Caitlyn vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Caitlyn
based on 18,877 Caitlyn vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Master Yi
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
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.
Caitlyn vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some critical Caitlyn against Master Yi matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi..
Caitlyn often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. On average, she takes less damage than Master Yi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Master Yi?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Caitlyn makes a bad counter for Master Yi.
While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate compared to Master Yi, when facing one another, Caitlyn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Master Yi.
Additionally, Caitlyn 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 facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Caitlyn 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 teammates during teamfights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter for Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Caitlyn against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn usually picks up much more CS as Master Yi. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Caitlyn versus Master Yi build consist of Infinity Edge, Rapid Firecannon, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Caitlyn bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Master Yi than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Master Yi with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Master Yi as Caitlyn, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Caitlyn vs Master Yi counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.
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