How to win lane as Master Yi against Graves · 51.01% win rate (745 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 Graves.
This is Master Yi's own plan; across 745 pooled games the lane is leaning Master Yi.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Graves | Graves's double-shell autos out-damage you at level 1. |
| Level 2 | Graves | End of the Line (Q) plus Quickdraw armour wins level-2 trades. |
| Level 3 | Graves | At level 3 Smoke Screen (W) slows you and hides him from your chase. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 even as Meditate heals back his shell poke — skill window. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | Highlander (R) at 6 lets you out-sustain his burst and stick on him. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is skill-dependent: his dash and reload can still kite you. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Crit scaling wins straight duels, tipping the late game to you. |
Graves wins the first three levels: shotgun autos, End of the Line (Q) burst on a 13s cooldown, and a Smoke Screen that slows and blanks your vision let him shred you before you close, while Quickdraw's armour stacks make any short trade favour him. Don't throw Alpha Strike into a loaded magazine.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Master Yi's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Master Yi vs Graves 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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Master Yi, slightly — a 51.01% win rate edge over 745 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Master Yi has a small statistical edge (51.01% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Master Yi has a slight edge (51.01% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
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