Master Yi vs Malphite
How to Beat Malphite as Master Yi
based on 8,146 Master Yi vs Malphite matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Malphite Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Malphite
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 Malphite
If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.
Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.
Master Yi vs Malphite Counter Stats
How to Counter Malphite with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Master Yi against Malphite counter stats that may help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..
Master Yi often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Malphite. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Malphite
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Malphite?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually fairs equally well when playing against Malphite, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes an ok counter for Malphite.
While Master Yi does have a lower win rate than Malphite, when they face off with one another, Master Yi also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Master Yi into Malphite.
Moreover, Master Yi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Malphite. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Master Yi is a somewhat poor counter for Malphite. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Master Yi against Malphite.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Master Yi to counter Malphite during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi most often gets a lot less CS relative to Malphite. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Master Yi versus Malphite build include Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Malphite than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 49.7% battling Malphite with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Malphite as Master Yi, you should take 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 runes we have analyed for Master Yi vs Malphite counters, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.
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