Master Yi vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Master Yi
based on 6,658 Master Yi vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Master Yi vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here highlight several strategic Master Yi against Malzahar counter stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malzahar’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Malzahar..
Master Yi normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Malzahar. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Malzahar?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually loses when taking on Malzahar, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Master Yi makes a bad counter to Malzahar.
While Master Yi does have a lower winrate compared to Malzahar, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Malzahar.
Additionally, Master Yi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malzahar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a somewhat poor counter for Malzahar. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Master Yi against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi on average picks up a lot less CS as Malzahar. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Master Yi versus Malzahar build consist of Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Malzahar than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 48.1% when countering Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Malzahar as Master Yi, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Master Yi vs Malzahar counters, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Malzahar as Master Yi are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.