How to win lane as Master Yi against Locke · 49.4% win rate (233 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 Locke.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Locke | His nail poke and on-hit stakes bully your bare melee kit from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Locke | At 2 his poke-slow pattern still beats your single Alpha Strike answer. |
| Level 3 | Locke | Level 3 stays his - marks into W burst chunk you while his E dodges your engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 even out as your resets and ramping attack speed let you farm through the poke. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is a skill window - Purgatory grounds you, so leave early and let Highlander force the fight. |
| First item | Master Yi | Your first item and Wuju true damage out-race his burst window. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Two-plus items your resets and true-damage DPS out-scale his one-combo kit. |
Levels 1-3 are his: Q Ritual Nails poke plus on-hit stakes bleed your bare kit, and his E Ashen Pursuit reset slides away from the single Alpha Strike you can answer with - do not force it. Take what CS is safe, Meditate the chip back, and remember every minion matters more than pride here.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Master Yi's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Master Yi vs Locke 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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Nobody on paper — a 49.4% win rate over 233 games makes this a coin flip decided by play, not champion select.
Yes — Master Yi vs Locke is a genuine skill matchup: 49.4% win rate, and the favour swings window to window rather than being set at champion select.
No hard counter either way — the Master Yi vs Locke win rate is 49.4%, an even lane decided by execution.
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