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Master Yi has tempered his body and sharpened his mind, so that thought and action have become almost as one. Though he chooses to enter into violence only as a last resort, the grace and speed of his
ensures resolution is always swift. As one of the last living practitioners of the Ionian art of wuju, Yi has devoted his life to continuing the legacy of his people—scrutinizing potential new disciples with the Seven Lenses of Insight to identify the most worthy among them.Wuju Bladesman
Through the ancient martial art of Wuju, Master Yi has tempered his body and sharpened his mind until thought and action have become one. Though he chooses to enter into violence as a last resort, the grace and speed with which he wields his
ensures resolution is always swift. As the last living practitioner of Wuju, Master Yi has devoted his life to finding able pupils to carry on the legacy of his lost people.Even before Yi mastered Wuju, he was considered one of the most skilled practitioners of the mystical martial art. He would soon prove his mastery when word of a massive Noxian invasion reached his remote village. Yi swept across the battlefields of Ionia, turning back the tide of Noxus's vast infantry with swift and deadly
, much to the embarrassment of Noxian High Command. Recognizing the threat the Wuju disciples posed to their invasion, the Noxians chose to unleash a nightmarish chemical attack on the home of the deadly art. Those who somehow survived the poisonous concoction had their minds twisted beyond repair. Yi's home was left in ruin.At the war's conclusion, Yi returned to the grotesque remains of his village. There he became the attack's final casualty. Slain in spirit, if not in body, Yi clung to the only feeling left within his heart: vengeance. Driven only by his desire to punish those who'd destroyed his home, Yi spent years training in seclusion. He became a deadlier swordsman than he had ever been, but true mastery of Wuju still eluded him.
At the height of Yi's frustration, a
Yi thanked the monkey for showing him what he'd been blind to, and was surprised when the creature actually replied. He wished to learn Yi's art of fighting. It was an odd request, but through it Yi saw his new path: the way to honor the memory of his lost people was to pass their teachings on to a new generation. of unusually noble bearing interrupted his training. Standing as straight and tall as a man, the monkey watched and mimicked Yi's movements. Yi shooed the monkey away, but the agile creature took great amusement in turning Yi's own techniques against him. Gradually, Yi felt his anger subside as he sparred with the playful animal, and when the burden of his hatred had fully lifted, he found he had caught the monkey by his tail. Yi then understood that he would never master Wuju so long as he pursued it for vengeance, and as he let go of the monkey, he also released his desire to shed his enemy's blood.
Through the ancient martial art of
, Master Yi has tempered his body and sharpened his mind until thought and action have become one. Though he chooses to enter into violence as a last resort, the and with which he wields his ensures resolution is always swift. As the last living practitioner of Wuju, Master Yi has devoted his life to finding able pupils to carry on the legacy of his lost people.Even before Yi mastered Wuju, he was considered one of the most skilled practitioners of the mystical martial art. He would soon prove his mastery when word of a massive Noxian invasion reached his remote village. Yi swept across the battlefields of Ionia, turning back the tide of Noxus' vast infantry with swift and deadly strikes, much to the embarrassment of Noxian High Command. Recognizing the threat the Wuju disciples posed to their invasion, the Noxians chose to unleash a nightmarish on the home of the deadly art. Those who somehow survived the poisonous concoction had their minds twisted beyond repair. Yi's home was left in ruin.
At the war's conclusion, Yi returned to the grotesque remains of his village. There he became the attack's final casualty. Slain in spirit, if not in body, Yi clung to the only feeling left within his heart: vengeance. Driven only by his desire to punish those who'd destroyed his home, Yi spent years training in seclusion. He became a deadlier swordsman than he had ever been, but true mastery of Wuju still eluded him.
At the height of Yi's frustration, a
Yi thanked the monkey for showing him what he'd been blind to, and was surprised when the creature actually replied. He wished to learn Yi's art of fighting. It was an odd request, but through it Yi saw his new path: the way to honor the memory of his lost people was to pass their teachings on to a new generation. of unusually noble bearing interrupted his training. Standing as straight and tall as a man, the monkey watched and mimicked Yi's movements. Yi shooed the monkey away, but the agile creature took great amusement in turning Yi's own techniques against him. Gradually, Yi felt his anger subside as he sparred with the playful animal, and when the burden of his hatred had fully lifted, he found he had caught the monkey by his tail. Yi then understood that he would never master Wuju so long as he pursued it for vengeance, and as he let go of the monkey, he also released his desire to shed his enemy's blood.
