A Mini-Guide to Avoiding Yuumi's Q

Catffeine··13 votes·9,236 views

Yuumi's Q is like driving a semitruck: It hurts to get hit by one, but they turn so slow they make elderly drivers look good.

People assume dodging Yuumi's Q is like every other skillshot; move left/right. But it's not. Would you move left/right if a heat seeking missile was tracking you? No, you have to outlive its duration.

Its duration is 3 seconds. The easiest bet is to just hug your minions; if she fires it at you, you can just use them as shields by moving through/around them. However, this isn't always the safest option, especially if they pick something like Sivir or Varus.

Out in the open, don't try to outrun it. There are two things you can do:

A) If she fires it straight, rarely do skillshots ever hit dead-center: Pay attention to what side of your hitbox it covers more of (left or right), then move in the opposite direction. Then chase it the instant it passes you and keep walking straight; it makes REALLY wide turns and by the time she finally gets it turned back to chasing you, you'll either be out of range or the duration will have worn off.

B) If she fired it curved, look at how it's curved and, in a wide circle, play ring-around-the-rosie. Aforementioned, it makes very wide turns which mathematically slows down how quick it will reach you. As long as it continues staying curved, it will usually not catch up to you.

Hope this helps!

15 Comments

GodlyBane3 votes

u can actually circulate around it by walking into it, but not directly

LetMeAfkPlss2 votes

that yuumi q does no damage why bother dodge it

Daedric Etwahl1 votes

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that yuumi q does no damage why bother dodge it

It honestly doesn't do that little damage that you can just ignore it and let her land every single one. They're going to stack up if you just let yourself get hit by every one, and sooner than you think, too.

LetMeAfkPlss1 votes

yea I know I am half joking but like it's not a deadly skillshot like zoe's E or morgana/ lux/ grab supports q's so i am not worried

ZackTheWaffleMan1 votes

yeah, but if i had to choose between getting hit by a yuumi Q and not getting hit by a yuumi Q, I'm going to choose to not get hit every time

LetMeAfkPlss1 votes

you in particular deserve every yuumi q that hits you

Catffeine2 votes

You can't compare it to Zoe's E, Morgana/Lux snares, or Thresh/Naut/Blitz hooks because those are fundamentally different abilities. If you're going to compare two abilities, they have to accomplish the same task with the same functionality.

You would compare Yuumi's Q to things like Lulu Q; linear skillshot that applies a slow. It's not supposed to be "deadly", it's supposed to be a form of poke that, after widdling down the enemy, can help be an engage tool to finish the enemy, or a disengage tool to slow down potential gankers. Zoe's E/Morgana and Lux snares all deal less initial damage than Yuumi's Q because they give a harder crowd control; those aren't meant to be poke skillshots, they're meant to set up for kills.

Yuumi Q does a lot of damage that ramps up pretty fast; take five of them in a row and you'll be at 30% or lower hp during laning phase.

Sebastit7d2 votes

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You can't compare it to Zoe's E, Morgana/Lux snares, or Thresh/Naut/Blitz hooks because those are fundamentally different abilities. If you're going to compare two abilities, they have to accomplish the same task with the same functionality.

You would compare Yuumi's Q to things like Lulu Q; linear skillshot that applies a slow. It's not supposed to be "deadly", it's supposed to be a form of poke that, after widdling down the enemy, can help be an engage tool to finish the enemy, or a disengage tool to slow down potential gankers. Zoe's E/Morgana and Lux snares all deal less initial damage than Yuumi's Q because they give a harder crowd control; those aren't meant to be poke skillshots, they're meant to set up for kills.

Yuumi Q does a lot of damage that ramps up pretty fast; take five of them in a row and you'll be at 30% or lower hp during laning phase.

Couldn't have put it any better!

LetMeAfkPlss1 votes

take five of them in a row and you'll be at 30% or lower hp during laning phase.

lol

Catffeine1 votes

You laugh but wait until you lane against a Yuumi that doesn't suck.

Sebastit7d1 votes

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that yuumi q does no damage why bother dodge it

It deals decent damage but that 72% slow every 3 seconds will sure hurt as you're getting picked! [slayer-jinx-wink]

DeleteSuppRole1 votes

Yuumi driving a semi truck fast towards you.

Beacon Academy1 votes

Did someone say they wanted a Trucker Yuumi skin?

Catffeine1 votes

inb4

Tragulon1 votes

Apparently Yuumi's Q is invisible if she's attached to Twitch when he stealths? Good luck avoiding that. xD

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