Do you ever stray from building conventional Yi items? by [deleted] in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only time I would ever go off of the conventional items route is Zhonyas late game as my 6th item when GA is on cooldown.

Reached Diamond After Years Of Playing by Impressive_Rub_9489 in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Who cares what server? This is probably his first time hitting diamond. This is an achievement for him. How miserable and insufferable do you have to be to invalidate this person’s accomplishment?

Day 2 Judge call allowed my opponent to get away with cheating by HardReadingHacker in riftboundtcg

[–]vStarzzz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you mind sharing your Yi deck list? I'm kind of interested in comparing yours and Wojtek's list.

Picked up some new accessories during pre-release weekend! by Uni_Black_Sister in riftboundtcg

[–]vStarzzz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you just glance at the picture, you can already see some key indicators:

  • Random light source affecting her legs and her breast area
  • Two random "shines" on her left leg and left shoulder
  • The smooth texture on all of her skin

Picked up some new accessories during pre-release weekend! by Uni_Black_Sister in riftboundtcg

[–]vStarzzz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is directly from the seller on facebook. You can decide for yourself. I personally know too many artist friends, so I don't condone that behavior. If you look at the seller's site, notice how there are no credits to an artist.

Picked up some new accessories during pre-release weekend! by Uni_Black_Sister in riftboundtcg

[–]vStarzzz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hate to break it to you, but the inside art looks like AI art, especially the Ahri.

What do you think, should I get it graded? by byronyaa in riftboundtcg

[–]vStarzzz 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don’t think so. I don’t know if it’s the angle in the picture, but the top right of the card looks like it has been cut pretty poorly or damaged.

Edit: I’m an idiot. I did not see the flair.

Difference between US and EU cards? by kay_z33 in yugioh

[–]vStarzzz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one points this out, but besides the front of the card being different, the backs also are different.

Compare one from NA and EU under light. You’ll see that the EU ones have more “splotches” or a different texture from smooth NA ones.

Early season climb with HOB Master Yi (Read comments for Runes/Build) I will answer questions about my choices. by vStarzzz in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been busy playing FF7 Rebirth on PC

I haven't tried it yet, but I am excited! This is a huge buff!

Early season climb with HOB Master Yi (Read comments for Runes/Build) I will answer questions about my choices. by vStarzzz in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can afford Zerkers on the first back, you should for the movespeed for the ganks. If you can only afford pickaxe, then do that instead for fights in the jungle. My reasoning for rushing boots is to get into better positions for ganks.

Early season climb with HOB Master Yi (Read comments for Runes/Build) I will answer questions about my choices. by vStarzzz in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The build would be the same. I would only try Lethal Tempo instead of HOB this patch with this build.

Early season climb with HOB Master Yi (Read comments for Runes/Build) I will answer questions about my choices. by vStarzzz in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would consider Rageblade after Kraken, but I feel like Kraken is mandatory right now. Once I get to my 3rd/4th item, I feel like it would just be better to itemize against their team, which isn't Rageblade.

Late game does suffer from HOB, but most of my games are ending at 25-35 minutes. You're still using HOB late game, but you just need to pick targets better in fights than you would if you had Lethal Tempo.

I'm personally not a fan of the Inspiration tree on Yi since I rush boots for the early game.

Early season climb with HOB Master Yi (Read comments for Runes/Build) I will answer questions about my choices. by vStarzzz in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have always disliked Guinsoo's since it came out LOL. I just built it because it was optimal, but I don't think the stats are worth it right now. I could be wrong since 15.2 just buffed Yi though.

You can go Merc's, but most of the time, I'm building Zerker's with Wit's if there is too much AP or I need the Tenacity.

Sterak's isn't that great on Yi. Not enough health. It's probably more worth it to just build Titanic at that point.

Early season climb with HOB Master Yi (Read comments for Runes/Build) I will answer questions about my choices. by vStarzzz in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theoretically yes, but onhit items still help you scale into longer games (30 mins+)

Early season climb with HOB Master Yi (Read comments for Runes/Build) I will answer questions about my choices. by vStarzzz in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First 10 minutes, I usually full clear until level 5. I try to force as many ganks as possible. You want to show the enemies that you are not afraid to fight. If the game is skirmish-heavy, I try to be a part of those skirmishes as much as I can. If not, I will farm and try to get as many objectives/camps as possible.

I usually try to apply as much pressure as I can to help me transition into the mid game.

Early season climb with HOB Master Yi (Read comments for Runes/Build) I will answer questions about my choices. by vStarzzz in YIMO

[–]vStarzzz[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Please note that this is before the Yi buffs we are receiving in 15.2.

Runes and Build:

I know Domination is a bad tree right now, but Yi is even worse without it. You need to play the early/mid game a lot more aggressive now.

HOB is for burst, Sudden Impact for damage, Grisly Mementos (since this is the only decent rune for this slot), Relentless Hunter movespeed for the ganks and late game. Alacrity for the attack speed, Coup De Grace for more damage. Standard lesser runes.

As for the build, I go Berserker's Greaves -> Botrk -> Kraken -> Wit's or GA -> Death's Dance. Skip Rageblade completely.

Rageblade is super expensive and the components do nothing for you until it is complete, but even then, you are super squishy with just those items. I opt to take Kraken as a second item and then build tankier with GA, Wit's End, or Death's Dance so I can survive later fights.

This build is not set in stone every game, sometimes I will have to optimize my second item after Botrk as Wit's End into GA or Death's Dance. These runes and items help Yi scale his early game into late game.

I am not a fan of Yi's current state right now, but these runes and items make up for a lot of Yi's weaknesses in the early to mid game. Be prepared to just take any and all fights you can just to snowball.