Yorick vs Master Yi
How to Beat Master Yi as Yorick
based on 4,561 Yorick vs Master Yi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Master Yi Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Master Yi
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
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.
Yorick vs Master Yi Counter Stats
How to Counter Master Yi with Yorick in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several critical Yorick against Master Yi counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Master Yi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Master Yi..
Yorick usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Master Yi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Master Yi
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Who is Better, Yorick or Master Yi?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Yorick usually loses when taking on Master Yi, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Yorick makes a poor counter for Master Yi.
While Yorick does have a lower win rate compared to Master Yi, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yorick into Master Yi.
Moreover, Yorick also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Master Yi. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Yorick is a somewhat poor counter for Master Yi. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Yorick against Master Yi.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Yorick in order 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 presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick most often gets much more CS as Master Yi. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Yorick versus Master Yi build consist of Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Yorick included at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Master Yi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Yorick boasted an average winrate of 48.3% battling Master Yi with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of annihilating Master Yi as Yorick, Yorick players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Yorick vs Master Yi clashes, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Master Yi as Yorick are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.