How to win lane as Aatrox against Master Yi · 50.74% win rate over 406 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Aatrox | Aatrox owns level 1 — The Darkin Blade outranges and out-damages his basic attacks, so hit the sweet spot and chunk him for free. |
| Level 2 | Aatrox | Level 2 is still yours: your Q combo carries genuine kill pressure while he has no kit to trade back with. |
| Level 3 | Aatrox | Level 3 adds W to a full Q rotation — he has no answer yet, so this is your biggest bullying window of the game. |
| Levels 4-5 | Aatrox | Through 4-5 you keep out-trading him before his item and defensive tools come online; deny him every scrap of farm now. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 both ultimates spike — World Ender versus Highlander is roughly even, decided by who commits on better cooldowns and health. |
| First item | Master Yi | Master Yi flips it at first item: Wuju true damage outpaces your healing. Survive by saving W and your knockups to break his run-down instead of face-tanking the DPS race. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late is his — Highlander resets and true damage shred through your sustain. Refuse clean 1v1s; drag him into teamfights where your chained knockups feed your whole team. |
You are the lane bully and this phase decides the game. Your Q outranges and out-damages everything he has at 1-2, and by 3 the W plus full Q rotation gives him no safe way to CS. Chunk him every wave, deny farm, and bank a real lead before 6 — this matchup flips hard later.
The full Aatrox vs Master Yi report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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