Master Yi vs Garen
How to Beat Garen as Master Yi
based on 7,015 Master Yi vs Garen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Garen Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Garen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Garen as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Garen
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 Garen
Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.
Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.
Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.
Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.
Master Yi vs Garen Counter Stats
How to Counter Garen with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature some valuable Master Yi versus Garen matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Garen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Garen..
Master Yi often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Garen. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Garen
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Garen?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when facing off against Garen, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes a good counter to Garen.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate than Garen, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Garen.
Furthermore, Master Yi also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Garen. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Garen matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Master Yi is a decent counter for Garen. Focus your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Master Yi against Garen.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Master Yi in order to counter Garen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi often gets a lot less CS compared to Garen. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Master Yi versus Garen build include Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Garen than with many other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 51.8% when countering Garen with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing Garen as Master Yi, Master Yi players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Treasure Hunter, and Eyeball Collection runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Master Yi vs Garen face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.
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