Hey Riot - I think Yi needs a 100% look at with Conqueror
1008 true damage with Wuju Style+Ult
Now how exactly am I going to itemize against that?
Edit: Thread is getting some traction so let me make some statements below.
Yi can get BORK+Guinsoos+Bloodrazor and build tank items while dealing this much damage which I believe is ridiculous mid-game. Conqueror as a rune itself is unhealthy for the game because it's true damage. Vayne was already annoying enough.
Conqueror looks like it'll be a monster to balance around. First, it's not 4 seconds in combat WITH an enemy champion. It's 4 seconds in combat in general which is unhealthy. It means I can go in a fight with 20% of my damage being true damage which means I can delete a squishy who built resistances since my kit already bursts them even without conqueror.
I get conqueror is meant to replace fervor but fervor was healthier because it was physical damage and was for the period of autoattacks you trade in combat with an enemy champion. I don't see why not just add this old rune back. You did it with Warlord's to Fleet Footwork.
Anyways, back to Yi:
- Yi is a champion that's infamous for his burst and simplicity
- Even if Yi was at a poor winrate, his late-game was still a threat prior to Conqueror
There are several abuse cases of conqueror such as Riven (though mechanically intensive, it's actually really good on her mains), Jax (With or Without Guinsoos), and cases with Yi.
If you don't believe Yi can do 1000 true damage with Wuju Style+Highlander in 2-4 seconds, go into the Practice Tool and try it yourself. It actually is ludicrous.
Winrates don't mean anything if there's an event that's extremely unhealthy.
If you want to change this, which hopefully you do or there'll be a lot more abuse cases, don't nerf Yi but CHANGE CONQUEROR.
With the amount of damage in the game, 20% true damage is ridiculous.
with the amount of AS reduction.
Supports and tanks tend to have CC which is definitely how you fuck his day up. He can only dodge 1 time with alpha and if youre missing your SS because of that pitiful movespeed he gets then thats YOUR fault entirely. Melee adcs are countered the same way ranged adcs are. By focusing them. ccing and dishing out all your damage on them before they clean you up. Except they are more vunrable being melee so yeah he does more damage than Vayne.
and then tankish items for the rest.


. Then you'll start needing multiple point and click instantaneous hard CCs on the team. Which is super common to see by the way.
is just who can right click the hardest.