Master Yi vs Jayce
How to Beat Jayce as Master Yi
based on 2,325 Master Yi vs Jayce matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Jayce Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Jayce Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Jayce as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Jayce
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 Jayce
Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.
Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.
If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.
Master Yi vs Jayce Counter Stats
How to Counter Jayce with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here feature several significant Master Yi versus Jayce counter statistics that can help you realize the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Jayce..
Master Yi typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Jayce. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Jayce
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Jayce?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when playing against Jayce, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes a good counter to Jayce.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate than Jayce, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Master Yi into Jayce.
Moreover, Master Yi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This often 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 Jayce 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 late stage team fights.
Master Yi is an above average counter for Jayce. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Jayce.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Master Yi to counter Jayce 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi often accumulates a lot less CS as Jayce. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Master Yi versus Jayce build include Experimental Hexplate, Wit's End, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Master Yi combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Jayce than with many other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 52.4% battling Jayce with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Jayce as Master Yi, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Master Yi vs Jayce battles, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.4% winrate overall.
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