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Master Yi

Wuju Master · Scaling combat · Intermediate

Calm domainCalmSustain
Body domainBodyStats

Master Yi gives all units +1 Might at Level 6 and makes them enter ready at Level 11, rewarding a disciplined leveling curve.

Playstyle

Calm supports the patient level-up plan while Body provides the combat stats to survive while building. Master Yi wants to reach the level thresholds that unlock global buffs, then overwhelm the opponent with a board that is bigger and faster than anything they prepared for.

What Makes This Legend Different

Wuju Master: "[Level 6][>] Your units have +1 . (While you have 6+ XP, get the effect.) [Level 11][>] Your units enter ready."

Master Yi is defined by that printed ability, so the deck should be evaluated by how often it turns that text into battlefield control.

Strengths

  • Global buffs at level thresholds
  • Strong late-game board
  • Simple scaling plan

Watch Outs

  • Needs to reach higher levels
  • Early game is weaker
  • Falls off if leveling is disrupted

Game Plan

  1. 1Early: establish cards that support the Calm / Body identity.
  2. 2Midgame: set up durable turns and preserve key units while using Body cards to keep the plan stable.
  3. 3Late: convert the strongest battlefield position into Hold points instead of chasing every fight.

Pick Master Yi if you like watching your entire board get stronger as the game goes on.

Starter Deck

Master Yi does not currently have a preconstructed starter deck in the Hextech starter deck library.

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Best of Legend Deck

Schorn · Master Yi, Wuju Bladesman

2 · Schorn · Regional Qualifier: Lille

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Units (15 cards)

  • 3x Lonely Poro
  • 2x First Mate
  • 2x Navori Scout
  • 2x Stellacorn Herder
  • 3x Ruin Runner
  • 1x Tasty Faefolk
  • 1x Yi, Honed
  • 1x Whiteflame Protector

Spells (20 cards)

  • 3x Charm
  • 2x Defy
  • 2x En Garde
  • 2x Punch First
  • 3x Desert's Call
  • 3x Discipline
  • 2x Not So Fast
  • 1x Thwonk!
  • 2x Find Your Center

Gear (5 cards)

  • 1x Guardian Angel
  • 2x Zhonya's Hourglass
  • 2x Trinity Force

Runes (12 cards)

  • 6x Body Rune
  • 6x Calm Rune

Battlefields (3 cards)

  • 1x Forge of the Fluft
  • 1x Ravenbloom Conservatory
  • 1x Vilemaw's Lair

Sideboard (8 cards)

  • 1x Defy
  • 1x Brutalizer
  • 1x Not So Fast
  • 1x Thwonk!
  • 1x First Mate
  • 3x Akshan, Mischievous

Best of Legend Key Cards

Riftbound Unit: Lonely Poro. [Deathknell] — If I died alone, draw 1. (When I die, get the effect. I'm alone if there are no other friendly units here.)

Lonely Poro

Schorn's Master Yi list plays 3 copies of this Unit. Its text says, "[Deathknell][>] If I died alone, draw 1." That is useful because it keeps the deck moving through card selection or extra cards.

Riftbound Spell: Discipline. [Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit +2 [S] this turn. Draw 1.

Discipline

Schorn's Master Yi list plays 3 copies of this Spell. Its text says, "[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Give a unit +2 this turn. Draw 1." That is useful because it keeps the deck moving through card selection or extra cards.

Riftbound Spell: Charm. Move an enemy unit.

Charm

Schorn's Master Yi list plays 3 copies of this Spell. Its text says, "Move an enemy unit." That is useful because it changes battlefield positioning instead of just adding stats.