Master Yi with Ekko
How to Synergize Master Yi and Ekko
based on 5,081 Master Yi with Ekko pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Ekko Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Ekko
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Ekko
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 Ekko Will Play
Chronobreak is a potent escape tool, but it can also be quite powerful when used offensively. Don't underestimate its damage potential.
If you can proc Z-Drive Resonance on an enemy champion, it's worth taking risks to do so. The bonus Move Speed makes it easy to escape.
Phase Dive's dash is a great tool for setting up Ekko's other abilities. Use it to get double hits with Timewinder or get into position to detonate Parallel Convergence.
Master Yi Ekko Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ekko as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Ekko synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ekko, 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 Ekko. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Ekko helps Master Yi perform worse in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Master Yi tries to synergize with Ekko, he gets a little increase in his full damage dealt. This could demonstrate that Ekko supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played alongside Ekko 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 alongside Ekko.
Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Ekko on the same team, he on average receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Ekko does a decent job of covering Master Yi in team fights.
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Ekko?
There is no one best companion for Master Yi that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Ekko is a pretty good teammate for Master Yi. By locking into the same team as Master Yi, he raises their win rate by 2.4% to 53.0%. This signals that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Master Yi and Ekko that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.
Ekko has a much greater difficulty compared to Master Yi. That means Master Yi players must be very careful when arranging Ekko teammates to play with, as they will require a much greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing cooperatively, Master Yi players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by pairing Master Yi and Ekko together, you will not be providing your other teammates very much crowd control. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Ekko ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Master Yi to work well with Ekko during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to get in your Master Yi and Ekko synergy build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Wit's End, and Guinsoo's Rageblade. When Master Yi combined at least these three great items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Ekko than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 53.0% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ekko with this build.
To have the highest probability of annihilating your oponents, Master Yi players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Master Yi and Ekko pairings, this set of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.0% winrate overall.
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