I TRIED THIS NEW MASTER YI SETUP HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED

Summary

Sinerias tests a Master Yi setup developed with a group of high-level Yi players. It trades Flash for Ghost, pairing it with Celerity, Nimbus Cloak, and Last Stand to make Yi exceptionally fast and better able to chase targets.

The game starts well: Sinerias uses Ghost to gank bot lane and secure a kill, then focuses on farming and objective control. He says the setup can make Yi very durable when combined with Kraken Slayer, Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Endless Hunger, and Death’s Dance. He considers Steelcaps, Mercury’s Treads, or other boots depending on the game, and mentions Blade of the Ruined King as a possible later item.

Gameplay Highlights and Tips

• Use Ghost to create gank opportunities. Celerity and Nimbus Cloak amplify the movement-speed boost, making it easier to run down opponents.
• Don’t force risky plays when key abilities are unavailable. Sinerias avoids invading when he has no Flash, Ghost, or ultimate and prefers to keep farming from a favorable position.
• Stay focused on the jungle plan. He acknowledges getting distracted by a possible gank and says it would have been better to prioritize his camps and start Dragon.
• Look for coordinated plays. He pings his intentions and tries to follow up on teammates’ crowd control and abilities.
• Choose objectives based on their value and safety. He opts for Herald rather than spending time on nearby camps, while staying alert to enemy vision and possible invades.
• Manage Ghost and the ultimate separately. His advice is to use Ghost early and hold the ultimate for later, rather than activating both at once.
• Position carefully when recalling. He regrets choosing an exposed place to recall while ahead, which left him vulnerable to being chased and kited.
• Play around team support and map control. When his Rakan disconnects, Sinerias says the team loses vision and access to much of the map, making it difficult for him to use his lead. Rakan later returns, but the team struggles to coordinate fights.

Build Assessment and Match Outcome

Sinerias initially finds the build promising, especially for surviving damage while dealing strong sustained damage. However, he concludes that Lethal Tempo with the on-hit build, Endless Hunger, and Death’s Dance is best suited to games against tanks or front-to-back team compositions. For most games, he prefers Hail of Blades with a critical-strike build and Collector.

He also notes that a Master Yi Q-reset change makes ability haste less appealing for some builds, while benefiting the Endless Hunger setup.

The team ultimately loses. Sinerias attributes much of the game’s collapse to Rakan’s AFK period, which cost the team map control despite Sinerias building a substantial lead.

Gamers and Sources Featured

• Sinerias — The video’s host and player.
• Mastery Seminar — The group of high-level Master Yi players credited with developing the setup.
• Luca — Described as a streamer and a friend of “Louis”; the name is unclear in the auto-generated subtitles.
• Scarface — Identified as a professional player in the match.
• Albanian — Described as a high-elo support player.
• Levi — Called out during a play; the subtitles do not clarify his role.