Master Yi vs Aphelios
How to Beat Aphelios as Master Yi
based on 1,475 Master Yi vs Aphelios matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Aphelios Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Aphelios Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aphelios as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Aphelios
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
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.
Advice to Win Against Aphelios
Each of Aphelios' weapons have different weaknesses, try to exploit the ones that work best for your champion. Watch out for the purple Gravity gun, it can root you.
Master Yi vs Aphelios Counter Stats
How to Counter Aphelios with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Master Yi vs. Aphelios counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aphelios’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aphelios..
Master Yi normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Aphelios. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Aphelios
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Aphelios?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when taking on Aphelios, with a 56.1% win rate. As a result, Master Yi makes a fantastic counter to Aphelios.
While Master Yi does have a much higher win rate compared to Aphelios, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Master Yi into Aphelios.
Additionally, Master Yi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aphelios. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Aphelios matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Master Yi is a great counter for Aphelios. Focus your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Master Yi against Aphelios.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Master Yi to counter Aphelios during both the early game 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 typically accumulates a lot less CS compared to Aphelios. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Master Yi versus Aphelios build include Kraken Slayer, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Aphelios than with many other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 56.1% battling Aphelios with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Aphelios as Master Yi, Master Yi players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Master Yi vs Aphelios battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 56.1% winrate overall.
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