Master Yi gets nerfed, but he is still broken.

Simple Moon·Mar 31, 2016·13 votes·1,915 views

Literally all you need on Yi is To be sated and Guinsoos Rageblade. And you are unstoppable unless your entire team blows all of its CC on him and then there are the other 4 players to worry about if you happen to stop an alpha strike. I don't understand what the balance team at Riot doesn't see. All of these champions that can just ruin a game of league. If you look at it in this perspective. Yi has his two God items and boots. An ADC has an IE boots and maybe a static shiv. A Yi will beat you in a 1v1 without breaking a sweat. I just don't get how unbalanced champions stay unbalanced for so long. It doesn't make sense to me.

32 Comments

Big LincolnMar 31, 201613 votes

melee carry gets in melee to fight a 2 item adc and wins

the horror

Simple MoonMar 31, 20161 votes

I'm just saying that there is no counter play to it.

FalconPawwwwnchApr 1, 20163 votes

Lmao

Just like there's no counterplay to ranged autoattacks

LankPantsMar 31, 20164 votes

A Yi will beat you in a 1v1 without breaking a sweat.

I love the way how Bronze players assume that makes Yi broken. Do you know who's another champ who wins pretty much any 1v1? Olaf. That doesn't make Olaf broken, it makes him a good duellist. There's ways you can play around a champ like Yi without ever 1v1ing him.

Simple MoonMar 31, 20161 votes

And as a Silver Rank you have so much more knowledge and insight then the rest. Been silver and the teammates are just the same as bronze. Get real.

PDE5 InhibMar 31, 20163 votes

rito loves to repeatedly nerf champions without realizing it's the item that makes them OP....then they nerf the item and the champion is shit. You would think they would have learned from Warwick, but nope. Then you would have thought they surely would have learned from Sej, but nope. Da list goes on.

DJ KatarinaMar 31, 20162 votes

XinZhao Udyr Ezreal Lucian Jax MasterYi

pick them or ban them or lose

Meep ManMar 31, 20161 votes

Maybe replace Lucian

DJ KatarinaMar 31, 20161 votes

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Maybe replace Lucian

eh not so much op as overplayed, but hes still in every fucking game @_@

RalanrMar 31, 20161 votes

He's free this week and fun for people who like to spam abilities.

DJ KatarinaMar 31, 20161 votes

I'm not talking about just this week.

KirbyCakeMar 31, 20162 votes

its a good feeling when im playing swain and get straight up turret dived with zhonyas and he gets away with 80% of his hp bar left

TorgalMar 31, 20162 votes

Another Master Yi in my game : same way.

Just take item 3931 item 3124 , and go tank on-hit damages. you can dealtons of damages, beat everyone, and never die.

The nerf isn't enought, this dumb champ need a real cut in his face.

MunchCrunchLunchMar 31, 20161 votes

its because of rageblade. but yeah for the type of champion yi is. hes just meant to be this way I guess. I mean the true damage is unnecessary. and his ult is a little too powerful if you ask me

Magical ZoeMar 31, 20161 votes

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its because of rageblade. but yeah for the type of champion yi is. hes just meant to be this way I guess. I mean the true damage is unnecessary. and his ult is a little too powerful if you ask me

Yi's ult is too powerful? Wut?

LaughingMan11Mar 31, 20161 votes

Usually the main counter to a champ like Yi, is kite the crap out of him. His ulti makes him immune to slows, and gives him a super steroid to his AS. Making him not only immune to kiting for the most part, but also means when he does catch you, you're basically dead if you can't kill him before he makes it that far. His ulti removes his main counter play. Granted you can still stun the crap out of him and he'll blow like like any other squish.

WenderwallMar 31, 20161 votes

Not all champs can be kitted. Also yi ult is much less powerful than Olaf's ult. Yet no one seems to say olaf is OP.

LaughingMan11Mar 31, 20161 votes

Well, to be fair, that is why i stated usually. And the reason why Olaf's ult isnt complained about as much as Yi's ult is because Olaf literally just becomes immune to CC, which means if you can still move faster than olaf, his ult means nothing. Yi just becomes immune to movement slows, and gains a lot of MS, so unless you have a hard CC (root, stun, ect) Yi will not only remove any current slows on him, but be come significantly faster. Making him much much harder to get away from.

WenderwallMar 31, 20161 votes

Olaf Ult

Passive: Olaf gains bonus armor and magic resistance while Ragnarok is inactive. Bonus Resistances: 10 / 20 / 30

Active: Olaf **cleanses **himself of all crowd control and becomes immune to it for 6 seconds, gaining bonus attack damage for the duration. For the first second of Ragnarok, he also gains bonus movement speed when moving towards nearby visible enemy champions.

