Dr. Mundo vs Master Yi Counter Pick

Master Yi’s 355 base move speed is fast even by the game’s usual standards, and once Highlander adds even more on top of it during the ultimate, catching him becomes close to impossible. Across 151 games on patch 16.13.1, Yi wins 55.6%, leaving Mundo at 44.4% and a Hard rating.

Wuju Style grants true damage on basic attacks, a mechanic that ignores Mundo’s armor entirely regardless of how much he stacks, and Alpha Strike lets Yi become untargetable while teleporting through multiple units, dodging Infected Bonesaw and Heart Zapper’s damage windows in the process. Meditate then restores health and reduces incoming damage on demand, giving Yi his own sustain tool to match Mundo’s Maximum Dosage rather than losing a war of attrition outright.

Health favors Mundo modestly at level one, 640 to Yi’s 640 flat, an even split, but by level 18 his 2,391 slightly trails Yi’s 2,425, and Double Strike’s bonus attacks on every few consecutive hits add up over a longer trade. With a 4 difficulty rating, lower than most assassins, Master Yi does not need elaborate setup to punish Dr. Mundo — just the speed to dictate when each fight starts and ends. Armor by level 18 favors Yi slightly too, 109.5 to Mundo’s 108.5, essentially a wash, so the deciding factor stays Yi’s control over engagement range rather than any durability edge on either side.