How to win lane as Irelia against Master Yi · 42.07% win rate (271 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Irelia's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Master Yi.
This is Irelia's own plan; across 271 pooled games the lane is Master Yi-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Irelia | Level 1 is Irelia — Bladesurge resets keep you stuck to him and winning the trade. |
| Level 2 | Irelia | Level 2 stays yours: Q-reset tempo and passive stacking edge every exchange. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 evens out — your E cancels Meditate outright, but Alpha Strike goes untargetable through it. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay a coin-flip around your E and Q resets — pure execution decides each trade. |
| Level 6 | Irelia | Level 6 is Irelia's — Flawless Duet stuns him out of the burst, and Highlander is 85 seconds once he spends it. |
| First item | Master Yi | First item is Yi's: lifesteal plus Wuju Style true damage wins long fights — armour will not save you. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | 2+ items stays Yi — full-crit DPS out-scales your skirmisher kit, so win with picks and your team. |
Open aggressive — levels 1-2 your reset tempo and passive stacks bully his weak early, so trade every wave. Levels 3-5 tighten into a stun-reads contest: land Flawless Duet and trades stay yours, whiff and Wuju Style true damage answers. Never throw the stun into Alpha Strike — he is untargetable through it, and his attacks shorten its cooldown below 20s.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Irelia's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Irelia 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 — Irelia wins only 42.07% of 271 games, so Irelia plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Master Yi holds a real statistical advantage (57.93% win rate), so Irelia is the one working uphill.
No — Master Yi counters Irelia (Irelia wins only 42.07% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
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