Yi's Ult doesn't not cleanse. Which ult would you prefer?

LaughingMan11Mar 31, 20161 votes

Oh hey! When did they give Olaf that buff? xD (My bad for lack of knowledge)

Yi's ult technically cleanses speed slows, because he becomes immune to them the moment he turns his ult on. Yi's ult also gives him massive movement speed the entire duration of his ult.

To answer your question, would i rather have a glorified summoner spell for an ult, or an ult that will regularly guarantee kills, despite being weaker as an ult. Id rather have Yi's.

Edit: I guess before i get counter argued on this point, Yi's ult is a glorified Ghost, where Olaf's is a glorified Cleanse. Id still rather have the Glorified Ghost.

WenderwallMar 31, 20161 votes

Everyone get's buff's except MasterYi .

As yi main, i do like Olaf's Ult and then I'll get item 3142 ( yi's current mini ult). And watch rest melt. It seems most Olaf build has summoner 6 .

I can save so much in gold and time. Olaf Ult + item 3142 = Yi's Ult + item 3139 . In CD perspective it's 100+45 to 75 + 180. that's a hell lot of difference. And in gold it's 500 ( i can get item 2138 or item 2140

But I doubt if they'll give any real OP ( or abusive) ability to him.

LaughingMan11Mar 31, 20161 votes

Items were never really brought into perspective, but i understand your point.

The main point of discussion was Yi's ult being rather strong on its own, vs Olaf Ult. Counting Itemization, I'd agree Olaf's ult is much more easily compensated for than Yi's.

WenderwallMar 31, 20161 votes

By ability Yi's ult is good at cleaning up while olaf is for initiating.

They are different champs, different purposes. It makes sense thou. That said, I will use Yis's ult to run away till i get items. ( as jg, his damage is too low unless he has RED or item 3124 or item 3508

AlwaysByMySideMar 31, 20161 votes

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Oh hey! When did they give Olaf that buff? xD (My bad for lack of knowledge)

Yi's ult technically cleanses speed slows, because he becomes immune to them the moment he turns his ult on. Yi's ult also gives him massive movement speed the entire duration of his ult.

To answer your question, would i rather have a glorified summoner spell for an ult, or an ult that will regularly guarantee kills, despite being weaker as an ult. Id rather have Yi's.

Edit: I guess before i get counter argued on this point, Yi's ult is a glorified Ghost, where Olaf's is a glorified Cleanse. Id still rather have the Glorified Ghost.

You do know that Olaf's ult gives him a speed boost too, right?

LaughingMan11Mar 31, 20161 votes

That was indeed clarified in the post before mine, but its not quite as good as Yi's from what the previous post stated. Which is why i compared Olaf's ult to a better Cleanse.

For point of reference: (Edit) Yi's ult gives 25/35/45% MS + 30/55/80% AS for 10s + MS Slow immunity 10s

Olaf ult gives 50/60/70% MS for 1s + 40/60/80 Flat AD for 6s + CC Immunity for 6s

If you have a reliable form of Hard CC vs Yi, Olaf's ult is definitely better. If you dont, I'd rather have Yi's any day.

AbyssphereMar 31, 20161 votes

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Not all champs can be kitted. Also yi ult is much less powerful than Olaf's ult. Yet no one seems to say olaf is OP.

Olaf's ult is the main reason he was gutted in the past.

Vistha KaiMar 31, 20164 votes

It's because of Sated Devourer.

It's always been because of Sated Devourer.

KlaeMar 31, 20161 votes

Tbh it isn't Yi that need's to be nerfed. Rageblade is very strong right now and so many champions abuse it i.e. Kog, Yi, Jax, etc. But as far as countering them just land CC and burst them down.

Vistha KaiMar 31, 20162 votes

The thing is that Rageblade by itself isn't strong.

Look, literally every, but one of champions using Rageblade gets Devourer first. And the one that doesn't buy Devourer, can reach up to 5.0 AS.

It's Sated Devourer that turns pretty much every on-hit item into bullshit.

The Bíg TicketApr 1, 20161 votes

Why do people here thing being good at 1v1 means a champ is broken lmao?

According to the boards the best champions in the game have to be Yi, Tryndamere, Nasus, Jax, Vayne, Trundle and Warwick cause those are the best duelists in the game.

Simple MoonApr 1, 20161 votes

Where at all did I say that was the reason he was broken? Of course people are good at 1v1s. Take this made up shit elsewhere.

The Bíg TicketApr 1, 20161 votes

Why are you crying then that he 1v1ed you?