How to win lane as Mordekaiser against Master Yi · 44.14% win rate (324 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Mordekaiser's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Master Yi.
This is Mordekaiser's own plan; across 324 pooled games the lane is Master Yi-favoured.
| 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 is a skill window — Alpha Strike is 18-20s but his autos cut it, so bait it out, then land Q and E on the whiff. |
| 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 Wuju Style's flat-14s true damage is online he out-DPSes your shield and your 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.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Mordekaiser's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Master Yi — Mordekaiser wins only 44.14% of 324 games, so Mordekaiser plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Master Yi holds a real statistical advantage (55.86% win rate), so Mordekaiser is the one working uphill.
No — Master Yi counters Mordekaiser (Mordekaiser wins only 44.14% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
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