16s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 12s | 16s | 2m |
| 9 | 4s | 11s | 16s | 2m |
| 11 | 4s | 10s | 16s | 1m50 |
| 16 | 4s | 8s | 12s | 1m40 |
| 18 | 4s | 8s | 8s | 1m40 |
Playing as Master Yi
Tips to maximize your impact
- Dodge with Alpha Strike
Cast Alpha Strike (Q) to dodge a spell or a burst: you're untargetable during the strike, and your autos lower its cooldown.
- Meditate to tank damage
Cast Meditate (W) to tank a burst mid-teamfight: you take less damage, heal more at low health, and the time left on Highlander (R) is paused.
- Activate Highlander to chase
Activate Highlander (R) to chase: you gain move speed and attack speed, and slows no longer affect you.
- Chain your kills
Chain kills in teamfights: each takedown lowers the remaining cooldown of your basic spells, and extends Highlander (R) if it's active.
Playing against Mordekaiser
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Stay near your minions
Stay near your minions against Obliterate (Q): its damage increases when it hits only one enemy.
- Dodge his Death's Grasp
Dodge Death's Grasp (E): it pulls you toward him, into his other spells, and it has a 16 to 8 second cooldown.
- At range, kite him
If you have range, kite him: Mordekaiser has no dash, and only Death's Grasp (E), which pulls you in, closes the distance.
- Save your mobility in his R
In Realm of Death (R), save your mobility spells to escape him rather than for the duel: he steals part of your stats, and keeps them if he kills you.
Other Master Yi matchups
Patch 16.21.1