Aatrox vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Aatrox
based on 8,585 Aatrox vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Aatrox vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Aatrox vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Aatrox
Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Master Yi
Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.
Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.
Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.
Advice to Win Against Master Yi
If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.
Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.
Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.
Aatrox vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Aatrox in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several critical Aatrox versus Master Yi matchup statistics that can help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Master Yi..
Aatrox typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Master Yi. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Aatrox and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Aatrox or Master Yi?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually loses when taking on Master Yi, with a 48.9% win rate. Therefore, Aatrox makes a poor counter for Master Yi.
While Aatrox does have a lower winrate compared to Master Yi, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Aatrox into Master Yi.
Additionally, Aatrox also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Aatrox is a somewhat poor counter for Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Aatrox to counter Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Aatrox typically gets much more CS as Master Yi. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Aatrox versus Master Yi build consist of Guardian Angel, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Master Yi than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when countering Master Yi with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Master Yi as Aatrox, Aatrox players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Aatrox vs Master Yi counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.9% win rate overall.
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