Master Yi with Maokai
How to Synergize Master Yi and Maokai
based on 6,604 Master Yi with Maokai pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Maokai Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Maokai Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Maokai
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Maokai
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 Maokai Will Play
Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
Master Yi Maokai Synergy Stats
How to Play with Maokai as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Maokai synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Maokai, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Maokai. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Maokai helps Master Yi perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Master Yi is paired with Maokai, he sees a little increase in his complete damage output. This could demonstrate that Maokai supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played with Maokai on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Maokai. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Maokai.
Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Maokai on the same team, he usually takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Maokai does a poor job of covering Master Yi during teamfights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Maokai
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Maokai?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Master Yi that will 100% of the time be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Maokai is a top-tier teammate for Master Yi. By being on the same team as Master Yi, he raises their win rate by 3.9% to 54.5%. This proves that there is a very real strategic relationship between Master Yi and Maokai that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than alone.
Maokai has a lower difficulty than Master Yi. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Maokai teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Playing cooperatively, you will likely 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.
In contrast, by bringing Master Yi and Maokai together, you probably will not be providing your other allies much AP. We recommend you have other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in their potential.
Regardless of the ability of your Maokai ally, you should focus on maximizing your 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 to work well with Maokai during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to have in your Master Yi and Maokai synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi included at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Maokai than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 54.5% when playing alongside Maokai with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use 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 builds that we analyzed for Master Yi and Maokai pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.5% winrate overall.
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