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Master Yi combos

the Wuju Bladesman

3 Master Yi combos explained key by key: in which order to cast the abilities, when to use them and what each step does. The main combo is R › Q › E › AA. Further down: every ability's cooldown, cost and range, and the skill max order measured over ranked games.

Master Yi combos

The engage

R › Q › E › AA AA

When: A carry is within range.

Highlander raises your movement and attack speed and makes you immune to slows; Alpha Strike makes you untargetable, Wuju Style adds true damage.

The clean-up

Q › AA AA › Q › AA AA

When: Your team is winning the fight.

Every takedown or assist reduces your abilities' cooldowns and extends Highlander: chain Alpha Strike from target to target.

Recovery

W › AA AA

When: You are at low health.

Meditate regenerates your health every second, briefly reduces the damage you take and pauses the remaining duration of Wuju Style and Highlander.

Common mistakes

• Using Alpha Strike with no target or no exit plan.
• Casting Highlander too early: its duration is limited.
• Not chaining your attacks: Double Strike depends on them.

Cooldowns, costs and ranges

A combo only comes back once its abilities are off cooldown: these values (rank 1 to max rank, in seconds) tell how long to wait between two combos. Source: Data Dragon 16.19.1.

Ability	Cooldown (s)	Cost	Range
Q · Alpha Strike	20/19.5/19/18.5/18	50/55/60/65/70 Mana	600
W · Meditate	10	40 Mana	20
E · Wuju Style	14	—	20
R · Highlander	85	100 Mana	1

Official ability descriptions

PassiveDouble 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 physical damage to monsters. Basic attacks reduce Alpha Strike's cooldown.

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 Highlander for each second he channels.

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. Passively reduces cooldown for his other abilities on a kill or assist.

Skill order

Max order: Q > E > W62.3% · 69 games

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Q	●			●	●		●		●
W			●											●	●
E		●						●		●		●	●
R						●					●

The order shows which abilities reach rank 5 first; the grid shows the most-played level-up sequence with that order (measured over 80 games).

Riot's official tips for playing Master Yi

• If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
• Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
• Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.

How to play around Master Yi's combos

• Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.
• If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.
• Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.

Frequently asked questions

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