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How to Synergize Leona and Master Yi

based on 6,978 Leona with Master Yi pairs
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
2.59
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the stats from from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each week. Leona has been on the same team as Master Yi in 6978 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much great data from the developers of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Leona play with Master Yi. It is somewhat uncommon for Leona to play with Master Yi on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 5.0% of matches with Leona.

Leona Master Yi Synergy Summary

Leona has done a good job of teaming up with Master Yi. Usually, she wins a fantastic 53.2% of games the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to do better as Leona when playing with Master Yi by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Leona vs Master Yi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorKindlegem

Core Leona Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernUnending DespairKnight's VowThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Leona to level upw
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Second ability for Leona to level upe
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Last skill for Leona to max outq

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Tenacity
Ability HasteHealth ScalingTenacity and Slow Resist
Leona's passive ability p
Leona's q ability q
Leona's w ability w
Leona's e ability e
Leona's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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E
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W
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E
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R
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Leona and Master Yi

Tips for Playing as Leona with Master Yi

Shield of Daybreak and Zenith Blade form a powerful offensive combo.

Lead the charge and mark your foes with Sunlight before your allies deal damage.

You can absorb a huge amount of damage using Eclipse, but you must stay near enemies to gain the bonus duration.

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.

Leona Master Yi Synergy Stats

Leona Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Master Yi Image
2
< Kills >
2.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6
13.3
< Assists >
13.7
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.38
32
< Minions Killed >
32
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.44
2,677
< Physical Damage >
2,819
6,484
< Magic Damage >
6,722
921
< True Damage >
974
10,083
< Damage Dealt >
10,516
22,564
< Damage Taken >
23,189
8,511
< Gold Earned >
8,616
1.58
< Towers >
1.57
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,736
< Total Healing >
2,811
10,573
< Experience >
10,606
53
< Vision Score >
55
23
< Wards Placed >
23
233
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Play with Master Yi as Leona in LoL

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

Overall, Leona sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Master Yi. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Master Yi helps Leona perform poorer in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Leona is an ally to Master Yi, she sees a barely noticable drop in her total damage output. This may indicate that Master Yi does not provide protection for her to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Leona is played with Master Yi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Master Yi.

Additionally, when Leona plays with Master Yi on the same side, she on average receives a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Master Yi does a decent job of covering Leona during team fights.

Synergies between Leona and Master Yi

Damage Types Compared

Leona
Master Yi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Leona
Master Yi

Is Leona better when played alongside Master Yi?

There is no one best champion pairing for Leona that will 100% of the time be her ideal synergy. Yet, Master Yi is a pretty good ally for Leona. By playing on the same team as Leona, he improves their win rate by 1.0% to 53.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a somewhat important bond between Leona and Master Yi that results in them performing better together than alone.

Master Yi has a lower difficulty than Leona. That means Leona players don't need to be very careful when lining up Master Yi allies to fight alongside, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by grouping Leona and Master Yi together, you may not be giving your side a great deal of AP. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Master Yi teammate, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Leona Players

How We Calculated Our Leona Master Yi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Leona and Master Yi, we analyzed 6,978 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 Leona 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 truly master Leona in order to pair well with Master Yi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The top items to focus on in your Leona and Master Yi synergy build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Leona combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Master Yi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Leona had an average winrate of 53.2% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Master Yi with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should use the Aftershock, Font of Life, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Legend: Tenacity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Leona and Master Yi pairings, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.2% win rate overall.

If you want to get Leona and Master Yi collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using all matches with data with these champions.