How to win lane as Tahm Kench against Master Yi · 56.13% win rate over 212 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Tahm Kench | Your Q slow-stun and grey-health passive crush his level-1 trades. |
| Level 2 | Tahm Kench | At 2 your three-stack Q poke keeps chipping him safely. |
| Level 3 | Tahm Kench | Level 3 your stun and tank sustain still out-pressure his kit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Levels 4-5 even out as his DPS ramps and he spaces around your Q. |
| Level 6 | Master Yi | At 6 his attack-speed spike lets him out-DPS your tank sustain — his stage. |
| First item | Even / skill | First item is skill-decided as his shred races your grey-health recovery. |
| Two+ items | Master Yi | At 2+ items his shred and resets out-duel you in a solo fight — switch fully to peeling. |
The first three levels are yours to bully: the Q slow-stun and grey health crush his trades at 1, the three-stack Q poke chips him safely at 2, and your stun plus tank sustain keep out-pressuring him at 3. Lean on the wave and his HP bar — his lane exists only to survive you.
The full Tahm Kench 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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