How to win lane as Master Yi against Akshan · 47.39% win rate over 249 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Akshan | Akshan's level 1 Q pokes you twice with no way to trade back. |
| Level 2 | Akshan | At 2 his passive shield-and-burst keeps him ahead in every exchange. |
| Level 3 | Akshan | Level 3 gives him full kiting poke you can't punish yet. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4 your Wuju Style points bring the lane to even. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 both ultimates spike, making the fight skill-dependent. |
| First item | Master Yi | With your first item Wuju true damage out-DPSes him when you stick. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late your Highlander resets and true damage shred a squishy Akshan. |
Levels 1-3 favour Akshan: his Q hits twice per cast and his passive shields and bursts him up, while you have no trading tools, so farm at range.
The full Master Yi vs Akshan 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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