Yi Sun-shin is a assassin hero with hard difficulty. This is a live guide — win rate, pick rate and counter data refresh every 6 hours from real ranked matches.
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Yi Sun-shin works best with Fighters who can initiate, such as Alpha and Khaleed, so he can follow up and unleash his full damage after they have CC'd the enemy.
Yi Sun-shin is countered by heroes with CC skills, such as Franco and Kaja who can lock him down and stop him from freely swapping weapons.
Level up in this order when playing Yi Sun-shin:
Blood Floods
Heavenly Vow
Traceless
Leader of the City of the Dragon Fleet.
Yi Sun-shin attacks with his longbow or glaive according to his distance from the target. Weapon Mastery: After each weapon switch, the next two Basic Attacks will gain extra Attack Speed, dealing 70% and 55% Crit Damage respectively, and gain 15% Movement Speed for 1s.
Yi Sun-shin dashes forward and slashes with his glaive, dealing 150 (+40% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and becoming immune to control effects for 0.4s. Each Weapon Mastery triggered reduces the cooldown of Traceless by 1s.
Tap: Yi Sun-shin slashes swiftly with his glaive, dealing 240 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage. Hold: Yi Sun-shin shoots a powerful arrow, dealing 240 (+80% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to the target. The arrow's damage scales with the hold time, up to 200%. Yi Sun-shin gains Weapon Mastery immediately when this skill is used.
Yi Sun-shin summons a turtle ship and gains sight of the whole map for 2s. The turtle ship lasts for up to 15s, during which Yi Sun-shin gains 70% burst Movement Speed (decays to 20% over 2s). When cast again, Yi Sun-shin commands the turtle ship to ram toward the target area, dealing 160 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and stunning enemy units in the central area for 0.8s. Then Yi Sun-shin commands the naval fleet to launch 3 waves of cannon shots on a larger area, each dealing 160 (+50% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage and slowing the enemies by 30%. Yi Sun-shin gains Weapon Mastery effect immediately when this skill is used.
Skill Order: Prioritise skills in this order — Skill 3 → Skill 1 → Skill 2 → Skill 0.
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In teamfights, start with Yi Sun-shin's Ultimate, then use his enhanced 1st Skill to send his Turtle Ship into the enemy to stun them. Follow up with ranged Basic Attacks, then use his 1st Skill to get close and perform 2 enhanced Basic Attacks. Tap his 2nd Skill to perform another slash, and secure the kill with 2 more enhanced Basic Attacks.
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In the laning phase, Yi Sun-shin should use his enhanced Basic Attacks from a distance, then close in with his 1st Skill and slash the enemy with two enhanced Basic Attacks. Follow up with a slash from his 2nd Skill and finish with 2 more enhanced Basic Attacks.
Community-ranked Yi Sun-shin builds, sorted by popularity. Each build was uploaded by a real player and is refreshed every 6 hours.
War Axe
Flame Hunter's Magic Boots
Endless Battle
Blade of Despair
Rose Gold Meteor
Malefic Roar
for true damage, sustain & attack speed survivability
Retribution · Jungle Special
Swift
Seasoned Hunter
Killing Spree
for fast farm additional attack speed and for survivability
yatoro equipment . for true damage, sustain & attack speed survivability
manta. for fast farm additional attack speed and for survivability
Battle Spell. retri for securing objectives like turtle and lord and for major requirements for jungling
War Axe
Endless Battle
Hunter Strike
Blade of Despair
Malefic Roar
Flame Hunter's Magic Boots
You can change the BOD to si halberd if there's support or like alucard etc.. also if no you can change again if you want to buy and sell Change it to winter crown or and buy and sell that immo and rose gold also if yo super fast hand don't sell that BOD
Retribution · Jungle Special
Thrill
Seasoned Hunter
Killing Spree
Use that is you want unstoppable first thing to do farm first ok....
Guid for yss to rich mythic immortal
YSS item. You can change the BOD to si halberd if there's support or like alucard etc.. also if no you can change again if you want to buy and sell Change it to winter crown or and buy and sell that immo and rose gold also if yo super fast hand don't sell that BOD
Farm and burst . Use that is you want unstoppable first thing to do farm first ok....
