Yippe ki yay for AD Yi buffs!

Draqone·Mar 22, 2016·2 votes·421 views

As a casual Yi player I would like to thank Riot for the AD buffs. I did some math:

The changes mean about a 10% nerf for on-hit Yi's true damage and a ** 10% buff for AD Yi's true damage. ** These values vary, depend on builds and levels obviously.

I am one of the few people that like to casually build Yi with AD/Crit I think the changes are going the right direction but not addressing the real issue with on-hit Yi.

**The issue is the ultimate. The fact Yi is immune to slows, including attack speed slows means there's zero counterplay to on-hit Yi while he ults. **And the ult last for a long time.

I think that Yi should have his E ratios buffed but the ultimate should be modified so that attack speed slows on him during his ultimate are 50% effective.

This would make him still effective vs squishies while allowing tanks to survive by slowing his attack speed.

2 Comments

MalhammersMar 22, 20161 votes

The point of his ult, being immune to slows and most cc and all, is that he was originally forced to build glass cannon ad/crit yi. Now that he was exploited as a tankyi it became WAY too overpowered and a HUGE balance issue in the game. As a glass cannon, it is literally the only chance he has to survive before being killed by a single cc and 2 shot by the adc. Now he has to decide when to use his Q to engage and keeps his auto attacks at bay since he wont be able to sit there and auto attack freely in the middle of a team fight.

This is a GREAT adjustment to Yi and makes his a much riskier pick now...the way he should be.

DraqoneMar 22, 20161 votes

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The point of his ult, being immune to slows and most cc and all, is that he was originally forced to build glass cannon ad/crit yi. Now that he was exploited as a tankyi it became WAY too overpowered and a HUGE balance issue in the game. As a glass cannon, it is literally the only chance he has to survive before being killed by a single cc and 2 shot by the adc. Now he has to decide when to use his Q to engage and keeps his auto attacks at bay since he wont be able to sit there and auto attack freely in the middle of a team fight.

This is a GREAT adjustment to Yi and makes his a much riskier pick now...the way he should be.

I agree with you that it's good Yi's ult is used to allow him to stick to his targets and counter peel. I think that the fact Yi is fully immune to attack speed slows however is a bit over the top and has nothing to do with helping him counter peel.