How to win lane as Riven against Master Yi · 52.28% win rate over 285 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Riven | Your level-1 Q mobility and trade stats beat him outright before he has anything online. |
| Level 2 | Riven | Your Ki Burst stun arrives at 2 and guarantees winning trades he cannot answer. |
| Level 3 | Riven | At 3 the full Q-W-E combo lets you all-in and win whenever you choose. |
| Levels 4-5 | Riven | Through 4-5 your shielded burst still overwhelms his poke — keep forcing exchanges. |
| Level 6 | Riven | At 6 your R spike keeps the kill pressure over his — the all-in threat is yours. |
| First item | Even / skill | His first item plus Highlander makes it a genuine skill duel — respect the flip point. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | Late his sustained DPS and R resets out-scale and delete you — answer with grouping and CC. |
You beat him at every stage of laning: level-1 Q mobility and stats win outright, the level-2 Ki Burst stun guarantees trades, and the full level-3 combo turns any all-in your way. Through 4-5 your shielded burst overwhelms his poke — chunk him relentlessly and build the lead this matchup demands.
The full Riven 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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