How to win lane as Master Yi against Cassiopeia · 56.2% win rate over 121 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Cassiopeia | Cassiopeia's level 1 Q out-pokes you with no way to answer. |
| Level 2 | Cassiopeia | At 2 her W slow-zone denies your engage and keeps her ahead. |
| Level 3 | Cassiopeia | Level 3 gives her E poison-heal spam that chunks and sustains her. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4 your Wuju Style points bring the lane to even. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 5 your Highlander and Q dash dodge her spells and tilt fights to you. |
| First item | Master Yi | With your first item Wuju true damage out-DPSes her when you stick. |
| Two+ items | Cassiopeia | Late her R AoE stun and zone control lock you down and favour her. |
Levels 1-3 are Cassiopeia's: her Q poke, W slow-zone, and E poison-heal chunk you while you have no trade tools, so farm at range and avoid her Miasma.
The full Master Yi vs Cassiopeia 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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