How to win lane as Malphite against Master Yi · 50.72% win rate (558 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Malphite's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Master Yi.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Malphite | Your Q poke and Granite Shield win level 1 — chunk him on every approach and shrug off the trade back. |
| Level 2 | Malphite | At 2 your E slow, early armor and shield still out-trade his young kit — keep the pressure on. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 turns skillful — Alpha Strike and Wuju true damage start answering your poke, and your mana runs thin. |
| Levels 4-5 | Master Yi | By 4-5 Wuju Style's true damage cuts through armor and Alpha Strike goes untargetable mid-dash — stop taking extended trades. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 he baits your R and all-ins the moment it is down — hold it or use it with backup, never as a solo coin-flip. |
| First item | Master Yi | Once his attack speed is online his true damage out-DPSes your armor stacking — first item is his spike, not yours. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late Highlander's slow immunity blanks Seismic Shard and Meditate heals back your chip — you are a teamfight ult. |
Cash in while the lane is yours: Q him on every approach at level 1 and let Granite Shield eat the counter-trade for free. Through level 2 your E slow and early armor keep winning exchanges, but watch the mana bar — by 3 his Alpha Strike and Wuju true damage make it a genuine fight instead of a beating.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Malphite's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Malphite 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 50.72% win rate over 558 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Malphite vs Master Yi is a genuine skill matchup: 50.72% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Malphite vs Master Yi win rate is 50.72%, an even lane decided by execution.
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