Battle Spell. I think you all of jungle user is use ritri haha of course right also BTW YSS is also can lane in GOLD lane use flicker
Flame Hunter's Magic Boots
War Axe
Endless Battle
Malefic Roar
Blade of Despair
Rose Gold Meteor
Good for clash, change the rose gold to Queens wings
Retribution · Jungle Special
Swift
Seasoned Hunter
Killing Spree
Good for clash fights
Swift
Seasoned Hunter
Quantum Charge
Good for solo queue
Yss build. Good for clash, change the rose gold to Queens wings
5 man type . Good for clash fights
Solo Queue . Good for solo queue
Battle Spell. Jungle Yss
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Ice Hunter's Tough Boots
Hunter Strike
Endless Battle
Malefic Roar
Blade of Despair
Winter Crown
Use against tank jungler/2 frontlines/more than 2 tanky heroes
Flame Hunter's Magic Boots
Hunter Strike
Endless Battle
Blade of Despair
Malefic Roar
Rose Gold Meteor
Great for SoloQ and against uncoordinated teams. Gain advantage with Flame Retri
Ice Hunter's Magic Boots
Hunter Strike
Sky Piercer
Endless Battle
Blade of Despair
Malefic Roar
Build Sky Piercer before finishing Hunter Strike right after Fury Hammer. Useful if you already gain kills / big level and gold advantage in early game. In late game recommended to sell Sky Piercer for a defensive Quick sell item
Immortality
Rose Gold Meteor
Queen's Wings
Blood Wings
Ice Hunter's Rapid Boots
Winter Crown
All the items you can use to gain advantage in teamfights. Recommend to start with Winter Crown, or Immortality if you're against Suppress(Franco, Kaja)
Retribution · Jungle Special
Thrill
Seasoned Hunter
Killing Spree
All-rounder emblem. Fast farming, good survivability, can create clutch moments
Thrill
Weapons Master
Quantum Charge
More late-game focused emblem. Weapon master sacrifices a bit of tempo in exchange for better late-game and synergy with Floryn's flower.
Tired of losing in SoloQ? This hero can help you (and take your sanity after getting 5man invaded)
Against tanky comp. Use against tank jungler/2 frontlines/more than 2 tanky heroes
Default build. Great for SoloQ and against uncoordinated teams. Gain advantage with Flame Retri
If good earlygame. Build Sky Piercer before finishing Hunter Strike right after Fury Hammer. Useful if you already gain kills / big level and gold advantage in early game. In late game recommended to sell Sky Piercer for a defensive Quick sell item
For quick buy/quick sell. All the items you can use to gain advantage in teamfights. Recommend to start with Winter Crown, or Immortality if you're against Suppress(Franco, Kaja)
Any matchup . All-rounder emblem. Fast farming, good survivability, can create clutch moments
Against tank jungler/with Floryn. More late-game focused emblem. Weapon master sacrifices a bit of tempo in exchange for better late-game and synergy with Floryn's flower.
Battle Spell. jungle hero.
Ice Hunter's Tough Boots
Hunter Strike
War Axe
Endless Battle
Malefic Roar
Blade of Despair
The boots and the other three item is a must for yss, hunter strike, war are and endless battle. Last two items u can switch However you need in the match.
Retribution · Jungle Special
Thrill
Seasoned Hunter
Killing Spree
Thrill for early damage, Seasoned hunter for fast clearing jungle and killing spree for sustain after killing an enemy
Basic setup. The boots and the other three item is a must for yss, hunter strike, war are and endless battle. Last two items u can switch However you need in the match.
Basic. Thrill for early damage, Seasoned hunter for fast clearing jungle and killing spree for sustain after killing an enemy
Battle Spell. For chashing enemy down and finishing.
