Mobile Legends Bang Bang’s Yin is a KungFu genius who is equipped with hard cc, 1v1 ultimate, and AoE-based attack damage skills. He is a hero first of his kind that can truly 1v1 his enemies, thanks to his special Ultimate introduced by Moonton. Whether we talk about his mobility, capacity to sustain, or powerpack damage, he is a perfect offlaner to dominate in his respective lane. We have previously made a detailed hero analysis of Yin as he made his appearance on the MLBB advanced server. In this Mobile Legends guide, we will take a look at the best emblem, spell, build, including tips and tricks to dominate every game with Yin.
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Skill Analysis
Yin has three active skills and a passive skill like all the other heroes in-game. In this Mobile Legends guide, we will also talk about the skills to use in certain scenarios as well as skill combos to be able to play Yin to his utmost potential.
Passive – Leave It to Me (Buff)
The absence of any allied hero within 4 yards will increase Yin’s damage up to 120%, thus making him a true offlaner.
Skill 1 – Charged Punch (Burst, Speed up)
CD – 11.0/10.4/9.8/9.2/8.6/8.0
Upon casting Yin’s first skill Yin can get 60% extra movement speed which will be decayed in the next 3 seconds and he also launches an enhanced basic attack that deals 25/40/55/70/85/100 (+100% total physical attack) amount of physical damage. A successful hit will allow Yin to put a second punch automatically which deals 320/360/400/440/480/520(+200% extra physical attack) physical damage to a line of enemies and also will reduce this skill’s CD by 35%.
Buffed Skill 1 (Lieh) – Frenzy Strike (Burst)
CD – 22/20.8/19.6/18.4/17.2/16.0
Lieh smashes an area ahead of him up to 10 times, each smash dealing 112/126/140/154/168/182(+120% extra physical attack) amount of physical damage to enemies and slowing them down by 75% for a short amount of time.
Lieh is immune to control effect while casting this skill (like Badang’s immunity to CC when he is using Ult.), this skill can be get canceled if Lieh moves or cast other skills during this time.
Skill 2 – Instant Blast (Blink, CC)
CD – 13/12.4/11.8/11.2/10.6/10.0
Yin can use this skill to dash forward while dealing 75/90/105/120/135/150(+35% extra physical attack) and also can get 30% extra damage reduction for successfully hitting an enemy. In this process of dashing forward, Yin also leaves his golden ring behind which returns to him after 4 seconds and deals 150/180/210/240/270/300(+70% extra physical attack) amount of physical damage to enemies in its path and also stun them for a short amount of time.
Buffed Skill 2 (Lieh) – Instant Blast (Blink, CC)
CD – 13.0/12.4/11.8/11.2/10.6/10.0
Yin can use this skill to dash forward while dealing 75/90/105/120/135/150 (+35% extra physical attack) and also can get 30% extra damage reduction for a successful hit. In this process of dashing forward, Yin also leaves his golden ring behind which returns to him after 4 seconds and deals 150/180/210/240/270/300 (+70% extra physical attack) amount of physical damage to enemies and also stun them for 1.5 seconds. Remember while dashing forward a successful hit will also knock back the enemy.
Ultimate Skill – My Turn (CC, Buff)
CD – 60/55/50
Activating his ultimate Yin can turn into Lieh and cast a special domain that can trap one of his targeted enemies together with him. Equipped with an extra 20/40/60 physical defense as well as magic defense Lieh also boost Yin’s both Skill 1 and Skill 2. On Lieh or the trapped enemy being killed, the domain will end instantly. Killing his enemy in the domain will restore Lieh’s 20% max HP and also, he will leave the domain as this Lieh form resetting Frenzy strike an instant blast’s CD. Out of the domain, this Lieh form will last up to 8 seconds.
Skill-up method for Yin
Unlock Skill 1 first and upgrade it to max level and then upgrade Skill 2 accordingly. Upgrade your Ultimate skill whenever available.
Best Emblem set and Spells for Yin in Mobile Legends
Emblem Setup
Choose Custom Assassin Emblem Set and set your talent points like this. Agility will provide you with extra movement speed to chase down the enemies. The Invasion will boost your physical Pen which will enhance your skill 2 power. Choose High and Dry (7% increased damage on the single nearby enemy) or Killing Spree (12% HP restores and 15% increased movement speed after slaying an enemy) as your final point according to the situation. Both are good for Yin.
Battle Spells
Flicker is the best spell for him. He can surprise enemies with his ultimate by using Flicker. He can also use Execute depending upon the situation. Yin is a completely skill-based hero with lots of damage so in some cases Yin can also play Jungler role and in order to play, he should take Retribution.
Best Builds for Yin in Mobile Legends
One can try many builds on Yin. All which one needs to do is to just follow the enemy’s pick and then decide the role on the battlefield. We have set out the following template to try out with Yin on the battlefield. We are providing our top recommended build to support you through different scenarios, you can either go with sustain or go full damage build.
Sustain Build
- Warrior Boot: it will give Yin early game physical defense (choose Tough Boots in case Yin need magical defense)
- War Axe: Though it is an attack item it provides a decent amount of HP
- Bruteforce Breastplate: provides 770 HP and +45 physical defense, side by side after casting a skill or using basic attack will increase 2% movement speed; +4 physical and magical defense (capped at 5)
- Thunder Belt: Alongside providing HP and physical defense it also provides a small amount of attack damage.
