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Master Yi Build Guides, Runes, Items, and Abilities - Patch 14.23

Master yi the wuju bladesman.

Find the best Master Yi build guides for League of Legends S14 Patch 14.23. The MOBAFire community works hard to keep their LoL builds and guides updated, and will help you craft the best Master Yi build for the S14 meta. Learn more about Master Yi's abilities, skins, or even ask your own questions to the community!

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Master Yi Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Master Yi we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Master Yi, as determined by calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Master Yi this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 14.23. However, if you are a new Master Yi player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Master Yi!

Master Yi's Runes

Win Rate 73% Pickrate

Second Best

Win Rate 19% Pickrate

Win Rate 3% Pickrate

Master Yi's Summoner Spells

Win Rate 61% Pickrate

Win Rate 22% Pickrate

Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Master Yi's Starters

Win Rate 44% Pickrate

Win Rate 26% Pickrate

Win Rate 13% Pickrate

Master Yi's Core Items

Win Rate 12% Pickrate

Win Rate 9% Pickrate

Win Rate 7% Pickrate

50% Win Rate 46% Pickrate

52% Win Rate 22% Pickrate

52% Win Rate 20% Pickrate

Master Yi's Luxury Items

69% Win Rate 20% Pickrate

68% Win Rate 18% Pickrate

69% Win Rate 10% Pickrate

Master Yi's Ability Order

Win Rate 67% Pickrate

Double Strike (PASSIVE)

Passive Ability

Alpha Strike (Q)

Meditate (w), wuju style (e), highlander (r).

Win Rate 2% Pickrate

Master Yi Counters

Learn Master Yi's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Master Yi guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Master Yi JUNGLE in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Master Yi. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

Best Against Master Yi

Worst against master yi, common matchups, master yi skins.

Find Master Yi's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Master Yi skins and chromas on Master Yi's skins page.

Heavenscale Master Yi

February 7, 2024

Inkshadow Master Yi

May 3, 2023

Spirit Blossom Master Yi

October 6, 2022

Prestige Spirit Blossom Master Yi

Limited Edition

Debonair Master Yi

December 9, 2021

PsyOps Master Yi

September 3, 2020

Blood Moon Master Yi

February 20, 2020

Snow Man Yi

December 6, 2018

Eternal Sword Yi

October 4, 2017

Cosmic Blade Master Yi

April 27, 2017

PROJECT: Yi

September 8, 2015

Headhunter Master Yi

February 9, 2012

March 7, 2011

Ionia Master Yi

September 13, 2010

Chosen Master Yi

June 4, 2010

Assassin Master Yi

December 17, 2009

Classic Master Yi

Master yi skin sales, master yi's abilities, questions about master yi, latest questions, master yi vs warwick.

Asked by LoneDevils on June 17, 2020

Can master yi 1v1 warwick in level 3 with same item and same health and mana?

Which person do you hate more?

Asked by Mastertino on May 15, 2020

Who is more annoying to fight, Teemo or Yasuo? Who is more annoying to fight, Master Yi or Zoe?

can hail of blades will help master yi on 1v1's

Asked on July 12, 2019

Look for Yi/Twitch Mains to funnel

Asked by nicko9090 on March 12, 2019

I'm a taric main looking for a Master Yi /Twitch main to funnel on top lane. Add Quinn Is Bae

Yi utility score

Asked by PS Pro CZ on December 8, 2018

Hi I play Master Yi and I have problem. When I look to stats I see I have low utility score. How can I get utility score on Yi?

Yi from behind....lol

Asked by Nerdimpaler on July 4, 2018

What's the best way to play from behind on Yi?

Guide not Showing

Asked by Prate_k on November 16, 2017

Hi, I recently started a new guide, added the basic stuff and published it. But it isn't showing anywhere unless if specifically type the title in the search. I used the filters in the guide search (Master yi -> newest -> champion ->...

lifesteal critical top master yi?

Asked by nagymate on February 23, 2017

someone can make me a master yi with lifesteal and critical chance (toplane)

master yi lifesteel or vamp

Asked by karimkira on August 29, 2016

am using master yi and i want to know what works with him best life steel or vamp spell

The best item build for master yi?

Asked on August 25, 2016

Any suggestions? Crit, AD, tanky?

Master Yi in challenger?

