How to win lane as Master Yi against Volibear · 50.5% win rate over 200 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Volibear | Volibear's Q stun and Maul healing out-trade you from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Volibear | At 2 his empowered autos and sustain still beat your Meditate. |
| Level 3 | Volibear | Level 3 his run-down and heal keep you off him before items. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 are even — both scaling, no clean kill threat yet. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 Stormbringer's shield and zone let him all-in before you spike. |
| First item | Master Yi | Your first item and Wuju true damage shred him through his healing. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Two-plus items give you true-damage melt and resets that out-scale Voli. |
Volibear beats you 1-3: Thundering Smash (Q) closes and stuns to interrupt your Alpha Strike, Frenzied Maul (W) heals him through trades, and his empowered autos out-damage anything you can answer with Meditate. You have no way to punish his sustain this early, so farm from range, use Q on the wave to stay healthy, and don't trade into his abilities.
The full Master Yi vs Volibear 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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