Is Yi the best melee adc late game?

Too Ton·Mar 31, 2015·1 votes·1,254 views

No one really said any conclusive melee adc was best but Yi was a common saying.

Late game usually means a 5 v 5 teamfight to end the game

13 Comments

BluePolarizerMar 31, 20152 votes

I'm a Yi main. Yi is easily the most slippery, has the 2nd highest raw damage, being impossible to kite, very hard to catch and wrecks teams with lots of skillshot/delayed CC. Dodge those, then chop up the enemy Wuju style. Diamond Yi mains like Cowsep can even Q dodge Malphite ult. The typical mid elo Yi main like me can Q dodge things like Zed ult pretty routeinly and special things like Cait/Sejuani ults, Riven W/ults, etc. about half the time.

Against teams with alot of point and click CC, hes not so good. I've fed with Yi against teams like that even when I was full build/near full build because point and click snares are the worst; it stops him from Qing, his melee autoattack range is pathetic and trying to W just gets you stunned, then taken out in 3 seconds. Yi is allergic to Nautilus for this reason. All Naut has to do is autoattack Yi once and Yi is dead, even with defensive items.

He's also not that good at actually dueling other melee carries because he doesn't have defensive steroids against autoattacks the way Jax and Tryndamere do. What he does do that they can't is actually get in the face of ADCs and mages without being melted by CC, chop them up Wuju style and reset his Q to dodge even more, and when low, facetank huge amounts of damage with W.

windwolf777Apr 11, 20151 votes

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...has the 2nd highest raw damage,

Being curious, who has the highest then? Tryndamere ?

BluePolarizerApr 11, 20151 votes

I believe that Tryndamere has the highest DPS at an effective full build since he can afford to build full glass and Yi can't (not if Yi wants to actually win anyways) while having free 35% crit as well as a passive AD steroid. Tryndamere has ADC style DPS. Yi is powerful for his armor piercing and AS steroids which amplify on-hits, not because of standard ADC style DPS.

Leti the YetiMar 31, 20152 votes

as someone already pointed out, if you got the fking cowsep mechanics

5 v 5? nope MasterYi v 5 having your team around is just cheating, might as well be 10 v 5

Coffin PrincessMar 31, 20151 votes

Its situational.

The best in what context?

Yi probably puts out some of the highest possible DPS in the game. Though, I think some would argue Olaf could put out potentially even higher with a full AD build. A Tryndamere with 100% Crit chance also puts out monster DPS.

All the melee ADC's have qualities that make them "The best" in the right situation. Even Gangplank thanks to his Q and CC removal.

For just chasing people down and snowballing like crazy, Yi is probably the strongest, yes.

2000boxesMar 31, 20151 votes

you forgot yasuo and the utility he brings to team fights with his ok dps

BluePolarizerApr 11, 20151 votes

A full glass Yi puts out the highest DPS in the game but also loses if the game goes any longer than 40 minutes. Seen it happen too many times: ultrafed glass Yi dives the carries, but the support immediately switches focus to him, stuns him then dies in 2 ADC crits.

AxriosMar 31, 20151 votes

u 5v5 with yi? m8 1v5 ez penta

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MindSmashMar 31, 20151 votes

yi sucks. He's very cookie cutter, and even though he does deal high damage, in a team game, dealing damage is more important than having damage, which yi simply cannot do as effectively as most other adc's

BluePolarizerApr 11, 20151 votes

Yi is actually one of the most mechanically demanding champs in the game.

Unless you can dodge Malphite ults with Q, you aren't anywhere near Yi's skillcap.

windwolf777Apr 6, 20151 votes

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I'm a Yi main. Yi is easily the most slippery, has the 2nd highest raw damage, being impossible to kite, very hard to catch and wrecks teams with lots of skillshot/delayed CC. Dodge those, then chop up the enemy Wuju style. Diamond Yi mains like Cowsep can even Q dodge Malphite ult. The typical mid elo Yi main like me can Q dodge things like Zed ult pretty routeinly and special things like Cait/Sejuani ults, Riven W/ults, etc. about half the time.

Against teams with alot of point and click CC, hes not so good. I've fed with Yi against teams like that even when I was full build/near full build because point and click snares are the worst; it stops him from Qing, his melee autoattack range is pathetic and trying to W just gets you stunned, then taken out in 3 seconds. Yi is allergic to Nautilus for this reason. All Naut has to do is autoattack Yi once and Yi is dead, even with defensive items.

He's also not that good at actually dueling other melee carries because he doesn't have defensive steroids against autoattacks the way Jax and Tryndamere do. What he does do that they can't is actually get in the face of ADCs and mages without being melted by CC, chop them up Wuju style and reset his Q to dodge even more, and when low, facetank huge amounts of damage with W.

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as someone already pointed out, if you got the fking cowsep mechanics

5 v 5? nope v 5 having your team around is just cheating, might as well be 10 v 5> [{quoted}]

I just wanted to quote these to save them because of how true they are. Thank you and sorry for spamming you two.