Master Yi with Zilean
How to Synergize Master Yi and Zilean
based on 2,307 Master Yi with Zilean pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Zilean Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Zilean
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Zilean
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 Zilean Will Play
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Master Yi Zilean Synergy Stats
How to Play with Zilean as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Zilean synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zilean, 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 Zilean. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Zilean helps Master Yi perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Master Yi is paired with Zilean, he gets a small increase in his complete damage dealt. This may signal that Zilean supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played together with Zilean 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 Zilean.
Moreover, when Master Yi plays with Zilean on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Zilean does a poor job of covering Master Yi in teamfights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Zilean
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Zilean?
There is no ideal synergy for Master Yi that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. Yet, Zilean is a great companion for Master Yi. By playing on the same side as Master Yi, he raises their win rate by 3.5% to 54.1%. This proves that there is an important bond between Master Yi and Zilean that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Zilean has a greater difficulty than Master Yi. That means Master Yi players must be careful when arranging Zilean allies to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing alongside, Master Yi players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by aligning Master Yi and Zilean together, you probably will not be giving your team a great deal of engage potential. Make sure to include other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Zilean ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your 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
To learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to pair well with Zilean during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to pick up additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most important items to prioritize in your Master Yi and Zilean synergy build include Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Zilean than with many other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average winrate of 54.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Zilean with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you 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 sets we have analyed for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.1% win rate overall.
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