Xayah vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Xayah
based on 2,949 Xayah vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xayah vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Xayah vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Xayah
Tips for Playing as Xayah against Master Yi
Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.
Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.
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.
Xayah vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Xayah in LoL
The stats shown here feature some significant Xayah vs. Master Yi matchup stats that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Master Yi..
Xayah usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Master Yi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xayah and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Xayah or Master Yi?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xayah usually fairs equally well when playing against Master Yi, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Xayah makes an ok counter for Master Yi.
While Xayah does have a lower winrate compared to Master Yi, when on opposite teams, Xayah also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Xayah into Master Yi.
Moreover, Xayah has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Xayah is a somewhat poor counter for Master Yi. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Xayah against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Xayah to counter Master Yi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xayah most often accumulates much more CS as Master Yi. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Master Yi build include Guardian Angel, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs Master Yi than with many other common builds. In fact, Xayah boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when countering Master Yi with this build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Master Yi as Xayah, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Xayah vs Master Yi counters, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.
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