Lucian vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Lucian
based on 10,882 Lucian vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Master Yi
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some influential Lucian vs. Master Yi counter statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Master Yi..
Lucian often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Master Yi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Lucian or Master Yi?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually loses when taking on Master Yi, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a bad counter for Master Yi.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Master Yi, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Master Yi.
Moreover, Lucian also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian 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 team members during team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter to Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian often picks up much more CS as Master Yi. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Lucian versus Master Yi build consist of Essence Reaver, Immortal Shieldbow, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Master Yi than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 48.4% battling Master Yi with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Master Yi as Lucian, Lucian players should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Lucian vs Master Yi LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.
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