How to win lane as Master Yi against Malphite · 49.28% win rate over 558 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Malphite | Malphite's Seismic Shard (Q) poke and passive shield win the level-1 exchange. |
| Level 2 | Malphite | At 2 his Thunderclap (E) armor and shield still let him out-trade your early kit. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 turns skillful — Alpha Strike (Q) and E true damage start beating his mana-starved poke. |
| Levels 4-5 | Master Yi | By 4-5 your true damage cuts his armor and his slow, mana-hungry kit can't punish you. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 you can bait Unstoppable Force (R) and all-in once it's down, keeping the edge. |
| First item | Master Yi | With attack speed online your Wuju Style (E) true damage out-DPS his armor stacking. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late, Highlander (R) resets and true damage let you out-scale him whenever his R is tracked. |
Malphite's Seismic Shard (Q) poke, Thunderclap (E) armor, and passive shield make the first two levels his — you can't out-trade a shielded, armor-stacking Malphite, so farm with Alpha Strike (Q), dodge his Q, and wait for his shield to expire.
The full Master Yi vs Malphite 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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