Master Yi vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Master Yi
based on 11,320 Master Yi vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Akali
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
Advice to Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Master Yi vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several influential Master Yi versus Akali matchup stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Akali..
Master Yi often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Akali. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Akali
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Akali?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when taking on Akali, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes an ok counter to Akali.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate compared to Akali, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Master Yi into Akali.
Additionally, Master Yi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Akali matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a decent counter to Akali. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Akali.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Master Yi to counter Akali during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi typically racks up a lot less CS relative to Akali. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Master Yi versus Akali build consist of Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Akali than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Akali with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Akali as Master Yi, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Akali battles, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.
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