Master Yi strategy
Vendetta Standard · August–September 2026 · Body / Calm
Game plan
The other half of the regional pair. Body-Calm combat that scores by winning showdowns, not by storming. You ramp with Scuttle and Poro, grow with Rengar, Trophy Hunter, and punch first until the opponent cannot hold.
Key cards
Scuttle Crab, Lonely Poro, First Mate, Rengar, Trophy Hunter, Ruin Runner, Punch First, Defy, Discipline, Charm, Rampage, Zhonya's Hourglass. Chosen champion is Master Yi, Tempered.
Matchups
Preferred into Kennen when you can keep Sabotage and Unyielding Spirit in the board. Splits with Rengar mirrors. Softer to Irelia and Akali tempo that never lets you sit on a battlefield. Ottawa and Speyer both kept Yi in Top 8 next to Kennen.
When to register it
Take Bladesman when you expect a Kennen-heavy Swiss and you want a deck that still functions if Discord gets taxed. Do not register Wuju Master instead — that printing is a Best-Of souvenir, not the regional shell.