Keeper of the ancient art of Wuju, Master Yi is a mystical warrior from the isle of Ionia. He descended from one of the few tribes dedicated to the preservation of Wuju, a martial art founded with the principles of absolute spiritual awareness of one's self and one's enemy.
When the armies of Noxus invaded Ionia, Master Yi joined in the Ionian defense to fight the craven enemy, bringing his village honor through his unparalleled mastery of the . The ensuing battles ravaged the land, but no conflict inflicted as much horror as the day the armies of Noxus closed in on Yi's village.
Left undefended, the village became the unfortunate test subject of the latest invention by an up-and-coming chemist, now known as
. The remains of the village that Master Yi returned to were so horrific that it remains a festering scar on Ionian history. To this day, no Ionian will ever publicly speak of what occurred.After the Noxian invasion was contained, Master Yi fell into a deep isolation. For years, he trained morning to night, speaking to no one and refusing offers of consolation by fellow Ionians. The only thing stopping him from madly charging into Noxus battle lines headfirst was his pledge to keep the Wuju style alive. Even though he seethed with impatience, his rage became a tool for sharpening his practice of Wuju, developing stronger and deadlier skills for his eventual vengeance.
The only thing that roused him was news of the League's formation, and Noxus' subsequent enrollment in the League. Master Yi now brings his mastery of the blade to the League of Legends with unflinching purpose: to avenge his kinfolk and end the predations of Noxus once and for all.
If asked, Yi will tell you he was born from wisps of the cosmos, and that is why he
like the wind. Those who have faced him in combat know the bite of the Bladesman - he strikes , without warning, and is gone. Often, the only clue that you are about to be struck by Master Yi is the hiss of his as it parts the air.Keeper of the ancient art of Wuju, Master Yi is a mystical warrior from the isle of Ionia. His village was steeped in Wuju, and his kinfolk were some of the few to carry the tradition into the modern day. That is, until the armies of Noxus came to Ionia, ravaging the land. Master Yi went to fight the craven enemy, bringing his village honor through his unparalleled mastery of the blade. However, in his absence, the armies of Noxus closed in and tested the latest invention of the chemist now known as .
What was done to his village is something of which Master Yi will not speak. However, he has brought his mastery of the blade to the League of Legends in order to avenge his kinfolk and end the predations of Noxus once and for all.
- Released in V1.0.0.32 (October 23rd, 2009)
- Released in Alpha Week 6 (March 25th, 2009)
The Wuju school of martial arts is a very secretive and mysterious organization. No one outside of their disciples knows for certain where their temple actually resides, though it is rumored that the school itself is deep underground in the middle of the Shurima desert.
There are four masters within the school. Each is named after one of the terrestrial dragons: bronze, gold, silver, and lead. It is said that these four are never in the same place at the same time and that they spread out across the world - one in each of the cardinal directions - looking for worthy candidates to become disciples of their school.
Master Yi himself has studied the arts of Wuju for more than a 1000 years. He is the oldest known living human on Valoran, but to gaze upon him, you would guess him no more than thirty years old.
If asked, Yi will tell you he was born from wisps of the cosmos, and that is why he moves like the wind. Those who have faced him in combat know the bite of the Wuju Bladesman - he strikes twice, without warning, and is gone. Often, the only clue that you are about to be struck by Master Yi is the hiss of his blade as it parts the air.
brings the art of the in a way that makes his enemies falter.
He is capable of fighting with lightning
Master Yi himself has studied the arts of Wuju for more than a thousand years. He is the oldest known living human on , as well as finding purchase behind the defenses of an enemy's armor. He can call on his inner , regenerating at an accelerated rate. Calling upon ancient forces, Master Yi can fold space, behind enemy after enemy. He is even able to , rendering it useless against him. Valoran, but to gaze upon him, you would guess him no more than thirty years old. The art of Wuju lives on in Master Yi, and is plunged through the hearts of his foes.Previous Abilities
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Patch History
- Cooldown reduced to 28 seconds from 35.
- Damage reduction increased to 60 / 62.5 / 65 / 67.5 / 70% from 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70%.
- Turret damage reduction increased to 30 / 31.25 / 32.5 / 33.75 / 35% from 25 / 27.5 / 30 / 32.5 / 35%.
- Removed: No longer deals 75 bonus damage to minions.
- Mana cost reduced to 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 from 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90.
- Stats
- Base attack damage reduced to 66 from 68.
- New: Now has 8% bonus attack speed at level 1.
- Bug Fix: Using Alpha Strike while being alone will no longer cause Dragon to knock back and Baron to start healing.
- Stats
- Base health regeneration reduced to 7.5 from 7.592.
- Mana cost reduced to 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 from 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110.
