How to win lane as Master Yi against Karma · 51.21% win rate over 453 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Karma's ranged Inner Flame poke beats your level 1. |
| Level 2 | Karma | Karma's empowered Q and root still control level 2. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | By 3 it evens as you can dodge her poke with Q. |
| Levels 4-5 | Master Yi | At 4-5 your Wuju scaling pulls you ahead of her. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | No Karma ult spike lets your level-6 steroids win. |
| First item | Master Yi | Your first-item DPS blows through her shield poke. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | At 2+ items your true damage deletes the squishy Karma. |
Karma out-ranges you levels 1-2 with Inner Flame poke and can Mantra-empower it to chunk you, so respect the poke and just farm.
The full Master Yi vs Karma 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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