MLBB Core

Yin Build Guide

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Written by EllieAnth — playing MLBB since 2017 (9+ years), peak rank Mythical Immortal, 1126 stars.

How to itemise Yin and, more importantly, why each item earns its slot.

Overview

Why this build works on Yin

Yin relies on isolating single targets inside his domain using My Turn, where he transforms into Lieh and must kill his target before the domain expires. His passive Leave It to Me rewards solo dueling with bonus damage and Spell Vamp, but Yin lacks innate defensive scaling and initial burst to guarantee domain finishes against sturdy foes. This build addresses those exact demands by layering physical attack, true damage, and massive sustain onto his physical skill rotation. By pairing War Axe and Bloodlust Axe with raw physical scaling, Yin secures enough damage to activate Blade of Despair while sustaining through enemy retaliation inside his isolated domain.

Build order

  1. 1 Warrior Boots
  2. 2 War Axe
  3. 3 Bloodlust Axe
  4. 4 Blade of Despair
  5. 5 Brute Force Breastplate
  6. 6 Immortality

Item by item

Early in the EXP lane, Yin needs physical defense while trading blows before unlocking his ultimate My Turn. Equipping Warrior Boots grants movement speed and the Valor passive, which stacks additional physical defense whenever taking physical damage. This mitigates lane harass, allowing Yin to comfortably land Charged Punch and Instant Blast without taking excessive counter-damage while setting up isolated duels.

In-game passive Unique Passive - Valor: Gain 4 extra Physical Defense for 3s when taking Physical Damage, up to 20.

War Axe

Core

War Axe provides continuous combat scaling through its Fighting Spirit passive, which grants physical attack, spell vamp, and true damage at full stacks. Because Yin frequently combos Charged Punch into Instant Blast, he rapidly builds stacks. This synergizes perfectly with his passive Leave It to Me, multiplying his dueling power inside My Turn and giving Lieh the sustained damage needed to shred isolated targets.

In-game passive Unique Passive - Fighting Spirit: Dealing damage grants 12 extra Physical Attack and 2% extra Spell Vamp per second for 4s, up to 6 stacks. Deal 10% extra True Damage according to Base Damage at full stacks.####[C8This effect is reduced to 50% for Marksmen, Mages, and Supports.]

Bloodlust Axe

Core

Bloodlust Axe provides essential spell vamp to sustain Yin throughout prolonged fights. When paired with his passive Leave It to Me, this item turns Yin into a life-stealing juggernaut inside the domain created by My Turn. His skill-heavy kit, including the repeated hits from Charged Punch, constantly heals him, allowing him to survive enemy retaliation and exit the domain in fighting condition.

Blade of Despair provides a massive physical attack power spike that makes Yin lethal inside My Turn. Its Despair passive boosts physical attack when striking targets below half health, ensuring Lieh can quickly execute trapped targets. Successfully killing an opponent in the domain resets skill cooldowns and restores health, making this execute potential crucial for Yin to snowball teamfights.

In-game passive Unique Passive - Despair: Dealing damage to non-Minion enemies below 50% HP increases Physical Attack by 25% for 2s (takes effect before the damage is dealt).

Late game teamfights make Yin vulnerable when initiating with My Turn. Brute Force Breastplate solves this by stacking physical attack, magic power, and movement speed via the Brute Force passive whenever Yin deals damage. At full stacks, it grants control duration reduction, helping Lieh resist crowd control skills, stay nimble, and continuously stick to his target inside or outside the domain.

In-game passive Unique Passive - Brute Force: Each second after dealing damage, gain 6 extra Physical Attack and Magic Power and 2% extra Movement Speed for 4s, up to 6 stacks. Gain 15% extra Control Duration Reduction at full stacks.

Immortality serves as Yin's ultimate safety net when dragging high-priority targets into My Turn during late game engagements. Its Immortal passive revives Yin with health and a shield upon taking fatal damage. This prevents Yin from dying early if an isolated target out-damages him, giving Lieh a second chance to finish the opponent, trigger skill resets, and rejoin his team safely.

In-game passive Unique Passive - Immortal: Revives 2.5s after death, gaining 16% Max HP and a 220-1200 shield (scales with level) that lasts 3s (210s cooldown).

Adapting the build

No build survives every draft. These are the situations where the order above should change.

Facing heavy physical damage traders in the early EXP lane

Prioritize completing Warrior Boots right away before moving into offensive core items. Stacking physical defense through the Valor passive enables Yin to survive aggression while hitting enemies with Charged Punch, ensuring he reaches his ultimate power spike with My Turn without falling behind in gold or experience.

Trapped targets inside My Turn survive with low health

Prioritize Blade of Despair earlier immediately after War Axe. Accelerating this raw physical attack power spike activates the Despair passive sooner, dramatically increasing Lieh's execution threshold on damaged foes so he consistently achieves resets and health recovery upon exiting the isolated domain.

Facing enemy compositions loaded with heavy crowd control

Build Brute Force Breastplate earlier right after core damage items. Achieving full stacks of the Brute Force passive grants crucial Control Duration Reduction alongside movement speed, allowing Yin to shrug off stuns, stick onto elusive targets inside My Turn, and land Instant Blast effectively.

Item recommendations come from the game's own hero data. The explanations are AI-generated from Yin's ability kit and the items' in-game passives, and are checked automatically against the item list — they never introduce an item the game does not recommend for this hero.