SEASON 42 PROFILE
Paenlong LegendHeavenly Vow rewards alternating bow and glaive attacks, while Mountain Shocker reveals the entire enemy team and turns the map into information. Yi Sun-shin needs rhythm: clear, switch weapons and reach the objective before opponents can hide their position.
DATA REVIEWED 13.10.2026 · PATCH 2.2.16
HOW TO PLAY
Alternate attack ranges during the first clear to use Heavenly Vow, and do not waste time forcing a gank without a prepared lane.
Use Mountain Shocker before invading or starting Turtle: seeing all five opponents tells you whether the play exists.
Late in the game, Traceless should cross danger or reposition, not engage onto an enemy who still has full protection.
Choose the lane or job first. Hover or use the keyboard on any item, talent or emblem to see exactly what it does. Spells and blessings are explained alongside their icons.Choose the lane or job first. Tap any item, talent or emblem to open its explanation. Spells and blessings are explained alongside their icons.
Default jungle setup built around War Axe plus Endless Battle, then Blade of Despair and penetration for decisive mid-game objective fights.
+18 Magic Defense. +40 Movement Speed. Fortitude: CC and Slow Duration Reduced by 30%
+400 HP. +8% Spell Vamp. +35 Physical Attack. +10% Cooldown Reduction. Fighting Spirit: Attacks grants 12 extra Physical Attack per second for 4 seconds, up to 6 stacks. Deals 10% extra True Damage based on the damage dealt (no damage reduction counted) at full stacks. (Marksmen, Mages, and Supports only receive 50% of these stacked effects.)
+250 HP. +5 Mana Regen. +8% Hybrid Lifesteal. +60 Physical Attack. +10% Cooldown Reduction. +5% Movement Speed. Divine Justice: After casting a skill, the next Basic Attack within 3 seconds deals 60% Physical Attack as extra True Damage (1.5 seconds cooldown). Chase Fate: Triggering Divine Justice grants 10% extra Movement Speed.
+160 Physical Attack. +5% Movement Speed. Despair: Dealing damage to non-Minion enemies below 50% HP grants 25% extra Physical Attack for 2 seconds (takes effect before the damage is dealt).
+60 Physical Attack. Armor Buster: When attacking an enemy, gains 0.1% extra Physical Penetration for each point of the enemy's Physical Defense, capped at 30%.
+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).
Recommended emblem setup for this build.
Gain 5 Adaptive Penetration. Gain Physical Penetration if extra Physical Attack is higher than extra Magic Power; otherwise, gain Magic Penetration.
Damage against Lord and Turtle is increased by 15%. This bonus is halved against regular Creeps and doesn't affect the damage of Retribution.
When damaging heroes below 30% HP, instantly recover 15% of Lost HP and gains 20% Movement Speed. Additional Effect: Reset cooldown upon killing an enemy hero. Duration: 3 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds.
35sDeals true damage to a creep or minion and enables Jungle equipment. After enough jungle participation, it upgrades and helps secure Turtle and Lord.
+10% Cooldown Reduction. +40 Movement Speed
+18 Magic Defense. +40 Movement Speed. Fortitude: CC and Slow Duration Reduced by 30%
Magic Boots FOR Tough BootsUse when enemy crowd control is light and Yi Sun-shin can convert cooldown reduction into more Weapon Mastery cycles.
+10% Lifesteal. +20% Attack Speed. +30 Physical Attack. Dragon Scale: Every 4 extra Physical Attack increases Hybrid Defense by 1, up to 50 (effect is halved if Main Role is not Fighter). Lifeline: When taking damage that reduces HP below 30%, gains a (120*Hero Level) shield (increases with level) and 50% Movement Speed that rapidly decays over 3 seconds. This effect has a 60 seconds cooldown.
+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).
Rose Gold Meteor FOR ImmortalityUse against magic burst or mixed dive when a shield helps you finish the second weapon cycle before a revive would matter.
