How to win lane as Master Yi against Vayne · 51.25% win rate (480 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 Vayne.
This is Master Yi's own plan; across 480 pooled games the lane is leaning Master Yi.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vayne | Vayne's Tumble kiting and true-damage Bolts out-trade you from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Vayne | At 2 her Condemn knockback denies any Alpha Strike engage. |
| Level 3 | Vayne | Level 3 wall-stuns and Silver Bolts keep you off her entirely. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vayne | Level 4 she still kites your dash and chunks you with true damage. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 Highlander lets you stick through Tumble and catch her. |
| First item | Master Yi | First item plus R lets your true damage burst the squishy Vayne down. |
| Two+ items | Vayne | Late her Silver Bolts and R-invisibility out-melt and lose you again. |
Vayne owns the early lane 1-4: she kites you with Tumble (Q) resets, Condemn (E) knocks you back and wall-stuns you out of any Alpha Strike chase, and Silver Bolts (W) true damage punishes every trade. You lack a gap-closer that beats her spacing before 6, so farm safely, dodge her Condemn angles, and don't chase into open ground.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Master Yi's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Master Yi vs Vayne 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 51.25% win rate edge over 480 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Master Yi has a small statistical edge (51.25% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Master Yi has a slight edge (51.25% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
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