Master Yi vs Yone — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Master Yi against Yone · 56.26% win rate over 599 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Master Yi is favoured — Master Yi owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Yone's 2. Master Yi wins 56.26% of games vs Yone in top lane (599 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1YoneYone's Q poke and Mortal Steel mobility beat your bare level-1 kit.
Level 2YoneAt 2 his dash-poke still out-harasses your single Alpha Strike.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 evens out as your resets and second Q point arrive.
Levels 4-5Master YiBy 4-5 your ramping attack speed and resets out-trade his shield.
Level 6Master YiAt 6 you Alpha Strike out of his knockups and out-DPS his rotation.
First itemMaster YiFirst item you burn his W shield and win every extended trade.
Two+ itemsMaster YiLate your Highlander resets shred a squishy Yone with no escape.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Yone edges the first two levels: his Q poke and Mortal Steel dash let him harass while your only tool is Alpha Strike, so farm and avoid extended melee trades until you have your resets.

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The full Master Yi vs Yone 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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