Xerath with Master Yi
How to Synergize Xerath and Master Yi
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Xerath Master Yi Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Master Yi
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.
Advice to Understand How Master Yi Will Play
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.
Xerath Master Yi Synergy Stats
How to Play with Master Yi as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Master Yi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Master Yi, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Master Yi. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Master Yi helps Xerath perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath is paired with Master Yi, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage dealt. This change may indicate that Master Yi does not support by providing cover for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Master Yi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Master Yi. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Master Yi.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Master Yi on the same side, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Master Yi does a decent job of protecting Xerath during team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Master Yi
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Master Yi?
There is no ideal ally for Xerath that will always be his ideal teammate. Yet, Master Yi is a pretty good teammate for Xerath. By being on the same side as Xerath, he improves their win rate by 1.3% to 51.9%. This shows that there is a good strategic relationship between Xerath and Master Yi that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Master Yi has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be very careful when finding Master Yi allies to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to work well with you.
Working cooperatively, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. When paired, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by grouping Xerath and Master Yi together, you will not be granting your other allies very much utility. Make sure to include other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in their capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Master Yi teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath to synergize with Master Yi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to get in your Xerath and Master Yi synergy build consist of Void Staff, Horizon Focus, and Stormsurge. When Xerath used at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Master Yi than with many other common builds. In fact, Xerath boasted an average winrate of 51.9% when playing alongside Master Yi with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.9% winrate overall.
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