Varus vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Varus
based on 7,678 Varus vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Master Yi
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Advice to Win Against Master Yi
If Master Yi tries to farm with Alpha Strike, hit him a few times so he has to use mana with Meditate to heal.
Although Master Yi cannot be slowed while using Highlander, other disables can stop him in his tracks.
Meditate is an effective method of healing damage over time, but Master Yi is susceptible to coordinated team ganks early in the game.
Varus vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Varus in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize several influential Varus vs. Master Yi matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Master Yi..
Varus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Master Yi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Varus or Master Yi?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when playing against Master Yi, with a 48.0% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a poor counter for Master Yi.
While Varus does have a lower winrate than Master Yi, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Varus into Master Yi.
Furthermore, Varus has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Varus is a bad counter to Master Yi. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Varus to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus on average picks up much more CS relative to Master Yi. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Varus versus Master Yi build consist of Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Master Yi than with most other common builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 48.0% battling Master Yi with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Master Yi as Varus, Varus players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Varus vs Master Yi counters, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.0% winrate overall.
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