Yuumi's win rate is going up again despite her last nerfs
It’s time to check in with Yuumi to see how is the Magical Cat doing after getting heavily nerfed in patch 10.15. It turns out that she’s doing just fine.
Yuumi is not an easy champion to balance. Since its release in 2019, League of Legends developers have tried almost everything to get Yuumi to a healthy spot. So far, all efforts have failed, and Yuumi has quickly become the most hated champion in the game for many of its players. Those players are going so far as to ask for Yuumi’s deletion, but Riot Games has officially said that Yuumi is here to stay.
Yuumi pick and ban rate shows effects of balance changes
Between patches 10.10 and 10.12, Yuumi had some of the highest win and pick rates in the games. In patch 10.12, Yuumi hit a peak as the third most-banned champion in the game with a 48% ban rate. That number decreased as developers targeted Yuumi in the following patches with nerfs to her sustainability. By patch 10.15, Yuumi’s ban rate had decreased to a little over 6%.
After patch 10.13, Yuumi’s win rate drastically decreased and players stopped picking the support champion. Yuumi was out of consideration for about a month before players figured out how to make the champion work again. In patch 10.15, players are going back to the Yuumi pick and the win rate is increasing slowly. Yuumi’s presence in pro play might have something to do with these numbers.
Further reading:
Riot won’t delete Yuumi from LoL, so stop asking
Yuumi in pro play
Not every support player can pull off a good Yuumi. In the LCK, the best Yuumi is played by DragonX support Ryu “Keria” Min-seok. Keria is known for being an aggressive playmaker, and he knows how to take full advantage of Yuumi and make it work for the team.
Keria goes for a more aggressive build with Mikael’s Crucible as his first item and Luden’s Echo as his second. The priority here is the mana regeneration and AP, because Yuumi wants to poke for as much damage as possible. Yuumi also wants to heal her teammates, but might run out of mana more quickly after nerfs caused her heal to expend a percentage of her overall mana. It’s best to go for Heal and Exhaust, not the more aggressive spells such as Ignite, as a great insurance policy for the champion’s mana problem.
Read Also
Esports Betting
These Are Our Betting Tips for the League Championship Series Week 4
Ben Boland
The 2026 LCS Summer Split is in full swing, with the eight North American squads all vying for a chance to represent the region at this year's World Championship. With Worlds being on home soil, there is more than just a ticket to Worlds at stake. Each series in the regular season carries weight, as the standings will determine their seeding and potentially their fate in the playoffs. Week four ...
League of Legends
Caps To Be Announced As Third Inductee in the LoL Hall of Legends
Hannan Mundia
After Faker and Uzi were inducted into the Hall of Legends in 2024 and 2025 respectively, the European League of Legends player Caps will be the next to get the same treatment. League of Legends has been a cornerstone in the professional gaming scene for over a decade. In that time, a handful of players have managed to leave their mark for all future fans and fellow players to learn ...
Esports Betting
MLBB is the most-watched game from the EWC, and it’s hard to see another game beating it
Michael Hassall
The Esports World Cup 2026 has officially passed its midway point and viewership figures for the tournament have surpassed many expectations so far, as per Esports Charts. The viewership tracking site revealed new statistics for the event on Aug. 6, showcasing just how many games had set new records in viewership, including one name leading the way in views: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. MLBB leads the viewership charts with the ...
League of Legends
LCK 2026 Rounds 3–4 Preview, Schedule, Predictions, and More
Hannan Mundia
2026 LCK Rounds 3-4 are slated to start soon, and this preview highlights the schedule, our expert predictions, and everything else you need to know before watching. The LCK has been upside down recently. Teams that were considered absolute powerhouses are seemingly falling off, while previous underdogs have been causing upset after upset. 2026 LCK Rounds 3-4 are starting soon, and the big question here is which team will reign ...
League of Legends
LEC 2026 Summer split preview, schedule, predictions, and more
Hannan Mundia
The 2026 LEC Summer split will be the deciding split to determine which teams can make it to the World Championship, and this preview aims to highlight everything you need to know about it. It isn’t a stretch to say that the LCK and LCP are the only two competitive League of Legends regions actually pulling their weight currently. The LEC did show potential at the start of the year, ...
League of Legends
How is League of Legends Classic different from the modern version?
Hannan Mundia
League Classic brings the classic League of Legends gameplay and design from when the game first came out, but how is it different from the modern version? The modern League of Legends mode is arguably in its best state in terms of popularity, with a study even reporting that playing LoL can improve brain function. Over a decade of gameplay and multiple marketing tactics by Riot Games have bumped up ...
League of Legends
Best Champions for every role in League of Legends Classic mode
Hannan Mundia
League Classic sees the return of League of Legends Season 3, but which champions were deemed the best during that time? League of Legends has gone through a lot of changes since it first came out. While the map and item-related changes naturally impacted the game's state, so did the many champion nerfs, buffs, and reworks. Multiple champions played completely differently in Season 3 than they do now. Since League ...
