Lillia vs Master Yi — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Lillia against Master Yi · 50% win rate over 172 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: A genuine skill matchup — the favour swings window to window (2 apiece of the 7 stages). Lillia wins 50% of games vs Master Yi in top lane (172 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1LilliaYour Blooming Blows speed and Watch Out! poke kite him helplessly at level 1.
Level 2LilliaAt 2 your mobility and burst still keep him at range and losing the trades.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 turns skill-based — his Alpha Strike engages can punish you if you overextend.
Levels 4-5Even / skillAt 4-5 it hinges on him dodging Watch Out! and you respecting his all-in — a skill window.
Level 6Even / skillAt 6, whether he eats or avoids Lilting Lullaby decides the fight — execution either way.
First itemMaster YiWith his first attack-speed item he catches you the moment you stop kiting and deletes you.
Two+ itemsMaster YiLate, Highlander resets and attack speed let him stick through your mobility and out-scale you.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Feast early: at 1-2 your passive speed and Watch Out! poke torture a melee champion with no answers, so chunk him off every CS. From 3 his Alpha Strike buys him engages and dodge-frames — keep poking, but always with W or the river exit ready, because overextending is now punishable.

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The full Lillia 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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