How to win lane as Locke against Master Yi · 50.6% win rate (233 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
He dives better than you duel — this lane is a mark tax and a totem trap, not a fair fight. Respect the stat-check and farm the execute.
Track: Master Yi's Q — Alpha Strike (20–18s cooldown). Untargetable blink that dodges your key spell — bait it before committing your burst.
Read from Locke's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Master Yi.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Locke | Q Ritual Nails poke and Silver Stake on-hits bully his bare melee kit from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Locke | At 2 your poke-slow pattern keeps beating a Yi whose only answer is one Alpha Strike. |
| Level 3 | Locke | Level 3 stays yours - nail marks into W burst chunk him while E Ashen Pursuit dodges his engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 even out as his resets and ramping attack speed let him farm through your poke. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is a skill window - your totem grounds his dash, but Highlander shrugs off both your slows. |
| First item | Master Yi | His first item and Wuju true damage out-race your burst window. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Two-plus items his resets and true-damage DPS out-scale your one-combo pattern. |
Levels 1-3 are yours outright: Q Ritual Nails poke and Silver Stake on-hits tax a melee champion with no items and one Alpha Strike, and E Ashen Pursuit resets mean even his best engage lands on empty ground - bleed him off every wave and bank the lead your late game will need.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Locke's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Locke 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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Nobody on paper — a 50.6% win rate over 233 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Locke vs Master Yi is a genuine skill matchup: 50.6% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Locke vs Master Yi win rate is 50.6%, an even lane decided by execution.
Locke runs Electrocute · Sudden Impact · Sixth Sense · Ultimate Hunter · Bone Plating · Second Wind vs Master Yi.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — sustain drags them back above your floor. Build Lich Bane first, then Shadowflame / Zhonya's (vs dive), with Plated Steelcaps.
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