Master Yi vs Thresh
How to Beat Thresh as Master Yi
based on 6,974 Master Yi vs Thresh matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Thresh Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Thresh Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Thresh as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Thresh
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 Thresh
Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.
Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.
Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.
Master Yi vs Thresh Counter Stats
How to Counter Thresh with Master Yi in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some valuable Master Yi vs. Thresh counter statistics that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Thresh’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Thresh. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Master Yi typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Thresh. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Thresh
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Thresh?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when facing off against Thresh, with a 52.5% win rate. As a result, Master Yi makes a good counter for Thresh.
While Master Yi does have a higher win rate compared to Thresh, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Master Yi into Thresh.
Additionally, Master Yi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Thresh 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 team members during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a good counter to Thresh. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Master Yi against Thresh.
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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 Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Thresh. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Master Yi versus Thresh build include Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Thresh than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 52.5% when playing against Thresh with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Thresh 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 Thresh battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.5% winrate overall.
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