League of Legends: Wild Rift Immortal Master Yi Bruiser Build

To build an immortal Master Yi in League of Legends: Wild Rift, replace standard full-critical-strike glass cannon items with an on-hit bruiser setup. Rush Blade of the Ruined King for base sustained damage, then transition into defensive hybrid items such as Death's Dance, Sterak's Gage, and Amaranth Twinguard.

This itemization solves Master Yi's primary failure point: dying instantly to crowd control and targeted burst damage before landing attacks. Master Yi scales naturally with true damage from Wuju Style (Skill 3) and bonus attack speed from Highlander (Ultimate). Because of this innate damage engine, defensive items allow you to survive opening burst damage, bait high-value abilities, and stay alive long enough to earn takedowns and refresh your cooldowns.

Recommended Item Build Path

Prioritize on-hit attack speed early to establish jungle clear speed and neutral objective control. Pivot to defensive items starting on your third item to handle mid-game teamfights.

Slot	Item	Strategic Purpose
First Item	Blade of the Ruined King	Provides attack speed, physical vamp, and percentage-health on-hit damage for early clears and duels.
Second Item	Wit's End or Terminus	Grants magic resistance against heavy AP, or scaling dual resistances and penetration against tank-heavy teams.
Third Item	Death's Dance	Staggers incoming physical burst into a damage-over-time bleed that cleanses upon scoring a takedown.
Fourth Item	Sterak's Gage	Supplies bonus health, attack damage, and a Lifeline shield that triggers under heavy burst.
Fifth Item	Amaranth Twinguard	Increases armor and magic resistance by a massive margin once combat persists past five seconds.
Boots Upgrade	Plated Steelcaps or Gluttonous Greaves (Stasis Enchant)	Mitigates incoming attack damage or adds vamp, with Stasis providing invulnerability to wait out burst cooldowns.

Build Order Decisions

Second item choice: Build Wit's End when facing magic damage threats or crowd control mages. Swap to Terminus if the opposing composition runs multiple frontliners and requires dual armor and magic resistance penetration.
Boots purchase: Take Plated Steelcaps if the opposing roster relies heavily on physical basic attacks. Upgrade to the Stasis Enchant after completing your core durability items to counter high-damage burst combos.

Runes and Summoner Spells

Select runes that bolster sustained combat and survivability over instant burst.

Keystone: Run Lethal Tempo to break attack speed caps and maximize Wuju Style true damage. Choose Conqueror as an alternative when facing durable teams requiring sustained physical vamp and adaptive attack damage.
Precision / Domination: Equip Triumph or Brutal for extra execute damage and health returns on takedown. Take Coup de Grace against balanced teams or Giant Slayer to shred high-health frontlines.
Resolve: Take Hunter - Titan or Overgrowth to accumulate bonus health and tenacity against unavoidable crowd control.
Inspiration: Run Pathfinder for faster jungle rotations and objective setups, or Sweet Tooth for early sustain and gold acceleration.
Summoner Spells: Run Smite and Flash. Flash is critical for disengaging, following over walls, and bypassing frontline blockades to reach high-value targets.

Mechanical Execution: Meditate and Alpha Strike

Defensive item stats require active combat timing to achieve full effectiveness. Meditate (Skill 2) and Alpha Strike (Skill 1) should be held for damage negation rather than used prematurely.

Meditate Damage Reduction Tap

Do not use Meditate solely to heal between camps. Meditate grants instant, significant incoming damage reduction during its channel.

Track the enemy's primary burst ability (such as an execution ultimate or high-damage spell).
Tap Meditate immediately as that spell lands to absorb the damage spike.
Cancel the channel immediately with a basic attack, which resets your attack animation for an instant follow-up strike.

Holding Alpha Strike

Avoid using Alpha Strike as your initial gap-closer. Activating Alpha Strike early leaves you vulnerable to skillshots and crowd control the moment you reappear.

Activate Highlander to gain movement speed and close the gap on foot.
Hold Alpha Strike while basic attacking to apply on-hit damage.
Cast Alpha Strike reactively to dodge incoming crowd-control projectiles or disjoint targeted burst abilities.

Teamfight Strategy and Objective Control

Early Game: Clear camps efficiently and secure early dragons or the Rift Herald when the opposing jungler appears on the opposite side of the map. Avoid forcing 5v5 teamfights before finishing Blade of the Ruined King and your boots upgrade.
Mid-to-Late Game: Do not initiate teamfights from the front. Flank behind the enemy team or wait out the first wave of hard crowd control.
Target Priority: Engage squishy damage dealers or secondary threats once the primary engage has landed. Scoring a single takedown removes the accumulated bleed from Death's Dance and extends Highlander's active duration.
Sustaining Fights: Once your first reset triggers, use the reduced cooldown on Alpha Strike to chain through the remaining targets while the shields from Sterak's Gage and resistance buffs from Amaranth Twinguard keep you alive.