Kalista vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Kalista
based on 1,613 Kalista vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kalista vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Kalista vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Kalista
Tips for Playing as Kalista against Master Yi
Rend is a valuable last hitting aid, since its cooldown resets if it kills a target.
Entering a move order once to trigger Martial Poise will not clear Kalista's basic attack target.
Due to her passive, Kalista's Move Speed is effectively increased by Attack Speed.
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.
Kalista vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Kalista in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore some significant Kalista vs. Master Yi counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Kalista’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Kalista may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Master Yi..
Kalista often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she takes less damage than Master Yi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Kalista and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Kalista or Master Yi?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Kalista usually loses when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 45.9% win rate. Thus, Kalista makes a poor counter for Master Yi.
While Kalista does have a much lower winrate than Master Yi, when facing one another, Kalista also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Kalista into Master Yias her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kalista has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kalista 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 team members during team fights.
Kalista is a terribly counter for Master Yi. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kalista against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kalista in order to counter Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kalista most often racks up much more CS relative to Master Yi. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Kalista versus Master Yi build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kalista included at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Master Yi than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Kalista had an average win rate of 45.9% when playing against Master Yi with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Master Yi as Kalista, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Kalista vs Master Yi matchups, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 45.9% win rate overall.
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