Master Yi vs Taric
How to Beat Taric as Master Yi
based on 1,843 Master Yi vs Taric matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Taric Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Taric Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Taric as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Taric
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
Advice to Win Against Taric
Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.
Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.
Master Yi vs Taric Counter Stats
How to Counter Taric with Master Yi in LoL
The stats provided here show several vital Master Yi against Taric matchup statistics that may help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Taric. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.
Master Yi usually has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Taric. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Master Yi and Taric
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Taric?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Master Yi usually loses when playing against Taric, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Master Yi makes a bad counter to Taric.
While Master Yi does have a lower winrate compared to Taric, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Master Yi into Taric.
Furthermore, Master Yi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Taric. 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 Master Yi vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Master Yi is a terribly counter to Taric. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Master Yi against Taric.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Master Yi to counter Taric during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Taric. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Master Yi versus Taric build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better countering Taric than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 47.3% battling Taric with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of beating Taric as Master Yi, Master Yi players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Master Yi vs Taric fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.3% win rate overall.
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