Sylas vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Sylas
based on 5,676 Sylas vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Sylas vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Sylas vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Sylas
Tips for Playing as Sylas against Master Yi
Clever use of enemy ultimates can open up new possibilities to approach teamfights.
Wait for you or your enemy to reach low health before using Kingslayer for maximum effect.
Space out your ability usage to get maximum effect from Petricite Burst.
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.
Sylas vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Sylas in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several vital Sylas versus Master Yi matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Sylas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sylas may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi..
Sylas typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Sylas and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Sylas or Master Yi?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sylas usually loses when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Sylas makes a poor counter for Master Yi.
While Sylas does have a lower win rate than Master Yi, when on opposite teams, Sylas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sylas into Master Yi.
Furthermore, Sylas also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sylas vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Sylas is a garbage counter for Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sylas against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Sylas in order 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Sylas on average racks up much more CS relative to Master Yi. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Sylas versus Master Yi build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Sylas included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Master Yi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sylas had an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Master Yi with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Master Yi as Sylas, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sylas vs Master Yi face-offs, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.
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