Double Strike
Track the occasional second hit during camps and duels so its extra attack is not wasted while moving between targets.
Reviewed guide · Patch 26.15
Master Yi Classic guide
The Wuju BladesmanA scaling attack-speed jungler who farms toward expensive carry items, dodges key moments with Alpha Strike and extends Highlander through takedowns.
How Master Yi wins
Master Yi is strongest when patience produces an item lead. Clear efficiently, skip speculative early fights and enter team fights after control spells have been spent rather than volunteering as the first target.
Riot static artwork · Data Dragon 16.15.1
Master Yi splash art and skins
7 skin splash references are attached to this Classic champion record. A “Classic skin” badge comes directly from the Data Dragon name; other entries are visual references and do not independently claim current in-client availability.
Classic Master Yi
Classic skin
Samurai Yi
Skin reference
PROJECT: Yi
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Cosmic Blade Master Yi
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Eternal Sword Yi
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Spirit Blossom Master Yi
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Prestige Spirit Blossom Master YiChromas listed
Skin referenceAbilities and practical use
Alpha Strike
Use it to close a confirmed gap or avoid a key moment of damage; basic attacks reduce its cooldown and it deals bonus damage to camps.
Meditate
Channel to recover after a trade or reduce incoming damage while allies arrive, but respect interrupts and displacement.
Wuju Style
Activate for true damage when a real fight begins, accounting for the loss of its passive attack-damage bonus while the spell is on cooldown.
Highlander
Ignore slows and accelerate attacks during a committed cleanup; kills and assists extend the active and reduce other cooldowns.
Community build snapshot
Patch 26.15 build route
Community carry-jungle route for Patch 26.15. Add defensive or anti-armor value earlier when the enemy can stop Yi before he reaches a reset.
Start
- Hunter's Machete
- Health Potion
Core route
- Wriggle's Lantern
- Statikk Shiv
- Infinity Edge
- Blade of the Ruined King
- The Bloodthirster
Boots
- Berserker's Greaves
Summoner spells
- Flash
- Smite
Skill priority
Q → E → W
Runes
- Marks
- Mark of Attack Speed
- Seals
- Seal of Armor
- Glyphs
- Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist
- Quints
- Quintessence of Attack Damage
Attack speed and damage accelerate clearing and reset pressure while armor and scaling resistance provide a minimum defensive floor.
Masteries
21 Offense9 Defense0 Utility
A 21/9/0 page maximizes attack damage and speed while adding health, armor and jungle durability.
Lane and map plan
Farm opening
Sequence camps efficiently, track the enemy jungler and gank only when the lane offers a reliable close rather than a long chase.
Item tempo
Use Wriggle's Lantern and attack-speed components to keep clearing between map actions instead of waiting in fog for a low-percentage play.
Fight cleanup
Let control spells land on the frontline, then activate Highlander and move from the safest available takedown toward the next target.
Power spikes
Level 6
Highlander adds slow immunity and the speed needed to convert an exposed target into an extended fight.
Wriggle's Lantern
The first jungle completion improves sustained farming and accelerates later carry purchases.
Multiple attack items
Frequent attacks reduce Alpha Strike's cooldown and make reset chains much more realistic.
What changes the lane
Slow farming jungler
Match the farm, take uncontested objectives and force the opponent to answer Yi's later item scaling.
Point-and-click control
Do not enter first; wait for the disable to be used or approach from an angle that leaves a safe initial target.
Early invader
Ward the second camp, trade sides of the map when necessary and avoid turning a missing camp into a second lost duel.
Differences from modern League
- Double Strike triggers by chance rather than on a fixed attack counter.
- Activating Wuju Style removes its passive attack-damage bonus while the spell is on cooldown.
- Alpha Strike cannot redirect Yi's final position after the movement finishes.
How to read this guide
Riot's official material confirms the live Patch 26.15 Classic scope and 60-champion structure. The build, rune, mastery and skill-order snapshot above is community evidence from Mobalytics, reviewed on 2026-07-31. P/Q/W/E/R names and mechanic terminology were independently checked against Riot Data Dragon 16.15.1. Lane plans, timing windows and matchup archetypes remain original editorial analysis; they are not measured win-rate or counter claims.