Malphite vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Malphite
based on 8,146 Malphite vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Master Yi
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several influential Malphite against Master Yi counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Master Yi..
Malphite normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Master Yi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Malphite or Master Yi?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when taking on Master Yi, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes an ok counter for Master Yi.
While Malphite does have a higher winrate compared to Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Malphite also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Malphite into Master Yi.
Additionally, Malphite has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Master Yi matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter for Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite on average accumulates much more CS as Master Yi. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Malphite versus Master Yi build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Heartsteel. When Malphite incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Master Yi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Malphite had an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Master Yi with this build.
To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Master Yi as Malphite, Malphite players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Malphite vs Master Yi clashes, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Master Yi as Malphite are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.