Master Yi vs Diana
How to Beat Diana as Master Yi
based on 7,599 Master Yi vs Diana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Diana Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Diana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Diana as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Diana
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 Diana
Pale Cascade orbs only last a few seconds. Avoid Diana and engage her after the shield dissipates.
Diana can play very aggressively if she uses Lunar Rush without Moonlight, but you can punish her by slowing or stunning her when she has no way to get back into position.
Dodge Crescent Strike, or move to safety if you are affected by Moonlight.
Master Yi vs Diana Counter Stats
How to Counter Diana with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here show several valuable Master Yi vs. Diana matchup stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Diana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Diana..
Master Yi usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Diana. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Diana
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Diana?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when trying to fight Diana, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes a good counter for Diana.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate compared to Diana, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Diana.
Additionally, Master Yi also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Diana. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Diana matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a decent counter for Diana. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Diana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi in order to counter Diana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi typically accumulates less CS compared to Diana. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to use in your Master Yi versus Diana build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Master Yi incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Diana than with many other common builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 51.6% battling Diana with this counter build.
To have the best probability of beating Diana as Master Yi, Master Yi players should take the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Master Yi vs Diana battles, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.6% winrate overall.
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