Master Yi with Malzahar
How to Synergize Master Yi and Malzahar
based on 6,523 Master Yi with Malzahar pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Master Yi Malzahar Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Malzahar
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Malzahar
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 Malzahar Will Play
Use Call of the Void and Nether Grasp to renew the duration of Malefic Visions on enemies.
Wait to cast Void Swarm until there are nearby enemies for the Voidling to attack or kill.
Avoiding damage in lane maximizes the uptime on Void Shift, increasing Malzahar's safety dramatically.
Master Yi Malzahar Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malzahar as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Malzahar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malzahar, 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 Malzahar. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Malzahar helps Master Yi perform worse in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Master Yi is an ally to Malzahar, he sees a small increase in his total damage output. This change may indicate that Malzahar helps provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played alongside Malzahar on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Malzahar.
Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Malzahar on the same team, he usually receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Malzahar does a poor job of protecting Master Yi during teamfights.
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Malzahar?
There is no one best synergy for Master Yi that will always be his best teammate. Yet, Malzahar is a good companion for Master Yi. By locking into the same team as Master Yi, he improves their win rate by 1.0% to 51.6%. This signals that there is pretty good strategic relationship between Master Yi and Malzahar that results in them performing better together than alone.
Malzahar has a greater difficulty than Master Yi. That means you should be very careful when enlisting Malzahar teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.
Fighting alongside, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
Conversely, by aligning Master Yi and Malzahar together, you will not be giving your team enough engage. Plan to pick other champions on your team that fills this hole in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Malzahar ally, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, 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 learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to synergize with Malzahar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to use in your Master Yi and Malzahar synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Malzahar than with most other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 51.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Malzahar with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, Master Yi players should use 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 that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.6% winrate overall.
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