Jarvan IV vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Jarvan IV
based on 2,561 Jarvan IV vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Jarvan IV vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Jarvan IV vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Jarvan IV
Tips for Playing as Jarvan IV against Master Yi
Use Demacian Standard as a scouting tool when worried about incoming enemies.
You can use the Dragon Strike / Demacian Standard combo to get out of your own Cataclysm arenas.
Split your basic attacks on different champions at the beginning of fights to maximize damage.
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.
Jarvan IV vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Jarvan IV in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Jarvan IV vs. Master Yi matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Jarvan IV’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Jarvan IV may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Master Yi. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Jarvan IV often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Jarvan IV and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Jarvan IV or Master Yi?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Jarvan IV usually loses when taking on Master Yi, with a 45.5% win rate. Therefore, Jarvan IV makes a bad counter for Master Yi.
While Jarvan IV does have a much lower win rate compared to Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Jarvan IV also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Jarvan IV into Master Yi.
Moreover, Jarvan IV has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Jarvan IV vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Jarvan IV is a terribly counter to Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Jarvan IV against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Jarvan IV 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Jarvan IV on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Master Yi. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Jarvan IV versus Master Yi build include Frozen Heart, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Jarvan IV used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Master Yi than with many other common builds. In fact, Jarvan IV had an average winrate of 45.5% when playing against Master Yi with this build.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Master Yi as Jarvan IV, Jarvan IV players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Jarvan IV vs Master Yi fights, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.5% winrate overall.
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