Master Yi

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[e][h]Master Yi

The Wuju Bladesman

“The edge of the sharpest blade is no match for the calm of the peaceful mind.”

Champion Information

Region

Primary Role

Secondary Role

Price:

5500   725

Release Date:

2020-06-06

Base Statistics

Health:

610

Health Regen:

9

Mana:

345

Mana Regen:

12

Attack Type:

Melee

Attack Damage:

52

Attack Speed:

0.80

Armor:

40

Magic Resistance:

38

Movement Speed:

345

Esports Statistics

Win Rate:

59W : 49L (54.63%)

Master Yi, the Wuju Bladesman

Master Yi has tempered his body and sharpened his mind, so that thought and action have become almost as one. Though he chooses to enter into violence only as a last resort, the grace and speed of his blade ensures resolution is always swift. As one of the last living practitioners of the Ionian art of Wuju, Yi has devoted his life to continuing the legacy of his people—scrutinizing potential new disciples with the Seven Lenses of Insight to identify the most worthy among them.

Abilities

Double Strike

Ability
Passive

Affects
Self

Damage Type
Physical

Innate : Basic attacks on-hit grant a stack of Double Strike for a duration, stacking up to 3 times, with the duration refreshing on subsequent attacks.

At full stacks, Master Yi's next basic attack on-hit consumes the stacks to strike twice, dealing physical damage.

Double Strike Damage:	150% AD

Stack Hold Duration:	4 seconds

Notes

• If Master Yi's primary target is killed before the second strike can go off, he automatically strikes another enemy nearby.

Alpha Strike

1

Ability
Unit Target

Affects
Self/Enemies

Damage Type
Physical

Active : Master Yi becomes untargetable and strikes enemies (up to a cap), dealing physical damage then reappear to first unit he lock, increased against monsters.

Basic attacks on-hit reduce  Alpha Strike's cooldown. If there are no other targets, Alpha Strike can strike the same enemy unit repeatedly, dealing 25% damage with each subsequent strike.

Physical Damage:	30/70/110/150 (+ 60% AD)

Bonus Damage to Monsters:	95/125/155/185

Maximum Targets:	4 enemies

Cooldown Reduction:	1 second

17/16/15/14

55/60/65/70

“Many foes, one strike!”

Notes

• 

Meditate

2

Ability
Channel

Affects
Self

Active : Master Yi channels himself, healing for every second, increased based on missing health.

While channeling, Master Yi takes reduced damage, and pauses Wuju Style and Highlander's remaining duration.

Heal per Second:	40/60/80/100

Damage Reduction:	55%/60%/65%/70%

Minimum Heal Increase:	0%

Maximum Heal Increase:	100%

Channel Duration:	4 seconds

25

50

“Mind and body.”

Notes

•  Meditate resets Master Yi's basic attack timer.

Wuju Style

3

Ability
Buff

Affects
Self

Damage Type
True

Passive : Gains bonus attack damage while Wuju Style is off cooldown.

Active : Empowers his sword, causing his basic attacks to deal bonus true damage on-hit for a short duration, lesser against structures.

Bonus True Damage:	22/34/46/58 (+ 25% of AD)

Bonus True Damage Duration:	5 seconds

Passive Bonus Attack Damage:	10% AD

True Damage to Structure:	33%

17/16/15/14

Notes

• Template:Parries

Highlander

4

Ability
Buff

Affects
Self

Passive : Scoring a takedown against an enemy champion reduces the current cooldowns of Master Yi's basic abilities.

Active : Cleanses from all slows and cripples and gains bonus attack speed, bonus movement speed, slow immunity, and cripple immunity all for the duration.

While active, scoring a takedown against an enemy champion extends Highlander's duration.

Bonus Movement Speed:	35%/45%/55%

Bonus Attack Speed:	30%/50%/70%

Bonuses Duration:	7 seconds

Duration Extension:	7 seconds

Basic Ability Cooldown Reduction:	70%

80/70/60

100

“Speed of thought!”

Lore

In Ionia’s central province of Bahrl, a mountain settlement once stood, hidden away in its serene beauty. Here, in the village of Wuju, the boy Yi grew up learning the ways of the sword, chasing a dream that later turned to tragedy.

Like most children, he admired those who wore silk robes and carried blades with poems to their name. His parents being swordsmiths, Yi made a strong impression on the local warriors who frequented their workshop. He spent his mornings in the garden, sparring with his mother, and his nights reciting poetry to his father by candlelight. When it came time for Yi to study under Wuju’s masters, his parents could not have been prouder.

