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How to Win Maokai vs Master Yi Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Master Yi

How to Beat Master Yi as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Master Yi as Maokai

based on 7,482 Maokai vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
4.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our dataset, Maokai faced off against Master Yi in 7482 games. Including so many games with Maokai versus Master Yi gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare useful stats and a recommended build to smash Master Yi. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Maokai fights Master Yi in only 4.8% of his matches.

Maokai vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a decent job of countering Master Yi. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Maokai versus Master Yi matches, Maokai’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Master Yi.

Best Maokai vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalBoots of Swiftness

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerSunfire AegisSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowLocket of the Iron SolariSpirit VisageDead Man's Plate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
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Second ability for Maokai to level upw
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Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationHextech FlashtraptionCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Master Yi

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack 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.

Maokai vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Master Yi Image
2.8
< Kills >
7.6
5.7
< Deaths >
7
12.6
< Assists >
6
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
48
< Minions Killed >
36
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.48
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.36
1,634
< Physical Damage >
13,757
10,383
< Magic Damage >
1,018
954
< True Damage >
5,885
12,972
< Damage Dealt >
20,662
27,825
< Damage Taken >
32,200
9,226
< Gold Earned >
12,233
1.51
< Towers >
1.31
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
8,680
< Total Healing >
14,856
11,320
< Experience >
13,471
45
< Vision Score >
21
18
< Wards Placed >
6
421
< Time Dealing CC >
218

How to Counter Master Yi with Maokai in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some influential Maokai vs. Master Yi counter statistics that can help you grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Master Yi. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Maokai and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Master Yi

Who is Better, Maokai or Master Yi?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when playing against Master Yi, with a 51.9% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter to Master Yi.

While Maokai does have a higher winrate than Master Yi, when facing one another, Maokai also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Maokai into Master Yi.

Moreover, Maokai has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Master Yi matchups, Maokai is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Maokai is a decent counter to Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Master Yi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Maokai, we analyzed 7,482 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 Maokai 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.

Other Useful Resources

Maokai Build Master Yi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Maokai to counter Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Master Yi. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Maokai versus Master Yi build consist of Trailblazer, Sunfire Aegis, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Master Yi than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Maokai boasted an average winrate of 51.9% battling Master Yi with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Master Yi as Maokai, Maokai players should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Hextech Flashtraption, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Maokai vs Master Yi counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.9% winrate overall.

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