Master Yi vs Zyra
How to Beat Zyra as Master Yi
based on 7,813 Master Yi vs Zyra matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Zyra Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Zyra Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zyra as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Zyra
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 Zyra
Moving closer to Zyra can be a smart move if she places plants too far away from herself.
Moving the fight to a different area will deprive Zyra of accumulated seeds.
Plants take fixed damage from attacks and effects, similar to wards. They also expire quickly on their own.
Seeds placed by Zyra's W are larger, a different color, and grant a small amount of vision to her team.
Zyra's seeds can be destroyed by stepping on them. If she tries to grow them as you do, dodge back at the last moment.
Master Yi vs Zyra Counter Stats
How to Counter Zyra with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here highlight some important Master Yi versus Zyra counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zyra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zyra. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.
Master Yi often has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Zyra. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Zyra
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Zyra?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually loses when trying to fight Zyra, with a 48.4% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes a poor counter for Zyra.
While Master Yi does have a lower win rate compared to Zyra, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Master Yi into Zyra.
Furthermore, Master Yi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zyra. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Zyra matchups, Zyra is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Master Yi is a somewhat poor counter for Zyra. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Master Yi against Zyra.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Master Yi to counter Zyra during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi usually picks up less CS relative to Zyra. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Master Yi versus Zyra build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Zyra than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 48.4% battling Zyra with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Zyra 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 rune combinations players used for Master Yi vs Zyra battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.
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