+20% Attack Speed. +80 Physical Attack. Lifebane: Dealing damage to a target will reduce the Shield and HP Regen effects on them to 60% of normal for 3s. Punish: Increase damage by 8% against enemy heroes with higher extra HP.
+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).
Sea Halberd FOR ImmortalityUse when healing, shields, or high-extra-HP frontliners are keeping the first target alive through your mastery burst.
+80 Physical Attack. +10% Cooldown Reduction. 15 Physical Penetration. Retribution: Dealing damage to an enemy hero or Creep for 5 times in a row and grants 50% extra Movement Speed that decays rapidly over 3s. This effect has 8s cooldown.
+800 HP. +15 Physical Defense. Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death and gaining 16% Max HP and 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts for 3s. (210 cooldown).
Hunter Strike FOR ImmortalityUse when you are ahead and the game is about chasing through river walls instead of surviving final Lord fights.
Hover or use the keyboard on any ability to read exactly what it does in game.Tap any ability to open its in-game explanation. Tap elsewhere to close it.
Yi Sun-shin attacks with his longbow and 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 1 second.
Yi Sun-shin dashes forward and slashes with his glaive, dealing 150–300 Physical Damage and becoming immune to control effects for 1 second. Each Weapon Mastery triggered reduces the cooldown of Traceless by 1 second.
Tap: Yi Sun-shin slashes swiftly with his glaive, dealing 240–340 Physical Damage. Hold: Yi Sun-shin shoots a powerful arrow, dealing 240–340 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 5 seconds. The turtle ship lasts for up to 15 seconds, during which Yi Sun-shin gains 70% burst Movement Speed (decay to 20% over 2 seconds). When cast again, Yi Sun-shin commands the turtle ship to ram towards the target area, dealing 160–320 Physical Damage and stunning enemy units in the central area for 0.8 seconds. Then Yi Sun-shin commands the naval fleet to launch 3 waves of cannon shots on a larger area, each dealing 160–320 Physical Damage and slowing the enemies by 30%. Yi Sun-shin gains Weapon Mastery effect immediately when this skill is used.
PATCH ARCHIVE
IF / PATCH TRACKER
Every documented buff, nerf and adjustment, ordered from the latest patch backwards.
3 patches shown
THE DRAFT
Ling and Benedetta lose part of their ability to hide a rotation when Mountain Shocker reveals their route.
Karina and Hayabusa can cross the distance and force Yi Sun-shin to use Traceless defensively.
Floryn keeps his route healthy without forced recalls, while Yve uses the global vision to place her control zone more effectively.
See all 5 counters, favorable matchups and best teammates for Yi Sun-shin
COLLECTION
Permanently available through the in-game shop: 269 Diamonds.
Permanently available through the in-game shop: 599 Diamonds.
Permanently available through the in-game shop: 599 Diamonds.
Permanently available through the in-game shop: 899 Diamonds.
It was obtainable through the Grand Collection event; recorded release on 5 November 2019. Availability depends on the event or a new rotation. Check the client.
It was obtainable through the February 2025 StarLight Pass. Availability depends on the event or a new rotation. Check the client.
It was obtainable through the Ranked Season 31 reward. Availability depends on the event or a new rotation. Check the client.
It was obtainable through the Season 39 first-recharge reward. Availability depends on the event or a new rotation. Check the client.
QUICK ANSWERS
Yi Sun-shin is currently played mainly in Jungle. The guide separates the recommended builds by lane or job, so choose that tab before copying the six items.
Start with «Jungle Tempo Default». The other options, «Jungle Pickoff Snowball» and «Safe Late Game Jungle», are there for a different lane or match-up; they are not cosmetic variations.
Uranus, Karina and Hilda are the first counters to consider. Karina and Hayabusa can cross the distance and force Yi Sun-shin to use Traceless defensively.
4 non-default skins have confirmed availability at this review. 4 more are limited or upcoming, with the original acquisition method recorded. Check the current event or shop in your client before spending.
