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Playing Against Master Yi
JunglePatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Scaling auto-attack hypercarry. He uses to dodge key abilities and to ignore slows while running you down. He deals massive true damage with and resets his cooldowns on every kill.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| He slashes twice very quickly on every 4th attack | Provides a burst of damage. He will often prep this on jungle monsters before ganking you to land a double hit immediately. | |
| He disappears and strikes up to 4 targets | He is untargetable during this. It is his only tool to dodge CC. Do NOT throw your skillshots until he reappears. | |
| He sits still in a green aura | Heals himself and takes significantly reduced damage. Interrupt this with hard CC (stun/silence) immediately to stop the damage reduction. | |
| His sword glows blue/white | His auto-attacks deal bonus true damage. Armor won't help you here. Disengage or use Exhaust when you see the sword glow. | |
| He turns green and runs extremely fast | He becomes immune to all slows. Do not bother using slow-based CC; you must use hard CC (Stun, Root, Knockup) to stop him. |
Respect
- !Reset potential→ reduces his other ability cooldowns by 70% on kill/assist. One low HP teammate can lead to him wiping the entire team.
- !Untargetability→A good Yi will save specifically to dodge your most important CC or burst damage. Never lead with your CC.
- !Slow immunity→While is active, Wither, Exhaust (the slow part), and Rylai's are useless. He will ignore your peel if it isn't hard CC.
- !True damage shred→ allows him to melt tanks regardless of their armor. You cannot out-tank him in a long 1v1.
Punish
- +is on cooldown→He is extremely vulnerable and has no way to dodge skillshots. This is your primary window to burst him down.
- +Early game (Pre-6)→He has no CC and weak ganks. Invade him with a strong early jungler or pressure lanes hard before he gets .
- +channel→If he uses this to stall, hit him with any hard CC. It cancels the damage reduction and the healing immediately.
- +He overcommits without →Without his ultimate, he is easily kited and slowed. Collapse on him if his high-speed buff wears off.
Laning Tips
- •Save your hard CC for AFTER he lands from —he always appears next to his primary target.
- •If you are a jungler, invade his second buff. He is relatively weak in a 1v1 before he gets items.
- •Keep your health high. If you are below 25% HP, stay away; you are just a 'reset' for his chain.
- •Ward deep in his jungle. Yi needs to power-farm to be relevant; seeing where he is allows your lanes to play aggressive.
- •Build Frozen Heart or Randuin's Omen. Even though he has true damage, the Attack Speed slow still works against him.
- •Exhaust him as soon as he lands from . Even if the slow is ignored by , the damage reduction is vital.
Teamfight Warning
- ⚠Never fight him 1-by-1 in a chain; he will get resets and become unstoppable.
- ⚠He will wait for your team to use all CC on his frontline before he enters. Hold at least one stun for him.
- ⚠Zhonyas Hourglass is a hard counter. If he s you and you Zhonyas, he gets no kill, no reset, and ends up out of position.
- ⚠Avoid clumping near low-health minions; he can use on a minion to gap-close to you without using his flash.
- ⚠Focus him first. A Master Yi left alive for 3 seconds in a fight will usually result in a Penta Kill.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached