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Graves with Master Yi

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How to Synergize Graves and Master Yi

based on 652 Graves with Master Yi pairs
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Graves has fought alongside Master Yi in 652 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data directly from the developers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high-quality, insightful builds to help Graves synergize with Master Yi. It is very rare for Graves to play alongside Master Yi as teammates. This has only taken place in about 0.4% of matches with Graves.

Graves Master Yi Synergy Summary

Graves has done a decent job of synergizing with Master Yi. Usually, he wins an acceptable 51.8% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Graves when playing with Master Yi by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordRectrix

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsYoumuu's GhostbladeThe Collector

Optional Items

BloodthirsterMaw of MalmortiusSundered SkyBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
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Second ability for Graves to level upe
>
Last skill for Graves to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Master Yi

Tips for Playing as Graves with Master Yi

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

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.

Graves Master Yi Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
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6.3
< Kills >
7.3
6
< Deaths >
5.8
6.1
< Assists >
7
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
138
< Minions Killed >
54
0.65
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
17,722
< Physical Damage >
17,681
1,002
< Magic Damage >
839
1,178
< True Damage >
1,633
19,903
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
26,087
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,301
< Gold Earned >
12,774
2.08
< Towers >
1.72
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
8,701
< Total Healing >
13,908
14,343
< Experience >
14,441
19
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
335
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Master Yi as Graves in LoL

The Graves 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, Graves sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Master Yi. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Master Yi helps Graves perform poorer in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Graves plays on the same team as Master Yi, he sees a small decrease in his full damage dealt. This change could indicate that Master Yi doesn't help cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played with Master Yi 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 alongside Master Yi.

Moreover, when Graves plays with Master Yi on the same team, he usually takes much less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Master Yi does a decent job of covering Graves during team fights.

Synergies between Graves and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Master Yi

Is Graves better when played alongside Master Yi?

There is no one best champion pairing for Graves that will 100% of the time be his #1 synergy. Yet, overall, Master Yi is a decent teammate for Graves. By playing on the same side as Graves, he increases their win rate by 1.3% to 51.8%. This shows that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Graves and Master Yi that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Master Yi has a greater difficulty than Graves. That means you need to be careful when enlisting Master Yi allies to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, Graves players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Graves and Master Yi together, you will not be granting your other teammates enough support. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Master Yi teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Master Yi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Master Yi, we analyzed 652 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 Graves 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 truly master Graves to synergize with Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Graves and Master Yi synergy build consist of Lord Dominik's Regards, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and The Collector. When Graves combined at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting alongside Master Yi than with most other common builds. In fact, Graves had an average winrate of 51.8% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Master Yi with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.

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