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How to Synergize Kog'Maw with Master Yi on the Same TeamKog'Maw is in the b tier of champions

Kog'Maw with Master Yi

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How to Synergize Kog'Maw and Master Yi

based on 1,515 Kog'Maw with Master Yi pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
5.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Kog'Maw has fought alongside Master Yi in 1515 recently played, competitive matches. By pooling so much accurate data from the developers of League of Legends, we are completely sure that we can produce high quality, insightful builds to help Kog'Maw synergize with Master Yi. It is somewhat uncommon for Kog'Maw to play with Master Yi as teammates. This has only happened in about 5.1% of rounds with Kog'Maw.

Kog'Maw Master Yi Synergy Summary

Kog'Maw does a average job of playing alongside Master Yi. Usually, he wins an acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Kog'Maw when playing alongside Master Yi by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kog'Maw vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Kog'Maw Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Liandry's TormentWit's EndTerminusKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kog'Maw to level upw
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Second ability for Kog'Maw to level upq
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Last skill for Kog'Maw to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kog'Maw's passive ability p
Kog'Maw's q ability q
Kog'Maw's w ability w
Kog'Maw's e ability e
Kog'Maw's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Kog'Maw and Master Yi

Tips for Playing as Kog'Maw with Master Yi

Make the most out of your Icathian Surprise.

Use Void Ooze to set up a perfect Living Artillery.

Kog'Maw can outrange most champions with his Bio-Arcane Barrage ability.

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.

Kog'Maw Master Yi Synergy Stats

Kog'Maw Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Master Yi Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
7.1
7
< Assists >
7
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
159
< Minions Killed >
166
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
8,697
< Physical Damage >
9,756
12,506
< Magic Damage >
13,310
2,827
< True Damage >
2,944
24,030
< Damage Dealt >
26,011
20,905
< Damage Taken >
22,093
11,872
< Gold Earned >
12,307
2.04
< Towers >
2.09
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,794
< Total Healing >
5,199
12,893
< Experience >
13,218
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
296
< Time Dealing CC >
300

How to Play with Master Yi as Kog'Maw in LoL

The Kog'Maw 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, Kog'Maw sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Master Yi. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Master Yi helps Kog'Maw perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kog'Maw is paired with Master Yi, he observes a noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Master Yi does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Kog'Maw is played with Master Yi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Master Yi.

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

Synergies between Kog'Maw and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Kog'Maw
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kog'Maw
Master Yi

Is Kog'Maw better when played alongside Master Yi?

There is no top champion pairing for Kog'Maw that will no matter what be his top ally. However, overall, Master Yi is a good teammate for Kog'Maw. By playing on the same side as Kog'Maw, he improves their win rate by 1.6% to 50.6%. This proves that there is a potentially meaningful bond between Kog'Maw and Master Yi that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.

Master Yi has a lower difficulty than Kog'Maw. That means you don't need to be careful when finding Master Yi teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Kog'Maw and Master Yi together, you may not be providing your team a great deal of utility. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this hole in their abilities.

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

Additional Information for Kog'Maw Players

How We Calculated Our Kog'Maw Master Yi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kog'Maw and Master Yi, we analyzed 1,515 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 Kog'Maw 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kog'Maw to synergize with Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to get in your Kog'Maw and Master Yi synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Kog'Maw used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Master Yi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Kog'Maw had an average winrate of 50.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Master Yi with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Kog'Maw players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Kog'Maw and Master Yi pairings, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Master Yi with Kog'Maw are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.