why yi is NOT weak. and his strongest role is TOP

i dont support buffs for yi at the moment. but bugfixes can probably be useful (still plenty bugs for alpha strike)

yi top completely destroys any champion 1v1 (even fiora, nasus, darius, yasuo). yi top is the strongest 1v1 champion imo and provides strong splitpush power to your team. hes useful, but other champs can have a better teamfight. yi's weakness is his teamfuck is lackluster, but his 1v1 splitpush is godly.

but the methods for TOP YI are so precise, and he fails without my methods. so ill explain my methods now. hopefully some yi mains out there can start playing yi top with the right methods. and we can let the master shine where he belongs

• you go smite/TP top

• you go WQWQWRQQQWREWEEEREE

• you purposely miss cs basically the whole game. and when your lvl7-8 you start 1shotting caster waves with your alpha strike. your W max early game lets you sustian very well

• you "purposely miss cs" however you still get lots of cs. by 14 minutes you will be down 25 CS to the enemy darius or riven. and thats OK because you outsclae them hard

• purposely miss CS. only go for safe CS. and smartly use alpha strike and meditate to sustain in lane

• you start cull + potion. and you recall around lvl 3-4 for a dorans ring. the dorans ring alone lets you sustain literally nonstop with Q/W until your TP is back on cooldonw

• you chill in lane levels 6-7 just absorbing EXP, getting any CS thats safe near your tower. and starting at lvl8 you use 1 alpha strike per wave on to lasthit the LAST MELEE MINION which will bounce and kill the 3 ranged

• use your smite to take cannons

-because you have insane sustain with W+Q+dorans ring. you can literally stay in lane all game and use your teleports to return to lane

• first recall+tp is dorans ring. next recall+tp you go TANKY to survive 1v2 tower dives (since the enemy jungler will gank you). i like grabbing jaurims fist + ruby crystal on 2nd recall

• next recall+TP you want to stay / sustain in lane (and your sustain is strong) until bloodrazer. legit just chill in lane farming until 2600 gold then recall+tp and come back with bloodrazer

and BAM. this is at 14 minutes. so at around 14 minutes you tp back into lane with jaurims fist + ruby crystal + redsmite bloodrazer + dorans ring + cull . at this point you absolutely destroy any toplaner including darius / riven / yasuo

when you come into lane at this point. you have super high 1v1 power

the way you duel as master yi is be mindful of your enemies cooldowns. vs yasuo, wait for him to throw tornado then Q him + redsmite. and you win that trade, then back off and go to your tower and meditate. you dont want to all in because the enemy jungler might be near

vs irelia. wait for her to stun you FIRST, then Q+redsmite then her stun ends and you win that trade

also. be super wary of the enemy junglers position. dont all in unless your super sure the enemy jungler is far away (you see him across the map

also. i normally find Q+redsmite wins all trades without even needing your ultimate. save your ultimate for when your enemy is at 30% hp. i dont like blowing my ultimate too early cuz they just flash away. your q+redsmite already wins every trade, you can save your ultimate for good moments

final build is fist > crystal > bloodrazer > botrk > mallet > cleaver > mercboots > deadmans > sell merc for steraks lategame

i feel yis stongest position is top. when your jungle, team feeds due to no ganks. but if your toplane, your a powerhouse that just farms and scales and becomes a god

also i forgot the most important part of this strategy

• in champ select, nicely tell your jungler you want him to never come top and say you want zero ganks and zero help. THIS IS IMPORTANT to tell your jungler "friend. please can you confirm and say you wont come top. this is very important for me. i want to win. friend i hope you are nice to me"

• remember. the MOST IMPORTANT PART of this strategy is getting your jungler to STAY THE FK OUT OF TOPLANE. this is super important. before 14 minutes you are weak as hell and ganking for you is worthless before 14 minutes and actually hurts you. yi with Q/W (since your building tanky early) can easily outplay dives tower dives. so yi is very capable of surving toplane 1v2 to 14 minutes

then after 14 minutes. yi top becomes a god basically, and you can 1v1 smoke your enemy EASILY. but dont all in until you know the enemy jungler is far away