Asked by BossKerbs on June 9, 2016

Hey guys! I was just wondering if someone ever maked it to challenger using or maining Master Yi?

Where is Yi during Alpha Strike?

Asked by Tesseractual on November 25, 2015

When Master Yi Qs, where is he positionally? For example, if he Qs on an enemy and the enemy flashes out of ignite range from Yi's starting position, will Yi be able to land an ignite on that enemy during the rest of his Q?

What's up with every Yi rushing Statik?

Asked by Firehusary on January 3, 2015

Hi. I know that every guide recommends BotrK as a 1 item for Yi. But... I have played over 2 years and I always saw only Yi rushing Statik and Infinity Edge. Can anyone tell me, why? ;c Or it is just me?

Master Yi and Hydra controverse

Asked by dalpizzol on January 2, 2015

Well, I dont think thats a consistent information, but i heard a lot of people saying that Hydra on Master isnt that great. Sometimes I feel that hydra isnt really good on him, but i dont know why. Can someone explain me why?

Master Yi Masteries and Item Builds

Asked by Cptn Bambi on November 11, 2014

Need a good build for Master Yi that's level 15 or lower. Also need item builds for most effectiveness. Thanks!

Master Yi counters well

Master Yi gets countered

Master Yi quick stats

League of Legends Champions:

Master Yi · Jungle Build

Expert Video Guide

Master yi build, most popular.

Win Rate 55.5% based on 2 834 matches

Import this build directly into your game client :

Recommended builds

2nd Most Popular

Alternative

Top players all.

Small Melon#EUW OTP

Frozen Panda OTP

Matchup Specific

Starter Items

Early Items

ability order

Situational items.

Master Yi Matchups Overview

Weak against.

Rek'Sai

Strong Against

Nunu & Willump

Best Synergy (DUO)

Master Yi General information

Master yi tips and tricks.

Solo objectives like the Dragon or Rift Herald when your allies have priority nearby.

Master Yi combos

Every combo you need to master the champion!

The Best Master Yi Builds, Runes and Items for Jungle in Emerald +

If you want to use the most popular Master Yi Jungle build, you should take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Lethal Tempo as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, as well as Eyeball Collection and Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, followed by Berserker's Greaves and Guinsoo's Rageblade. For your last 3 items, you should build Wit's End, Death's Dance and finish with Guardian Angel. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 55.5% winrate over 2 834 matches played.

Your second option for Master Yi Jungle build would be to take Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Hail of Blades as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, and Legend: Alacrity with Triumph in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Blade of The Ruined King, which you should build first, followed by Berserker's Greaves as your second item and Guinsoo's Rageblade as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Wit's End, Death's Dance and Guardian Angel. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 54.2% win rate over 312 matches.

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Smite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Lethal Tempo as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Coup de Grace in the primary tree, and Eyeball Collection with Treasure Hunter in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Kraken Slayer as your first item, then Berserker's Greaves as a second item and Guinsoo's Rageblade as a third item. You want to finish the build with Blade of The Ruined King, Wit's End and Guardian Angel. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 55.1% win rate across 254 matches played.

Situational Master Yi Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Master Yi build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Master Yi runes page.

Check out the latest and best Master Yi Probuilds used by pros from around the world, featured by lolvvv.

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In-depth Build Stats

Dive into even more Master Yi builds stats with additional analysis from our friends at LoLalytics.

Master Yi Communities

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Master Yi Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Jungle in Emerald +

Best matchups.

In Patch 14.23 the best possible matchups for Master Yi Jungle are:

vs. Ambessa - 67.6% win rate over 71 games.
vs. Sylas - 63.3% win rate over 30 games.
vs. Zyra - 61.1% win rate over 36 games.
vs. Gragas - 58.9% win rate over 95 games.
vs. Rengar - 57.9% win rate over 159 games.

Consider picking Master Yi into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Jungle matchups that currently are in favor of Master Yi.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Master Yi in the current patch into the following Jungle matchups:

vs. Sejuani - 38.3% win rate over 81 games.
vs. Talon - 39.3% win rate over 61 games.
vs. Shyvana - 40.7% win rate over 59 games.
vs. Rek'Sai - 42.6% win rate over 47 games.
vs. Wukong - 43.3% win rate over 178 games.

These champions are considered as Master Yi counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Master Yi counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.