How to win lane as Olaf against Master Yi · 42.35% win rate (196 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Read from Olaf's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Master Yi.
This is Olaf's own plan; across 196 pooled games the lane is Master Yi-favoured.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Your Undertow slow and lifesteal sustain crush his weak level 1 — swing first and keep swinging. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Reckless Swing true damage plus W keeps every early trade yours — he has nothing that out-trades it. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Sustain and the axe slow give you total lane control through 3 — he farms only what you allow. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | Through 4-5 your DPS and sustain out-duel a still-squishy Yi — keep forcing the fight. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Ragnarok gives resists and disable immunity, but Highlander makes him immune to your slow — he can still leave. |
| First item | Olaf | Your true damage and sustain keep you ahead even through his first item — do not let the shop scare you off. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | At two items Wuju Style's true damage and Highlander's resets out-burst your healing — the duel flips, so stop taking it. |
This is a stomp on a timer, so stomp: slow him with axes, chew him with Reckless Swing true damage and heal off everything he answers with. Don't spend E into Alpha Strike — he is untargetable through it. Meditate is a 10s channel you have no CC to break, so buy Executioner's and zone him off the wave.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Olaf's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Olaf 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 — Olaf wins only 42.35% of 196 games, so Olaf plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Master Yi holds a real statistical advantage (57.65% win rate), so Olaf is the one working uphill.
No — Master Yi counters Olaf (Olaf wins only 42.35% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
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