Rapid Boots
Sky Piercer
War Axe
Endless Battle
Brute Force Breastplate
Immortality
This build can survive and burst heros
Petrify · AOE Control
Agility
Seasoned Hunter
Killing Spree
It's got burst finisher survival
This heros use whin you are in gold or jungle
sustainable lifesteal. This build can survive and burst heros
Burst finisher survival . It's got burst finisher survival
Battle Spell. Use some petrify to get perfect combo useng skill 3 din skill 1 and skill 2
Tough Boots - Dire Hit
Hunter Strike
Endless Battle
Blade of Despair
Malefic Roar
Immortality
no need explanation
Retribution · Jungle Special
Rupture
Seasoned Hunter
Killing Spree
OPNESS
follow me
EZ GAME. no need explanation
OP BUILD. OPNESS
Battle Spell. Last Hit
Flame Hunter's Tough Boots
Hunter Strike
War Axe
Endless Battle
Blade of Despair
Rose Gold Meteor
This build for Yi Sun-Shin focuses on damage and sustain, starting with Tough Boots for magic resistance and crowd control reduction. Hunter Strike provides physical attack, cooldown reduction, and movement speed after eliminating a creep or hero. War Axe adds physical attack, HP, cooldown reduction, and a stacking damage and movement speed boost in combat. Endless Battle offers a mix of stats including physical attack, mana regen, cooldown reduction, movement speed, lifesteal, and a true damage proc after using a skill. Blade of Despair significantly increases physical attack when attacking enemies with low HP. Finally, Rose Gold Meteor provides magic resistance, physical attack, and a shield when HP is low, enhancing survivability..
Retribution · Jungle Special
Thrill
Seasoned Hunter
Killing Spree
The Assassin emblem with the "Thrill" talent is chosen for Yi Sun-Shin to enhance his hybrid damage output, as it provides Adaptive Attack that boosts both physical and magical damage. This is particularly effective for YSS, who deals both types of damage, allowing him to secure early kills and snowball his lead by improving his ganking potential and burst damage capabilities.
Damage . This build for Yi Sun-Shin focuses on damage and sustain, starting with Tough Boots for magic resistance and crowd control reduction. Hunter Strike provides physical attack, cooldown reduction, and movement speed after eliminating a creep or hero. War Axe adds physical attack, HP, cooldown reduction, and a stacking damage and movement speed boost in combat. Endless Battle offers a mix of stats including physical attack, mana regen, cooldown reduction, movement speed, lifesteal, and a true damage proc after using a skill. Blade of Despair significantly increases physical attack when attacking enemies with low HP. Finally, Rose Gold Meteor provides magic resistance, physical attack, and a shield when HP is low, enhancing survivability..
Jungle yss. The Assassin emblem with the "Thrill" talent is chosen for Yi Sun-Shin to enhance his hybrid damage output, as it provides Adaptive Attack that boosts both physical and magical damage. This is particularly effective for YSS, who deals both types of damage, allowing him to secure early kills and snowball his lead by improving his ganking potential and burst damage capabilities.
Battle Spell. Retribution helps YSS clear jungle camps faster, accelerating his gold and experience gain, which is crucial for a core hero
Each counter is classified by how hard the matchup tilts: Hard kit-level suppression (+3% WR or more), Soft playable tilt (+1-3% WR), Minor slight edge only.
Answers to the most common Yi Sun-shin questions from the Singapore MLBB community.
Yi Sun-shin is currently balanced (situational) with a 48.96% win rate in ranked play over the last 7 days. Our tier list is refreshed every 6 hours from real match data across all ranks from Epic to Mythic Glory — see the live number at the top of this page for the latest status.
Yi Sun-shin is a assassin hero jungle lane. Stick to the role the hero is designed for — forcing a assassin into an off-role almost always drops their win rate by 3-5%. Check the Overview tab on this page for the recommended lane layout.
The strongest counters to Yi Sun-shin right now are Alpha, Nana, Balmond. Alpha alone can flip a Yi Sun-shin matchup by several percent — if you see any of these picked, adjust your build or lane assignment. Full counter list with live win-rate impact is in the Counters tab.
Soft counters: Alpha, Nana, Balmond. The matchup tilts against Yi Sun-shin but is still playable with careful positioning and itemisation.
Yi Sun-shin pairs best with Floryn, Harith, Lesley. Floryn synergy is particularly strong this patch — combo-drafting them together boosts your win rate in ranked. Full synergy list with partner win-rate deltas is on the Synergy tab.
Yi Sun-shin has a hard difficulty rating. Beginners should practise the combo sequence in custom mode for at least 20 games before taking Yi Sun-shin into ranked. The Skills and Tips tabs on this page walk through the exact combo order used by Mythic-rank SGS players.
The Builds tab on this page shows the highest-voted community builds for Yi Sun-shin, sorted by popularity and refreshed every 6 hours. Each build lists the exact item order, emblem talent path and battle spell — pick the build that matches your current patch version.
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