Master Yi with Brand
How to Synergize Master Yi and Brand
based on 7,650 Master Yi with Brand pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Brand Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Brand Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Brand
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Brand
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 Understand How Brand Will Play
You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.
You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.
Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.
Master Yi Brand Synergy Stats
How to Play with Brand as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Brand synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Brand, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Master Yi sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Brand. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Brand helps Master Yi perform worse in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Master Yi is an ally to Brand, he gets a small decrease in his full damage dealt. This could indicate that Brand does not help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played with Brand on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Brand.
Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Brand on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage may mean that Brand does a poor job of protecting Master Yi during team fights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Brand
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Brand?
There is no perfect synergy for Master Yi that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, Brand is a pretty good companion for Master Yi. By locking into the same team as Master Yi, he raises their win rate by 1.7% to 52.3%. This signals that there is a good strategic relationship between Master Yi and Brand that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.
Brand has a lower difficulty than Master Yi. That means Master Yi players don't need to be very careful when finding Brand comrades to play with, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
When playing together, Master Yi players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by grouping Master Yi and Brand together, you probably will not be providing your side a lot of protection for burst damage. We recommend you have other champions on your team that helps cover this disparity in their playstyle.
Regardless of the ability of your Brand ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Master Yi in order to pair well with Brand during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to prioritize in your Master Yi and Brand synergy build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Master Yi included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Brand than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Brand with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Master Yi players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Master Yi and Brand pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.
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