Master Yi·Bot Build
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R| Win rate | 52.7% |
| Pick rate | 0.0% |
| Ban rate | 10.9% |
| Matches | 843- |
Master Yi Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 61.8% based on 152 matches
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Most Popular
61.8%

2nd Most Popular
46.8%

Alternative
56.9%

Off-Meta
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Master Yi Matchups Overview
Master Yi General information
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The Best Master Yi Builds, Runes and Items for Bot in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Master Yi Bot build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Hail of Blades as your keystone, followed by Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, as well as Legend: Alacrity and Triumph 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 Titanic Hydra as your first item, followed by Boots and Blade of The Ruined King. For your last 3 items, you should build Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus and finish with Death's Dance. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 61.8% winrate over 152 matches played.
Optional
Your second option for Master Yi Bot build would be to take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Lethal Tempo as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Cut Down in the primary tree, and Sudden Impact with Ultimate Hunter in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health in defense. The items for the build are Kraken Slayer, 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 Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance and Randuin's Omen. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 46.8% win rate over 77 matches.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Hail of Blades as your keystone, Sudden Impact, Sixth Sense and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, and Legend: Alacrity with Cut Down in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Tenacity and Slow Resist as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, then Boots as a second item and Guinsoo's Rageblade as a third item. You want to finish the build with Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge and Yun Tal Wildarrows. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 56.9% win rate across 65 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Master Yi Bot build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Grisly Mementos and Treasure Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Legend: Alacrity with Triumph as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete The Collector as your first item, then finish Boots as your second item, and Infinity Edge as third item. The last 3 options are Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow and Death's Dance. The ability order for this build is Q - E - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 64.9% win rate over 57 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.

Probuilds
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In-depth Build Stats
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Master Yi Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Bot in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 26.3 the best possible matchups for Master Yi Bot are:
- vs. Aurelion Sol - win rate over games.
- vs. Vel'Koz - win rate over games.
- vs. Yasuo - win rate over games.
- vs. Kog'Maw - 71.4% win rate over 7 games.
- vs. Sivir - 69.6% win rate over 23 games.
Consider picking Master Yi into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Bot 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 Bot matchups:
- vs. Corki - 23.5% win rate over 17 games.
- vs. Seraphine - 33.3% win rate over 6 games.
- vs. Hwei - 33.3% win rate over 3 games.
- vs. Ziggs - 33.3% win rate over 6 games.
- vs. Lux - 33.3% win rate over 3 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.