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How to Synergize Alistar and Master Yi

based on 2,954 Alistar with Master Yi pairs
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.62
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each week. Alistar has gone into battle with Master Yi in 2954 recent, ranked games. By amassing so much relevant data straight from the creators of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you high quality, insightful builds to help Alistar play with Master Yi. It is somewhat uncommon for Alistar to play with Master Yi on the same side. This has only taken place in approximately 4.6% of games with Alistar.

Alistar Master Yi Synergy Summary

Alistar has done a decent job of playing alongside Master Yi. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.0% of rounds the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Alistar when fighting on the same team as Master Yi by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Alistar vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorPlated Steelcaps

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Knight's VowBloodsongThornmailFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Alistar to level upq
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Second ability for Alistar to level upw
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Last skill for Alistar to max oute

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Master Yi

Tips for Playing as Alistar with Master Yi

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Advice to Understand How Master Yi Will Play

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.

Alistar Master Yi Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Master Yi Image
2
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6.1
13.7
< Assists >
13.9
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
34
< Minions Killed >
33
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,300
< Physical Damage >
1,324
6,835
< Magic Damage >
6,860
864
< True Damage >
894
9,000
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
25,597
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,414
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.84
< Towers >
1.8
0
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,989
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,455
< Experience >
10,386
52
< Vision Score >
54
23
< Wards Placed >
24
263
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Master Yi as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Master Yi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Master Yi, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Alistar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Master Yi. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Master Yi helps Alistar perform poorer in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Alistar plays on the same team as Master Yi, he sees a small decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Master Yi doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played with Master Yi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Master Yi.

Moreover, when Alistar plays with Master Yi on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Master Yi does a decent job of protecting Alistar during team fights.

Synergies between Alistar and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Master Yi

Is Alistar better when played alongside Master Yi?

There is no ideal synergy for Alistar that will no matter what be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Master Yi is a pretty good teammate for Alistar. By playing on the same team as Alistar, he improves their win rate by 1.6% to 51.0%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful synergy between Alistar and Master Yi that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Master Yi has a much lower diffuclty than Alistar. That means Alistar players don't need to be careful when lining up Master Yi teammates to play with, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by aligning Alistar and Master Yi together, you probably will not be giving your team much AP. We recommend you have other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Master Yi ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Master Yi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Master Yi, we analyzed 2,954 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 Alistar with Master Yi 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 Alistar to work well with Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Alistar and Master Yi synergy build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Master Yi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average win rate of 51.0% when playing alongside Master Yi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for this champion pairing, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

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