- Dominance Ice: +500 mana, +70physical defense, and +5% movement speed and its unique passive Arctic cold triggers +10% CDR and reduces the enemies shield and HP by 50%; attack speed by 30% which will make yin more flexible to cast his skill often. Additionally, it will also trigger Bruteforce Breastplate’s passive
- Blade of Despair: As it provides highest (+160) physical attack, it will greatly enhance Yin’s skill power. It will also provide +5% movement speed
Additionally, you can take Immortality, or any defense item in the place of Malefic Roar depending upon the game situation.
Attack Build
- Warrior Boot: it will give Yin early game physical defense (choose Tough Boots in case Yin need magical defense)
- War Axe: Though it is an attack item it provides a decent amount of HP
- Endless Battle: it will provide Yin +65 Physical Attack, +250 HP, +10% CDR, +5% movement speed, +10% physical life-steal.
- Blade of Despair: As it provides highest physical attack, it will greatly enhance Yin’s skill power.
- Malefic Roar: It is a very useful item for Yin, it will provide Yin extra physical penetration to dominate the battlefield.
- Immortality: It will provide Yin an extra life to survive in the battlefield.
Mobile Legends Yin Gameplay Tips
As discussed earlier Yin is equipped with hard cc, 1v1 ultimate, and AoE-based attack damage skills. He is a hero first of his kind that can truly 1v1 his enemies, thanks to his special Ultimate. However, a player must need a good understanding of the map to bring the best out of any hero. According to his gameplay, we can break it down into three phases. Our Mobile Legends Yin guide includes the perfect game plan for the early, mid, and late game.
Early Game
As a fighter/offlaner, head towards the top/Exp lane, clear the first minion wave between turrets. Then at 0.45 sec take the small gold crab. Until Yin’s second skill unlocks do not initiate unnecessary, better stays near turret and clear minions.
Prioritize War Axe after buying boots (250 golds) and try to mark enemies with skill 2 to stun them for a short time. Try to cast your skill 1 on the opponent rather than minions to deal extra damage to the enemy.
Mid Game
This is the main phase for Yin. Always spam Yin’s skill 2 with your Basic attack. Watch out Exp lane’s pit when the turtle spawns, do not leave your lane wide open but if needed do a quick rotation to the pit and help teams carry to secure Turtle Buff. As an Offlaner Yin’s main duty is to push the turret but do not hesitate to take the fight if needed, no matter if 5 enemies are there; Yin will always end up in 1v1 scenarios. You can perform the following skill combos to gain an upper hand on the battlefield.
Skill 1 + Skill 2 + Basic Attack + Skill 3
Late Game
Yin’s weakness is getting Crowd Controlled by enemies. So try to play safely in this late phase. His Skill 2 helps him to escape or do a sudden attack on enemies, so spam it on the enemy properly with skill 1. Try to cast your ultimate on enemies ADR first, once the enemy got caught by domain expansion, cast buffed skill 1 properly that the enemy took maximum damage and then cast skill 2 to stun the enemy.
If Yin can cast his combo properly in the domain, then he will kill the enemy easily with his skill set and exits as Lieh to gain an advantage on the battlefield.
| Heroes that counter Yin | Heroes Yin can counter |
| Beatrix | Chou |
| Alucard | Fanny |
| Gusion | |
| Hanzo | |
| Mathilda | |
| Ling |
Yin can team up and form strong combos with heroes such as Jawhead and Gatotkaca.
Final Thoughts
Owning to Yin’s playstyle he belongs to the list of moderately difficult-to-play type hero and his performance on the battlefield can easily put him in S-tier class. Though he may seem a difficult hero to play, once you master executing his combos in a proper way you will definitely like dominating your opponents with Yin. An excellent pick for rank games, Yin is definitely a good pick for the current meta. These tips will surely help you to guide easy wins with Yin in Mobile Legends. You can also refer to our latest tier list to know more about the revamped meta heroes in this current season.
That’s all for today’s Mobile Legends Yin Guide. Do you prefer to use Yin in any other way? Let us know in the comment section below!
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Nicely written but I think the combo should be
Skill2(yin)+ Ultimate+ skill 2(lieh)+ Skill1
I too think the fighter emblem is useless for yin. As with fighter emblem, early game with yin becomes difficult.
Yes i did not recommended the fighter emblem, killing spree will surely help and combos? Yes combos can be changed according the battlefield situation but you still can use above mentioned combo to 1V1 enemy
This is the build for yin I recommend 1. Warrior Boots or Tough Boots 2. War Axe or Hunter Strike 3. Blade of Despair 4. Malefic Roar 5. Athena Shield or Antique Armour 6. Immortality First of all pick Tough Boots if most of the enemies mage or magic dealers. And pick Warrior Boots if most of enemies Physical Attackers Pick War Axe if you always clash. But I recommend Hunter Strike if your a Jungler because most of the time War Axe don’t reach full stack and you just probably waste a slot Blade of Despair because if you… Read more »
The items u mentioned it is already written in the guide, not only that u can not always stick to one build. It always changed upon the enemy pick and the battlefield situation, but moreover some core items remain same due to get yin’s upmost power.