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How to Synergize Master Yi with Skarner on the Same TeamMaster Yi is in the a tier of champions

Master Yi with Skarner

How to Win With Master Yi and Skarner Paired TogetherMaster Yi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Master Yi and Skarner

based on 111 Master Yi with Skarner pairs
Win Rate
39.6 %
K/D/A
1.99
Pick Rate
0.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Master Yi has been on the same team as Skarner in 111 recently played, ranked games. By pooling so much great data from the publishers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can give you robust, accurate builds to help Master Yi synergize with Skarner. It is very rare for Master Yi to play alongside Skarner as teammates. This pairing has only occurred in approx. 0.1% of matches with Master Yi.

Master Yi Skarner Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Master Yi does a pathetic job of teaming up with Skarner. On average, he wins a lowly 39.6% of matches the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Master Yi when playing alongside Skarner by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Master Yi vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeBerserker's Greaves

Core Master Yi Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingDeath's DanceT.U.R.B.O.

Optional Items

Guinsoo's RagebladeWit's EndExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Master Yi to level upq
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Second ability for Master Yi to level upe
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Last skill for Master Yi to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Master Yi's passive ability p
Master Yi's q ability q
Master Yi's w ability w
Master Yi's e ability e
Master Yi's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Skarner

Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Skarner

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 Skarner Will Play

Impale is extremely powerful when you use it to position an enemy so your allies can attack them.

Basic attacks reduce the cooldown of Crystal Slash. Use them as often as possible for maximum damage.

Capturing Crystal Spires before attempting neutral objectives or team fights around them improves Skarner's performance in said fights dramatically.

Master Yi Skarner Synergy Stats

Master Yi Image
Win Rate
39.6 %
VS
Win Rate
60.4 %
Skarner Image
9.5
< Kills >
7.9
7.8
< Deaths >
6.9
6
< Assists >
5.8
2.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
54
< Minions Killed >
36
1.28
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.29
< Inhibitors >
0.39
15,301
< Physical Damage >
13,396
1,210
< Magic Damage >
948
6,567
< True Damage >
5,559
23,079
< Damage Dealt >
19,904
32,493
< Damage Taken >
32,084
12,909
< Gold Earned >
12,330
1.38
< Towers >
1.38
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
13,583
< Total Healing >
14,906
13,707
< Experience >
13,621
20
< Vision Score >
21
6
< Wards Placed >
6
181
< Time Dealing CC >
215

How to Play with Skarner as Master Yi in LoL

The Master Yi Skarner synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Skarner, 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 Skarner. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Skarner helps Master Yi perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Master Yi is an ally to Skarner, he gets a massive increase in his complete damage output. This difference may signal that Skarner helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played alongside Skarner 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 synergisticly with Skarner.

Moreover, when Master Yi plays with Skarner on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Skarner does a poor job of covering Master Yi during team fights.

Synergies between Master Yi and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Master Yi
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Master Yi
Skarner

Is Master Yi better when played alongside Skarner?

There is no top champion pairing for Master Yi that will 100% of the time be his top synergy. However, overall, Skarner is a very bad teammate for Master Yi. By playing on the same team as Master Yi, he lowers their win rate by -11.0% to 39.6%. This shows that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Master Yi and Skarner that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Skarner has a greater difficulty than Master Yi. That means Master Yi players should be cautious when lining up Skarner allies to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Master Yi and Skarner together, you will not be providing your other allies a lot of magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Skarner ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Master Yi Players

How We Calculated Our Master Yi Skarner Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Master Yi and Skarner, we analyzed 111 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 Master Yi with Skarner 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 Master Yi to work well with Skarner during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to build first in your Master Yi and Skarner synergy build consist of Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance, and T.U.R.B.O.. When Master Yi included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when paired up with Skarner than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 39.6% when playing alongside Skarner with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability 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 picked for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 39.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to pair Skarner with Master Yi are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.