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Yasuo vs Master Yi

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How to Beat Master Yi as Yasuo

based on 13,166 Yasuo vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Master Yi as Yasuo resulted from an analysis of 13166 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Yasuo fights Master Yi in only 5.0% of his games.

Yasuo vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a ok job of beating Master Yi. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Yasuo against Master Yi matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Master Yi.

Best Yasuo vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

StormrazorBloodthirsterJak'Sho, The ProteanImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
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Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
>
Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceTenacity and Slow Resist
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Master Yi

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Master Yi Image
7.3
< Kills >
8.2
6.8
< Deaths >
7
5.4
< Assists >
6.1
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.89
181
< Minions Killed >
38
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.45
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.38
18,140
< Physical Damage >
13,579
1,762
< Magic Damage >
881
975
< True Damage >
5,687
20,878
< Damage Dealt >
20,149
23,910
< Damage Taken >
31,695
12,487
< Gold Earned >
12,349
2.32
< Towers >
1.39
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
5,575
< Total Healing >
14,647
14,286
< Experience >
13,564
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
201
< Time Dealing CC >
211

How to Counter Master Yi with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several valuable Yasuo vs. Master Yi matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi..

Yasuo typically has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Master Yi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Yasuo and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Master Yi

Who is Better, Yasuo or Master Yi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when playing against Master Yi, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Yasuo makes an ok counter for Master Yi.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate compared to Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Master Yias his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Master Yi matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Yasuo is a decent counter to Master Yi. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Master Yi.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Yasuo, we analyzed 13,166 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Master Yi as Yasuo comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Yasuo to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo often accumulates much more CS as Master Yi. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Yasuo versus Master Yi build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better countering Master Yi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Yasuo boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when countering Master Yi with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Master Yi as Yasuo, Yasuo players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Yasuo vs Master Yi LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

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