Master Yi — League Classic (Season 3)

Classic builds

Era-accurate Season 3 (2013) builds.In-game values and the live meta may differ before the July 29 launch.Why?

League Classic is a curated recreation of old League and is still being balanced ahead of the July 29 launch, so in-game values and the live meta may differ. We’ll update builds as the mode settles.

AD Crit Jungle

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Items

Starting

Hunter's Machete
Health Potionx5

Boots

Berserker's Greavesdefault: attack speed

Core build path

Wriggle's Lantern
Statikk Shiv
Infinity Edge
Phantom Dancer
The Bloodthirster

Situational

Buy these only when the game calls for it. They are not part of the core path.

vs armor stacking

Last Whisper

vs heavy AD

Randuin's Omen

vs heavy AP

Maw of Malmortius
Mercurial Scimitarthe QSS upgrade

extra utility or burst

Youmuu's Ghostblade

Summoner spells

Flash
Smite

Max order

Max Wuju Style first for the bonus true damage on every hit.

Ability leveling order from level 1 to 18
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q		1		2				3		4		5
W													1	2	3		4	5
E	1		2		3		4		5
R						1					2					3

Runes

Marks

9/9

9× Greater Mark of Attack Speed

Seals

9/9

9× Greater Seal of Armor

Glyphs

9/9

9× Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist

Quintessences

3/3

3× Greater Quintessence of Attack Speed

Masteries

21/9/0

Offense / Defense / Utility

Offense

4/4
4/4
3/31/1
2/22/2
1/13/3
1/1

Defense

4/4
3/31/3
1/1

Utility

Notes

The classic hard-scaling crit carry. Wuju Style adds true damage to every hit, and Highlander refreshes on kills to chain multikills across a fight. Wriggle's Lantern into Statikk Shiv was the signature Season 3 pathing, with Alpha Strike used to dodge skillshots and close gaps. Falls off if starved of farm early, snowballs uncatchably if fed.

Not hand-checked yet, so treat these values as provisional. Source: Season 3 MOBAFire community guides (2012-2013), cross-referenced against MetaSRC League Classic 3.13.

AP Burst Mid

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Items

Starting

Doran's Ringor open boots + potions
Health Potion

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoesdefault: magic penetration

Core build path

Sheen
Rabadon's Deathcap
Lich Bane
Zhonya's Hourglass
Deathfire Grasp

Situational

Buy these only when the game calls for it. They are not part of the core path.

vs magic resist

Void Staff

vs heavy AP

Abyssal Scepter

extra burst if fed

Mejai's Soulstealer

sustain or CDR

Rod of Ages
Athene's Unholy Grail

Summoner spells

Flash
Ignite

Max order

Max Alpha Strike first for the burst damage.

Ability leveling order from level 1 to 18
Ability	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q	1		2		3		4		5
W				1										2	3		4	5
E		1						2		3		4	5
R						1					2					3

Runes

Marks

9/9

9× Greater Mark of Magic Penetration

Seals

9/9

9× Greater Seal of Ability Power

Glyphs

9/9

9× Greater Glyph of Ability Power

Quintessences

3/3

3× Greater Quintessence of Ability Power

Masteries

21/9/0

Offense / Defense / Utility

Offense

4/4
4/4
3/31/1
3/31/1
4/4
1/1

Defense

4/4
3/31/3
1/1

Utility

Notes

The infamous one. Lich Bane's spellblade procs off Alpha Strike for huge burst, Meditate lets Yi 'MediTank' incoming focus, and Alpha Strike plus Highlander resets could chain into pentakills. Deathfire Grasp added point-and-click execute. Devastating against squishy, low-MR comps; shut down hard by stacked magic resist. Peak 'remember when this was broken.'

Not hand-checked yet, so treat these values as provisional. Source: Season 3 MOBAFire community guides (2012-2013), cross-referenced against MetaSRC League Classic 3.13.

Abilities

Passive
Double Strike
Every few strikes, Master Yi strikes twice.
Q
Alpha Strike
Cooldown 18/17/16/15/14sCost 70/80/90/100/110 ManaRange 600
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
Cooldown 35sCost 50 ManaRange Self
Master Yi rejuvenates his body by focus of mind, restoring Health and taking reduced damage for a short time.
E
Wuju Style
Cooldown 18/17/16/15/14sRange Self
Master Yi becomes skilled in the art of Wuju, passively increasing his Attack Damage. Activating Wuju Style grants bonus true damage on basic attacks, but the passive bonus is then lost while on cooldown.
R
Highlander
Cooldown 75sCost 100 ManaRange Self
Master Yi moves with unparalleled agility, temporarily increasing his Movement and Attack speeds as well as making him immune to all slowing effects. While active, Champion kills or assists extends Highlander's duration. Passively reduces cooldown for his other abilities on a kill or assist.

Base data from Data Dragon 3.13.24, not yet hand-checked. Old-patch ddragon values are unreliable and League Classic may differ.

Base stats

Health: 444; +92 / lvl
Health regen: 6.5; +0.65 / lvl
Mana: 180; +42 / lvl
Mana regen: 6.5; +0.45 / lvl
Attack damage: 55; +3 / lvl
Attack speed: 0.679; +2% / lvl
Armor: 15; +3 / lvl
Magic resist: 30; +1.25 / lvl
Move speed: 355
Attack range: 125