Master Yi vs Nilah
How to Beat Nilah as Master Yi
based on 3,257 Master Yi vs Nilah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Nilah Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Nilah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Nilah
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.
Master Yi vs Nilah Counter Stats
How to Counter Nilah with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several influential Master Yi vs. Nilah matchup stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah..
Master Yi usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Nilah. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Nilah
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Nilah?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually loses when playing against Nilah, with a 44.7% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes a bad counter to Nilah.
While Master Yi does have a much lower winrate than Nilah, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Master Yi into Nilah.
Furthermore, Master Yi has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a much lower 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 a terribly counter for Nilah. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Nilah.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Master Yi to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi usually picks up a lot less CS compared to Nilah. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Master Yi versus Nilah build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Nilah than with many other typical builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 44.7% battling Nilah with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nilah as Master Yi, you 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 that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Nilah counter picks, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 44.7% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Nilah as Master Yi are presented for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.