Master Yi with Graves
How to Synergize Master Yi and Graves
based on 652 Master Yi with Graves pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Graves Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Graves Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Graves
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Graves
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 Graves Will Play
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.
Master Yi Graves Synergy Stats
How to Play with Graves as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Graves synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Graves, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Graves. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Graves helps Master Yi perform not as well in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Master Yi is paired with Graves, he gets a small increase in his total damage output. This change could signal that Graves provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played with Graves on the same team, 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 Graves.
Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Graves on the same side, he often takes less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Graves does a decent job of protecting Master Yi in team fights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Graves
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Graves?
There is no one best companion for Master Yi that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, Graves is a good companion for Master Yi. By playing on the same side as Master Yi, he improves their win rate by 1.2% to 51.8%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful synergy between Master Yi and Graves that allows them to perform better together than without each other.
Graves has a lower difficulty than Master Yi. That means Master Yi players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Graves comrades to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Working alongside, Master Yi players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Conversely, by aligning Master Yi and Graves together, you probably will not be giving your other allies enough support. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that fills this relative disparity in their kit.
Regardless of the skill of your Graves teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Master Yi in order to work well with Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The best finished items to prioritize in your Master Yi and Graves synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Graves than with many other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average win rate of 51.8% when playing alongside Graves with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this team composition, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.
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