How to win lane as Cassiopeia against Master Yi · 43.8% win rate (121 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Cassiopeia's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Master Yi.
This is Cassiopeia's own plan; across 121 pooled games the lane is Master Yi-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia owns level 1 — your Q out-pokes a melee Yi who has no way to answer at range. |
| Level 2 | Cassiopeia | Level 2 stays yours: the W slow-zone denies his engage entirely, so he can't even start the trade he wants. |
| Level 3 | Cassiopeia | Level 3 is yours — E poison-heal spam chunks him down while sustaining you through his scratch damage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4 his Wuju Style points bring the lane to even — trades are honest now, so lean on spacing, not stats. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | Master Yi takes 6: Highlander's 85s of slow immunity blanks Miasma's slow and Alpha Strike dodges spells. Gaze still stuns — save it for his commit. |
| First item | Master Yi | First item is his — Wuju true damage out-DPSes you if he sticks. Ground the 20s Alpha Strike, or Gaze him face-on. |
| Two+ items | Cassiopeia | Late is Cassiopeia's: Gaze's stun beats Highlander, W's grounding still blanks Alpha Strike, and a locked-down Yi melts in seconds. |
Bully him hard. Your Q out-pokes his melee frame at 1, the W slow-zone denies his level 2 engage outright, and from 3 the E poison-heal loop chunks him while healing back his scratch damage. Zone him off CS, stack your lead, and force him to farm under tower where your Q lands free.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Cassiopeia's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Cassiopeia 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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Master Yi — Cassiopeia wins only 43.8% of 121 games, so Cassiopeia plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Master Yi holds a real statistical advantage (56.2% win rate), so Cassiopeia is the one working uphill.
No — Master Yi counters Cassiopeia (Cassiopeia wins only 43.8% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Playing the other side? Master Yi vs Cassiopeia guide →
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