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Master Yi Jungle build & stats

FighterAssassin B 396 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
49.0%
Pick rate
5.3%
Ban rate
12.8%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
0.0% 3 games

Finish these three

Wit's End
Wit's End
2,800 gold
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade
3,000 gold
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 gold
9,000 gold
80.0% WR 10 games

Boots

Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
1,250 gold
63.0% 27 games

Runes

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
81.8% WR
11 games · 3% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Smite
49.4% 387 games

Max order

Alpha Strike Q Wuju Style E Meditate W
25.0% 4 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Master Yi

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Master Yi wins 49.0% of games as Jungle on patch 16.17 (396 games).
  • Most common core: Experimental Hexplate → Guinsoo's Rageblade → Kraken Slayer — 40% win rate over 30 games.
  • Take Hail of Blades as keystone: picked in 55% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Diana (80% over 10 games). Hardest: Warwick (33% over 21 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Master Yi scales: 53% win rate after 35 minutes versus 38% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Kraken Slayer
Kraken Slayer
40.0% WR
30 games · 8% pick
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Kraken Slayer
Kraken Slayer
36.0% WR
25 games · 6% pick
Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
66.7% WR
15 games · 4% pick

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
0.0% WR
3 games · 1% pick

Boots

Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves
44.2% WR
208 games · 53% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
58.8% WR
68 games · 17% pick
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
51.3% WR
39 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
71.4% 5% (21)
65.3% 12% (49)
65.2% 17% (66)
63.6% 19% (77)
63.0% 7% (27)
62.2% 19% (74)
61.5% 26% (104)
57.9% 5% (19)
52.1% 30% (117)
51.6% 48% (192)
50.3% 45% (179)
47.0% 75% (298)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Domination Domination + Precision Precision
52.9% WR
138 games · 35% pick
Hail of Blades
Hail of Blades

Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions.

Domination Domination
Electrocute Dark Harvest Hail of Blades
Cheap Shot Taste of Blood Sudden Impact
Sixth Sense Grisly Mementos Deep Ward
Relentless Hunter Ultimate Hunter Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
43.6% WR
55 games · 14% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Coup de Grace Grisly Mementos Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
39.2% WR
51 games · 13% pick
Lethal Tempo Triumph Legend: Alacrity Coup de Grace Cosmic Insight Magical Footwear

Keystones

  • Hail of Blades Hail of Blades Gain a large amount of Attack Speed and bonus true damage for the first 3 attacks made against enemy champions. 50.7%55% pick
  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 46.9%45% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Smite Flash + Smite 49.4%98% pick
  • Ghost Smite Ghost + Smite 40.0%1% pick
  • Smite Ignite Smite + Ignite 20.0%1% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Alpha Strike Q Wuju Style E Meditate W 25.0%4 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (20%).

  • PDouble Strike

    Every few consecutive basic attack, Master Yi strikes twice.

  • QAlpha Strike

    Master Yi teleports across the battlefield with blinding speed, dealing physical damage to multiple units in his path, while simultaneously becoming untargetable. Alpha Strike can critically strike and deals bonus physic...

  • WMeditate

    Master Yi rejuvenates his body by focus of mind, restoring Health and taking reduced damage for a short time. In addition, Master Yi will gain stacks of Double Strike and pause the remaining duration on Wuju Style and Hi...

  • EWuju Style

    Grants bonus true damage on basic attacks.

  • RHighlander

    Master Yi moves with unparalleled agility, temporarily increasing his Move Speed and Attack Speed as well as making him immune to all slowing effects. While active, Champion kills or assists extend Highlander's duration....