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Master Yi
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DATA_PENDING Evidence: Riot PBE client + modern-ddragon build d74daa4bfa44 checked Jul 20, 2026
Classic loadouts
Builds for Master Yi
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Base stats
Health
▲530 +86
Health Regen
1.48 +0.13
Resource
235 +36 Mana
Attack Damage
▲58 +3.1
Armor
▲20 +3.7
Magic Resist
▲31.25 +1.25
Move Speed
▲355
Attack Range
▼125
Attack Speed
▲0.679 +2.98%
▲ ▼ mark stats that sit more than 2% off the roster average. That comparison is arithmetic on the values already published here - not a separate claim.
Abilities
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P
Double Strike
Master Yi has a 10% to strike twice.
Q
Alpha Strike
Master Yi leaps across the battlefield with blinding speed, dealing physical damage to multiple units in his path. Alpha strike can critically strike and deals bonus physical damage to minions and monsters. Basic attacks reduce Alpha Strike's cooldown.
W
Meditate
Master Yi channels, restoring 200 / 350 / 500 / 650 / 800 Health over 5 seconds. While channeling, Master Yi gains 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 Armor and Magic Resist. (+200% AP)
+200% AP
E
Wuju Style
Passive: Master Yi gains 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 Attack Damage. Active: Master Yi gains 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 Attack Damage for 10 seconds but loses the passive bonus until it comes off of cooldown.
R
Highlander
Ultimate
Increases Master Yi's Movement Speed by 40% and Attack Speed by 40 / 60 / 80%, and he becomes immune to all slowing effects for 8 / 10 / 12 seconds. While active, killing a champion refreshes all of Master Yi's cooldowns (assists reduce half of the base cooldown amount).
Skins · 8
Catalog and art read directly from the Classic client files (build 18848366a9cb) - exactly the skins the client lists for Master Yi, including the Classic throwback skins with their era models. © Riot Games.
Counters & matchups
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Who Master Yi beats, loses to, and pairs with - reported from real Classic games after July 29, reviewed, and credited. We don't import matchup advice from modern League or from 2013; here's why. Played the matchups? Report them in Discord.
What Master Yi's kit scales with
Every ratio below is read from Master Yi's own ability text. We list them rather than turning them into a recommended build - which items and runes are actually good is opinion about a meta nobody has played yet, and that opens with community builds on July 29.
Resource
ManaMana and mana regen apply
Range
Melee125 units
Ability ratios
W
Meditate
Historical Context & Version
Classic Client State
Patch 3.8 (Classic PBE)Master Yi is in his legendary AP carrying state. Alpha Strike and Meditate both scale heavily with AP, enabling high burst and instant cooldown resets on kills.
- Alpha Strike (Q): Scales with a 1.0 AP ratio, hitting up to 4 targets and granting brief untargetability.
- Meditate (W): Restores health over 5 seconds with a massive 4.0 AP ratio and high armor/magic resist buffs, making Yi nearly unkillable while channeling.
- Highlander (R): Highlander passive resets all other ability cooldowns by 100% on kill or assist, enabling multiple Q and W casts in teamfights.
Era Patch History
Patch 3.9 (July 2013)
Master Yi Rework
Master Yi received a full gameplay update. AP ratios on Q and W were removed or heavily reduced, and Highlander was changed from a 100% reset to a 70% basic cooldown reduction on kills, ending the AP Yi playstyle.
Reveal source
DATA_PENDING Source image retained for comparison. PBE-only facts remain provisional until the July 29 live-client check.
Modern vs Classic · 10 tracked changes
Master Yi
Base Health
640
530
Health per level
105
86
Base Mana
251
235
Base Attack Damage
65
58
Base Armor
33
20
Armor per level
4.5
3.7
Base Magic Resist
32
31.25
Magic Resist per level
2.05
1.25
Attack Range
175
125
Attack Speed per level
2.5%
2.98%
Every Classic value here is Source verified · Classic
values come from the PBE client; today's from Riot's live patch data (16.14.1). Regen stats are left
out on purpose - the two eras report them in different units, and we'd rather skip a row than fudge one.