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How to Win Illaoi vs Master Yi Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Master Yi

How to Beat Master Yi as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Master Yi as Illaoi

based on 3,715 Illaoi vs Master Yi matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.46
Pick Rate
5.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Master Yi as Illaoi came out of an examination of 3715 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Illaoi is forced to battle against Master Yi in only 5.2% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Master Yi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a dismal job of beating Master Yi. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Illaoi vs Master Yi matches, Illaoi’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Master Yi.

Best Illaoi vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageHullbreakerIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinBlack CleaverSpirit VisageDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upe
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Second ability for Illaoi to level upq
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Last skill for Illaoi to max outw

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Master Yi as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Master Yi

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

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.

Illaoi vs Master Yi Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Master Yi Image
5.5
< Kills >
8.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.9
4.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.93
185
< Minions Killed >
36
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.38
23,413
< Physical Damage >
14,322
796
< Magic Damage >
986
405
< True Damage >
5,996
24,616
< Damage Dealt >
21,305
34,504
< Damage Taken >
32,621
11,840
< Gold Earned >
12,455
2.71
< Towers >
1.34
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
8,190
< Total Healing >
15,203
15,086
< Experience >
13,867
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
6
392
< Time Dealing CC >
213

How to Counter Master Yi with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some valuable Illaoi versus Master Yi matchup stats that can help us realize the distinctions between the two. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Master Yi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Master Yi..

Illaoi typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Master Yi. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Master Yi

Who is Better, Illaoi or Master Yi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when facing off against Master Yi, with a 47.6% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes a bad counter to Master Yi.

While Illaoi does have a lower winrate than Master Yi, when facing one another, Illaoi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Illaoi into Master Yi.

Moreover, Illaoi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Master Yi. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Master Yi matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Illaoi is a bad counter to Master Yi. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Master Yi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Master Yi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Master Yi as Illaoi, we analyzed 3,715 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Master Yi as Illaoi comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Illaoi Build Master Yi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi to counter Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi often accumulates much more CS compared to Master Yi. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Master Yi build consist of Sterak's Gage, Hullbreaker, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better when facing Master Yi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 47.6% battling Master Yi with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Master Yi as Illaoi, Illaoi players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Illaoi vs Master Yi LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

If you need to see Illaoi versus Master Yi tips and builds for a a particular division, please select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all matches finished with both champs.