How to win lane as Master Yi against Darius · 50.25% win rate over 601 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Darius | Darius's level 1 Decimate out-ranges and out-trades your weak early autos. |
| Level 2 | Darius | At level 2 his outer-blade heal and Apprehension threat keep you off the wave. |
| Level 3 | Darius | By level 3 his Hemorrhage bleed and pull make any trade lethal for you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Darius | Levels 4-5 stay his because his full combo out-damages your pre-item kit. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 it's roughly even since Meditate and Alpha Strike let you survive and escape his Guillotine setup. |
| First item | Master Yi | At first item your attack-speed spike lets you out-DPS him in a clean fight. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | With two items your true-damage burst wins any duel where you dodge the pull. |
Darius owns levels 1 through 4-5: his Decimate out-ranges your autos, the outer blade heals him, and if he pulls you with Apprehension his Hemorrhage bleed plus base damage will delete you long before your kit spikes.
The full Master Yi vs Darius 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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