Master Yi with Xin Zhao
How to Synergize Master Yi and Xin Zhao
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Master Yi Xin Zhao Synergy Summary
Best Master Yi vs Xin Zhao Counter Build
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Core Master Yi Items
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Summoner Spells
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Guide to Synergizing Master Yi and Xin Zhao
Tips for Playing as Master Yi with Xin Zhao
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 Xin Zhao Will Play
Try to position yourself so your ultimate's knockback is most effective.
Xin Zhao is a great initiator to combat. Lead the front to start a fight and use your ultimate to do the most damage possible.
Master Yi Xin Zhao Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xin Zhao as Master Yi in LoL
The Master Yi Xin Zhao synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xin Zhao, 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 Xin Zhao. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Xin Zhao helps Master Yi perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Master Yi is paired with Xin Zhao, he observes a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Xin Zhao helps provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Master Yi is played with Xin Zhao on the same side, 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 synergisticly with Xin Zhao.
Additionally, when Master Yi plays with Xin Zhao on the same side, he typically receives less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Xin Zhao does a decent job of covering Master Yi during team fights.
Synergies between Master Yi and Xin Zhao
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Is Master Yi better when played alongside Xin Zhao?
There is no ideal companion for Master Yi that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, Xin Zhao is a pretty good teammate for Master Yi. By locking into the same side as Master Yi, he increases their win rate by 2.3% to 52.9%. This clearly indicates that there is pretty good bond between Master Yi and Xin Zhao that results in them performing stronger together than alone.
Xin Zhao has a lower difficulty than Master Yi. That means Master Yi players don't need to be very careful when lining up Xin Zhao allies to play with, as they will need a lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by grouping Master Yi and Xin Zhao together, you may not be giving your team a great deal of support. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that fills this relative hole in their kit.
Regardless of your Xin Zhao ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, 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 synergize with Xin Zhao during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to learn additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The best items to build first in your Master Yi and Xin Zhao synergy build include Experimental Hexplate, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Master Yi combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Xin Zhao than with many other common item sets. In fact, Master Yi had an average winrate of 52.9% helping carry Xin Zhao with this build.
To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, Master Yi players 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 rune builds that we analyzed for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.9% win rate overall.
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