Master Yi with Illaoi
How to Synergize Master Yi and Illaoi
based on 3,656 Master Yi with Illaoi pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Illaoi Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Illaoi Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Illaoi
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Illaoi
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 Illaoi Will Play
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.
Master Yi Illaoi Synergy Stats
How to Play with Illaoi as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, 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 Illaoi. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Illaoi helps Master Yi perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Master Yi tries to synergize with Illaoi, he sees a little drop in his complete damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Illaoi does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that her participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played together with Illaoi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Illaoi.
Moreover, when Master Yi plays with Illaoi on the same side, he usually takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Illaoi does a poor job of covering Master Yi in teamfights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Illaoi
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Illaoi?
There is no top synergy for Master Yi that will always be his best synergy. However, Illaoi is a very typical ally for Master Yi. By being on the same team as Master Yi, she lowers their win rate by -0.6% to 50.0%. This demonstrates that there is only a small bond between Master Yi and Illaoi that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Illaoi has a lower difficulty than Master Yi. That means Master Yi players don't need to be cautious when finding Illaoi teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Playing on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by pairing Master Yi and Illaoi together, you will not be providing your other allies a great deal of crowd control. Plan to have other champions on your team that offsets this relative gap in their potential.
Regardless of the skill of your Illaoi teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi in order to pair well with Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The top items to include in your Master Yi and Illaoi synergy build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Master Yi incorporated at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Illaoi than with most other common builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when playing alongside Illaoi with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Master Yi players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Master Yi and Illaoi pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Illaoi with Master Yi are given for all ranked divisions. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.