How to win lane as Neeko against Master Yi · 47.18% win rate over 142 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Neeko | Your level-1 ranged poke and root outclass a melee Yi with no dash yet — he cannot approach. |
| Level 2 | Neeko | Blooming Burst and Tangle-Barbs let you zone and chunk him through level 2 — the wave is yours. |
| Level 3 | Neeko | Your sustained ranged poke keeps every level-3 trade firmly yours — he bleeds just trying to farm. |
| Levels 4-5 | Neeko | Through 4-5 your root plus passive burst still threaten to delete him — keep the pressure on. |
| Level 6 | Neeko | Pop Blossom at 6 gives you a game-ending stun-burst all-in — the lane stays yours. |
| First item | Even / skill | By his first item he can dodge Tangle-Barbs and turn on you — the duel evens out, so trade carefully. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late his Highlander and true damage dive and out-scale your squishy burst kit — peel from the backline instead of dueling. |
Abuse him from the first wave: your ranged poke and root outclass a melee with no dash yet, and Blooming Burst chunks him every time he steps to a minion. Zone him, shove when he backs off and stack a lead — every CS you deny now delays the item spikes that eventually make him a problem.
The full Neeko 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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