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

Master Yi with Zed

How to Win With Master Yi and Zed Paired TogetherMaster Yi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Master Yi and Zed

based on 5,131 Master Yi with Zed pairs
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Master Yi has fought alongside Zed in 5131 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Master Yi synergize with Zed. It is relatively rare for Master Yi to play alongside Zed on the same side. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 2.7% of matches with Master Yi.

Master Yi Zed Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Master Yi does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Zed. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.0% of rounds the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to play better as Master Yi when playing with Zed by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Master Yi vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Master Yi Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

TerminusSterak's GageGuardian AngelJak'Sho, The Protean

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
>
Last skill for Master Yi to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure 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
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Zed

Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Zed

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 Zed Will Play

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

Master Yi Zed Synergy Stats

Master Yi Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Zed Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.9
7.1
< Deaths >
6.9
5.8
< Assists >
5.8
1.78
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
36
< Minions Killed >
36
1.56
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.39
13,186
< Physical Damage >
13,396
975
< Magic Damage >
948
5,676
< True Damage >
5,559
19,837
< Damage Dealt >
19,904
32,528
< Damage Taken >
32,084
12,326
< Gold Earned >
12,330
1.31
< Towers >
1.38
0.39
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
15,040
< Total Healing >
14,906
13,738
< Experience >
13,621
21
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
6
219
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Play with Zed as Master Yi in LoL

The Master Yi Zed synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zed, 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 Zed. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Zed helps Master Yi perform poorer in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Master Yi is paired with Zed, he gets a small decrease in his full damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Zed doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played with Zed on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Zed. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Zed.

Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Zed on the same team, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Zed does a poor job of protecting Master Yi during teamfights.

Synergies between Master Yi and Zed

Damage Types Compared

Master Yi
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Master Yi
Zed

Is Master Yi better when played alongside Zed?

There is no universally accepted best ally for Master Yi that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Zed is a very bad ally for Master Yi. By playing on the same team as Master Yi, he drops their win rate by -3.6% to 47.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a terrible synergy between Master Yi and Zed that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Zed has a greater difficulty than Master Yi. That means Master Yi players should be very careful when enlisting Zed comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Master Yi and Zed together, you may not be giving your other teammates very much support. Make sure to pick other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their abilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Zed teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Master Yi Players

How We Calculated Our Master Yi Zed Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Master Yi and Zed, we analyzed 5,131 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 Zed 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 pair well with Zed during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to gather some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Master Yi and Zed synergy build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Zed than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 47.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zed with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, Master Yi players should use 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 rune builds we have analyed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.0% winrate overall.

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