Master Yi vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Master Yi
based on 6,755 Master Yi vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Master Yi vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Master Yi in LoL
The stats shown on this page show several critical Master Yi against Zed counter stats that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..
Master Yi usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Zed. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Zed
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Zed?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when trying to fight Zed, with a 52.9% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes a good counter for Zed.
While Master Yi does have a higher win rate than Zed, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a lower learning curve 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 Zed.
Additionally, Master Yi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Zed 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 allied champions during team fights.
Master Yi is an above average counter for Zed. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Master Yi in order to counter Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi most often picks up a lot less CS as Zed. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Master Yi versus Zed build consist of Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Zed than with most other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 52.9% when playing against Zed with this build.
To have the best probability of beating Zed as Master Yi, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Zed face-offs, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.9% win rate overall.
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