Master Yi Mid, patch 16.11. Below you'll find Master Yi's build, runes, toughest counters, strongest duos, and win conditions, every number measured from current-patch Emerald+ ranked games.
Master Yi is an AD duelist in the mid, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a strong pick — a 53.2% win rate, 0.2% pick rate, 1,881 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Master Yi is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.
How Master Yi wins: splitpushing a side lane and forcing the enemy to answer it, and winning the wave and turning push priority into map control. The kit grades 10/10 split-push, 7/10 waveclear. Master Yi grades low on engage and siege (3/10, 3/10), so don't take fights that turn on those dimensions.
The most-played core build is Kraken Slayer, Blade of the Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade, which holds a 48.4% win rate across 91 games this patch. Set the enemy team at the top of the page to see how the path shifts against that comp.
And on the team side, Master Yi gains the most from a Seraphine (+6.1% pair win rate).
Master Yi's highest-volume core items and rune page this patch. Select the enemy composition above and the build re-optimizes for that exact matchup.
Champions whose presence raises Master Yi's win rate most as Mid, by pair WR delta over Master Yi's solo performance.
Master Yi is also played in these other roles this patch.
Drafting a whole team? The Team Builder coaches all 10 picks at once. Want Master Yi's current standing? Open the Tier List.