Master Yi with Xerath
How to Synergize Master Yi and Xerath
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Master Yi Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Master Yi Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Xerath helps Master Yi perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Master Yi tries to synergize with Xerath, he sees a small increase in his full damage output. This could signal that Xerath provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played together with Xerath on the same side, 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 Xerath.
Moreover, when Master Yi plays with Xerath on the same side, he typically takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Master Yi in teamfights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Xerath
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no ideal synergy for Master Yi that will no matter what be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Xerath is a good companion for Master Yi. By playing on the same team as Master Yi, he increases their win rate by 1.3% to 51.9%. This shows that there is a good synergy between Master Yi and Xerath that allows them to perform better together than alone.
Xerath has a much greater difficulty compared to Master Yi. That means you should be cautious when lining up Xerath comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much higher level of skill to play well with you.
Working alongside, Master Yi players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Together, these two are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by bringing Master Yi and Xerath together, you probably will not be granting your team enough utility. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their abilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Master Yi to work well with Xerath during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to master a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to include in your Master Yi and Xerath synergy build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Death's Dance, and Kraken Slayer. When Master Yi included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Xerath than with many other common builds. In fact, Master Yi boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating 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 runes we have analyed for this champion pairing, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.9% win rate overall.
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