How to win lane as Master Yi against Renekton · 54.91% win rate (428 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 Renekton.
This is Master Yi's own plan; across 428 pooled games the lane is leaning Master Yi.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Renekton | Renekton's level 1 Q fury heal and early trade stats beat you outright. |
| Level 2 | Renekton | Ruthless Predator (W) comes online at 2 and it cancels Meditate. |
| Level 3 | Renekton | At level 3 his Slice and Dice (E) mobility lets him win every trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Renekton | Through level 4 his fury sustain still out-values your Alpha Strike poke. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 Highlander (R) and your approaching item flip kill pressure to you. |
| First item | Master Yi | With your first item you Alpha Strike through his kit and out-DPS him. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late game you out-scale hard and R resets snowball you through Renekton. |
Renekton runs levels 1-4: his Ruthless Predator (W) stun cancels Meditate mid-channel, fury-empowered Cull the Meek (Q) heals him off every trade, and double Slice and Dice (E) dashes let him engage and leave at will. Play for CS and never channel while his W is up.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Master Yi's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Master Yi vs Renekton 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, slightly — a 54.91% win rate edge over 428 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Master Yi has a small statistical edge (54.91% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Master Yi has a slight edge (54.91% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
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