2024 MASTER YI GUIDE - SEASON 14 - EVERY BUILD

Time Stamps for your Pleasure:
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00:12 - Critical Runes
00:15 - Cowsep's Runes
00:17 - Normal Master Yi Runes
00:55 - The CORE 3 items - BOTRK
01:20 - The CORE 3 items - Guinsoo's Rageblade
01:43 - The CORE 3 items - Kraken Slayer
02:32 - Wit's End
02:49 - Best 4 item build - Navori Quickblades
03:19 - Best 5 item build - Guardian Angel
03:25 - Guardian Angel Alternatives
03:35 - Terminus Discussion
04:33 - Alternative Build
05:00 - Critical Build
05:52 - New Items Discussion
06:55 - Terminus Talk
08:09 - Experimental Hexplate
09:18 - Sunderer
09:37 - Hullbreaker
10:15 - Guardian Angel
10:40 - Zhonyas
11:05 - Lethality
11:10 - Ghostblade
11:18 - Opportunity
11:28 - The Cylosword
11:49 - Hubris
12:13 - Profane Hydra
13:00 - Jungle Items
13:35 - The Walls of the map
15:40 - The Voidgrubs
18:02 - Game 1 - Critical IE and Bloodthirster
41:32 - Game 2 - Critical IE, BT, Lord Doms, Shieldbow
1:18:00 - Game 3 - Kraken, Guinsoos, Navori
1:39:10 - Game 4 - Navori and Guinsoos
2:05:19 - Game 5 - Titanic, Jak'Sho, Navori, Terminus
2:44:24 - Game 6 - Hexplate, Terminus, Navori, Guinsoos
3:16:46 - Game 7 - Heartsteel, Titanic, Jak'sho
I am a MASTER YI GOD that plays primarily in the Korea server and other regions like Vietnam and Philippines. I've been high rank basically since I started the game back in 2009 and am here to teach you what I know.
I stream FRIDAY - MONDAY on Twitch and KZbin. I start around 4PM KST / 2AM EST / 7AM EU.
I used to be a teacher of English but now I get to teach you guys...
THIS IS YOUR BEST MASTER YI GUIDE FOR SEASON 2024 - IT IS COMPLETE WITH EVERY ITEM

[@Cowsep]

Another interesting build I didn't mention - BOTRK - Hexplate - Guinsoos - Terminus, been having fun with this build in Korea server high elo Let me know if you guys have any questions and I'll answer them for you! I played around 40 games on the PBE to get a feel for Master Yi. Hexplate? Situational and maybe ok Terminus? I don't like it - too slow - but maybe it'll see some use. Rest of stuff? Watch and see. Also I don't think Kraken works on Alphastrike even though it is on-hit, you can see in my gameplay. Maybe I should ask Riot about it...

[@ACE112ACE112]

zhonyas op?

[@michalhk364]

On-Hit on kraken reverted? I don't see it on PBE

[@Eduardosant_2002]

I liked the change of removing the mythicals, now I can do this critical build and this other one is great because the Kraken will be better in Yi, I'm really looking forward to playing the new season. Let's do pentakills!

[@whiz1701]

You said what you think the best runes are for most yi's and what you think is best for you but didn't explain why. I would like to know what difference in your playstyle do you think benefits from the inspiration runes. And in your newer stream I don't catch you going for both botrk guinsos and kraken together all that much, is that something you still recommend, really enjoying both the streams and videos like these keep it up :).

[@JCDay]

Love hexplate too, you ult right click q then you win.

[@AaqibHaniff]

Thank you for all the work you do for us Cowsep! This will be a joy to watch on my lunch break!

[@younesstibokka372]

HHHHHHHHHH lunch break

[@BarttvanDam]

I miss the short uploads man..

[@peterd.2220]

Agreed

[@Cowsep]

Only way I'd return to short content is if I made another channel (I have one called cowsep stories) but I don't really want to commit to shorter videos anymore.

[@peterd.2220]

@@Cowsep understandable! Whatever works for you my man!

[@BarttvanDam]

@@Cowsep okay sad, but whatever suits u best

[@deez2103]

@@Cowsepfuck em all the long videos are fire

[@jameslr1800]

Another year enjoying your great wisdom, Mr Cowsep

[@shervi2471]

Comprehensive but compact information. Thank you very much for testing and explaining, Cowsep!

[@SealDewd]

You would never believe that after playing league for almost 10 years, only now have I been learning how to play Master Yi. Can you fukin believe i never really knew how to play this "basic" (or so i thought) champ effectively? Love you for this guide Cowsep! 👍

[@emptyoliver]

Thank you Cowsep! Ajudou-me bastante com as sugestões, faz muito tempo que não jogo 'lol' e esse seu vídeo assim como muitos outros me ajudaram bastante! Abraços do Brasil!

[@grafneuschwanstein]

Thank you!! Thats exactly the video I was looking for!

[@FilthagonyMusic]

I've started playing yi and league since season 8!! Thanks for the guide, Cowswp :)

[@kurtiskenerson4617]

Thank you for the content

[@scully6703]

Thanks Cow for the great content

[@Sharpin77]

Thanks cowsep For all

[@Sp3ctre18Gaming]

Thanks for the concise guide! I get you must mean that you're not used to it, but 160 ping is totally fine for QSSing lol, especially in that game with visible, foreseeable, and long CC - even reacting to some cast animations. All my 5 years in Korea I was playing on NA with 165. I know a high elo player like you can feel the difference to highly specific levels and it must be a small challenge to just accept it when you're forced to play on it, but it's still perfectly fine. I guess those of us on such ping play with a tiny bit of prediction we barely even notice, and so I can QSS obvious CC to (or almost) to the level of those pro-level-no-noticeable-stun often enough. It was my own skill and mistakes holding me back in ranked, not my ping lol. I felt 0 frustration on 160-ish ping, even though the ping I was used to when actually in NA was probably 60-90. 190ping starts pushing it though, and I'd avoid ranked. 210+ is where I'd start using the word unplayable, only good for casual norms, maybe with friends so you don't tick off randoms. I'm getting like 235 in VN when on NA, so I won't be playing my NA account lol. I still cancel AAs a lot because of that prediction habit!

