Talk:Master Yi/@comment-87.120.65.203-20121223154253/@comment-4834593-20121225195845

Yi can have about two trades if you don't go all-in and then heal it up with one Meditate. If you go all-in, well, he won't be at full health, but you can't keep spending that much mana. Not to mention that a careful Yi stays out of your range, then uses Alpha Strike on a minion when there are at most four alive, hitting you nearly every time for free, as he'll be out of range again after the Alpha Strike. Pre-six a Yi should just play careful, and he fixes that problem too. If you don't play careful, it's your fault if you die. Mid is a short lane, if the minions are near 2/3rd of the lane, it's perfectly safe to be in alpha strike range of enemy minions. You'll need a maokai to gank that, and still, if Yi meditates, you won't kill him without ignite.