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How to Win Jax vs Master Yi Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Master Yi

How to Beat Master Yi as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Master Yi as Jax

based on 14,774 Jax vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
52.6 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
5.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Jax battled Master Yi in 14774 rounds. Including so many matchups for Jax vs Master Yi provides us faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a supported build to wreck Master Yi. This pairing is somewhat uncommon. Jax has to counter Master Yi in only 5.6% of his rounds.

Jax vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Jax has done a good job of countering Master Yi. On average, he wins a terrific 52.6% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Jax against Master Yi matches, Jax’s side is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Master Yi.

Best Jax vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PhageSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSpear of ShojinTitanic HydraDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceTenacity and Slow Resist
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Master Yi

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
52.6 %
VS
Win Rate
47.4 %
Master Yi Image
7
< Kills >
7.4
6.1
< Deaths >
7
5.4
< Assists >
5.8
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
113
< Minions Killed >
35
0.73
< Dragons Killed >
1.52
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.35
12,264
< Physical Damage >
12,271
7,615
< Magic Damage >
809
704
< True Damage >
5,105
20,583
< Damage Dealt >
18,185
29,558
< Damage Taken >
31,887
12,056
< Gold Earned >
12,094
2.17
< Towers >
1.3
0.17
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
9,148
< Total Healing >
14,669
14,444
< Experience >
13,414
19
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
199
< Time Dealing CC >
212

How to Counter Master Yi with Jax in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Jax against Master Yi counter statistics that can help you realize the differences between these two champions. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi..

Jax often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Jax and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Master Yi

Who is Better, Jax or Master Yi?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Jax usually wins when trying to fight Master Yi, with a 52.6% win rate. Thus, Jax makes a good counter for Master Yi.

While Jax does have a higher winrate than Master Yi, when facing one another, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Jax into Master Yi.

Additionally, Jax also 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 facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Jax vs Master Yi matchups, Jax is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Jax is an above average counter for Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Jax against Master Yi.

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Jax, we analyzed 14,774 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 Jax 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 truly master Jax in order to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax usually gets much more CS as Master Yi. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Jax versus Master Yi build consist of Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Jax incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Master Yi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Jax boasted an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Master Yi with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Master Yi as Jax, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Jax vs Master Yi fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.6% winrate overall.

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