Master Yi vs Xin Zhao
How to Beat Xin Zhao as Master Yi
based on 6,159 Master Yi vs Xin Zhao matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Xin Zhao Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Xin Zhao
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 Xin Zhao
Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.
Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.
Master Yi vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats
How to Counter Xin Zhao with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several significant Master Yi vs. Xin Zhao matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xin Zhao..
Master Yi often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes less damage than Xin Zhao. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Xin Zhao
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Xin Zhao?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when taking on Xin Zhao, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Master Yi makes an ok counter to Xin Zhao.
While Master Yi does have a lower win rate than Xin Zhao, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Xin Zhao.
Moreover, Master Yi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Xin Zhao matchups, Xin Zhao is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a somewhat poor counter to Xin Zhao. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Xin Zhao.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Master Yi to counter Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities 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 numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Master Yi versus Xin Zhao build consist of Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Xin Zhao than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of beating Xin Zhao 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 sets players picked for Master Yi vs Xin Zhao LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.
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