How to win lane as Master Yi against Karma · 51.21% win rate (453 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 Karma.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Karma | Karma's ranged Inner Flame poke beats your level 1. |
| Level 2 | Karma | Her empowered Q and Focused Resolve own 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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Master Yi's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Master Yi, slightly — a 51.21% win rate edge over 453 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Master Yi has a small statistical edge (51.21% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Master Yi has a slight edge (51.21% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
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