Master Yi vs Briar
How to Beat Briar as Master Yi
based on 9,117 Master Yi vs Briar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Briar Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Briar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Briar as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Briar
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.
Master Yi vs Briar Counter Stats
How to Counter Briar with Master Yi in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some strategic Master Yi versus Briar matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Briar’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Briar..
Master Yi normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Briar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Briar
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Briar?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually loses when facing off against Briar, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Master Yi makes a bad counter for Briar.
While Master Yi does have a lower win rate compared to Briar, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Briar.
Furthermore, Master Yi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Briar. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a somewhat poor counter for Briar. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Briar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to counter Briar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Briar. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Master Yi versus Briar build include Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Briar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Briar with this build.
To have the highest probability of beating Briar as Master Yi, Master Yi players should use 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 runes we have analyed for Master Yi vs Briar matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
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