Yi Sun-shin Counter Mobile Legends 2025

Yi Sun-shin is a hero who can attack in melee and range in Mobile Legends. He has high damage, fast jungle, crit boost and good ganking.
To counter Yi Sun-shin, you should use mobile heroes who can assassinate and deal burst damage. Yi Sun-shin often pokes and harasses enemies, so heroes lacking mobility will be at a disadvantage against Yi Sun-shin. Besides, Yi Sun-shin is countered by physical defense items, reducing movement and attack speed.
Role: Assassin/Marksman
Specialty: Reap/Chase
Lane: Jungle
Win rate: 53.87% | Tier: A
Yi Sun-shin Counter Mobile Legends stats: All the Yi Sun-shin info you could want with heroes counter, item counter, tips counter and more!
Heroes counter Yi Sun-shin
Yi Sun-shin is Weak Against
These heroes are strong against Yisunshin at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Yisunshin.
Yi Sun-shin is Strong Against
These heroes are weak against Yi Sun-shin at most phases of the game. They’re listed based on their win rate against Yi Sun-shin.
Items counter Yi Sun-shin
To reduce Yi Sun-shin’s damage, use physical defense items such as: Twilight Armor, Antique Cuirass, Brute Force Breastplate, Blade Armor.




To reduce Yi Sun-shin’s attack speed, use Dominance Ice.

Using Wind of Nature will make you immune to all types of physical damage.

Using Winter Crown will help you avoid Yi Sun-shin’s skills.

Use “Corrosion Scythe, Ice Queen Wand or Thunder Belt” to reduce Yi Sun-shin’s movement speed.



Immortality will help you live again.

Emblems counter Yi Sun-shin
Using emblems increases defense against Yi Sun-shin.


Spells counter Yi Sun-shin
When using Vengeance, Yi Sun-shin will take damage when attacking you.

Role Counter Yi Sun-shin
Use role (Assassin) to counter Yi Sun-shin.

Choose an assassin who can burst damage and close in on the enemy as: Hayabusa, Fanny, Saber.
Counter Skill Yi Sun-shin
Skill | Name | Effect |
---|---|---|
Passive | Heavenly Vow | |
1 | Traceless | Mobility, AOE |
2 | Blood Floods | AOE |
Ultimate | Mountain Shocker | AOE |




Counter passive (Heavenly Vow): Use Blade Armor to reduce critical damage.
Counter skill 1 (Traceless): Use blinks to increase the distance when Yi Sun-shin rushes in.
Counter skill 2 (Blood Floods): Buy items that increase armor to reduce normal damage from Blood Floods.
Counter ultimate (Mountain Shocker): When Yi Sun-shin has his ultimate, don’t stand too close to each other in combat. Mountain Shocker’s attack range is very large.
Tips counter Yi Sun-shin
Avoid fighting Yi Sun-shin in the early game because he has superior damage during this phase.
Yi Sun-shin ganks very well, control your vision to know his direction of movement.
Use a hero with cc skills to pressure Yi Sun-shin
Ambush and destroy Yi Sun-shin in the forest to reduce his influence later.
Yi Sun-shin is item dependent so if he doesn’t have core items his damage output is quite weak.
Don’t split up when facing Yi Sun-shin.
Strength:
- High early game damage.
- Good ganker.
- Good harasser.
- Decent damage.
- Bleed effect with slow.
- Global ultimate.
- Fast farming.
Weakness:
- Easy to kill.
- Depends on the item.
Yi Sun-shin’s Power Analysis:
Rate Yi Sun-shin’s strength on a scale of 1 -> 10.
Durability | 4 |
Offense | 9 |
Control effects | 2 |
Yi Sun-shin Matchups
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 49% Game: 233 | ![]() Karina |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 43% Game: 209 | ![]() Eudora |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 42% Game: 313 | ![]() Alucard |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 47% Game: 363 | ![]() Hayabusa |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 58% Game: 319 | ![]() Fanny |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 52% Game: 344 | ![]() Nana |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 53% Game: 246 | ![]() Chou |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 51% Game: 244 | ![]() Zilong |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 53% Game: 288 | ![]() Rafaela |
![]() Yi Sun-shin | Win rate: 54% Game: 265 | ![]() Sun |