How to win lane as Master Yi against Pantheon · 54.58% win rate over 262 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Pantheon | Pantheon's poke and passive block shut down Yi's weak early trades. |
| Level 2 | Pantheon | Comet Spear and Shield Vault stun keep every early trade his. |
| Level 3 | Pantheon | His frontloaded burst dominates the level-3 window. |
| Levels 4-5 | Pantheon | Through levels 4-5 his passive block and stun still beat you. |
| Level 6 | Pantheon | His level-6 burst all-in with Aegis stun stays lethal to a squishy Yi. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your first item stabilizes the duel to a skill-based coin-flip. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Highlander and true damage out-scale his falling-off early burst late. |
Pantheon crushes Yi's early game: Comet Spear poke, Shield Vault stun trades, and his passive that blocks your autos and Alpha Strike damage mean you can't win a single trade, so hug the wave and farm.
The full Master Yi vs Pantheon 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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