- Bonus true damage increased to 18 / 26 / 34 / 42 / 50 from 14 / 23 / 32 / 41 / 50.
- Active bonus AD ratio increased to 35% bonus AD from 25%.
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- Bug Fix: Ring VFX during his taunt no longer disappear when moving the camera away and back.
- Stats
- Base attack damage increased to 68 from 60.04.
- Base armor increased to 33 from 24.04.
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- Bug Fix: SFX are no longer audible when he is hit during .
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- Bug Fix: Death VFX now correctly play during his death animation.
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- Bug Fix: Restored missing sound effects during joke.
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- Bug Fix: Fixed a Mac bug causing and visual effects to flicker rapidly in some situations.
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- Bug Fix: Now displays the correct particles during Meditate, not his base skin particles.
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where if it killed a champion, the second hit could hit nearby invisible champions.
- New Effect: If Double Strike's first hit kills a unit, the second strike now searches for a new target within 300 range (prioritizes killing blows).
- New Effect: Channeling Meditate pauses the durations of and .
- New Effect: Now grants Master Yi one stack of per second while channeling.
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where dealt damage to Master Yi on Double Strike's second hit.
- Now determines Master Yi's ending position when damage is dealt, rather than 0.05 seconds beforehand. In other words, Master Yi more reliably ends up next to his target if the target at the end of Alpha Strike. (Alpha Strike duration unchanged)
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug causing the cooldown to sometimes not display properly.
- Bug Fix: Now properly charges passive.
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Master Yi would not critically strike monsters after Double Striking them at certain attack speeds.
- Bug Fix: Dying during Alpha Strike will properly play Master Yi's death animation, placing him where Alpha Strike was portraying him to be.
- New Effect: Minimum untargetability of 0.25 seconds.
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Alpha Strike could sometimes fail to cast but still go on cooldown, and be unable to be reset by basic attacking until Master Yi cast Alpha Strike again.
- New Effect: Alpha Strike now also grants vision of where Master Yi will strike on his next bounce.
- Alpha Strike won't place Master Yi on top of if it is the primary target.
- is no longer momentarily locked out after a failed Alpha Strike cast.
- Master Yi now becomes eligible for assists as soon as Alpha Strike visually bounces to a target (even though damage is only applied at the end of the animation).
- Bug Fix: Fixed a bug where Wuju Style's passive attack damage bonus wasn’' counting toward the 25% bonus AD scaling of its active effect if Wuju Style was cast immediately as its cooldown expired.
- Per-second AP ratio increased to (+ 25% AP) from (+ 15% AP).
- Active bonus true damage increased to 14 / 23 / 32 / 41 / 50 from 12 / 19 / 26 / 33 / 40.
- Cooldown increased to 85 from 75
- Duration reduced to 7 seconds from 10
- On-kill/on-assist duration extension increased to 7 seconds from 4.
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- Splash artwork for , and updated to the Chinese art.
- Active bonus true damage increased to 12 / 19 / 26 / 33 / 40 from 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30.
- AD ratio changed to (+ 25% Bonus AD) from (+ 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20% AD).
- Tooltip updated to display correct per-second (+ 15% AP) ratio instead of (+ 30% AP).
- General
- New splash artwork for and .
- General
- New Effect: Master Yi dances faster the more total movement speed he has.
- Bug Fix: Cooldown not being reduced by or 's Phantom Hit.
- General
- Splash artwork for updated to the Chinese art.
- Stats
- Armor increased to 19 from 15
- Bug Fix: In-flight projectiles incorrectly dropping after becoming untargetable.
- Mana cost reduced to 50 at all ranks from 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110.
- Stats
- Attack speed growth reduced to 2% from 2.75.
- Bug Fix: Second strike damaging targets even when Master Yi is blinded.
- Damage reduction increased to 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70% from 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60.
- Passive bonus attack damage changed to 10% at all ranks from 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15.
- Cooldown reduction changed to 70% on kill or assists from 18 seconds on-kill and 9 on-assist.
- Gameplay Update
- Stats
- Health growth increased to 92 from 86.
- Mana reduced to 180 from 199.
- Mana growth increased to 42 from 36.
- Armor reduced to 15 from 16.3.
- Armor growth reduced to 3 from 3.7.
- Attack speed growth reduced to 2.75% from 2.98.
- Trigger reduced to every 4h basic attack from every 7th.
- New Effect: Second strike deals 50% reduced damage.
- Removed: Bonus minion damage chance.
- Bonus damage to minions changed to 75 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 175 from 50%.
- Target bounces reduced to 4 from 10.
- Damage changed to 25 / 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 (+ 100% AD).
