Lee Sin vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Lee Sin
based on 5,410 Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lee Sin vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Lee Sin vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Lee Sin
Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Master Yi
Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.
Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).
Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.
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.
Lee Sin vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Lee Sin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Lee Sin against Master Yi counter stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi..
Lee Sin typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lee Sin and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Lee Sin or Master Yi?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes a poor counter for Master Yi.
While Lee Sin does have a lower winrate compared to Master Yi, when facing one another, Lee Sin also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lee Sin into Master Yi.
Furthermore, Lee Sin also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Lee Sin is a terribly counter to Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Master Yi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lee Sin often racks up a similar amount of CS as Master Yi. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Master Yi build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Lee Sin incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Master Yi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 47.6% when countering Master Yi with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing Master Yi as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Lee Sin vs Master Yi counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.6% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Master Yi as Lee Sin are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.