Master Yi vs Bard
How to Beat Bard as Master Yi
based on 4,967 Master Yi vs Bard matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Bard Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Bard Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Bard as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Bard
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 Bard
You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.
Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!
Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.
Master Yi vs Bard Counter Stats
How to Counter Bard with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several valuable Master Yi versus Bard matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Bard. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.
Master Yi often has a much larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Bard. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Bard
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Bard?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when taking on Bard, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes an ok counter for Bard.
While Master Yi does have a lower win rate than Bard, when on opposite teams, Master Yi also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Master Yi into Bard.
Additionally, Master Yi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Master Yi is a somewhat poor counter for Bard. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Bard.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Master Yi in order to counter Bard during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Bard. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The best items to have in your Master Yi versus Bard build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Wit's End, and Death's Dance. When Master Yi bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Bard than with most other common builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 49.7% battling Bard with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Bard as Master Yi, Master Yi players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Master Yi vs Bard battles, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.7% winrate overall.
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