Master Yi with Shen
How to Synergize Master Yi and Shen
based on 3,273 Master Yi with Shen pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Shen Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Shen
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Shen
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 Shen Will Play
Leverage your Energy to get a long-term advantage over Mana users.
Keep an eye on allies and be ready to save them with your teleport.
Master Yi Shen Synergy Stats
How to Play with Shen as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Shen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Shen, 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 Shen. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Shen helps Master Yi perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Master Yi plays on the same team as Shen, he gets a marginal improvement in his full damage dealt. This change may signal that Shen supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played with Shen 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 with Shen.
Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Shen on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Shen does a decent job of protecting Master Yi in team fights.
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Shen?
There is no ideal ally for Master Yi that will always be his best ally. Yet, overall, Shen is a decent ally for Master Yi. By being on the same team as Master Yi, he improves their win rate by 1.7% to 52.3%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Master Yi and Shen that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Shen has a lower difficulty than Master Yi. That means Master Yi players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Shen teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Fighting together, Master Yi players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Conversely, by aligning Master Yi and Shen together, you will not be granting your other teammates a lot of AP. Plan to include other champs on your team that nullifies this gap in their abilities.
Regardless of your Shen ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, 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 to pair well with Shen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to focus on in your Master Yi and Shen synergy build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi included at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Shen than with many other common builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when playing alongside Shen with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip 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 rune combinations we have analyed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.
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