Master Yi vs Xayah
How to Beat Xayah as Master Yi
based on 2,949 Master Yi vs Xayah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Xayah Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Xayah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xayah as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Xayah
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 Xayah
Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.
Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!
Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.
Master Yi vs Xayah Counter Stats
How to Counter Xayah with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several influential Master Yi vs. Xayah matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xayah’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xayah..
Master Yi typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Xayah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Xayah
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Xayah?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when playing against Xayah, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes an ok counter for Xayah.
While Master Yi does have a higher win rate than Xayah, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Xayah.
Moreover, Master Yi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Xayah matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Master Yi is a decent counter to Xayah. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Master Yi against Xayah.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Master Yi to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi most often racks up a lot less CS as Xayah. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Master Yi versus Xayah build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance. When Master Yi included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Xayah than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Xayah with this build.
To have the best probability of defeating Xayah 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 runes that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Xayah face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.
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