How to win lane as Master Yi against Vladimir · 46.06% win rate (317 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 Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vladimir | Vladimir's Transfusion sustain and poke out-trade you from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Vladimir | At 2 his healing still beats Meditate and you can't punish him. |
| Level 3 | Vladimir | Level 3 Sanguine Pool dodges your Alpha Strike so you can't engage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vladimir | Level 4 he keeps poking and pooling any commit you attempt. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 Highlander lets you dive and out-burst his Q healing. |
| First item | Master Yi | First item plus R drops him faster than Transfusion can heal. |
| Two+ items | Vladimir | Late his ballooning healing, Pool, and R burst out-scale you again. |
Vladimir out-lanes you 1-4: Transfusion (Q) pokes and heals him on a short cooldown, and Sanguine Pool (W) makes him untargetable so your Alpha Strike (Q) dash whiffs completely. His sustain beats your Meditate, you have no way to kill through his healing this early, and any all-in just gets Pooled. Farm safely and don't waste your dash into his W.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Master Yi's side, sampled July 2026.
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Vladimir, slightly — Master Yi wins 46.06% of 317 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (53.94% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Vladimir has the slight edge (Master Yi wins 46.06%), though it stays close.
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