How to win lane as Master Yi against Gangplank · 48.88% win rate (538 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Master Yi's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Gangplank.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Gangplank | Gangplank's level 1 Parrrley poke beats your weak early autos. |
| Level 2 | Gangplank | At level 2 his Powder Keg zoning keeps you off the wave. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | By level 3 your Wuju Style lets you trade back evenly in a skill window. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay even as you match his poke with Alpha Strike mobility. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 Highlander's slow immunity ignores his kegs and Cannon Barrage. |
| First item | Master Yi | At first item your attack-speed melee DPS beats his self-peel. |
| Two+ items | Gangplank | With two items a farmed Gangplank's barrel burst and global pressure outscale you. |
Gangplank takes the first two levels with Parrrley poke and early Powder Keg zoning that punishes your weak, mana-light early autos, so soak XP and don't walk into a primed barrel.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Master Yi's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Master Yi vs Gangplank 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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Gangplank, slightly — Master Yi wins 48.88% of 538 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Gangplank has a small statistical edge (51.12% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Gangplank has the slight edge (Master Yi wins 48.88%), though it stays close.
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