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Ahri vs Master Yi

How to Beat Master Yi as Ahri in LoLAhri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Master Yi as Ahri

based on 5,672 Ahri vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.47
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League games each and every week. In our data, Ahri engaged Master Yi 5672 times. Having so many matchups for Ahri versus Master Yi gives us faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a supported build to counter your rival. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Ahri is forced to battle against Master Yi in only 5.1% of her games.

Ahri vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ahri does a below average job of beating Master Yi. On average, she wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champs face off with one another in. In Ahri versus Master Yi games, Ahri’s team is 0.1% less probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely won't get first blood versus Master Yi.

Best Ahri vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Ahri Items

~22 Mins
MalignanceZhonya's HourglassShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapSeraph's EmbraceCryptbloomVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ahri to level upq
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Second ability for Ahri to level upw
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Last skill for Ahri to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Ahri's passive ability p
Ahri's q ability q
Ahri's w ability w
Ahri's e ability e
Ahri's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Ahri

Tips for Playing as Ahri against Master Yi

Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.

Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.

Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.

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.

Ahri vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Ahri Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Master Yi Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.5
5.5
< Deaths >
6.8
7.4
< Assists >
5.5
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
162
< Minions Killed >
35
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.61
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.38
1,441
< Physical Damage >
12,644
13,979
< Magic Damage >
902
4,933
< True Damage >
5,205
20,353
< Damage Dealt >
18,751
19,728
< Damage Taken >
31,889
11,082
< Gold Earned >
12,176
1.97
< Towers >
1.36
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
4,762
< Total Healing >
15,041
14,098
< Experience >
13,542
20
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
6
66
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Counter Master Yi with Ahri in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several strategic Ahri vs. Master Yi counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Master Yi..

Ahri often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Master Yi. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Ahri and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Ahri
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ahri
Master Yi

Who is Better, Ahri or Master Yi?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually loses when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Ahri makes a bad counter for Master Yi.

While Ahri does have a lower win rate compared to Master Yi, when facing one another, Ahri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Ahri into Master Yi.

Moreover, Ahri also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, 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 Ahri vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Ahri is a garbage counter to Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ahri against Master Yi.

Additional Information for Ahri Players

How We Calculated Our Ahri vs Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Ahri, we analyzed 5,672 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 Ahri 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ahri in order to counter Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into 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.

Ahri often gets much more CS as Master Yi. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Ahri versus Master Yi build consist of Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Ahri combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better against Master Yi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 47.9% when countering Master Yi with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Master Yi as Ahri, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Ahri vs Master Yi counters, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% winrate overall.

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