- New Effect: Can critically strike for 60% AD.
- Mana cost reduced to 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 from 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120.
- Cooldown increased to 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 from 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10.
- New Effect: Cooldown is reduced by 1 second each time Master Yi basic attacks.
- Channel duration reduced to 4 seconds from 5.
- Removed: Bonus resistances for the duration.
- New Effect: Master Yi gains 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60% damage reduction (halved against turrets) for the duration.
- Total heal reduced to 120 / 200 / 280 / 360 / 440 from 200 / 350 / 500 / 650 / 800.
- Total AP ratio reduced to (+ 120% AP) from (+ 200% AP).
- New Effect:Heal increases by 1% for every 1% missing health.
- Passive bonus attack damage changed to 7 / 9 / 11 / 13 / 15% AD from 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35.
- Active damage changed to 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 (+ 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 17.5 / 20% AD) from 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70.
- Active damage changed to true from physical.
- New Effect: Master Yi deals bonus true damage on-hit for 5 seconds but passive bonus attack damage is lost for the duration and while on cooldown.
- Mana cost reduced to 0 from 40.
- Cooldown reduced to 18 / 17 / 16 / 15 / 14 from 25 / 23 / 21 / 19 / 17.
- Duration changed to 10 seconds at all ranks from 8 / 10 / 12.
- On-kill basic abilities cooldown reduction changed to 18 seconds from 100%.
- On-assist basic abilities cooldown reduction changed to 9 seconds from 50%.
- Bonus attack speed changed to 30 / 55 / 80% from 40 / 60 / 80.
- Bonus movement speed changed to 25 / 35 / 45% from 40 at all ranks.
- New Effect: Champion kills or assists while active extend the duration by 4 seconds.
- Cooldown: 75.
- Stats
- Trigger speed changed to scale with Master Yi's attack speed from 0.6 seconds at all times.
- Bug Fix: Second strike critically striking turrets.
- Bug Fix: Displaying as off cooldown when on it.
- Total heal increased to 200 / 350 / 500 / 650 / 800 from 140 / 280 / 420 / 560 / 700.
- Total AP ratio reduced to (+ 200% AP) from (+ 400% AP).
- Mana cost reduced to 50 / 65 / 80 / 95 / 110 from 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110.
- Initial cast time reduced.
- Bonus minion damage chance changed to 50% at all ranks from 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 / 60.
- Bonus minion damage changed to 260 / 320 / 380 / 440 / 500 from 400 at all ranks.
- Initial cast time reduced.
- Cooldown reduced to 25 / 23 / 21 / 19 / 17 seconds from 25 at all ranks.
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- General
- New splash artwork for .
- Stats
- Movement speed increased to 355 from 330.
- Mana cost reduced to 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 from 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130.
- Bug Fix: Assists not reducing 's cooldown.
- Duration increased to 8 / 10 / 12 seconds from 6 / 9 / 12.
- Bug Fix: Tooltip displaying incorrect AP ratio (lower than intended).
- General
- Splash artwork for updated to the Chinese art.
- Mana cost reduced to 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 from 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120.
- Mana cost reduced to 100 from 120.
- Bug Fix: Immunity to 's rooting while active.
- New Effect: Master Yi can activate and while untargetable.
- New Effect: Master Yi will attempt to attack the target champion once he reappears.
- Blinking updated for consistency when near walls (to avoid Master Yi reappearing on the other side of a jungle camp).
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- Bug Fix: Missing sword glow.
- Removed: Casting while rooted.
- Tooltip updated.
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- New Effect: Sword glows.
- Bug Fix: Death recap display.
- Animation delay reduced.
- Animation delay reduced.
- Stats
- Attack range increased to 125 from 100.
- Trigger changed to every 7th basic attack from 10%.
- Cooldown reduced to 18 / 16 / 14 / 12 / 10 seconds from 18 at all ranks.
- Mana cost reduced to 80 / 90 / 100 / 110 / 120 from 90 / 105 / 120 / 135 / 150.
- Cast time reduced.
- Speed increased.
- Cooldown reduced to 35 seconds from 45.
- Tick rate increased to every 0.5 seconds from every 1.
- Heal reduced to 140 / 280 / 420 / 560 / 700 from 150 / 300 / 500 / 750 / 1100.
- Mana cost reduced to 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130 from 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 / 160.
- Bonus resistances increased to 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 / 300 from 30 at all ranks.
- Cooldown reduced to 25 seconds from 30.
- New Effect: Assists on enemy champions reduce Master Yi's basic abilities' cooldown by 50%.
- Bonus attack speed stacking changed to additive from multiplicative.