Carrying his talent and discipline over to his training, he surpassed every expectation. Soon, the whole village knew of the “Young Master” Yi.

Still, the humble student wondered about the rest of Ionia. From atop the tallest pagodas, he spotted faraway towns no one else ever mentioned, but when he sought to journey down the mountain with blade in hand, his mentors forbade him. Wuju was founded by those believing their swordsmanship to be too precious to share, too sacred to draw blood—so for centuries, it flourished in isolation, with no outsiders knowing its true nature.

All this changed the day Yi saw vast plumes of smoke rising above the distant towns. Noxian warbands had invaded from the coast, conquering settlement after settlement in waves that washed the provinces red. Choosing the people of Ionia over Wuju’s hallowed tradition, Yi ventured down to help defend the First Lands. To astonished eyes, he swept across the front lines in a blur, routing the enemy with blinding swordplay never before seen by outsiders.

Word of the one-man army spread far and wide, like mist in the mountains. Inspired by his courage, even his fellow disciples joined the fight, and together they journeyed to Navori where the greater war was raging.

The Noxian commanders saw in Wuju a threat that could not be ignored. They scouted the origin of these peerless warriors, and elected to strike at their home without mercy. In a single night, the entire village was destroyed, its people and culture obliterated by chemical fire that no steel could hold back.

After the war finally ended, Yi returned as the only surviving disciple, to find nothing but ruins. The very magic of the land had been defiled, and everyone he had known and loved was no more. Slain in spirit, if not in body, Yi became the attack’s final casualty. With no other practitioners of Wuju left alive, he realized the title of master was his to bear alone.

Grief-stricken, he chose seclusion, training obsessively to bury the guilt of his survival, but the wisdom of bygone masters seemed to fade with the haze of time. He began to doubt if one man could preserve an entire heritage… until he encountered the least expected of individuals.

A curious, monkey-like vastaya challenged him to a duel. Reluctantly, Master Yi entertained the creature’s demands, defeating him with ease. But the vastaya refused to give up, returning day after day with increasingly clever tricks that forced Yi to react and improvise. For the first time in years, Yi felt the spirit of Wuju once more.

The two clashed for weeks, until the bruised stranger finally knelt on the ground and introduced himself as Kong, of the Shimon tribe. He begged to learn from Yi, who saw in this reckless but determined fighter the makings of a new disciple. Through teaching, Yi found his purpose restored. He would pass on the ways of Wuju, and gifted his pupil an enchanted staff and an honorific as a sign of this vow—from that day onward, Kong was known as Wukong.

Together, they now travel the First Lands, as Yi seeks to honor the legacy of his lost home, allowing him to fully embody the “master” in his name.

Version History

Version	Balance Changes
3.2b
	Alpha Strike Bonus damage to monsters: 80/110/140/170 → 95/125/155/185
3.1b
	Alpha Strike Base damage: 25/70/115/160 → 30/70/110/150 AD Ratio: 100% Attack Damage → 60% Attack Damage
3.1a
	Alpha Strike Bonus damage against monsters and minions: 90/125/160/195 → 80/110/140/170 Bonus damage ratio against monsters and minions hit by subsequent strikes: 100% → 25%
3.1
	Alpha Strike New Effect : If there are no other targets, Alpha Strike can strike the same enemy unit repeatedly, dealing 25% damage with each subsequent strike.
2.4b
	Base Stats Health per level reduced from 115 to 105. 3 - Wuju Style Bonus true damage reduced from 25/40/55/70 to 22/34/46/58. Ultimate - Highlander Cooldown increased from 75/60/45 to 80/70/60 seconds.
2.4a
	Base Stats Armor per level increased from 3.5 to 3.9. 1 - Alpha Strike Bonus damage to monsters increased from 75/110/145/180 to 90/125/160/195. 3 - Wuju Style Bonus true damage increased from 18/30/42/54 to 25/40/55/70. Ultimate - Highlander Cooldown reduced from 85/75/65s to 75/60/45s. Movement speed increased from 25%/35%/45% to 35%/45%/55%.
2.0
	3 - Wuju Style Bonus True Damage reduced from 100% to 33% damage against structures.
1.1
	Base Stats Mana regeneration reduced from 15 to 12.
06/17 Alpha
	Base Stats AD per Level reduced from 4.55 to 3.6. 3 - Wuju Style True Damage AD Ratio reduced from 0.35 to 0.25.