Nilah vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Nilah
based on 3,257 Nilah vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nilah vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Nilah vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Nilah
Advice to Win Against Master Yi
If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.
Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.
Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.
Nilah vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Nilah in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Nilah versus Master Yi counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the pair. For instance, Nilah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Nilah may be more central to their team's team fighting capacity than Master Yi..
Nilah often has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Commonly, they receives less damage than Master Yi. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nilah and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Nilah or Master Yi?
Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Nilah usually wins when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 55.3% win rate. As a result, Nilah makes a fantastic counter for Master Yi.
While Nilah does have a much higher winrate than Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Nilah also has a much greater learning curve that makes them a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Nilah into Master Yias their relative depth means that you may not be able to reach their full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Nilah has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. 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 Nilah vs Master Yi matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Nilah is a great counter for Master Yi. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Nilah against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Nilah to counter Master Yi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nilah often gets much more CS relative to Master Yi. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Nilah versus Master Yi build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Immortal Shieldbow, and The Collector. When Nilah bought at least these three items in their build, they performed significantly better when facing Master Yi than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Nilah boasted an average win rate of 55.3% battling Master Yi with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Master Yi as Nilah, Nilah players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Sudden Impact, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Nilah vs Master Yi counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 55.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Master Yi as Nilah are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.