How to win lane as Master Yi against Vayne · 51.25% win rate over 480 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| 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.
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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