Master Yi with Naafiri
How to Synergize Master Yi and Naafiri
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Master Yi Naafiri Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Naafiri
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Naafiri
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 Naafiri Will Play
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Master Yi Naafiri Synergy Stats
How to Play with Naafiri as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 Naafiri. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Naafiri helps Master Yi perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Master Yi is an ally to Naafiri, he observes a small decrease in his total damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Naafiri does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that their allyship also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played alongside Naafiri on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Naafiri. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Naafiri.
Moreover, when Master Yi plays with Naafiri on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Naafiri does a decent job of protecting Master Yi during team fights.
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Naafiri?
There is no top synergy for Master Yi that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. However, overall, Naafiri is a very typical companion for Master Yi. By locking into the same team as Master Yi, they decreases their win rate by -0.6% to 50.0%. This signals that there is a weak strategic relationship between Master Yi and Naafiri that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Naafiri has a lower difficulty than Master Yi. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Naafiri teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to do well with you.
When playing on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Although, by bringing Master Yi and Naafiri together, you probably will not be giving your other allies a great deal of AP. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that fills this gap in their capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Naafiri ally, 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, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to pair well with Naafiri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to master some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to build first in your Master Yi and Naafiri synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance. When Master Yi included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Naafiri than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Naafiri with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, Master Yi players should equip 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 combinations players chose for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Naafiri with Master Yi are shown for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.