Annie vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Annie
based on 3,327 Annie vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Annie vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Annie vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Annie
Tips for Playing as Annie against Master Yi
Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.
Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.
Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.
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.
Annie vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Annie in LoL
The stats provided here clarify several important Annie vs. Master Yi matchup stats that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Annie’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Annie may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Master Yi..
Annie usually has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes less damage than Master Yi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Annie and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Annie or Master Yi?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Annie usually fairs equally well when facing off against Master Yi, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Annie makes an ok counter for Master Yi.
While Annie does have a higher winrate than Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Annie also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Annie into Master Yi.
Additionally, Annie also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Annie vs Master Yi matchups, Annie is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Annie is a decent counter for Master Yi. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Annie against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Annie to counter Master Yi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Annie typically accumulates much more CS relative to Master Yi. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have 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 prioritize in your Annie versus Master Yi build consist of Malignance, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Shadowflame. When Annie incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Master Yi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Annie had an average win rate of 50.3% battling Master Yi with this counter build.
To have the best chance of defeating Master Yi as Annie, Annie players should take the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Absolute Focus runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Annie vs Master Yi LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% win rate overall.
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