Master Yi vs Kayn
How to Beat Kayn as Master Yi
based on 9,401 Master Yi vs Kayn matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Kayn Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Kayn Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Kayn
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 Kayn
When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.
Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.
Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.
Master Yi vs Kayn Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayn with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here underscore several important Master Yi vs. Kayn matchup statistics that can help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayn’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn..
Master Yi normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Kayn. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Kayn
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Kayn?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when playing against Kayn, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes a good counter to Kayn.
While Master Yi does have a higher win rate compared to Kayn, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Master Yi into Kayn.
Furthermore, Master Yi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayn. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Kayn matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Master Yi is a good counter for Kayn. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Kayn.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to counter Kayn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Kayn. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Master Yi versus Kayn build include Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Kayn than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Kayn with this build.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Kayn as Master Yi, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Treasure Hunter, and Eyeball Collection runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Kayn counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.7% winrate overall.
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