How to win lane as Gangplank against Master Yi · 51.12% win rate over 538 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gangplank | Level 1 is yours — Parrrley poke beats his weak early autos, so chip him on every step-up. |
| Level 2 | Gangplank | Level 2 stays Gangplank: Powder Keg zoning keeps Yi off the wave completely. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 evens out — Wuju Style lets him trade back, so stop giving him free extended exchanges. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay even: Alpha Strike mobility lets him match your poke and dodge kegs on reaction. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | Level 6 is Yi's — his slow-immune Highlander all-in plus Meditate beats a kit with no hard CC to stop him. |
| First item | Master Yi | First item stays Master Yi: attack-speed melee DPS runs straight through your self-peel, so do not duel him. |
| Two+ items | Gangplank | 2+ items is Gangplank again — a farmed GP's barrel burst and global pressure outscale him cleanly. |
You own the first waves — Parrrley beats Yi's weak autos and Powder Keg zoning keeps him off CS, so chip relentlessly and bank a lead. From level 3 his Wuju Style trades back and Alpha Strike dodges kegs, so shorten your trades. The lane truly flips at his 6: Highlander runs straight through your slows, so keep an escape barrel up and never get run down in open lane.
The full Gangplank 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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