Master Yi vs Nami
How to Beat Nami as Master Yi
based on 4,906 Master Yi vs Nami matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Nami Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Nami Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nami as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Nami
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 Nami
Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.
Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.
Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.
Master Yi vs Nami Counter Stats
How to Counter Nami with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here clarify some significant Master Yi vs. Nami counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between this pair of champions. Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nami. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Master Yi normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nami. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Nami
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Nami?
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 trying to fight Nami, with a 52.5% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes a good counter for Nami.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate compared to Nami, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Master Yi into Nami.
Furthermore, Master Yi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nami. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Nami matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is an above average counter for Nami. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Nami.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Master Yi to counter Nami during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi usually racks up more CS relative to Nami. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Master Yi versus Nami build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Nami than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 52.5% battling Nami with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Nami as Master Yi, Master Yi players should equip 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 rune combinations players used for Master Yi vs Nami battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.5% winrate overall.
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