How to win lane as Master Yi against Poppy · 56.29% win rate (151 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 Poppy.
This is Master Yi's own plan; across 151 pooled games the lane is Master Yi-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Poppy | Poppy's Hammer Shock and wall-stun Heroic Charge crush Yi's early trades. |
| Level 2 | Poppy | Her slow and stun keep lane control firmly hers through level 2. |
| Level 3 | Poppy | Frontloaded poke and CC dominate the level-3 window. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 it's skill-based: bait Steadfast Presence (W), then dash in. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Steadfast Presence (W) stops dashes outright, so it denies your 6 dive. |
| First item | Master Yi | Your first item lets you out-DPS her and engage on her cooldowns. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Highlander and true damage out-scale her tank build in extended late fights. |
Poppy wins the opening levels: Hammer Shock slows and chunks your trades, and Heroic Charge stuns you into walls for a free follow-up, so stay off terrain and just farm through her poke.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Master Yi's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Master Yi vs Poppy 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 — a 56.29% win rate vs Poppy in top lane over 151 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Master Yi holds a real statistical advantage (56.29% win rate), so Poppy is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Master Yi counters Poppy in top lane, winning 56.29% of 151 Emerald+ games.
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