Master Yi vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Master Yi
based on 4,561 Master Yi vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Yorick
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 Yorick
You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.
You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.
Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.
Master Yi vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Master Yi vs. Yorick matchup stats that may help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Yorick. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.
Master Yi typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Yorick. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Yorick
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Yorick?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when facing off against Yorick, with a 51.7% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes a good counter for Yorick.
While Master Yi does have a higher winrate compared to Yorick, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Master Yi into Yorick.
Additionally, Master Yi has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Yorick. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Yorick matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a decent counter to Yorick. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Yorick.
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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 Yorick during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi most often picks up a lot less CS compared to Yorick. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Master Yi versus Yorick build include Experimental Hexplate, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Death's Dance. When Master Yi combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Yorick than with many other typical builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 51.7% battling Yorick with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Yorick 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Master Yi vs Yorick face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.7% win rate overall.
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