Malzahar vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Malzahar
based on 6,658 Malzahar vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malzahar vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Malzahar vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Malzahar against Master Yi
Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.
Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.
Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.
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.
Malzahar vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Malzahar in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some critical Malzahar versus Master Yi matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. Malzahar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Malzahar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Master Yi..
Malzahar often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Master Yi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Malzahar and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Malzahar or Master Yi?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Malzahar usually wins when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Malzahar makes a good counter for Master Yi.
While Malzahar does have a higher win rate compared to Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Malzahar also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Malzahar into Master Yi.
Additionally, Malzahar has a good amount 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 ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Malzahar vs Master Yi matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Malzahar is a decent counter for Master Yi. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malzahar against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Malzahar 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 learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malzahar on average gets much more CS as Master Yi. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The top items to have in your Malzahar versus Master Yi build include Seraph's Embrace, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, and Malignance. When Malzahar combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Master Yi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Malzahar had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Master Yi with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Master Yi as Malzahar, Malzahar players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Malzahar vs Master Yi matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.9% win rate overall.
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