Zilean with Master Yi
How to Synergize Zilean and Master Yi
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Zilean Master Yi Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Master Yi Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Master Yi
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Master Yi
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean Master Yi Synergy Stats
How to Play with Master Yi as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean 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, Zilean 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 negative change shows that Master Yi helps Zilean perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Zilean tries to synergize with Master Yi, he sees a barely noticable drop in his complete damage dealt. This change may indicate that Master Yi doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played with Master Yi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Master Yi. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Master Yi.
Additionally, when Zilean plays with Master Yi on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Master Yi does a decent job of covering Zilean during teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Master Yi
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Master Yi?
There is no ideal synergy for Zilean that will always be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Master Yi is a great ally for Zilean. By playing on the same side as Zilean, he improves their win rate by 3.4% to 54.1%. This demonstrates that there is an important strategic relationship between Zilean and Master Yi that results in them performing better together than without each other.
Master Yi has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means you don't need to be cautious when finding Master Yi teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Working on the same side, you will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by aligning Zilean and Master Yi together, you will not be granting your side a lot of cover. Make sure to have other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in their capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Master Yi ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Zilean to pair well with Master Yi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to gather additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial finished items to build first in your Zilean and Master Yi synergy build include Morellonomicon, Solstice Sleigh, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Master Yi than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Zilean boasted an average win rate of 54.1% when playing alongside Master Yi with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Zilean and Master Yi pairings, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 54.1% winrate overall.
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