How to win lane as Master Yi against Nasus · 49.35% win rate over 310 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Nasus | Nasus's level-1 sustain and tankiness make an early trade unfavourable for a squishy Yi. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | With Q, E and W online your true-damage trades and Meditate out-duel his Siphoning Strike, tilting level 2 onward to you. |
| Level 3 | Master Yi | Wuju Style true damage ignores his armour and lets you win extended trades cleanly. |
| Levels 4-5 | Master Yi | Highlander plus Alpha Strike lets you all-in through his single Wither around levels 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At level 6 your ult all-in beats his sustain before Wither can fully stack. |
| First item | Master Yi | Your first item spike lets you shove and roam while he's stuck farming stacks under tower. |
| Two+ items | Nasus | A fully-stacked, full-tank Nasus with Wither out-scales and cripples you, flipping the late game to him. |
Level 1 Nasus can Q your Alpha Strike animation and his early sustain plus tankiness makes a raw trade unappealing, so respect his lane presence before you have E.
The full Master Yi vs Nasus 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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