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Master Yi Crit (Hail of Blades) Guide
Patch 26.19 Iron-Emerald·Difficulty:
This is Hail of Blades Master Yi, the crit build the most top Yi players run: Kraken Slayer into The Collector and Lord Dominik's Regards. Hail of Blades puts your first three attacks out almost at once, so you win by arriving, killing one target fast, and cleaning up the rest with resets. It is the build into ranged, slippery and squishy teams. Farm to level 6 and your first item, fight around R, and never walk into a team whose CC is still up.
Runes
Quick Tips
All phases
- •Hail of Blades holds up best in Gold and into ranged, slippery and squishy comps. From Emerald up into a beefy team, play the Lethal Tempo build.
- •An R for their R is a trade that favours them. You are the stronger champion, so your R is worth more.
- •Save Rift Herald for a tower at full health. With Grubs and items you take it in one go.
Skill Priority
Q
›E
›W
Q
1
·
·
4
5
W
·
·
3
·
·
E
·
2
·
·
·
Early Game
Before 1st item
- •Your first clear should have you level 4 by 3:01, and by 2:59 once you are Master.
- •Full clear first, and attack, W, attack on every camp. The reset makes the clear faster.
- •Levels 4 and 5 are your weakest window. Farm, and take a 1v1 only when it wins you real gold, not 300 on the way to an item.
- •Gank with Flash and attacks, and keep Q to finish once they run away from their minions.
- •Hit 6 and your ganks change: the speed from R gets you on top of them without Flash.
First Back
Regular full clear & crab
Core Build Examples
Default
Snowballing
vs heavy AP
vs squishy
Mid Game
1-3 items
- •Kraken Slayer, then The Collector. Base the moment the next one is affordable, and never fight with it sitting in your pocket.
- •Track three timers, R, Flash and your next item, and fight when all three are ready together.
- •Scrappy 2v2 and 3v3 fights are where you shine. Let the enemy commit to your team, then come in and clean up.
- •Once you are ahead, fight. Sitting in a bush with a two item lead wastes the spike you built.
- •Pick the target you can kill in one burst. Your damage is up front, and a long fight is not where this build wins.
Situational
vs hard engage
Good Vs
vs AP burst
Good Vs
vs jungle tanks
Good Vs
vs AD divers
Good Vs
vs AD burst
Good Vs
vs crit carries
Good Vs
vs healing
Good Vs
Late Game
4+ items
- •Even or ahead, fight with your team. Behind, split and farm to your next item.
- •Go in when your team engages, on the first carry you can reach, and look for the resets.
- •Go around their tank for an angle on the carry. Killing the frontline means nothing if the backline kills you on the way.
- •Three items is a fast solo Baron. Check the enemy jungler's respawn first.
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Master Yi Crit (Hail of Blades) Guide
Patch 26.19 Iron-Emerald·Difficulty:
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Runes
Skill Priority
Q
›E
›W
Q
1
·
·
4
5
W
·
·
3
·
·
E
·
2
·
·
·
Core Build Examples
Default
Snowballing
vs heavy AP
vs squishy
First Back
Regular full clear & crab
Situational
vs hard engage
Good Vs
vs AP burst
Good Vs
vs jungle tanks
Good Vs
vs AD divers
Good Vs
vs AD burst
Good Vs
vs crit carries
Good Vs
vs healing
Good Vs
Quick Tips
All phases
- •Hail of Blades holds up best in Gold and into ranged, slippery and squishy comps. From Emerald up into a beefy team, play the Lethal Tempo build.
- •An R for their R is a trade that favours them. You are the stronger champion, so your R is worth more.
- •Save Rift Herald for a tower at full health. With Grubs and items you take it in one go.
Early Game
Before 1st item
- •Your first clear should have you level 4 by 3:01, and by 2:59 once you are Master.
- •Full clear first, and attack, W, attack on every camp. The reset makes the clear faster.
- •Levels 4 and 5 are your weakest window. Farm, and take a 1v1 only when it wins you real gold, not 300 on the way to an item.
- •Gank with Flash and attacks, and keep Q to finish once they run away from their minions.
- •Hit 6 and your ganks change: the speed from R gets you on top of them without Flash.
Mid Game
1-3 items
- •Kraken Slayer, then The Collector. Base the moment the next one is affordable, and never fight with it sitting in your pocket.
- •Track three timers, R, Flash and your next item, and fight when all three are ready together.
- •Scrappy 2v2 and 3v3 fights are where you shine. Let the enemy commit to your team, then come in and clean up.
- •Once you are ahead, fight. Sitting in a bush with a two item lead wastes the spike you built.
- •Pick the target you can kill in one burst. Your damage is up front, and a long fight is not where this build wins.
Late Game
4+ items
- •Even or ahead, fight with your team. Behind, split and farm to your next item.
- •Go in when your team engages, on the first carry you can reach, and look for the resets.
- •Go around their tank for an angle on the carry. Killing the frontline means nothing if the backline kills you on the way.
- •Three items is a fast solo Baron. Check the enemy jungler's respawn first.