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Kai'Sa with Master Yi

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How to Synergize Kai'Sa and Master Yi

based on 7,909 Kai'Sa with Master Yi pairs
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kai'Sa has fought alongside Master Yi in 7909 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much accurate data from the makers of League, we have complete confidence that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Kai'Sa synergize with Master Yi. It is somewhat uncommon for Kai'Sa to play with Master Yi on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 4.9% of matches with Kai'Sa.

Kai'Sa Master Yi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a dismal job of teaming up with Master Yi. Typically, she wins a poor 47.1% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Kai'Sa when playing with Master Yi by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kai'Sa vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Guardian AngelRabadon's DeathcapShadowflameRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
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Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upe
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Last skill for Kai'Sa to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kai'Sa and Master Yi

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa with Master Yi

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Understand How Master Yi Will Play

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.

Kai'Sa Master Yi Synergy Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Master Yi Image
7
< Kills >
7.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.3
6
< Assists >
6.2
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
177
< Minions Killed >
180
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.46
11,079
< Physical Damage >
12,169
7,744
< Magic Damage >
8,110
407
< True Damage >
432
19,231
< Damage Dealt >
20,712
19,720
< Damage Taken >
20,172
12,189
< Gold Earned >
12,522
2.06
< Towers >
2.1
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,212
< Total Healing >
4,377
12,666
< Experience >
12,822
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
44
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Play with Master Yi as Kai'Sa in LoL

The Kai'Sa Master Yi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Master Yi, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kai'Sa sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Master Yi. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Master Yi helps Kai'Sa perform not as well in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kai'Sa tries to synergize with Master Yi, she sees a noticable drop in her full damage output. This could demonstrate that Master Yi does not provide cover for her to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Kai'Sa is played together with Master Yi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Master Yi.

Moreover, when Kai'Sa plays with Master Yi on the same team, she typically takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Master Yi does a decent job of protecting Kai'Sa in team fights.

Synergies between Kai'Sa and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kai'Sa
Master Yi

Is Kai'Sa better when played alongside Master Yi?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Kai'Sa that will no matter what be her #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Master Yi is a very typical teammate for Kai'Sa. By being on the same team as Kai'Sa, he improves their win rate by 0.6% to 47.1%. This proves that there is only a small synergy between Kai'Sa and Master Yi that allows them to perform stronger together than alone.

Master Yi has a lower difficulty than Kai'Sa. That means you don't need to be cautious when enlisting Master Yi teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to work well with you.

Working on the same side, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Kai'Sa and Master Yi together, you will not be granting your other teammates a lot of support. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of your Master Yi ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa Master Yi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kai'Sa and Master Yi, we analyzed 7,909 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kai'Sa with Master Yi comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to pair well with Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to focus on in your Kai'Sa and Master Yi synergy build include Bloodthirster, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Kai'Sa incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting alongside Master Yi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average win rate of 47.1% helping carry Master Yi with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing your oponents, Kai'Sa players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Kai'Sa and Master Yi pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Master Yi with Kai'Sa are given for all ranked divisions. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.