Master Yi vs Zeri
How to Beat Zeri as Master Yi
based on 1,868 Master Yi vs Zeri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Master Yi vs Zeri Matchup Summary
Best Master Yi vs Zeri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi against Zeri
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.
Master Yi vs Zeri Counter Stats
How to Counter Zeri with Master Yi in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here feature several vital Master Yi against Zeri matchup stats that can help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Master Yi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Master Yi may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zeri..
Master Yi usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Zeri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Master Yi and Zeri
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Who is Better, Master Yi or Zeri?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Master Yi usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 54.9% win rate. Therefore, Master Yi makes a great counter for Zeri.
While Master Yi does have a much higher winrate than Zeri, when facing one another, Master Yi also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Master Yi into Zeri.
Additionally, Master Yi also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Master Yi vs Zeri matchups, Master Yi is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Master Yi is a great counter to Zeri. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Master Yi against Zeri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi in order to counter Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Master Yi usually racks up a lot less CS relative to Zeri. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Master Yi versus Zeri build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Zeri than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 54.9% battling Zeri with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Zeri as Master Yi, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Master Yi vs Zeri LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.9% win rate overall.
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