Master Yi - how to fix what's certainly broken

The JigSAW·5/4/2017, 1:37:27 PM·4 votes·1,563 views

Okay, so the main reasoning for this mini-rework of Yi has to do with the idiot in balance who gave him the ability to be immune to slows during his ult and also, be an assassin with true damage. He's the only assassin with it, and this is not something an assassin is supposed to have for obvious reasons. So, rather than just complain I came up with a little rework idea to change his E and R to something people might actually like!

W - Meditate will continue to add passive stacks and pause duration of his Wuju Style, but -not- pause his ult as it is completely different

NEW E - Wuju Style (20/18/16/14/12 second cooldown)

Cost: 50/55/60/65/70 mana

REMOVED: bonus attack damage, true damage on hit for 5 seconds

NEW PASSIVE: Gain 10/20/30/40/50% attack speed (rank 1-5)

NEW ACTIVE: Master Yi's Q and basic attacks add stacks of PIERCE when the active is enabled for five seconds. Upon hitting 3/4/5 stacks of PIERCE, his next basic attack will deal 100-110-120-130-140% of his total AD over two seconds as physical damage. (as he gains attack speed, he will need to go from 3 to 4 then 5 during the active to make it more balanced. PIERCE stacks work on champions, large monsters, and epic monsters.)

NEW R - Spirit of the Seven Blades (same cooldown as old ult)

Cost: 100 mana at all ranks

REMOVED: Passive with 70% cooldown on kill or assist on basic abilities, ult extended by 7 seconds on kill/assist, movement immunity, etc.

NEW ACTIVE: Master Yi leaps into the air using his blade to create seven spirit swords to slash out at nearby champions - these blades immediately refresh Wuju Style's cooldown if they hit an enemy champion and add all stacks of PIERCE for five seconds. This is an AoE ult, much like Talon or Katarina. The ult can be cancelled by channel interrupting abilities or displacement (Malphite ult, Sion ult, Lee Sin ult) but will refund 50% of the ult cooldown. For seven seconds after the ult, Yi gains 30-40-50 extra movement speed.

PROS:

  • No longer immune to slows
  • No longer deals true damage on basic attacks
  • No longer unable to be dodged or avoided when using ult
  • Balanced - armor items will reduce his damage as intended.
  • Rewarding experience - if you actually do kill 25-30 people a game, you'll have earned it with actual skill and technique rather than true damage with ignite and an ult that makes you faster than Aurelion Sol's comet of legend.

CONS:

  • Many Yi mains will be upset about the changes, but they also don't think the guy needs any nerfs in the first place.
  • Has counterplay, which is not a bad thing considering he can currently rip someone with 400 armor and 4,500 health to shreds, medtiate, and go on to solo baron.

So tell me what you think, honestly. Yi mains, would this be an interesting change to make Yi less banned in ranked and more viable? Would this satisfy people who despise Yi as he is and make them have enough confidence to trade?

19 Comments

Yaśuo Main5/4/2017, 1:54:46 PM4 votes
  • Yi doesn't need extra attack speed IMO, he has quite a bit of attack speed already with runes. Giving him anymore will push him away of being auto attack reliant as going full AD CRIT will make his Q do fucktons of damage and his auto attacks hit like trucks at a consistent rate.

               -  Also, the ult is nowhere near thematic as Yi is a skilled swordsman that doesn't use magic at all and he was never known to 
    

summon anything. His ult is the closest thing you can get to thematic.

  • His E seems like a Tiger Stance Udyr effect. His double strike is enough free damage for him, not to mention that it's weird how PIERCE is just more damage and not a way of penetrating armor, so the title doesn't make sense itself. Maybe calling it Wuju Technique or something would fit better.

  • Ult is the only thing that changes his playstyle even a little, you won't feel much different winning with this Yi over current Yi.

Critmaster Garen5/4/2017, 1:50:33 PM2 votes

yi isnt an assassin. hes a melee adc.

also, he had the ability to be immune to slows during his ult... i think since release of the game in 2009?

they might have added that later on. but even if they did, he already has it for years.

Commando Yi5/4/2017, 8:07:53 PM1 votes

just cc him

Joxcab5/5/2017, 12:13:21 AM1 votes

You could also just try this thing called "git gud."

Would be better than suggesting to trash an already weak champion.

11111222222333336/17/2017, 10:52:17 PM1 votes

the balance team is an absolute fucking joke

Starcraft243ver5/4/2017, 2:24:40 PM1 votes

What's the point of his new ult actually ? Master yi late game would already stacks pierce in less than 2 seconds,

so it's just refreshing meditate and getting 50ms for 5 seconds ? what's the point of even puting a point on this spell ? xd

AgeOfTheMage5/4/2017, 1:50:29 PM1 votes

I like this, but each time his ult hit's, he can q again?