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How to Win Kai'Sa vs Master Yi Counter MatchupKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa vs Master Yi

How to Beat Master Yi as Kai'Sa in LoLKai'Sa is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Master Yi as Kai'Sa

based on 7,990 Kai'Sa vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Master Yi as Kai'Sa came out of an examination of 7990 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This counter matchup is fairly uncommon. Kai'Sa encounters Master Yi in only 5.0% of her rounds.

Kai'Sa vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a terrible job of countering Master Yi. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.4% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Kai'Sa against Master Yi rounds, Kai'Sa’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Master Yi.

Best Kai'Sa vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeTerminusStormsurge

Optional Items

BloodthirsterGuardian AngelZhonya's HourglassRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Kai'Sa

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa against Master Yi

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

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.

Kai'Sa vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Master Yi Image
7.6
< Kills >
8
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
6.2
< Assists >
5.9
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
177
< Minions Killed >
36
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
11,623
< Physical Damage >
13,308
7,617
< Magic Damage >
929
420
< True Damage >
5,535
19,661
< Damage Dealt >
19,773
19,557
< Damage Taken >
31,784
12,326
< Gold Earned >
12,397
2.08
< Towers >
1.46
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.39
4,259
< Total Healing >
14,940
12,660
< Experience >
13,694
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
42
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Master Yi with Kai'Sa in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several strategic Kai'Sa against Master Yi counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kai'Sa may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Master Yi..

Kai'Sa typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Master Yi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kai'Sa and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kai'Sa
Master Yi

Who is Better, Kai'Sa or Master Yi?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Kai'Sa usually loses when playing against Master Yi, with a 45.4% win rate. Therefore, Kai'Sa makes a bad counter to Master Yi.

While Kai'Sa does have a much lower win rate than Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Kai'Sa also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Kai'Sa into Master Yi.

Moreover, Kai'Sa also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kai'Sa vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Kai'Sa is a trash counter for Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Kai'Sa against Master Yi.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa vs Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Kai'Sa, we analyzed 7,990 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 Kai'Sa 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kai'Sa most often gets much more CS as Master Yi. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Kai'Sa versus Master Yi build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Stormsurge. When Kai'Sa incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Master Yi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa boasted an average winrate of 45.4% when playing against Master Yi with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Master Yi as Kai'Sa, Kai'Sa players should use the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Kai'Sa vs Master Yi clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.4% win rate overall.

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