"Just CC Yi" They say

RISE Shlack123·7/9/2015, 11:50:03 PM·51 votes·5,085 views

The problem with the "just CC Yi" line is now with Sated Devourer, Blade of the Ruined King and Berserker Greaves, Yi can build a Banshee's Veil and still put out a ton of damage due to all the AS and on-hit damage from those items alone. So he can absorb your first real hard CC ability and can become immune to slows during his ult. This is not even mentioning Alpha Strike's ability to dodge abilities, and the fact that Alpha Strike has its cooldown reduced by auto attacks, which happen more frequently with all the attack speed he builds now, ensures that Yi's Q will be up constantly making him almost always untargetable.

The Sated Devourer is broken - let's not ignore this fact. It's the Feral Flare all over again. Due to the fact that he has so little counterplay, based on kit and itemization, Master Yi is most definitely broken with the release of the Sated Devourer.

61 Comments

Heckin Support7/10/2015, 1:17:52 AM22 votes

It's so hard to even itemize when he's dealing physical damage, magic damage, and true damage.

Ratbert7/10/2015, 2:52:54 AM13 votes

Well when you systematically remove every targetted hard cc, this happens.

Reaper Soraka7/10/2015, 1:52:41 AM8 votes

(My point of view as a support player.)

I keep in mind that Yi likes to initiate with Alpha Strike, and keep a very close eye on his first target. Alpha strike will always place him right back where he began the ability, so I know exactly where to stun/slow/hook/attack/exhaust. I'm practically spam clicking exhaust on my ADC to make sure I get it on Yi before he gets any more attacks in without it. I often play Soraka and Brand, so if I see him coming, I silence under whoever he used alpha strike on, or use conflagration on him when he is coming to initiate, and aim Sear at whoever he targets.

We could go on for days on how his Zealots would omgrekt my zerglings, and how I could get mutas to wtfpwnt his zealots, and he can make Phoenix to roflstomp my mutas, but where I come from that it called theory-crafting. It just isn't how it will always play out no matter what in a real, live game.

What? Don't look at my post like that.

CasterGilgamesh7/10/2015, 2:40:47 AM7 votes

i personally want MasterYi to be removed from the game and replaced with a less stupid champion hes one of the most bullshit champs out there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM_t78oxZ9g

Lugg7/10/2015, 1:19:38 AM5 votes

item 3137 ruins the CC argument.

ChargeItDownMid7/10/2015, 12:19:03 AM5 votes

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BuuMan7/10/2015, 1:15:10 AM4 votes

Thought I was the only one having flashbacks to the feral flare yi and all it's stupidity.

TheRainInSpain7/10/2015, 7:51:58 PM2 votes

Who throws a full on hard CC at anyone with a Banshee's Veil anyways before the "veil" is dropped? It's like Veigar ulting Morgana's Black Shield.

Paress7/10/2015, 9:11:45 AM2 votes

40% CDR + Sated Devourer, his Q has nearly no cooldown

Chespin20137/10/2015, 8:38:23 PM2 votes

Maybe its not really the item this time but maybe its Yi. I mean whenever farm jungle items become buffed in anyway Yi is always a problems being the fact that he is immune to cc when he ults and can pretty much refresh he spells based on kills. Sure he requires to snowball to be effective but even with this new devourer even when behind he will catch up eventually. I literally had a game where our team was behind and our Master Yi was basically carrying the game with the new devourer enchant. Maybe sated devourer is a strong item but maybe this time its probably Yi that could be the problem. IMO its still kinda too soon to tell since the patch literally came out yesterday and we maybe we might just be jumping the gun a bit too early. But if the new devourer Yi is gonna become a problem maybe they should Rework him possibly. I mean look at Sions, Viktor, and Ryze reworks they all seem to have worked out well. Minus the fact that they buffed Ryze the next patch that brought in the permaroot. But the next patch they fixed that issue. It's still kinda too soon to tell really and maybe just see where this goes. However as of know this does seem like a problem that needs to be addressed soon.

LordGeovanni7/10/2015, 8:40:34 PM1 votes

everyone wants to play high damage champions and take no one with hard cc this is what you get because yi is made to destroy these team

badooga7/10/2015, 9:45:14 PM1 votes

item 3931 item 3153 item 3006 item 3139 item 3031 item 3046 gg wp

kaykalos7/10/2015, 11:17:59 PM1 votes

Yi can use q to avoid projectives, yi can use w to avoid burst, also quick silver is core item late or mid game.Yi is not even easy burstable.The most squishe champions have 2 forms of counterplay: burst, cc, yi has the potential to counter his counters .

im tilt7/10/2015, 11:42:11 PM1 votes

just had a MasterYi game where i got super fed but their LeeSin was also fed and built fulldamage so every fight it was like me quadra then lee sin kills everyoneon my team who isnt dead and then me

Ironclad Dragon7/11/2015, 6:47:51 PM1 votes

"Just CC him/her" counters every champ. So what you're saying is, Yi has no specific counter?

But on a serious note: "Just CC him/her" doesn't tell me what to build or when to act.

ponkzy7/11/2015, 7:03:55 PM1 votes

Rammus

1v1 yi any time, literally kills himself