[@Cowsep]

i dont even wanna mess wiht a quicksilver on high ping fam lol its possible but not fun or reliable for me. playing on 3 ms is just 101094190341903x different

[@domo12]

you didnt mention how good is Sterak at this moment, it gives you now more tenacity, i belive it would be really good item against high AD and CC teamcomps

[@Cowsep]

I didn't see it got changed I'll check it out

[@Cowsep]

the item appears to give 0 tenacity in the tooltip atm

[@AaqibHaniff]

Hey cowsep, instead of using treasure hunter we could use ultimate hunter instead. This will help with having our highlander up earlier

[@Zuki010]

ive been trying the new lethality item feels good

[@Cowsep]

i didn't like em ,but I'd combine them with crit

[@Zuki010]

@@Cowsep i combines voltaic an botrk with hob the burst feels nice like lwthal yi is almost back

[@avsinsandyman7988]

0:00 Items and Runes 18:01 Game 1 - Hail of Blades, Crit Build 41:33 Game 2 - Hail of Blades, Crit Build 1:17:46 Game 3 - Lethal Tempo, On-Hit Build 1:39:08 Game 4 - Lethal Tempo, Navori + On-Hit Build 2:05:14 Game 5 - Lethal Tempo, On-Hit + Resistance Tank Build 2:44:19 Game 6 - Lethal Tempo, Hexplate Rush + On-Hit + Navori + Terminus Build 3:16:36 Game 7 - Lethal Tempo, On-Hit + HP Tank Build

[@Cowsep]

yeah I notice my time stamps aren't showing up despite being in description, probably put too many too close together

[@kogmawmain8872]

I assume you can stack Terminus with Alpha Strike?

[@Cowsep]

uhhhh I didn't try that, terminus stacks don't seem to appear in the buff bar or I didn't check...

[@samuel-mw2ue]

Cowsep: Early July... :) *checks calendar* (it's january)

[@dwbryant13]

Bro! I saw you on ig. You’ve been the best yi for more than a decade! I’m so glad you still play yi and still where the suit. Thank you for your content 🙏

[@ninnyhammer3739]

Kraken - Guinsoo is soo good shreds champs so fast I dont even buy Botrk now except if they have tanks idk why but Botrk feels really weak.

[@coolmasterjg2450]

What about Ghost + Csmic insight = speed + lots of use per game. ik that is super useful plus moving through units n highlander

[@Cowsep]

dunno it just seems weird to abandon flash since its just the most broken and balanced around summoner spell

[@Lordzelix]

tried ur build from blitz i got 7 wins in a row pretty balanced

[@iiREYteoii]

I saw thta hullbreaker is a on hit item now, i wonder why its not played on yi yet 🤔

[@Vinh-vp1tw]

I see the first items you usually buy are Blade of the Ruined King and Kraken Slayer. How to decide which item to buy first ?

[@Cowsep]

botrk is probably the safest buy

[@dororo4148]

I don’t see the rube blade in items, am I missing it?

[@aaronho1914]

I always get tripped up with how to amke sure you position where you come out of Q on master yi. Do you just have to spam left click and hope you pressed it while the Q is ending?

[@Cowsep]

uh honestly I just do it out of muscle memory I guess u aim and click once

[@Vipdaik102]

Có build nào chuẩn có master yi ở rank thấp không ?

[@yapkhengfai4689]

hi cowsep may i know that yi still can play guinsoo + IE since one of the season that yi build this two very op

[@Cowsep]

u can

[@Kencho27]

why do you keep saying that if you build hexplate you "give up" guinsoos, kraken or navoris for it? cant you just do this build: bork, guinsoos, kraken, navoris, hexplate? i feel like that would be the best build in a situation where guardian angel doesnt provide much value and as you said terminus doesnt work well becuase its hard to stack. is this not the optimal build?

[@Cowsep]

cuz if you build the hextech you don't have a guinsoos while you have the hextech. You can of course grab it later but you miss out on guinsoos in the meantime. I been running hextech as a 2nd item and tbh it isn't that bad and giving up guinsoos wasn't as bad as it was on PBe (I got lower ping now)

[@Kencho27]

@@Cowsep i understand that, thanks for the reply btw, but why wouldnt you just buy it as 4th or 5th item then, after you have the core of bork kraken guinsoos completed? that way youre not giving anything up

[@kay6730]

imagine with 60 MR getting oneshoot by the new mages lol

[@MrGranddy]

Trusty old Cowsep, never disappoints to deliver. You are the real GOAT.

[@lolsucks3599]

Is it just me or do the new Items not fit to Shyvana at all?

[@Cowsep]

well I dont rly play shyvana

[@lolsucks3599]

@@Cowsep _sad shyvana noises_ 😭

[@user-vr5gl8yb6u]

0:22 i am gonna make this short and ez , the video (3:54:19..) XD

[@cliniclown8786]

i love you cowsep

[@MatthewTutoriales5]

3h is way too much my guy

[@augustooviedo3354]

español por favor ajajja