Master Yi with Yorick
How to Synergize Master Yi and Yorick
based on 4,338 Master Yi with Yorick pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Yorick Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Yorick
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Yorick
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 Yorick Will Play
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
Master Yi Yorick Synergy Stats
How to Play with Yorick as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Yorick synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Yorick, 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 Yorick. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Yorick helps Master Yi perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.
When Master Yi is paired with Yorick, he observes a barely noticable drop in his complete damage output. This change could demonstrate that Yorick does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played alongside Yorick on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Yorick. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Yorick.
Moreover, when Master Yi plays with Yorick on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Yorick does a decent job of protecting Master Yi in team fights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Yorick
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Yorick?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Master Yi that will no matter what be his top synergy. Yet, overall, Yorick is a below average companion for Master Yi. By being on the same team as Master Yi, he lowers their win rate by -1.4% to 49.2%. This shows that there is a harmful bond between Master Yi and Yorick that allows them to perform worse together than alone.
Yorick has a greater difficulty than Master Yi. That means you need to be very careful when lining up Yorick comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to fight well with you.
Working alongside, Master Yi players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by aligning Master Yi and Yorick together, you will not be granting your side much crowd control. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that offsets this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Yorick ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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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 pair well with Yorick during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to prioritize in your Master Yi and Yorick synergy build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Yorick than with many other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 49.2% helping carry Yorick with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, Master Yi players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Master Yi and Yorick pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the top win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Yorick with Master Yi are displayed for all skill levels combined. To scope the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.