So I have just started playing League of Legends and my first champion is Master Yi. I just wondered which builds all of you have come across that you find works best. I normally go more towards attack speed and health. Also when playing, where do you like to see him played at? Bottom, mid, ect...
I have really enjoy/hate playing L.o.L. Mostly for the same reason. Thanks for the input.
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Hey, I play Master Yi a lot. I really like him as well, but no guarantees on my advice being good.
I recommend spectating some matches in the LoL client if you want to see how the best players are building him.
Generally, I want raw damage output for a couple of items and then a defense item. I generally top lane with him, if you jungle you gotta build different. So:
Doran's Blade Berserker Greaves Infinity Edge Youmuu's Ghostblade Spirit Visage
I sometimes get a Vampiric Scepter in the middle there if I'm hard pushing and mana is a concern. The defensive item would be different if I'm against AD guys and maybe even get it before the Youmuu's. SV is so good for Meditate, which I find to be the best skill Master Yi has. The Youmuu's allows me to blow up towers in a few seconds without burning my Ulti for it, and the value of its crit % is multiplied greatly by the Infinity Edge passive.
Attack Speed comes from ulti and Youmuu's active and boots. Since AS doesn't benefit Q at all, where crit % and AD do, I've found I gain more damage output from AD/crit. I also don't need waveclearing once my Q is level 3 or 4 so Statik Shiv is a waste. Sometimes for my 5th item I build a Ravenous Hyrda just to make it ridiculous, and then 6th is like Guardian's Angel or Randuin's Omen or Frozen Heart (depending on who you are fighting).
For runes I go flat AD reds, flat armor yellows, mr/lvl blues, AS quints. I like Teleport/Flash or Exhaust/Flash summoners, and a 21/0/9 Mastery setup. I tried 21/9/0 and other variations but I settled on the highest damage one with move speed and mana regen. I probably spam my spells too much and a better player would not need the mana regen, but extra move speed is real good.
Remember, Meditate is what makes you a troll hehe. I do R>Q>W>E and tbh I rarely bother using E's active component though I like to get 1 point in E at lvl 3 or 4 for the free AD. Since it has a specific cut off where losing the passive component makes you do overall less damage. It's like if the fight will last longer than 6 seconds you don't want to.
he's played in jungle. since you are level 7, I would say don't play jungle yet and you can try him top which would be his second best role.
items that work well for him: doran's blade (if top as your starting item) Berserker Greaves (more attack speed) or merks (vs cc which is slows and stuns). Infinity Edge (damage) Youmuu's Ghostblade static shiv last whisper (if they have armor) randuins (only if the team is mostly killing you with ad damage) banshee (gives mr and blocks one ability) BT (lifesteal, shield and more damage) blade of the ruined king (lifesteal, attack speed and the active) GA Ravenous Hyrda
ideally, you want three crit items (get IE and another one), lifesteal, LW will be a must in a lot of cases, boots, and one defensive item, though this can change depending on the situation.
attack speed on yi is really good because it helps him lower the cd on his Q which can be used for both damage and avoiding damage/cc.
