Ekko vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Ekko
based on 8,679 Ekko vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ekko vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Ekko vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Ekko
Tips for Playing as Ekko against Master Yi
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
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.
Ekko vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Ekko in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several strategic Ekko vs. Master Yi counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Ekko’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ekko may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Master Yi..
Ekko usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ekko and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Ekko or Master Yi?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ekko usually fairs equally well when playing against Master Yi, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Ekko makes an ok counter for Master Yi.
While Ekko does have a higher winrate compared to Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Ekko also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ekko into Master Yias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Ekko has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Ekko vs Master Yi matchups, Ekko is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ekko is a decent counter to Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ekko against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Ekko to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ekko most often picks up more CS compared to Master Yi. Champs who on average don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Ekko versus Master Yi build include Lich Bane, Hextech Rocketbelt, and Shadowflame. When Ekko bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Master Yi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Ekko boasted an average winrate of 50.4% when playing against Master Yi with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Master Yi as Ekko, Ekko players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Future's Market runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Ekko vs Master Yi battles, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.
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