Master Yi vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Master Yi
based on 2,783 Master Yi vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Azir
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
Advice to Win Against Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Master Yi vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several significant Master Yi against Azir matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Azir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Azir..
Master Yi normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Azir. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Azir
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Azir?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when playing against Azir, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes an ok counter for Azir.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate than Azir, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Azir.
Additionally, Master Yi also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Azir matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Master Yi is a decent counter for Azir. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Azir.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to counter Azir during both the laning 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi most often gets a lot less CS compared to Azir. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Master Yi versus Azir build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Azir than with many other typical builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Azir with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Azir as Master Yi, Master Yi players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Azir battles, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% win rate overall.
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