How to win lane as Mordekaiser against Master Yi · 44.14% win rate over 324 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Mordekaiser | Your Q Obliterate and Darkness Rise out-trade him at level 1 — he has no early answer to raw chunk damage. |
| Level 2 | Mordekaiser | At 2 the Q chunk plus W Indestructible healing keeps every exchange yours — trade on his every step-up. |
| Level 3 | Mordekaiser | Level 3 your full DoT-and-shield kit out-sustains anything his early damage produces. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | By 4-5 it turns into a skill window — he is dodging your Q and E with Alpha Strike, so land them or do not trade at all. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | At 6 landing Realm of Death is the whole fight — catch him and the cage is yours; if he baits it or dodges the setup, the trade stays even. |
| First item | Master Yi | Once his attack speed and true damage are online he out-DPSes your shield and resists — first item is his spike, not yours. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late his Alpha dodges and Highlander resets shred through your magic-tank build — do not take the sidelane duel. |
Punish him early and hard: Q chunks win level 1 outright, and Q plus W healing makes every trade profitable through 3. Shove, chunk and force him to farm under tower — the gold and XP you bank now is exactly the buffer that carries you through his item scaling later in the game.
The full Mordekaiser vs Master Yi 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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