5 Tips to Playing Master Yi
1.)
DON'T BE AFRAID to 1v1 anyone, you're attack speed, armor penetration, and crit damage is too amazing. Don't ever run if you decide to engage, think of any engagement as a dedication engagement, because even if you are low on life, you never know if that next swing, is going to be a crit swing, and you're crits are so amazing, that it will make the enemy cry op, how did you not die, how did you kill me, and I love this one, how many times have I heard this, it was the minions that killed me, not the champion, he got lucky. I don't know why, but a lot of people will blame a death to
Master Yi 1v1 as it was the minions that got them. Am so confused and perplexed by this logic, but hey, if they want to blame the minions, just laugh it off, kill him again, and then after the death say in all, "
Those Pesky Minions."
2.)
FEAR NO ONE, I don't care if they are tank, range, dps, it doesn't matter, everyone just dies. Now you have to play smart, you need to always be in the top lane, because this is how amazing you are, and if you happen to see a
Caitlyn, then stay close to your turret till you get
Highlander, once you get
Highlander hide in the brush near you're turret, make her think she ran you off, or you went to shop, or simply you're just MIA, then rape her with
Highlander, your crits, and her squishiness, just isn't even a contest. You can 1v1 any champ, any time, any day of the week, so do it.
Jax, not a problem, I laugh at
Jax, because even if he has dodge up, one swing and a crit is all I need.
Garen, champion candy, go ahead and swing around in a circle, I'll wait till you're done then pop a
Highlander and show you what is really up.
Cho'Gath, just pop your
Wuju Style and tell him to eat this.
Xin Zhao, I don't even know why a
Xin Zhao tried, this
Master Yi is greater then any
Xin Zhao, any time, any place, hands down,
Xin Zhao is just a snack. Just be smart about what you are doing, and what it is you came to do, that is all I am saying here. Don't go chase after a
Shaco in the brush, he wants you in the jungle, make him have to man up and come to your lane. Think of the top lane, as you're lane, and stay in it, don't chase, or you'll hear Admiral Ackbar shout, "
It's A Trap!"
3.)
DON'T WORRY about jungling for buffs, allow the enemy to collect the buffs and then bring them to you, because upon their death, you just got the buff for free, and no buff is going to save them from you. However at level 11, Dragon is now you're official pet, go see him everytime he is up. When you first fight dragon at 11, be sure everything is available and when I mean everything I am referring to
Highlander,
Ignite,
Wuju Style, and possibly
Youmuu's Ghostblade if you have already gotten it, most likely you have, then after you slay Dragon, you can decide how difficult he was or was not, and then come back and see him again and decide what you are going to burn on him, eventually, you will not burn any cooldowns on him, you will just pop in, say hi, and collect your buff.
4.)
KILL THEN KING, kill the champion, then take his turret, it's that simple, once you hit level 6, any turret is fair game after you've killed the champion, push hard w/
Master Yi, make the enemy fight near their turret, that way when they die, the turret is like a gift wrapped present waiting for you to open it. Also when you get your timing good enough, if you slay the enemy, while you're
Highlander is up, then all you're cooldowns are
immediately available, so if you're low level or don't have
Youmuu's Ghostblade yet, then pop
Highlander on the turret, if you do have
Youmuu's Ghostblade, then pop that instead and save
Highlander for the other champions that are on their way to try to save their turret, a turret cannot be saved against a turret bustin' Yi, Not even
Teleport, which why some newb would use
Teleport on a 3v3 map, is beyond me, but it does happen. The 3v3 map is too small for
Teleport, stop wasting one of your summoner spells :p Lets recap, You've killed the champion, you took down his turret, the gank is coming, you pop
Highlander, you kill the first incoming, then repop
Highlander and kill the other fool that decided to come see what was going on, the only thing going on is this little thing I like to call a feed! :)
5.)
AFTER YOU HAVE DESTROYED the top lane including the inhib, go back to your base, then go to bot lane, the super minions can handle top for awhile, typically this occurs between level 8 and 9 of your Yiness. Typically both turrets are still up on bot, and you are just going to go down there, make this a team fight if they are nubs, make it a demolition if they are preoccupied w/ the super minions, some enemies, see super minions as a chance to farm gold, let them, because while they are farming gold, you are already pushing on there bot inhib. You can back to back drop turrets like they are nothing. By the time level 11 hits, all the turrets are done, both inhibs are down, you just slayed Dragon, and are cruising to the win. A typical game, for a turret bustin Yi, is GG before surrender is even an option for the enemy team. Typically, I like to be in the enemy base around the 9 min mark, and just farm them for kills till about 14:30, then I just go to the Nexus before they can quit. If you're up against good players, then most likely you are looking at 20 to 25 mins a game. You're teammates also may vary your time table, especially if you get stuck w/ two random feeders. *shudders* I don't wish that upon anyone. This build can 1v3 though, if necessary.
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