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Master Yi
Patch 16.2.1
JungleDifficulty
Easy
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Enter teamfights after the enemy has used their primary CC. Secure one takedown to trigger resets, then use the refreshed to eliminate the remaining backline.
Playstyle
Hyper-carry skirmisher who thrives on resets and cleaning up low-health targets. You play like an assassin with the DPS of an ADC.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +High true damage with makes you a threat to any champion regardless of their armor.
- +Untargetability from allows you to dodge critical crowd control and burst damage.
- +Immunity to slows during makes you nearly impossible to kite.
- +Massive snowball potential—one kill in a fight usually leads to a pentakill via resets.
Weaknesses
- -Extremely vulnerable to hard CC; if you get stunned or suppressed, you die instantly.
- -Reliant on items and gold; if you fall behind early, you provide zero utility to the team.
- - is your lifeblood—without it, you are easily kited and far less threatening.
- -Weak ganks pre-6 unless the enemy is heavily overextended, as you have no built-in CC.
Abilities
makes every few attacks strike twice. This double-tap is essential for shredding targets and rapidly reducing the cooldown of through basic attacks.
is your most important skill. Use it to dodge skillshots and CC, not just for damage. Since it makes you untargetable, timing it correctly can negate ultimates and turret shots.
provides massive damage reduction and healing. It is best used to 'parry' high-damage burst or to reset your auto-attack timer for a quick burst of damage.
adds flat true damage to your autos. Always activate this right when you start hitting a champion. It scales with your damage, so it stays relevant even against late-game tanks.
grants movement speed, attack speed, and slow immunity. Takedowns extend its duration and reduce the remaining cooldown of your other basic abilities by 70%, enabling your reset loops.
Teamfight Role
Clean-up Assassin / Janitor
Stay in the fog of war or behind your frontline. Wait for the 'big' spells (Amumu R, Leona Q/R) to be spent on your teammates. Once the enemy is vulnerable, use to sprint in and execute the squishiest target.
If you have a dedicated 'Enchanter' like Lulu or Yuumi, you can often engage much earlier as their buffs can keep you alive through initial focus.
Combos
Standard Engagement
-> Run at enemy -> -> Auto-attacks -> to follow mobility
The basic way to gank or duel. Save for when they Flash or use a dash to ensure they can't escape.
The Meditate Reset
Auto -> (instant tap) -> Auto
Tapping instantly resets your auto-attack timer. This allows you to proc and damage significantly faster in a 1v1.
The Burst Dodge
-> Auto until enemy uses CC/Burst -> mid-animation
Don't early. Wait for the Veigar cage or Syndra stun, then to pass through them while they are in animation.
Reset Chain
Kill target -> next target -> (if off CD) -> Auto-attack
Utilizing the 70% cooldown reduction from on takedown to immediately jump to the next vulnerable target.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 6 | Unlocking gives you the movement speed needed to actually stick to targets and the reset mechanic needed to teamfight. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 provides a significant jump in Attack Speed, and usually, your is maxed here, reducing its base cooldown. |
| Level 13 | Both and are now maxed out, giving you peak mid-game DPS and mobility. |
| Level 16 | Max rank makes you incredibly fast and provides the highest stat bonuses for late-game teamfights. |
Tips & Tricks
- • pauses the duration of and . If an enemy uses Zhonyas, channel to keep your buffs from timing out.
- •You can use to follow Teleports or dashes if you time the cast right as they leave.
- • places you in front of the target. Keep this in mind when trying to dodge skillshots that fire behind the enemy.
- •Use for a split second to block high-impact single hits like a Karthus ult or a Draven axe.
- •In the jungle, use to dodge the large monster's attacks to keep your health high.
- •Hitting a ward or a plant still reduces the cooldown of thanks to your passive and basic attack interaction.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using to gap close at the start of a fight.→The enemy will just Flash or CC you instantly, and you will have no way to dodge or stay on them.
- ✕Fighting while is on cooldown.→You are easily kited and your basic abilities won't reset on kills, making you significantly weaker.
- ✕Tunneling on a tank with high CC.→You get locked down and killed while the enemy ADC free-fires on you.
- ✕Forgetting to activate during a duel.→You lose a massive portion of your DPS, potentially losing a 1v1 you should have won.
- ✕Over-extending for a kill without knowing where the enemy support is.→You get exhausted or CC'd mid- landing and die instantly.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached