Master Yi vs Alistar
How to Beat Alistar as Master Yi
based on 3,179 Master Yi vs Alistar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Alistar Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Alistar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Alistar as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Alistar
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 Alistar
Alistar is very disruptive but very tough - try to target more fragile damage dealers.
When Alistar uses his ultimate, it's often better to move back and wait until the effect wears off before attacking him.
Watch out for the Pulverize-Headbutt combo when around turrets.
Master Yi vs Alistar Counter Stats
How to Counter Alistar with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some significant Master Yi versus Alistar matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Alistar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Alistar. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Master Yi usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Alistar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Alistar
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Alistar?
Both League 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 Alistar, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes an ok counter for Alistar.
While Master Yi does have a higher win rate compared to Alistar, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Alistar.
Additionally, Master Yi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Alistar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Alistar 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 for Alistar. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Alistar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi in order to counter Alistar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Alistar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Master Yi versus Alistar build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Master Yi incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Alistar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 50.8% battling Alistar with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Alistar as Master Yi, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Master Yi vs Alistar face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.8% win rate overall.
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