How to win lane as Master Yi against Ziggs · 53.3% win rate over 182 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Ziggs | Ziggs out-ranges and pokes you with Q artillery from level 1. |
| Level 2 | Ziggs | At 2 his Q zoning and W knockback keep you off the wave. |
| Level 3 | Ziggs | Level 3 his E minefield and poke deny any approach. |
| Levels 4-5 | Ziggs | Levels 4-5 you still can't gap-close his artillery zoning. |
| Level 6 | Ziggs | At 6 Mega Inferno Bomb adds map-wide burst you can't dodge. |
| First item | Ziggs | First item you still must cross Q, E slow and W to reach him. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late your Highlander flank finally evens the skill window. |
Ziggs dominates lane: he's an artillery mage who pokes you off every wave with Bouncing Bomb (Q) and you have zero gap-close to answer — Alpha Strike only hops minions, so you bleed CS and HP from level 1.
The full Master Yi vs Ziggs 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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