How to win lane as Master Yi against Aatrox · 49.26% win rate over 406 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Aatrox | Aatrox's level 1 Q already outranges and out-damages your basic attacks. |
| Level 2 | Aatrox | At level 2 his Q combo and early kill pressure dominate your kit-less trades. |
| Level 3 | Aatrox | Levels 3 gives him W Chains plus a full Q rotation you can't answer yet. |
| Levels 4-5 | Aatrox | Through levels 4-5 he still out-trades you before your item and E come online. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 both ultimates spike, making the fight roughly even and skill-dependent. |
| First item | Master Yi | With your first item Wuju Style true damage starts to outpace his healing. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late game your Highlander resets and true damage shred him despite his sustain. |
Levels 1-2 belong to Aatrox: his Q outranges your autos and you have almost no damage without E, so last-hit safe and never walk into Chains range.
The full Master Yi vs Aatrox 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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