Master Yi vs Wukong — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Master Yi against Wukong · 48.54% win rate over 410 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Wukong is favoured — Wukong owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Master Yi's 2. Play it patient and win your windows. Master Yi wins 48.54% of games vs Wukong in top lane (410 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1WukongWukong's Crushing Blow armor shred and early stats beat your level-1 Alpha Strike.
Level 2WukongAt 2 his Q plus Nimbus Strike attack speed out-trade your melee.
Level 3WukongLevel 3 gives him Cyclone-less kill pressure with Q armor shred while you lack resets.
Levels 4-5WukongLevels 4-5 he still out-trades with Nimbus Strike attack speed and Q burst.
Level 6Master YiBy 6 your resets and attack speed make extended trades even, decided by dodging Cyclone.
First itemEven / skillFirst item is skill-dependent: your DPS scales but his clone and Cyclone can still swing it.
Two+ itemsMaster YiWith two items your Double Strike sustain-DPS outduels his single burst rotation.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Wukong bullies levels 1-3: Crushing Blow (Q) shreds your armor and Nimbus Strike (E) gives him gap-close plus attack speed while your Alpha Strike is your only tool, so farm safe and don't melee-trade.

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The full Master Yi vs Wukong 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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