Master Yi·Mid Build

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Master Yi Mid build, you should take Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Lethal Tempo as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Eyeball Collection and Relentless 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 Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance and finish with Mercurial Scimitar. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - E - W. Right now, this build has 49.1% winrate over 161 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Master Yi Mid build would be to take Flash and Ignite 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 Celerity with Waterwalking 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 The Collector, which you should build first, followed by Berserker's Greaves as your second item and Infinity Edge as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow and Wit's End. The skill order for this build is Q - E - W. In the current patch, this build has a 52.5% win rate over 61 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, Eyeball Collection and Treasure Hunter in the primary tree, and Legend: Alacrity with Triumph in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Guinsoo's Rageblade as a third item. You want to finish the build with Wit's End, Randuin's Omen and Terminus. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - E - W. This build is currently sitting at a 55.2% win rate across 58 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Master Yi Mid build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection and Treasure Hunter as your primary rune tree, and Magical Footwear with Cosmic Insight as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Statikk Shiv as your first item, then finish Blade of The Ruined King as your second item, and as third item. The last 3 options are Ravenous Hydra, Edge of Night and Opportunity. The ability order for this build is E - Q - W. As of the current patch, this build has a 53.7% win rate over 54 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.