Master Yi with Heimerdinger
How to Synergize Master Yi and Heimerdinger
based on 3,120 Master Yi with Heimerdinger pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Heimerdinger Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Heimerdinger Counter Build
Items
Starter Items
Early Items
Core Master Yi Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
Skill Order
Runes
Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Heimerdinger
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 Heimerdinger Will Play
Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.
The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.
Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.
Master Yi Heimerdinger Synergy Stats
How to Play with Heimerdinger as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Heimerdinger synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Heimerdinger, 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 Heimerdinger. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Heimerdinger helps Master Yi perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Master Yi tries to synergize with Heimerdinger, he gets a small increase in his full damage output. This may demonstrate that Heimerdinger helps provide protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played with Heimerdinger on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Heimerdinger. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Heimerdinger.
Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Heimerdinger on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Heimerdinger does a poor job of covering Master Yi during teamfights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Heimerdinger
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Contrasted
Is Master Yi better when played alongside Heimerdinger?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Master Yi that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, Heimerdinger is a very typical companion for Master Yi. By playing on the same team as Master Yi, he improves their win rate by 0.7% to 51.3%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Master Yi and Heimerdinger that allows them to perform stronger together than without each other.
Heimerdinger has a much greater difficulty compared to Master Yi. That means Master Yi players must be careful when enlisting Heimerdinger allies to play with, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to fight well with you.
Working cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by grouping Master Yi and Heimerdinger together, you may not be providing your other allies much crowd control. Plan to pick other champs on your team that offsets this hole in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Heimerdinger ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
Other Champion Matchups Against Master Yi
Other Top Synergies by Role
Additional Information for Master Yi Players
How We Calculated Our Master Yi Heimerdinger Synergy Build and Stats
Other Useful Resources
Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Master Yi to synergize with Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to include in your Master Yi and Heimerdinger synergy build consist of Guardian Angel, Experimental Hexplate, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Heimerdinger than with many other typical builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 51.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Heimerdinger with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating your oponents, Master Yi players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Eyeball Collection, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Master Yi and Heimerdinger pairings, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.
If you want to view Master Yi with Heimerdinger synergy tips and builds for a a specific rank, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are computed using all games completed with these champs.