Yuumi

the Magical Cat

Who Is Yuumi?

Yuumi splash art
Yuumi classic splash art

A magical cat from Bandle City, Yuumi was once the familiar of a yordle enchantress, Norra. When her master mysteriously disappeared, Yuumi became the Keeper of Norra's sentient Book of Thresholds, traveling through portals in its pages to search for her. Yearning for affection, Yuumi seeks friendly companions to partner with on her journey, protecting them with luminous shields and fierce resolve. While Book strives to keep her on task, Yuumi is often drawn to worldly comforts, such as naps and fish. In the end, however, she always returns to her quest to find her friend.

Yuumi, the Magical Cat belongs to the Bandle City story space. The important part of the lore is not only where Yuumi comes from, but what that origin asks the character to carry. Every champion in League is built around a readable fantasy; for Yuumi, that fantasy is shaped by magic, identity, and power that answers emotion before reason.

Yuumi's Story Themes

The core tension in Yuumi's story is magic, identity, and power that answers emotion before reason. That gives the character more weight than a simple class label. Yuumi may be tagged as a Support and Mage champion, but the biography frames the character as someone with pressure behind every choice, whether that pressure comes from duty, instinct, memory, ambition, or survival.

This is why Yuumi works as more than a splash art silhouette. The title "the Magical Cat" is the surface; underneath it is a character whose place in Runeterra creates questions fans can keep returning to: what the character wants, what the character fears, what they are protecting, and what might happen if they are pushed too far.

Yuumi fan art by lolchampions.gg
Yuumi fan art by lolchampions.gg

How The Lore Shows Up In Game

In game, Yuumi reads as protective, disruptive, quietly decisive, and mysterious. The champion's stats lean into power, control, and spectacle, while the overall difficulty suggests a readable kit that lets the character fantasy come through quickly.

Yuumi's kit reinforces that identity through Feline Friendship, Prowling Projectile, You and Me!, and Zoomies. Even before reading numbers or cooldowns, those names point back to the same fantasy the biography is building.

The practical result is a champion whose story is not locked away on a biography page; it shows up in positioning, target choice, and the way opponents are forced to respect them.

Why Yuumi Stands Out

Yuumi stands out because the champion fantasy is easy to understand at a glance and still has room for interpretation. Some players connect with the gameplay pattern first. Others connect with the mood, the title, the region, or the unresolved questions in the biography.

That combination is what makes a good League champion page worth reading. The short official bio gives the canon foundation, but the expanded lore helps connect the dots: where Yuumi fits in Runeterra, what emotional theme drives the character, and why the same idea still matters when the match starts.

Yuumi, the Magical Cat

Support · Patch 16.10.1 · Last updated 2026-05-21

Yuumi, the Magical Cat. Full Support guide for League of Legends: abilities, lore, skins, base stats, tips, and counter picks. Updated for patch 16.10.1.

Who Is Yuumi?

A magical cat from Bandle City, Yuumi was once the familiar of a yordle enchantress, Norra. When her master mysteriously disappeared, Yuumi became the Keeper of Norra's sentient Book of Thresholds, traveling through portals in its pages to search for her. Yearning for affection, Yuumi seeks friendly companions to partner with on her journey, protecting them with luminous shields and fierce resolve. While Book strives to keep her on task, Yuumi is often drawn to worldly comforts, such as naps and fish. In the end, however, she always returns to her quest to find her friend.

Yuumi, the Magical Cat belongs to the Bandle City story space. The important part of the lore is not only where Yuumi comes from, but what that origin asks the character to carry. Every champion in League is built around a readable fantasy; for Yuumi, that fantasy is shaped by magic, identity, and power that answers emotion before reason.

Yuumi's Story Themes

The core tension in Yuumi's story is magic, identity, and power that answers emotion before reason. That gives the character more weight than a simple class label. Yuumi may be tagged as a Support and Mage champion, but the biography frames the character as someone with pressure behind every choice, whether that pressure comes from duty, instinct, memory, ambition, or survival.

This is why Yuumi works as more than a splash art silhouette. The title "the Magical Cat" is the surface; underneath it is a character whose place in Runeterra creates questions fans can keep returning to: what the character wants, what the character fears, what they are protecting, and what might happen if they are pushed too far.

How The Lore Shows Up In Game

In game, Yuumi reads as protective, disruptive, quietly decisive, and mysterious. The champion's stats lean into power, control, and spectacle, while the overall difficulty suggests a readable kit that lets the character fantasy come through quickly.

Yuumi's kit reinforces that identity through Feline Friendship, Prowling Projectile, You and Me!, and Zoomies. Even before reading numbers or cooldowns, those names point back to the same fantasy the biography is building.

The practical result is a champion whose story is not locked away on a biography page; it shows up in positioning, target choice, and the way opponents are forced to respect them.

Why Yuumi Stands Out

Yuumi stands out because the champion fantasy is easy to understand at a glance and still has room for interpretation. Some players connect with the gameplay pattern first. Others connect with the mood, the title, the region, or the unresolved questions in the biography.

That combination is what makes a good League champion page worth reading. The short official bio gives the canon foundation, but the expanded lore helps connect the dots: where Yuumi fits in Runeterra, what emotional theme drives the character, and why the same idea still matters when the match starts.

Abilities

P: Feline Friendship

Periodically, when Yuumi strikes a champion with an attack or ability, she restores health to herself and the next ally she Attaches to.While Attached, Yuumi generates a special bond with her allies. The ally with the strongest bond enhances Yuumi's abilities while she is Attached to them.

Q: Prowling Projectile

Yuumi fires a missile, dealing damage and slowing first target hit. It deals bonus damage and an enchanced slow if it takes at least 1.35 seconds to get to its target. While on her Best Friend, the slow is always enhanced and grants bonus On-Hit damage to her ally.While Attached, the missile can be controlled with your cursor for a brief period.

W: You and Me!

Yuumi dashes to a target ally, becoming untargetable from everything except turrets. While on her Best Friend, she gains Heal & Shield Power and grants her Ally On-Hit healing.

E: Zoomies

Shields Yuumi and boosts Move Speed and Attack Speed. If she's attached, she passes it to her ally instead.

R: Final Chapter

Yuumi channels five waves that damage enemies and heal allies. Yuumi can move, attach, and cast Zoomies! while channeling. While on her Best Friend, this spell also follows her mouse.

Yuumi Base Stats

  • Health: 500 (+69/lv)
  • Attack Damage: 49 (+0/lv)
  • Armor: 25 (+4.2/lv)
  • Magic Resist: 25 (+1.1/lv)
  • Move Speed: 330
  • Attack Range: 425
  • Difficulty: 2 / 10

Yuumi Counters

  1. Rell — 56.98% win rate (17,124 games)
  2. Poppy — 55.48% win rate (12,548 games)
  3. Soraka — 53.57% win rate (6,799 games)
  4. Nautilus — 52.75% win rate (5,382 games)
  5. Rakan — 51.19% win rate (3,295 games)
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