Talk:Master Yi/@comment-3529242-20130811100212/@comment-1330314-20130812010854

Yi isn't actually that safe in lane, and struggles to deal consistent damage until level 6. He's got a good poke (especially with a E+Double Strike behind), but he's vulnerable to ganks and incapable of going all in. He gets better in the mid game, but until he scores a few kills he's going to have trouble killing tanky champs.

Thing is, though, Yi may have very few proper counters, but what counters him counters him hard. Building health prevents him from snowballing early and mid game, shuts him down completely, as does hard CC, and focusing him as he activates his R+E combo forces him to waste a huge amount of his power. If you're having trouble playing against him, pick, or , as they're his hardest counters.