Master Yi vs Taliyah
How to Beat Taliyah as Master Yi
based on 1,826 Master Yi vs Taliyah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Taliyah Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Taliyah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Taliyah as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Taliyah
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 Taliyah
When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.
Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!
Master Yi vs Taliyah Counter Stats
How to Counter Taliyah with Master Yi in LoL
The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Master Yi vs. Taliyah counter statistics that can help you understand the distinctions between these two champs. Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Taliyah..
Master Yi often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Taliyah
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Taliyah?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when playing against Taliyah, with a 54.0% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes a great counter for Taliyah.
While Master Yi does have a much higher winrate than Taliyah, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Master Yi into Taliyah.
Furthermore, Master Yi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taliyah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Taliyah 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 teammates during teamfights.
Master Yi is a great counter to Taliyah. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Taliyah.
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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 Taliyah during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi often accumulates a lot less CS relative to Taliyah. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to use in your Master Yi versus Taliyah build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Taliyah than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 54.0% when playing against Taliyah with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Taliyah as Master Yi, you should take 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 sets players used for Master Yi vs Taliyah clashes, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.0% win rate overall.
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