Matchup

Sustained DPSHeavy AD damageDive threatSplit push

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

Build vs Master Yi

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Umbral Glaive
1vs Tank
Youmuu's Ghostblade
2vs Tank
Maw of Malmortius
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bloodsong
5HP

Summoner spells

41498%
3142%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Anti Tank

Voltaic Cyclosword
5vs Tank
Edge of Night
vs Tank
Axiom Arc
vs Tank
Bastionbreaker
vs Tank
Serpent's Fang
vs Tank

DPS

Opportunity
DPS

Other options

Bloodsong
HP
Celestial Opposition
HP
Solstice Sleigh
HP
100.0% WR1 games
DominationDomination
Hail of BladesHail of Blades
Cheap ShotCheap Shot
Sixth SenseSixth Sense
Ultimate HunterUltimate Hunter
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
PykePyke
MasterYiMaster Yi
Aggressive
Neutral
Passive

Master Yi's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Double Strike (P)

Every few consecutive basic attack, Master Yi strikes twice.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
320s10s14s
619s10s14s1m25
918s10s14s1m25
1118s10s14s1m25
1618s10s14s1m25
1818s10s14s1m25

Playing against Master Yi

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Hard CC (stun, knockup, suppress) is the only way to stop Master Yi — save a CC to shut him down.

2

Master Yi is very weak in early game jungle: invade him and contest his camps early.

3

Don't run away alone: Yi with R is faster than you and immune to slows. Group up instead.

4

Point-and-click CC is the best counter because he can't dodge it with Q if it's instant.

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