How to win lane as Master Yi against Zac · 50.61% win rate over 164 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Zac | Zac's Q poke and blob sustain out-trade your bare level-1 kit. |
| Level 2 | Zac | At 2 his lash-poke and healing still beat your single Alpha Strike. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 evens as your resets and attack speed begin ramping. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 stay skill-decided while his sustain matches your poke. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 his knockup R keeps trades even until you spike. |
| First item | Master Yi | First item your DPS burns his blob sustain and you out-duel him. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late your sustained DPS shreds a tanky, non-duelist Zac. |
Zac wins levels 1-2: his Stretching Strike (Q) lashes poke you and his passive health-blobs heal him through your Alpha Strike, so farm and avoid feeding his sustain with bad trades.
The full Master Yi vs Zac 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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