Xerath vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Xerath
based on 7,348 Xerath vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xerath vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Xerath vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Xerath
Tips for Playing as Xerath against Master Yi
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
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.
Xerath vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Xerath in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Xerath against Master Yi matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Xerath’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Xerath may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Master Yi. This observation is largely fueled by the differences in assists.
Xerath usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Master Yi. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Xerath and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Xerath or Master Yi?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Xerath usually fairs equally well when taking on Master Yi, with a 50.2% win rate. As a result, Xerath makes an ok counter to Master Yi.
While Xerath does have a higher win rate than Master Yi, when on opposite teams, Xerath also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Xerath into Master Yias his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Xerath also has some 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 ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Xerath vs Master Yi matchups, Xerath 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.
Xerath is a decent counter to Master Yi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Xerath against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xerath on average picks up more CS relative to Master Yi. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The top items to use in your Xerath versus Master Yi build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Xerath used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Master Yi than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 50.2% when playing against Master Yi with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Master Yi as Xerath, Xerath players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Gathering Storm runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Xerath vs Master Yi clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Master Yi as Xerath are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.