- Bonus attack speed increased to 40 / 60 / 80% from 30 / 50 / 70.
- Bonus movement speed stacking changed to additive from multiplicative.
- Trigger chance reduced to 10% from 12.
- Range reduced to 600 from 650.
- Bug Fix: Master Yi dying when targeting and having active.
- Stats
- Health increased to 530 from 480.
- Health growth reduced to 86 from 88.
- Attack damage increased to 55.7 from 48.7.
- Attack damage growth increased to 3.1 from 1.775.
- Movement speed increased to 330 from 325.
- Stats
- Movement speed increased to 325 from 320.
- New Effect: Master Yi gains 30 bonus armor and 30 bonus magic resistance for the duration.
- Bug Fix: Master Yi sometimes canceling attack commands after reappearing.
- Bonus movement speed increased to 40% from 30 (to accommodate for movement speed soft capping).
- New Effect: Master Yi reappears on his target's location.
- Trigger chance reduced to 12% from 15.
- Passive bonus attack damage increased to 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 from 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30.
- Active bonus attack damage reduced to double the passive one from triple.
- Mana cost increased to 40 from 25.
- Cooldown reduced to 30 seconds from 40.
- Cooldown increased to 18 seconds from 16.
- Bonus attack speed changed to 30 / 50 / 70% from 25 / 50 / 75.
- Bonus movement speed reduced to 30% from 35.
- Gameplay Update
- Moved to Q from R.
- New Effect: Has a chance to deal bonus damage to minions hit.
- Heal reduced to 150 / 300 / 500 / 750 / 1100 from 150 / 350 / 600 / 900 / 1250.
- Mana cost reduced to 80 / 100 / 120 / 140 / 160 from 100 / 120 / 140 / 160 / 180.
- Cooldown reduced to 45 seconds from 60.
- Removed: Cost per attack, bonus attack speed.
- New Effect: Passively grants Master Yi bonus attack damage.
- New Effect: Upon activation Master Yi gains triple the bonus attack damage but loses the passive one for the duration.
- Moved to R from Q.
- New Effect: Grants Master Yi bonus attack speed and bonus movement speed for the duration.
- New Effect: Master Yi is immune to slows for the duration.
- New Effect: For the duration, kills on enemy champions refresh all basic ability cooldowns.
- Trigger chance changed to 15% from 12 / 16 / 20.
- General
- Recommended items updated
- Duration reduced to 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 seconds from 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8.
- Removed: Cleansing .
- Channel duration reduced to 5 seconds from 6
- New Effect: Master Yi heals when he finishes channeling.
- Tooltip updated.
- Removed: Bypassing invulnerability ( ).
- Bug Fix: Incorrectly cleansing .
- General
- Recommended items updated.
- Cooldown increased to 60 seconds from 50.
- Base damage increased to 150 / 250 / 350 from 50 / 125 / 200.
- Removed: Cleansing .
- Bug Fix: Bonus movement speed stacking incorrectly (stacking type changed).
- Bounce range increased to 600 from 400.
- Bug Fix: Enemy not cleansing the slow.
- New Effect: Slows all targets hit by 60% for 4 / 5 / 6 seconds.
- Base damage reduced to 50 / 125 / 200 from 200 / 300 / 400.
- Removed: Cleansing roots ( ).
- Cooldown changed to 20 seconds at all ranks from 30 / 26 / 22 / 18 / 14.
- Tooltip updated
- Heal changed to 50 / 100 / 150 / 200 / 250 per second from 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10% maximum health.
- Cost changed to 100 / 120 / 140 / 160 / 180 from 120 / 140 / 160 / 180 / 200.
- Damage changed to 200 / 300 / 400 (+ 100% AD) from 300% AD.
- Cooldown reduced to 90 seconds at all ranks from 210 / 150 / 120.
- Bug Fix: Doing more damage than intended.
- Bug Fix: Critically striking.
- Bug Fix: Not triggering when attacking inhibitors.
- Channel duration reduced to 8 seconds from 10.
- Cooldown reduced to 50 seconds from 60.
- Base damage increased to 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 from 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30.
- Bonus attack speed increased to 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35% from 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30.
- Mana cost reduced to 4 from 5.
- Target bounces changed to 10 at all ranks.
- New Effect: Damage to champions has an AD ratio.
- Mana cost reduced to 150 at all ranks from 150 / 175 / 200.
- Cooldown changed to 150 / 120 / 90 seconds from 140 / 120 / 100.
- General
- Bug Fix: Basic attack timing.
- Tooltip updated.
- Tooltip updated.
- Tooltip updated.