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Irelia vs Master Yi

How to Beat Master Yi as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Master Yi as Irelia

based on 4,853 Irelia vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
46.8 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Irelia battled Master Yi in 4853 games. Including so many matchups for Irelia versus Master Yi provides us faith in our ability to prepare useful stats and a pro build to destroy your opponent. This particular champion matchup is somewhat uncommon. Irelia encounters Master Yi in only 4.8% of her games.

Irelia vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia does a terrible job of beating Master Yi. On average, she wins a lowly 46.8% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Irelia vs Master Yi games, Irelia’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Master Yi.

Best Irelia vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateSterak's GageDeath's DanceRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
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Second ability for Irelia to level upw
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Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Master Yi

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
46.8 %
VS
Win Rate
53.2 %
Master Yi Image
7.2
< Kills >
8.4
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
5
< Assists >
6
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.94
202
< Minions Killed >
38
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
1.56
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,463
< Physical Damage >
13,615
5,606
< Magic Damage >
944
745
< True Damage >
6,065
21,814
< Damage Dealt >
20,625
30,388
< Damage Taken >
31,576
12,656
< Gold Earned >
12,538
2.16
< Towers >
1.46
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
10,294
< Total Healing >
14,809
14,816
< Experience >
13,761
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
112
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Counter Master Yi with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some vital Irelia against Master Yi matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Master Yi..

Irelia normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Master Yi

Who is Better, Irelia or Master Yi?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually loses when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a poor counter to Master Yi.

While Irelia does have a lower winrate compared to Master Yi, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Irelia into Master Yi.

Moreover, Irelia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a garbage counter for Master Yi. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Master Yi.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Irelia, we analyzed 4,853 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Master Yi as Irelia comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia often gets much more CS relative to Master Yi. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Irelia versus Master Yi build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better when fighting Master Yi than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when countering Master Yi with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating Master Yi as Irelia, Irelia players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Irelia vs Master Yi counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Master Yi as Irelia are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.