Sett vs Master Yi — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Sett against Master Yi · 57% win rate over 393 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Sett is favoured — Sett owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Master Yi's 1. Sett wins 57% of games vs Master Yi in top lane (393 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1SettYour passive fists and trade stats beat him outright at level 1.
Level 2SettYour shielded Haymaker burst keeps you ahead through level 2.
Level 3SettAt 3 Facebreaker sets up combos he simply has no answer to.
Levels 4-5SettThrough 4-5 your HP and shielded true damage keep out-trading him.
Level 6SettAt 5-6 your CC and burst keep the kill pressure firmly yours.
First itemSettWith your first item and The Show Stopper online, the suppress can flat-out kill him.
Two+ itemsMaster YiLate his on-hit and true damage finally out-scale your HP bar — close the game before then.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You beat him at literally every stage of the lane: passive fists win level 1, the shielded Haymaker keeps you ahead at 2, and Facebreaker from 3 onward sets up full combos he cannot answer. His only plan is surviving to late game — deny farm, call dives, and make the lane a nightmare.

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The full Sett 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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