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How to Synergize Master Yi with Tahm Kench on the Same TeamMaster Yi is in the a tier of champions

Master Yi with Tahm Kench

How to Win With Master Yi and Tahm Kench Paired TogetherMaster Yi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Synergize Master Yi and Tahm Kench

based on 4,717 Master Yi with Tahm Kench pairs
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each and every week. Master Yi has gone into battle with Tahm Kench in 4717 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much complete data from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Master Yi play with Tahm Kench. It is relatively rare for Master Yi to play with Tahm Kench as allies. This has only happened in approx. 2.5% of rounds with Master Yi.

Master Yi Tahm Kench Synergy Summary

Master Yi has done a decent job of fighting on the same side as Tahm Kench. On average, he wins an acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to do better as Master Yi when fighting on the same team as Tahm Kench by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Master Yi vs Tahm Kench Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Master Yi Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Titanic HydraWit's EndSterak's GageTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Master Yi to level upq
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Second ability for Master Yi to level upe
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Last skill for Master Yi to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Master Yi's passive ability p
Master Yi's q ability q
Master Yi's w ability w
Master Yi's e ability e
Master Yi's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
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Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Tahm Kench

Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Tahm Kench

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 Tahm Kench Will Play

Your most important function as a support is to keep fragile allies safe. Keep Devour's range and cooldown in mind and position accordingly!

Consider carefully when to use Thick Skin's active. Sometimes shielding early to avoid further damage is good, but sometimes the healing is more beneficial.

Master Yi Tahm Kench Synergy Stats

Master Yi Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Tahm Kench Image
8.1
< Kills >
7.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
5.7
< Assists >
5.8
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
36
< Minions Killed >
36
1.62
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,402
< Physical Damage >
13,396
933
< Magic Damage >
948
5,479
< True Damage >
5,559
19,815
< Damage Dealt >
19,904
31,998
< Damage Taken >
32,084
12,338
< Gold Earned >
12,330
1.46
< Towers >
1.38
0.36
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
15,056
< Total Healing >
14,906
13,468
< Experience >
13,621
21
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
6
216
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Play with Tahm Kench as Master Yi in LoL

The Master Yi Tahm Kench synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Tahm Kench, 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 Tahm Kench. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Tahm Kench helps Master Yi perform worse in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Master Yi is paired with Tahm Kench, he observes a little drop in his total damage output. This change could indicate that Tahm Kench does not help protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played with Tahm Kench 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 synergisticly with Tahm Kench.

Moreover, when Master Yi plays with Tahm Kench on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Tahm Kench does a decent job of protecting Master Yi in teamfights.

Synergies between Master Yi and Tahm Kench

Damage Types Compared

Master Yi
Tahm Kench
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Master Yi
Tahm Kench

Is Master Yi better when played alongside Tahm Kench?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Master Yi that will no matter what be his top teammate. However, overall, Tahm Kench is a very typical teammate for Master Yi. By playing on the same team as Master Yi, he raises their win rate by 0.7% to 51.3%. This demonstrates that there is only a small strategic relationship between Master Yi and Tahm Kench that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Tahm Kench has a greater difficulty than Master Yi. That means you must be careful when arranging Tahm Kench allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing together, Master Yi players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by pairing Master Yi and Tahm Kench together, you will not be providing your other allies a lot of crowd control. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Tahm Kench teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Master Yi Players

How We Calculated Our Master Yi Tahm Kench Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Master Yi and Tahm Kench, we analyzed 4,717 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Master Yi with Tahm Kench comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to synergize with Tahm Kench during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to have in your Master Yi and Tahm Kench synergy build consist of Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Tahm Kench than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when playing alongside Tahm Kench with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating 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 combinations players chose for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

If you need to get Master Yi with Tahm Kench collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using every match run with these champions.